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 August 2007 Archives - We have removed all clickable links from our archives - The archives house only a selection from each of our 8.31.07 NEW MODEL ARMY U.S. TOUR UPDATE Soul / Punk / Folk Rock Official news: "I am sorry to say that due to 'complications' with US Immigration, and despite an application that was made in April, our visas have yet to be granted and we have been forced to postpone the following dates:
Philadelphia - North Star Bar, September 5th We are trying to re-arrange these dates for the end of the tour and I will post news as and when I get it.
Please try to let as many people as you can know who might be travelling for the show, and I can only apologise to those of you who have already made your travel plans, as we have. Best wishes. 8.31.07 FREE KILLOLA DOWNLOADS! Rock / Neo-soul / Concrete "Killola is a rock band, a movement, a body of entertainment, spewing forth both visual and auditory delights... The band formed in Los Angeles, circa 2004, and has since toured the world and touched the lives of at least a million people." - Official website We love these guys! They've got everything going for them - so, you have to check them out. Make sure to listen to and download 'Barrel of Donkeys' and 'Appetite'.
8.31.07 DANIEL ASH TO DJ IN CHICAGO Official message: "Chicago Suicide Club presents Daniel Ash of Love & Rockets + Bauhaus. Yes, Daniel Ash himself, the father of Goth, is coming out to DJ. We are flying him in for the weekend. Expect to stop sleeping for a few days."
September 21st, 10PM to 4AM. Neo, 2350 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL. 8.31.07 FROM GRACE Metal / Hardcore / Punk Official message: "We are in the studio next week recording our new EP. A new song will be up on September 15th. Short and to the point! Hope you're all good guys." - From Grace
8.30.07 WHAT HAPPENED TO RACHEL STAMP? Alternative / Metal / Powerpop Official message: "The truth is that Rachel Stamp doesn't really exist as a band any more, although there's never been an official 'split'. I started the band way back in 1995, moving to London from my native country of Wales to pursue my Rock n' Roll dream. Rachel Stamp were very successful as a 'cult' band, selling out gigs around the UK for ten years and having three Independent Chart top ten albums. We also toured throughout Europe and the USA. About two years ago we decided to go our separate ways to pursue new creative ventures.
The popularity of Rachel Stamp keeps growing and growing, especially in the USA which means we constantly have new fans through MySpace who are digging the music and vibe of the group. Sadly there's no new Stampmusic on the horizon but we are still making music in our various new bands (you can find them in our 'friends' list). We keep getting asked to 'reform' and play shows but I don't really see that happening as Rachel Stamp was very much about vitality and revolution and the moment. Thank you, lovefreedomglamour." - David Ryder Prangley Rachel Stamp was DRP, Will C and Daxie. Here are links to DRP and Will C's more recent projects:
David Ryder Prangley and the Witches:
Will Crewdson:
Catfish Scar - featuring Will Crewdson & Johnette Napolitano: 8.30.07 BLONDE REDHEAD NEWS Alternative / Indie Partial official message: "Wanted to let you all know about some really great things coming up for us in the next few months. First, we’re excited to announce that we will be hitting the road in September with our friends, School of Seven Bells. It's going to be a wonderful US tour. Later, in October we’ll be back in New York and have been invited to be part of an amazing lineup curated by Arcade Fire. On the bill will be Arcade Fire (of course), LCD Soundsystem, Les Savy Vav & Wild Light. The end of the month of October, we're off again to the West Coast, playing Los Angeles and San Francisco ending up in Las Vegas for The Vegoose Festival.
Then, come November, we're off to Europe to tour with our long time friends Interpol. As you can see, we're going to be really busy. Check out our dates, they're all up." - Blonde Redhead 8.30.07 UPCOMING SOFT COMPLEX RELEASE Pop / Rock / New Wave We're looking forward to the new Soft Complex album and so, we contacted them for an update on its status...
Official message: "We're still working on the record. I imagine that we'll finish it in late fall, with a release pending some exploration of how we want to put this album out. I think 2008 is a more realistic expectation as far as when it will be ready. Cheers." - Chris 8.29.07 NEW TEGAN AND SARA WEBSITE Indie / Pop / Alternative
Official message: "EE Storey has finished our new website! Check it out.
Videos, pictures, tour dates, a brand new blog from MEEEEE..." - SKQ
(Tegan and Sara) 8.29.07 WIN SIGNED PET SHOP BOYS DVD "Win an authographed Pet Shop Boys DVD!
