Category: News

Posted on: June 29, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Information about the new album by Osada Vida – track available on MySpace

Progressive rock band Osada Vida returns with a follow-up to the highly acclaimed album „Three Seats Behind A Triangle”. New material entitled “The Body Parts Party” is a concept album which describes people’s feelings and emotions – the negative as well as the positive ones. It’s also about thoughts and reflections on a human’s ordinary day-to-day existence. All this is symbolized and described by means of different body parts and…

READ MORE
Posted on: June 29, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Janet Jackson Announces Rock Witchu Tour

Janet Jackson, who has undeniably influenced pop culture with over a 100 million album sold, countless hit singles, awards and accolades, announced the launch of her Rock Witchu tour on the Ellen DeGeneres Show Monday.  This is Jackson’s first tour in over seven years and is expected to feature the hit songs and innovative dance routines that have made her one of the most celebrated artists in history.

READ MORE
Posted on: June 29, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Second Pyorrhoea’ s album to be released 9/2 in U.S.

Metal Mind Productions presents the first official release of Pyorrhoea‘s second full-length album. Rhythmical intensity mixed with massive guitar riffing and powerful growling! “The Eleventh: Thou Shalt Be My Slave” surely will not disappoint any extreme death grind maniac. The band was founded in the middle of 2001 by two friends: Cyprian and Andy Blakk. After a couple of months, Daray and Analripper joined the band. In June 2002, Pyorrhoea…

READ MORE
Posted on: June 29, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Val Emmich’s Little Daggers Message of the Mind

When we think of the term Pop Music there are two distinct thoughts that come to our minds, it makes you want to dance (and is a guilty pleasure that lives in your iPod) or it has a powerful meaning that tends to live and radiate with us for the majority of our lives. Is it possible to saddle these two different trains of thought and marry the two into…

READ MORE
Posted on: June 29, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Adam Levy Presents “I Can Promise You That” At Sun Studios

Adam Levy is best known for his tenure as the featured guitarist in Norah Jones’ Handsome Band. He played on Norah’s Come Away with Me, Feels Like Home, and her latest disc Not Too Late. Adam also wrote “In the Morning” from Feels Like Home. Adam has accompanied onstage and/or in the studio various musical luminaries like Rosanne Cash, Amos Lee, M. Ward, and Tracy Chapman.

READ MORE
Posted on: June 28, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Darkest Hour’s Mike Schleibaum Launches AskTheDude.net

Mike states, “I always try to save and answer every email I get as a band member. Eventually I began to see that I could just post the answers in an advice blog or column, and well, ask the dude was born.” A little fun, and mostly serious, Mike draws on his thirteen years of touring, recording, (plus a little known degree in Social Work from George Mason University), to…

READ MORE
Posted on: June 28, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Oliver Wakeman Band DVD – preview available NOW!

As previously announced Metal Mind Productions will release the first live DVD by Oliver Wakeman Band entitled “Coming To Town – Live in Katowice”. Oliver, the oldest son of Rick Wakeman (Yes), is a great prog-rock musician known for his many artistic collaborations, including the one with Clive Nolan (Pendragon, Arena, Neo, Caamora) which resulted in the creation of two genuine masterpieces of the genre: “Jabberwocky” and “The Hound of the…

READ MORE
Posted on: June 28, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Nino Bless Rock World With “Untold Scriptures”

Following the strong response to the posse track “3rd Degree” and the new street leak “Da Livest”, Nino Bless released the long-anticipated street-LP, Untold Scriptures, on 5-20-08. “I have notable veterans of the game helping me push this project, including Big Mike, Mick Boogie, & J Love.” The street-LP runs 19 tracks deep with features from Styles P, Joe Budden, Kool G Rap, Saigon, Crooked I, Joell Ortiz & Grafh.…

READ MORE
Posted on: June 28, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Shaya’s “Fall Back” Looking to Take Radio By Storm

Shaya cuts to the chase in a serious way with “Fall Back,” bringing his signature flow to the table alongside a low-key yet highly memorable beat. The opening line, “Hit ’em with that critical hip-hop,” embodies Shaya’s philosophy when it comes to making hip-hop: no excess, no frills, just solid rhymes and beats and music that comes from the heart. Lines such as: “Your boy can rhyme, outta sight outta…

READ MORE
Posted on: June 28, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Werewolves, Releases limited edition ES double 7″ in the U.K.

This five-piece Brooklyn-based ensemble brings fierce passion and intense energy to the scene with layered textures of psychedelic vibrations that penetrate the soul. Werewolves are able to capture the vintage feel of the sixties while still creating a sound that is progressive and innovative. The band was founded on coincidences and chance, starting with long–time friends Mike Maio (Guitar) and Turner Halsey (Percussion/Keys/Synths). The duo had been playing together In…

READ MORE
Posted on: June 27, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Matt Zane’s Just-Released Radium Volume 2 Gaining Strong Accolades

In the latest volume of the Radium series, Pleasure Productions starlet Tera Wray travels the country to interview todayÂ’s hottest metal acts and bring you some serious head bashing music videos. Radium Volume 2 includes exclusive interviews with major label bands In This Moment and Ill Nino. Tera also joins Society 1 bassist, Dirt, for a bass lesson and travels to Houston to attend Matt Zane’s guitar solo suspension.