The Pet Shop Boys’ new 2 DVD set is the prize in Rhino.com’s latest sweepstakes. Enter now to win a copy of 'Cubism In Concert', signed by Tennant and Lowe. All entries must be received by September 5, 2007, when one winner will be selected at random from all eligible submissions. Enter now!" - Rhino 8.29.07 MOVIE SOUNDTRACK BY THE CHURCH Partial official message: "In conjunction with the release of Jeff VanderMeer’s critically-acclaimed novel Shriek: An Afterword in trade paperback from Tor Books, available from Amazon.com or your favorite local bookstore comes a short art film with an original soundtrack by THE CHURCH. The Jeff VanderMeer movie Shriek is now online for streaming via the following links. A city at war with itself. A night beyond imagining. And... aftermath. A short indie film about memory and transformation by Finnish director J.T. Lindroos, from a screenplay by Jeff VanderMeer, with an original soundtrack by the legendary art-rock band The Church. Voice cast includes Kathleen Martin as Janice Shriek and Steve Kilbey & Tim Powles from The Church. With character images by Elizabeth Hand and Rick Wallace, and art by Scott Eagle, Steve Kilbey, and others. The film opens with Shriek typing up her memoirs from the backroom of a bar. 14 minutes. Allow the film to play to the end if experiencing bit rate problems, and then replay:
High-res/small screen:
Lower-res/larger screen: More video and audio related to Shriek: shriekthenovel.com. This movie has been featured on Mediabistro Cat, a huge literary blog, as well as John Scalzi’s Ficlets, another big one-part of AOL and soon to be featured on the USA Today pop culture blog and the novel itself was listed on the Amazon.com years best selection, the San Francisco chronicle and The Austin Chronicle, among others." 8.28.07 SPARKS RE-RELEASE ‘Introducing Sparks’, the new Sparks re-release, hits stores on November 5th (Lil’ Beethoven Records). Partial official message: "'Introducing Sparks', originally released in 1977, is the seventh album by Sparks and the only one of their 20 long-players not available on CD. Until now – the duo’s own label, Lil’ Beethoven Records, are putting it out in November. Finally, you can hear the much-discussed but rarely heard transitional album from Ron and Russell Mael’s near-40-year career. David Bowie wasn’t the only chameleonic figure in ‘70s rock. And so 'Introducing Sparks' finds the Mael brothers, together with an array of top session musicians (mirroring Donald Fagen and Walter Becker of Steely Dan in this respect), caught between the innovative glam-prog-pop of their four early-to-mid-‘70s Island albums ('Kimono My House', 'Propaganda', 'Indiscreet', 'Big Beat') and the audacious proto-electro of their 1979 collaboration with Giorgio Moroder ('No 1 In Heaven'). 'Introducing Sparks' was their first and only album for Columbia, who pushed the boat out at the time by releasing it on red vinyl. They also spared no expense when it came to the recording, allowing or perhaps encouraging Ron and Russell to engage the cream of LA’s backing singers and session guns for hire. Just as the front and back cover of the album presents our heroes as faux matinee idols, all soft focus and airbrushed perfection, so 'Introducing Sparks' has a polished, slick, sophisticated big-budget sound that reflects the record company’s desire to get the Mael’s music on the radio... ...'Introducing Sparks' will be available with two catalogue numbers:
LBRCDRON – Ron Mael on front cover and
LBRCDRUS – Russell Mael on front cover." 8.28.07 ORANGE Rock / Pop Punk / Punk
Official message: "New Album Sept. 11! Orange will be celebrating the release of their new CD Escape From L.A. with a super low price show at Safari Sams in Hollywood on Sept 22. Tickets are $1.03 with help from their good friends at Indy 103. All Ages." - Hellcat Records 8.28.07 ANGELS & AIRWAVES Rock / Alternative Official message: "Back in the USA! We just got back from the UK and wanted to thank everyone for coming out to the shows and showing some love.
No time to kick back though... we're shooting our the video for our first single 'Everythings Magic' this Wednesday so you should be seeing that soon. Be sure to call up your local radio stations and start requesting it!"
Love, Angels & Airwaves 8.27.07 PETER & THE PENGUINS Pop / Rock / Indie "In Peter & the Penguins three "generations" of Norwegian musicians have gathered round the early sixties- and Merseybeat sound... Peter & the Penguins presents original material, and some obscure covers, with the early sixties' distinctive character; cheerful and energetic pop-rock, tight harmony singing, and jangling guitars: Where the f... have I heard this before?" - Official website
As long as this music is playing, you will find that the time machine you've been working on so diligently, and secretively, actually works! But remember... once you go black back there's no turning back!
8.27.07 ADVICE AND NEW ALBUM FROM THE ART OF SELF DEFENSE Indie / Rock / Other "My sex & my drugs are my own fuckin' business... so, get your fucking piss cup outta my fucking face. I don't ask what position your wife fucks ya in... 'The Devil Every 16 feet'... on sale now! Say no to drug testing. It's a violation of your privacy. What you do on your own time is your own fucking business. When has it become commonplace to give a sample of your bodily fluids in order to get a job that you don't want to do anyway? Let's face it, something is wrong here. Refuse, resist. Don't do it!
If you buy our new CD, we will not ask you to piss in a cup... $8 for 12 songs.
Comsume." - The Art of Self Defense 8.27.07 THE PANDERERS - SONGS THAT BANG Minimalist / Electroacoustic / Roots Music Official message: "Heya. Time to get that 12 song, full-length, hand-numbered, collector's-edition early release of 'Songs that Bang'. Sold in 16 countries so far... doing well. Free shipping worldwide... for these last 72 hours of August!! All proceeds go back into taking The Panderers to the "next level". Buy here: thepanderers.com/ordercd.htm ." "The current album is also graced by a handful of well-known and established artisans such as Rami Jaffee (Wallflowers, Foo Fighters) and John Kirby (Mike Doughty's Band), Chris Joyner (Wallflowers, Semisonic, Sheryl Crow, Soul Asylum, Citizen Cope), Davey Chegwidden (Breakestra, Rhythm Roots All Stars), and Marshall Thompson (Mother Jones, The Mars Hall)." - Official website 8.24.07 MEGAHERZ NEWS Industrial / Metal / Other Official message: "New singer and drummer confirmed. The band line-up is complete again with a new singer and drummer! The new guy on the microphone is LEX. The new force on the drums is Jürgen Wiehler, a.k.a. Bam Bam. With LEX, we had an excellent gig in Moscow. He joined us about half a year ago. We feel as comfortable as we ever did before and we know that you will feel it in our new songs! Along with song writing and working in the studio we rehearse regularly and work with full speed on the new live set. The commitment within the band is incredible and you can feel how much power there is in these guys. To be perfectly prepared for the recording studio we will play warm-up gigs before the release of the sixth album. The date of the first gig is already set (Nov. 10, 2007 - Ingolstadt, SPL Eventhalle). Upcoming dates will published on www.megaherz.de. Everyone is willing and hot to play the first gig, so we can rock your socks off with old MHZ classics and some of the new songs. The negotiations with the record label is nearing completion. Soon we can hopefully provide you with good news.
Megaherz line up: Be sure to check out the newly redesigned Megaherz.de site (including German, English, and Russian)!" *Cool site! 8.24.07 400 BLOWS Metal / Blues / Big Beat Official message: "Hello friends, Kevin here, drummer for the Circle Jerks. Just letting you know that I've also joined another band, not a punk band, mind you, but one that will mercilessly pummel the living shit out of you nonetheless.
We are called 400 Blows and if you'd be so kind as to click below, you can hear our interpretations of dinosaurs f***ing. If you live in the greater Los Angeles area, we'll be performing on Oct. 5th at Safari Sam's in Hollywood. Thank you for your valuable time." 8.24.07 WHITE HOT KNIFE Indie / Rock / New Wave "Somewhere in the cold and windy Chicago night a new musical movement is gaining momentum. Smooth as silk yet tough as nails, White Hot Knife’s romantic sound is defined by thundering beats that are designed to capture and hypnotize. Chic bass driven melodies and angled patterns of fluttering guitar are bringing this sound to the forefront of the indie rock scene. White Hot Knife has emerged from the ashes of former hardcore and electronic projects to create a sound that blends eroticism with dark pop elements in a way never seen before." - Official website Earlier this year they released the 'White Hot Knife' EP. We love the tracks 'Speakeasy', 'The Plastic Connection' and 'Pedastals'! 8.23.07 TRAVIS COVERS SQUEEZE Travis performing Squeeze's 'Up The Junction':
Official message: "Travis' new single 'My Eyes' will be released on CD and two 7" vinyl formats on the 17th September. The CD features a track written by Fran called 'Chances' and the video for 'My Eyes'. The vinyl B-sides include a cover of the Squeeze classic 'Up The Junction' and a song called 'My Last Chance' written by Fran." 8.23.07 MIDLAKE'S U.S. TOUR Indie / Other Partial official message: "Hello friends! As the US tour rapidly approaches, we wanted say how thrilled we are to hit the road one more time and see all of you. It is our pleasure to announce a very special show in our own hometown of Denton, TX on Friday, Sept. 21st. We will be playing in one of the coolest venues in town, Dan's Silverleaf, with the wonderful Current Leaves (also of Denton, TX). There will be a very limited amount of tickets available for this show as it is a small venue, so be sure to get your tickets early! Buy your tickets here: daughterentertainment.ducatking.com . We have been busy outfitting our new studio with wallpaper, curtains, gold paint, acoustic treatment, recording equipment, etc., so that after this tour we can hole up for awhile and make our next album. We are anxious and excited to see the fruits of our soon to be labor and hope you will all be patient while we try and make the best record we can make.
OK folks, this is the LAST TOUR for 'Van Occupanther', so we would love to see all of you at the shows again to say goodbye to us for a little while. Remember, you can purchase your tickets for this tour at http://midlake.ducatking.com and save on some service fees!" We love you, McKenzie, Tim, Paul, Eric, and Eric (Midlake) 8.23.07 ENGELMACHER Electro / Industrial / Electronica "Engelmacher continues to thrive as 2007 brings forth another chapter within the Engelmacher realm. After the release of their debut album 'Birds of a Feather', Engelmacher has been working tirelessly on two upcoming releases which shall prove to be essential to the evolution of Engelmacher's approach to electro-industrial as well as the "anti-government" content which fuels it. Engelmacher shall continue to push the political envelope and unleash an onslaught of politically driven electro-industrial which they use to reach the collective minds of humanity." - Official website Listen to 3 songs from 'Birds of a Feather': myspace.com/engelmacher. 8.22.07 NIGHTMARE OF YOU PRE-ORDER Indie / Rock / Other
Official message: "It is with great pleasure that we can announce the official pre-sale for our brand new EP 'Bang'. The CD digipak version will be available exclusively via Smartpunk on 9/11/07. You can pre-order the CD or a special CD/t-shirt bundle at www.smartpunk.com. As they say "the calendar is cluttered with days that are numbered" so don't delay." 8.22.07 STONE WALTERS Soul / Funk / Rock "Born and raised in South London to German and Jamaican parents, Stone (Walters) began studying classical piano at the age of seven and also remembers being heavily influenced as a child by the hypnotic rhythms of reggae and ska coming from the halls of Britain’s black Pentecostal churches, which his family attended... “Attending church as a kid was like having my own version of Jamaica right in the heart of South London! On weekends I’d be there and during the week I’d be listening to the sounds of British soul artists such as Soul II Soul, Mica Paris and Don-E on the TV and radio, while trying to sneak in American R&B and Beatles records past the watchful eye of my father!” " - Official website
We are very exited about Stone's upcoming debut album, 'This Is Not A Cover', after hearing his song 'Trouble' (it's that good!). "I'm in the studio at the moment finishing up my album," Stone told us. 'This Is Not A Cover' is due to hit stores this Autumn. 8.22.07 RECOMMENDED FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE Here are the last 10 songs played here in the Babble and Beat office today. Who cares? Well, they're great, that's all. Familiar with? Revisit them! New to them? Check them out!
10) David Bowie
9) MekRokieV
8) Kind of Girl
7) Candiria
6) The Peekaboos
5) Arcade Fire
4) Dog Fashion Disco
3) ABC
2) Lismore
1) Devilish Presley 8.21.07 LUXEMBOURG - "THE HOUSEWIVES' CHOICE" Indie / Glam / Pop "Luxembourg perform apocalyptically good pop to a crowd of devotees, for whom everything else is just foreplay. Welcome to your new favourite band - if you relax, it will be painless." - Official website These guys definitely have a certain something! We rather enjoy listening to their new song, 'Kick Me', along with last year's 'Single'. 8.21.07 POETS AND PORNSTARS Alternative / Rock / Classic Rock Partial official message: "For those of you who haven't made it yet you can pick up the loving goodness that is the debut Poets (and Pornstars) record at Virgin, Best Buy and most indie record stores... as well as Amazon.com, Yahoo.com and BarnesandNoble.com and of course... iTunes.
If for some reason you can't find it or it's sold out, PLEASE let us know (MySpace), and we can 1) Brag about it to our label and 2) Get it re-shipped ASAP. Just tell us which store, which city, in which state. You are beyond delcious. Smooches."