READ MORE
Posted on: June 27, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

‘SOUTHERN FRIED’ HIP-HOP HITS UNWRAPPED BY HIDDEN BEACH RECORDINGS

After nearly a three year hiatus, the Los Angeles-based Hidden Beach Recordings has refreshed its popular and critically acclaimed Unwrappedâ„¢ collection. “It’s been years since we offered an addition to the series and the feeling inside was we had to do something new with a unified theme. The idea came up that southern rap has exploded into pop culture, why not offer Unwrappedâ„¢ recordings of these monster hits. At the…

READ MORE
Posted on: June 27, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Boots Riley (Shill for The Coup) Counters Charges

A music performance at the Bayou Boogaloo & Cajun Food Festival by Boots Riley, the well-known front man for The Coup, ended abruptly with police charges of “abusive language.” Boots was charged with an obscure law even the police had difficulty finding; citing him with § 18.2-416. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-416. This law has never been applied to a performer. In this situation, Boots’ lyrics were only “provoking” a good time, as the…

READ MORE
Posted on: June 27, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

iCarly’s Soundtrack Continues to Make Waves on Billboard Charts

Columbia Records released iCarly - Music From and Inspired by the Hit TV Show on June 10, 2008.  iCarly - Music From and Inspired by the Hit TV Show will debut four original songs performed by iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove, including the iCarly theme song, “Leave It All to Me” (featuring Drake Bell), which recently charted on the Billboard Hot 100. The hit song currently averages a four-star rating with customers on iTunes, as well as…

READ MORE
Posted on: June 27, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Walkmen Set To Release New Album You & Me Out Sept 16th On Gigantic Music

“In the New Year”, the first available track from the New York band’s forthcoming fourth album, You and Me, is more giving and direct than most Walkmen songs, sending familiar themes– romance, the new year– billowing out to grander proportions through the force of the performance. The push-pull between drumless verses and loud, swaying, barstool singalong choruses helps make for one of the best Walkmen tracks since Bows and Arrows’…

READ MORE
Posted on: June 27, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Unkle Come Back With “End Titles…Stories For Film”

This summer sees the return of UNKLE as they release their spectacularly beautiful End Titles…Stories for Film, a collection of eclectic recordings from UNKLE and various collaborators that were inspired by the moving image in the last two years since their last effort War Stories was recorded. End Titles…Stories For Film will be released in North America digitally July 15 and at retail September 2 on Surrender All–the all-encompassing label/studio/music…

READ MORE
Posted on: June 27, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

V.A. Elaste Vol. 2: Space Disco Set To Release at End of July

In the beginning there was… the Munich Music Machine: when Giorgio Moroder entered the US billboard charts in 1977 with Donna Summers erotic epos titled, “I Feel Love”, a new music style was born. A combination of influences from Motown & Philly Soul to German Electronica & Kraut Rock Giorgio Moroder helped shape a new sound, a sound that still can be considered as one of the blueprints for today’s…

READ MORE
Posted on: June 27, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Sky Eats Airplane Sets 7/22 Release Date

Fort Worth, TX natives, SKY EATS AIRPLANE, and Equal Vision Records have set a July 22, 2008 release date for their self-titled full length album. The 11-track set was recorded at the beginning of the year with producer, Brian McTernan (Circa Survive, Hot Water Music) at his studio in Baltimore. “Brian helped us out with a lot of great vocal ideas and definitely opened up new pathways we can take,”…

READ MORE
Posted on: June 26, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

New School Metal Inspired by Classic Old School, Archer is the Next Generation of Scorching Hard Rock

It’s about time.  After the calculated hair band years, followed by dour grunge, then formulaic emo-screamo, true metal is back, led by a new generation of hard rockers, with Santa Cruz’s Archer at the forefront. Formed earlier this decade, this real deal power trio features singer-guitarist Dylan, bassist Isaiah and drummer Jimmy, unleashing full fury and cathartic celebration with raw gusto combined with ever-growing musicianship on stage. 

READ MORE
Posted on: June 26, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Daniel Ahearn premieres “Down For The Count” video on Pastemagazine.com!

Daniel Ahearn, of the electro-acoustic folk rock band Ill Lit, officially premiered his new video for “Down For The Count” today as part of Pastemagazine.com’s Video of the Day feature.  The video was directed by Dion Labriola and Jerry Pyle. Watch it here! Daniel released his solo EP, Pray For Me By Name, on June 17, 2008 on Riparian Records.  Late in 2007, Daniel was robbed. His electronics, his boom…

READ MORE