8.21.07 THE DAUGHTERS OF BRISTOL Alternative / Gothic / Rock We LOVE The Daughters of Bristol!!! 'Velvet Curtains' and 'Take You Away', both from their most recent release, the 'Voyage' EP, are far too delicious for words. Listen to them now: myspace.com/thedaughtersofbristol. 8.20.07 CONTROL, THE JOY DIVISION MOVIE Official message: "Control took the Edinburgh Film Festival by storm on the weekend with the cast and director Anton Corbijn attending the UK premiere. After rave reviews from the press, the buzz is already building up to the official UK release - in cinemas October 5. The official website is now live, visit controlthemovie.com to check it out. Starting this week, with reviews and pictures from the Edinburgh premiere, new content will be added regularly right up to the release, including exclusive clips, script excerpts, music, information on advance screenings and lots more. And be sure to visit Yahoo Movies now for an exclusive look at the stunning new Control trailer." 8.20.07 16 FRAMES - PERHAPS YOUR NEXT FAVORITE BAND Rock / Alternative / Other "16 Frames is the creation of frontman and songwriter Steve Sulikowski. After hearing 'Back Again', Clive Davis, the legendary record executive, immediately signed him to his label, Arista Records. Sulikowski then went on to record the songs that would become the foundation of 16 Frames including 'Close Range' and 'Where It Ends' with famed producer Matt Serletic at the helm." - Official website
I just saw these guys open for Crowded House on Friday night here in Milwaukee, WI. Their performance was outstanding and their music is really good! - Stacy 8.20.07 LISA MARIE PRESLEY
Official news: "Lisa Marie Presley started a new organization called Presley Charitable Foundation. It was created to help people in need. It's first endeavor is Presley Place - New Orleans. It will be a transitional housing facility for homeless people. Learn more:
The first Presley Place is located in Memphis, TN and provides homeless families up to one year of rent-free housing, child day care, career and financial counseling, family management guidance and other tools to help them break the cycle of poverty and regain self-esteem and independence." 8.17.07 DREAM ART SCIENCE Reggae / Rock / Pop "We are a duo with roots in reggae and rock, one of us from Kingston, Jamaica, one from San Francisco, California." - Official website Dream Art Science is offering a free music download on their MySpace site. Visit myspace.com/dreamartscience to download 'Gates of the Duat', a soothing tune off of their most recent release, 'Hydrogen Burning' (Earthlife Media). 8.17.07 MESSAGE BOARD REMINDER Hello, folks. So many of you asked us to offer a message board. It's here so PLEASE use it. So far the staff are the only ones using it which means there's not much point. Bands - you can self promote all you want here! See the star at the far right of the front page - the one that says 'Message Board' in it. It's quick to register and we'd appreciate it a great deal. Thanks, B&B 8.17.07 SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS Rock / Pop / Indie Saturdays and Sundays is a 3-man band out of Bristol, England. We really like their songs, 'Smile', 'Alex', and 'Stay The Same'. Have a listen to them now by visiting www.myspace.com/saslive . Their new single 'Seen the Light' was released last week. 8.17.07 PETER MURPHY Official message: "Peter Murphy will be performing at the Agoria concert in Paris on October 12th, and in Brussels on October 13th! Peter will be performing his song 'Edenbridge', being featured on MySpace (myspace.com/officialpetermurphyspace), and written exclusively for Agoria. Additional details, including venue information, will be sent out and posted at the official website (www.petermurphy.info/intro.html), as soon as it becomes available." xo, Hina 8.16.07 SAY IT ISN'T SO! BLACK WIRE CALL IT QUITS! Indie / Alternative / Other We're completely crushed. We at Babble and Beat are big fans of Black Wire and feel this news is tragic indeed: Partial official message: "I never thought I'd be doing this. I've written this first line several times and deleted it every attempt. I've sat here trying to comprehend writing an obituary for the single most beloved thing in my life and for every emotion that may be coursing through my veins I can't find a single word, mumble, utterance or sob that conveys how I feel while I'm up these walls and down this well. There are no smart words, picturesque analogies or romantic ramblings that can replace or cover up pure heart felt emotion, and so the simple, the most direct, honest and throat choked way I can say what I want is this........... I am empty and heartbroken that Black Wire have had to disband." Tom xxx To read a goodbye message from Si McCabe visit: 8.16.07 BLACK WIRE'S SI IS LORD AUCH Concrete / Other We announced that Black Wire officially disbanded today. Si McCabe from BW has a new project and it's called Lord Auch. Visit myspace.com/lordauchuk to check out 'Great Big Ulcers of Grief' and other unexpected sounds. Free downloads currently! 8.16.07 HARDWIRE: THE INDUSTRIAL HARDCORE TECH Industrial / Metal / Techno "Hardwire: The Industrial Hardcore Tech was formed in late 1999 by Michael Marsh and Ryan Hutman. Ryan had a decent background in making trance and breakbeat on his home computer while Mike had been playing guitar for only a few years. Both had known eachother from high school and through mutual friends but had not spent any time working on serious music. Finally at a party, both had come to the realization that they were fans of, and shared an interest in KMFDM. Roughly a week later Hardwire: The Industrial Hardcore Tech was formed." - Official website
Official message: "We’re looking for a label, anyone have any connections?" - Mike 8.15.07 ERASURE Pop / Electro Partial official message: "New Release - 'Storm Chaser' EP (CDMUTE384) Erasure release their 'Storm Chaser' EP, available on CD, limited edition 7" and download on 24th September 2007 (UK). The nine track EP features new, extended and remix versions of tracks taken from their recent album 'Light At The End Of The Word'. The package also includes the song 'Early Bird' (which features both Cyndi Lauper and Andy Bell on vocals), plus the winning entry of the recent 'When A Lover Leaves You' remix competition. 'Storm Chaser' continues the series of stunning artwork that has graced the album and two singles, and you can preview it here: www.erasureinfo.com/news." 8.15.07 THELIGHTSHINES Psychedelic / Folk / Shoegaze "thelightshines. One man. Shoegaze drone. Garage pop / blues. Eastern tinted psych. Lo-fi folk. No shoes. The sound of many hands." - Official website Official message: "Recording - Too much coffee, too late. Droney and blues / garage stuff to be done tomorrow. Might make up some more little instrumentals too. 'End Of A Dream' and 'The Only One' are here (myspace.com/thelightshines). 'Dead Flowers' is over at thelightshinesagain." 8.15.07 EXCLUSIVE MISSION UK - AND WE'RE STUCK IN FRIGGIN' WISCONSIN Gothic / Alternative / Rock Official message: "Mission UK announce exclusive one-off shows - read on... As previously announced, The Mission are playing an exclusive four-show event at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London UK between 27th February and 1st March. Each show sees the band dedicate an entire album (covering the band's first four albums 'First Chapter', God's Own Medicine', 'Children' and 'Carved in Sand') plus favourite tracks from that era for that show. This is a once in a lifetime, never to be repeated event and we at MWIS are working on plans to make this an even more special event for regular MWIS visitors including exclusive t-shirts and CDs. More details to follow shortly: myspace.com/themissionuk. Brand new album 'God is a Bullet' out now!" 8.14.07 SKYTONE Indie / Alternative / Powerpop Partial official description: "Dim the lights, light a candle and watch 'Echoes in All Directions' start spinning in your CD player. When you close your eyes a nostalgic feeling invades your conscience and, with amicable ambiance, opens a portal to a blissful state where you are completely free, nurtured solely by the sounds and poetry that gracefully meld into art (something more musical). You become a part of the music; and it’s a feeling so great you don’t want the first song to end. But then you discover the next song brings you to the same place. And the next..." Skytone's sound is fabulous! Totally beautiful and addictive. We love what we've heard from their debut album, 'Echoes In All Directions'. Make sure to check out 'The New York Song', 'Lindbergh', and 'String of Pearls' by visting: myspace.com/skytoneofficial. 8.14.07 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS WANT YOU TO SEE... Official message: "DiCaprio's "11th Hour" Opens Friday, August 17th A documentary film about a subject very dear to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Leonardo DiCaprio's '11th Hour' focuses on the looming environmental crisis faced by the world's ecosystem. While detailing the impact that human beings have had on the planet Earth, '11th Hour' also recommends solutions to the planet's environmental problems - but only if the world's society is ready to make fundamental changes in the way they live. This important film will be opening in Los Angeles and New York on Friday, August 17th, and then will be released nationally on August 24th. To catch '11th Hour' at one of its first showings, choose the theatre closest to you in which it is playing: Landmark LA (https://tickets.landmarktheatres.com) Find out how you can take action by going to 11thHourAction.com, where you can find information about starting meet-up groups, download '11th Hour' banners and Widgets for your Myspace page, access Press Resources, and more!" - Red Hot Chili Peppers 8.14.07 OUIJA RADIO TO PLAY WISCONSIN Rock / Progressive / New Wave Ouija Radio WI Dates: Sep 16th @ 8:00PM Sep 21st @ 8:00PM 8.13.07 TEDDY THOMPSON TRIES COUNTRY Rock / Folk / Pop
Teddy Thompson covers 12 country classics on his new release, 'Up Front & Down Low'. It's out now; click below for music clips and more information. 8.13.07 OUTSHINE Rock / Alternative / Gothic Official message: "We are happy to announce that Swedish Rockers Outshine is going on their 2nd US tour from August 24th until September 15th 2007. With our debut-album 'Bad Things Always End Bad' in the bag, the band will tour the Midwest (Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee Area) for more than 3 weeks & do approximately 15-20 concerts. We will play with local heroes like: Carbellion, The Pimps, Dogs Divine, Deadhouse and The Black Coral, bands that we met on our last US tour. Outshine is a big name in the Gothenburg music-scene and played only last week with the world famous The Haunted."
Tour schedule & music clips: 8.13.07 PHIL HONEY-JONES NEWS Acoustic / Alternative / Rockabilly Official message: "I've put some new songs up on myspace.com/honeygene. These are songs from our forthcoming album "A Beautiful Place To Get Lost" which is mixed and mastered, just have to get them pressed now..." Best wishes, Phil Honey-Jones Honeygene is Phil's collaboration with his daughter, Charlie. "As father and daughter, they’ve always had a special musical connection, but really only started writing together as Honeygene in July 2006, when they wrote ‘Perfect Harmony’ for Phil’s mum / Charlie’s grandma, Nesta Allen when it became known that she had terminal cancer. Nesta was the source of Phil and Charlie’s inspiration, being a lifetime concert pianist herself, piano teacher and always supporting their musical endeavours." 8.10.07 CHECK OUT THE LAW Rock / Blues / Alternative Partial official description: "The Law are a 4 piece band from Dundee, Scotland. 1 year ago they went on their first toilet tour 'round the venues of the UK. In April '07 they did a supporting tour 'round the 2000+ venues with good mates, the View. Their new single, 'Still Got Friday To Go' is fantastic! It will be released on the 27th August in the UK. If you pre-order it, it will arrive to your doorstep signed! Listen to 'Still Got Friday To Go' now: myspace.com/upthelaw. 8.10.07 AVENGED SEVENFOLD Metal / Rock
Official message: "Check out Avenged Sevenfold’s tracklisting for their 10/16 album and teaser clip here:
Avenged Sevenfold – 'Avenged Sevenfold'
Critical Acclaim Release Date - October 16th, 2007!" 8.10.07 BETTER THAN EZRA Rock / Alternative / Pop Official message: "The band is taking it easy for a few months as we've been working without a break for the last few years. Everyone is working on different things to keep things interesting - Kevin on songwriting, Tom on producing and Travis on recording sessions. He will be also playing some upcoming shows with Sugarland. We still have plenty of shows coming up and we will continue touring in the New Year." - Better Than Ezra 8.9.07 DRAMARAMA Dramarama Shows: Aug 16th @ House of Blues, San Diego, CA Aug 17th @ House of Blues, Anaheim, CA Aug 18th @ House of Blues, Hollywood, CA Aug 24th @ Mandalay Bay Beach, Las Vegas, NV Sep 6th @ The Underscore, NYC, NY Sep 7th @ Surf Club Ortley Beach, NJ Sep 22nd @ The Tower, The Pier Honolulu, Hawaii
Sep 23rd @ Hilton Waikola
Village, Kamuela 8.9.07 NEW BELLADONNA VIDEO Belladonna's 'Mystical Elysian Love' video:
8.9.07 GUSTER DOES FARM AID Alternative / Other Partial official message: "Soon our band will have more in common with Willie Nelson than just our love for organically-enhanced diesel fuels. We will be sharing the stage together in New York City on September 9th as a part of this year's Farm Aid concert at Randall's Island, which benefits small farmers in the United States. And by "sharing the stage together" I don't just mean one of us playing after the other. I mean one of us playing a good six hours after the other. Good news is you have Neil Young, Counting Crows, Dave Matthews, Matisyahu, John Mellencamp, and lots of others to entertain you inbetween. And you're performing a mitzvah if you attend. As Mellencamp says: "If people eat, they should come out and support Farm Aid." " - Guster farmaid.org 8.8.07 VAN'S WARPED TOUR Click here for our Van's Warped Tour review and photographs. Featured artists from the August 4th event in Long Island, New York are: Coheed and Cambria, Killswitch Engage, Paramore, Bad Religion, All Time Low, and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus . 8.8.07 TONY VISCONTI, RECORD PRODUCER Out now! 'The Record Producers' - Tony Visconti... Official message: "Tony Visconti is one of the most important and influential music producers of the last 40 years. Born in Brooklyn in 1944 he developed an early passion for music and after various attempts to make it as an artist he moved to the UK where there were "arcane studio secrets know only to the British." He was soon to be one of the architects of the Glam Rock revolution working with Marc Bolan and T Rex but it is perhaps his work with David Bowie which truly established Visconti as one of the worlds most in demand Record Producers.
This collection of 17 tracks from the Visconti archives is a fitting tribute to the scale and scope of his work. The album includes gems such as the French version of Bowie's 'Heroes' (never before released on CD), the original Mercury single of the Bowie track 'The Prettiest Star', the Bowie / Bolan / Visconti written & recorded 'Dib Cochra' track 'Oh Baby', the rare Surprise Sisters version of the Beatles track 'Got To Get You Into My Life' plus T Rex glam stompers 'Telegram Sam' and 'Metal Guru' along with more recent works such as the Morrissey track 'You Have Killed Me' and the Visconti arranged Mercury Rev track 'Chains'." 8.8.07 YORICK Goth / Rock / Opera We're digging this video (yorick.se/video/Yorick-Flight.wmv) by Yorick. It's refreshing to see an artistic yet low-budget (ie: anything under $500,000) video these days. It's only very slightly creepy, more 'in another time and place' and romantic. Visit their website and enjoy a few free downloads!
8.7.07 STRAYLIGHT RUN Rock / Alternative / Indie Check out our Straylight Run / Sparta / Lovedrug concert review by clicking here. Exclusive review and photographs by our New York correspondent and photographer, Mark Fredrickson. 8.7.07 POSIES TRIBUTE ALBUM, FOR ONE Official message: "I seem to have got this tribute album bug bad, and I wanted to alert you to two others that I'm working on - one for The Posies, and one for Triple Fast Action. Both albums are going to contain artists that you're becoming familiar with through 'Sensory Lullabies' (Jellyfish tribute album), such as Stephen Wright-Mark, DC Cardwell, LoveDrive, and others. Plus, we are also going to have cuts by many other artists who you likely know, including Posies members Jon Auer, Ken Stringfellow, Joe Skyward, and Brian Young. Please don't forget to buy 'Sensory Lullabies,' but you might want to become friends with these two MySpace pages, as well: myspace.com/theposiestributealbum and myspace.com/triplefastactiontributealbum." Cheers, Alan (Burning Sky Records) 8.7.07 VHS OR BETA Experimental / Rock / House Official news: "Part 2 of our 'The Making of Bring On The Comets' Webisode Series is out now. In other news, you can now preorder 'Bring On The Comets' from Newbury Comics and received a signed CD booklet with your order. Visit here to pre-order: 'Bring On The Comets' is in stores August 28th!" - VHS Or Beta 8.6.07 SMITHEREENS FOR CHRISTMAS Rock / Alternative / Powerpop Official message: "Lately, I find myself humming Christmas songs in 90 degree weather! Why? It’s because we have been recording a new Smithereens Christmas album for KOCH records and I can’t get the songs out of my head. So far, we are on schedule despite our busy touring dates. We should be done with the recording sometime in August. The record company will then have plenty of time to get it ready for a Fall release. Cheers." - Jim Babjak 8.6.07 CAMERA OBSCURA Pop / Indie Partial official message: "Dermot O'Leary has just released a double CD of his favourite tracks from his Radio2 Saturday show. He has included our session version of 'Super Trooper', and has been citing it in interviews as the inspiration for the compilation, which is nice." - Camera Obscura 8.6.07 BLACK REBEL MOTORCYLE CLUB Indie / Rock / Other Partial official message: "BRMC's (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club) new single 'Berlin' is out NOW in stores and online in the UK... 'Berlin' is released on 2 formats with exclusive B-Sides and content:
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7" Red Vinyl - Limited Edition It is in stores now in the UK, but HMV (www.hmv.co.uk) ships worldwide! For iTunes UK, you can get the 'Berlin' / 'Vision' bundle or the 'Berlin' / '20 Hours' bundle. You can also download just 'Berlin' for 50p from 7 Digital (www.7digital.com). And don't forget that the new album, 'Baby 81', is in stores now!" 8.3.07 CEDIGEST Industrial / Techno / Trance Official message: "Sadly, Joe has decided to part from CeDigest to work with his main band, Against The Fall. We wish Joe the best of luck with his band and future in music. The new album will be moreso 'terror EBM' than the last release. I will however keep it obviously CeDigest. This will be a 2 disc album, with original tracks on one and remixes on the other.
So far bands such as Noctis Null, Sellafield, Dot Execute and possibly Xentrifuge will be remixing it." [Avi] 8.3.07 THE DEAD STARS ON HOLLYWOOD Rock / Glam / Ghettotech Official message: "CD up now... come n' get it! The 'Anthems For The Fire Friendly Generation' CD is on iTunes. Let our bruises fall in love, xo." - The Dead Stars On Hollywood We love these guys! Check out: 'Prozac Smile' (includes an opening nod to Sigue Sigue Sputnik), 'Planet Girl', and 'Bang Bang Love'. 8.3.07 KRAUT NEWS Punk / Rock / Hardcore Partial official message: "All by ny self! Not for nothing. I've been working very hard to pay bills and to stay on top of this game called life. I'm in the studio with the great Ryk Oakley. Putting down drum, bass guitar, and vocal tracks for a new Kraut single. I've been working so hard on this. I don't have time to masturbate... I love records, always did; that's why I want this to come out on vinyl. Later it will come out on CD with other rare tracks never put out before. Thanks to all my friends who have stood by me all these years. This one's for you." - Doug Holland >:>> 8.2.07 TRAGIC BLACK Gothic / Glam / New Wave Tragic Black's new album, 'The Cold Caress' hits stores August 17th. Check out some of their music clips by visiting myspace.com/tragicblack. 8.2.07 WITCH HUNT TOUR DATES Punk / Rock Witch Hunt Shows:
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Washington Square Park, NYC, NY 8.2.07 OUR BABBLE - ROCK MEMORIES My husband, Dave, and I were just reminiscing about the good ole days when we were in our late teens to early twenties. We were always in Chicago or in DeKalb, Illinois. We ran into Chuck Uchida of The Defoliants everywhere back then! He was ALWAYS riding the same bus as us in Chicago. He'd always have on a Hawaiian shirt too. Oddly though, if we were in DeKalb, he was hanging out at the same house as well. Our paths crossed all of the time. I remember one Peace Fest (Chicago) in particular where I got to share a lawn blanket with Naked Raygun because I had just met one of the girls in the Sex Kittens (or something like that) and we hit it off. This girl was dating one of them. God, that turned out to be an extra cool day! I went to the Interpol show in Milwaukee a couple of nights ago. It was awesome! Read the review and see live pictures HERE. -Stacy 8.1.07 UPCOMING CRACKER SHOWS Rock / Alternative / Americana Cracker Dates: Aug. 9th 8:00, Kelleys, Nags
Head, NC 8.1.07 NEW BAD BRAINS VIDEO Punk / Rock
Official message: "The first video off the new Bad Brains album, 'Build A Nation' is now available! Watch the video combination of two songs, 'Give Thanks And Praises' and 'Jah Love' under the incredible direction of Shavo from System Of A Down!" 8.1.07 TESTA ROSA Pop / Rock / Indie We just checked out the music of Milwaukee's very own, Testa Rosa. We love what we're hearing and highly recommend you checking them out! Betty's voice is absolutely endearing & the melodies are really catchy. Make sure to listen to their latest songs, 'Hollow Arm' and 'Ollie Delilah'. |
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An Interview With BEN KENNEY of INCUBUS: Ben tells us why Green Day has nothing to do with their 'Light Grenades' album cover, explains the song 'Anna Molly', shares his thoughts on music charts, and more! Click image to view interview.
STILL REMAINS: Pineapple Mojitos and Steve Evetts (producer) are discussed, along with their new album 'The Serpent', getting the cobwebs off of their instruments, and more! Click image to view interview.
HOWARD JONES of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: Howard chats with us about the current Van's Warped Tour, the transition from screaming to singing, what it was like for KsE in the earlier days, and more! Click image to view interview.
KEVIN LYMAN, founder of the WARPED TOUR: Kevin talks about 13 years of the Warped Tour, what happens to some bands who don't make the cut, the decreased lineup for 2007, and more! Click image to view interview.
http://phobos. apple.com 8.31.07 The Chameleons' John Lever: Alternative / Indie / Rock John Lever of The Chameleons has a new band, Bushart. Bushart has an album in the works. Partial official message, "Hopefully to be released later this year or early next year, because we're still in the mixing process. I personally think it sounds great; the working title is 'Time, It's Always Time' because there seems to be a lack of it these days!! I've put 4 new tracks up on my site..." - John myspace.com/ clubchameleon 8.30.07 Daily Void: Punk / Other We've been blasting Chicago's Daily Void in the office today. Check out, 'Surprise Surprise' and 'You've Been Erased' by clicking below. myspace.com/ dailyvoid They have lots of midwest shows scheduled from September through December. Click the music link above for a tour schedule as well. 8.30.07 RIP CBGB's Hilly Kristal: Hilly Kristal, who founded CBGB, died yesterday in New York at the age of 75. 8.29.07 New From The Waterboys: 'Book of Lightning', the new album from The Waterboys, is now available in the U.S.! myspace.com/mike scottwaterboys 8.29.07 The Myriad Form: Alternative / New Wave / Gothic Official message: "The Myriad Form's debut album is NOW on sale at CD Baby!" TMF features Severina X Sol of Cylab and Diva Destruction fame. cdbaby.com/cd/ myriadform 8.28.07 Sweden's Funhouse: Gothic / Electronica / Alternative Sometimes we're so busy learning about new music that we miss some along the way. We love Funhouse's version of Depeche Mode's 'Never Let Me Down'. Click below to listen! myspace.com/ cherryfields 8.28.07 Holy Hail: Indie / New Wave / Disco House Check out New York's Holy Hail. We especially recommend their tracks 'Endless', 'Cool Town Rock' and 'Big Guns'. myspace.com/ holyhail 8.27.07 Cogwheel Dogs: Alternative / Folk / Punk Won't you give a listen to 'Ghostwriter' and 'Cress' by Cogwheel Dogs? myspace.com/ cogwheeldogs 8.27.07 The Heatskores: Punk / Ska "One of Canada's longest running Ska-Core / Ska-Punk / Punk-Ska (whatever ya feel like labeling it) bands, we've been tearing apart stages since 1998. Mixing hard thrashy punk rock; a heavy ska influence; a blood, sweat and beer fueled, high-energy live show; and a strong DIY / independent method to our madness." - Official website We quickly got into The Heatskores. You can check out their music clips by visiting the link below. Make sure to listen to 'Day the Heatskores Died', 'I'll Break Your Face', and 'Getting Ready To...'. myspace.com/ theheatskores 8.24.07 Plane - The Next Darlings: Indie / New Wave / Experimental Official message: "We have a new album coming out, release date October 8th." Well, we've listened to a few of their new tracks and have determined that we love Plane! Click below to listen to gems like, 'Morning Sun' and 'Blood on the Waves'. myspace.com/plane 8.24.07 Synapscape: Industrial / Electro Check out Synapscape's music! We recommend 'Reach Out'. Listen here: myspace.com/ synapticlandscapes 8.23.07 Annie Lennox: Annie Lennox has a new album coming out on October 2nd (U.S.), 'Songs of Mass Destruction'. www.amazon.com 8.23.07 Some October Releases: Siouxsie 'Mantaray' Debut solo! The Cult 'Born into This' (Spec. Ed.) Nightwish 'Dark Passion Play' Mick Jagger 'Very Best of Mick Jagger' Frank Black 'Cult of Ray' Beirut 'The Flying Club Cup' Stereophonics 'Pull the Pin' Residents 'Voice of Midnight' David Byrne 'Live from Austin, Texas' The Wombats 'Let's Dance to Joy Division' Single Apocalyptica 'Worlds Collide' Paul Weller 'Free Soul-Classic' 8.22.07 Red Leaves: Indie / Experimental / Rock Red Leaves is two guys and a girl outta Austin, Tex. We especially like their songs 'Bicycle Escape Plan' and 'Kill Your Sister', both from their 2007 'Disposable Parts' EP. myspace.com/redleaves 8.22.07 The Uprising: Punk / Rock / Metal Along with many other bands, The Uprising will be performing at the Summer Strummer Festival in Santa Monica, California on Sept. 2nd. Tickets available through Ticketmaster. Show flyer: link removed. Check out 'Wild in the Streets' and other kickin' tunes by The Uprising here: myspace.com/ jointheuprising 8.21.07 The Lost Patrol: Surf / Pop / Lounge We like what we're hearing from The Lost Patrol's album from earlier this year, 'Launch and Landing'. We especially recommend 'Sirens' - hear it and others by visting: myspace.com/lostpatrol . 8.21.07 Simply Red Book: Pop / R&B / Soul Official message: "The official story of Simply Red, If You Don't Know Me By Now will be released by Carlton Books on September 10th. Mick will be signing copies at a few stores – more details on the first confirmed signing here (simplyred.com) and you can pre order the book here (amazon.com)." 8.20.07 Absynthesis: Electronica / Indie / Alternative "Absynthesis revisits vintage sounds, injecting bits of post-punk and indie rock under the skin of a highly danceable blend of progressive beats ranging from industrial and EBM to techno, trance, electro, house, and even some drum & bass. Infectious beats, hypnotic melodies, and heartfelt songs exploring universal themes of "everyday life" in the chaotic digital age typify the studio material, which is hard to resist as fuel for the dance-floor or to connect with emotionally." - Official website We really like their songs, 'Real Lives' & 'Rules'. myspace.com/absynthesis 8.20.07 One Night Only: Indie / Rock / Pop Official message: "Hold tight for the new tracks, the single won't be long now, album soon after. We're very, very excited. See u all at gigs in the near future." Much love, One Night Only We recommend a listen to their songs, 'Just For Tonight' and 'Hide'. Click below to hear them now. P.S. They begin a major tour of the UK this September. myspace.com/ onenightonlyonline 8.17.07 Fisz: Hip Hop / Electronica We stumbled upon music from Poland's Fisz. It's not only interesting, we like it. Here are some music clips: myspace.com/ fisztworzywo 8.17.07 The October's New Video: Watch the new video for The October's song, 'Runaway' by visiting: youtube.com/watch ?v=R59MR3gbnsA 8.16.07 Cherubs: New Wave / Alternative / Indie We've just become familiar with Cherubs, a 5-man band out of our favorite town, London. We expect they will do quite well if their current arsenal says anything. We especially recommend 'Hey Bunny' and 'Train Song'. myspace.com/cherubs 8.16.07 Elvis Presley: In case you've been living in a hole somewhere, Elvis Presley died on this day 30 years ago. 8.15.07 Radiohead's 'High and Dry' Covered: Folk / Acoustic / Other "Paul performs this Radiohead classic with Rob Carpenter (The Muckrakers), Joel Gerdis (49th Star), & Peter Searcy." - Digby See performance here: youtube.com/watch? v=tUfJYK15aiA 8.15.07 Sia: Official message: "Sia's album artwork competition deadline has been extended to Friday 7th September! If you haven't submitted your artwork into the gallery, click below to get involved!" siamusic.net/comp 8.14.07 Happy Birthday Ana of Scissor Sisters: Ana Matronic of Scissor Sisters celebrates her birthday today. 8.14.07 Drowning Pool: Rock / Metal / Southern Rock 5 years ago today Drowning Pool's singer, Dave Williams, passed away. drowningpool.com 8.13.07 There's Something About Ben Calvert: Indie / Folk / Acoustic Ben Calvert has a way of drawing you near and swiping your heart. His 'Wonderboy' song is dangerously endearing. Hear it now: myspace.com/ bencalvertmusic 8.13.07 The New Pornographers: Power Pop / Indie Watch for The New Pornographers release, 'Challengers' to drop on August 21st. thenewpornographers.com/ 8.10.07 Happy Birthday John of INXS: According to Wikipedia.org, Jon Farriss of INXS turns 46 today. 8.10.07 The Red Hearts: Punk / Powerpop / Indie Partial official description: "The Red Hearts are a rock 'n' roll four piece from Los Angeles, CA, loved for their catchy / punky songs and their wild shows. Formed by Lenny Pops (The Morlocks, ex-The Brian Jonestown Massacre) in 2004, the Red Hearts also consist of Danny, Dan Collins, and Eric Tretbar." We really like what we're hearing from The Red Hearts! Click below to check out their tunes. We especially highly recommend 'The Big Ripoff' and 'More and Faster'. myspace.com/ theredhearts 8.9.07 Cinnamon Girl: Indie / Pop / Folk Rock Official message: "'Heart of Gold' is an exclusive 7” Gold Vinyl split featuring two advance tracks from the upcoming 'Cinnamon Girl – Women Artists Cover Neil Young' benefit CD." This 7" features Tanya Donelly (Belly, Breeders, Throwing Muses) and Luff. Click below for more information and music samples. myspace.com/ cinnamongirltribute 8.9.07 Bleeding Hearts: Alternative / Punk / Folk Rock The Bleeding Hearts claim to be the "best unsigned fiddle-punk band in the world." Well, we sure like them! Check out their awesome tracks 'Glad 2B Alive' and 'The Kings of Evermore' by clicking below. myspace.com/ bleedingheartsonline 8.8.07 You Must Check Out Bäsa: Nu-Jazz / Trip Hop / Soul Bäsa makes our world brighter, and sexier. You can't help but groove to these guys! Please check out some of their music clips by clicking here: myspace.com/ basaband They are due to release a full-length album very soon, currently titled 'Tools For The Future'. 8.8.07 The Send: Rock / Alternative 'Cosmos', the new release by The Send is in stores now. Click below to listen to some music clips. myspace.com/thesend 8.7.07 Fields of Aplomb: Goth / Rock / Other Official message: "Fields of Aplomb is proud to announce their new CD, 'Theoretical Suicide'." cdbaby.com/cd/foa5 8.7.07 The Muckrakers: Rock / Acoustic / Pop Partial official message: "Me, Micah, Todd and a six pack of Stella Artois in the studio tonight. We're just preparing tracks for a drum practice session tomorrow - in preparation for a drum recording session later in the month. What's really funny is that we're doing the practice at CB Sound - where we recorded our second record (Losing Sleep). It will be the first time any of us have been back since making the record - so it should be quite fun." - The Muckrakers Read the rest: http://blog.myspace. com/index.cfm?fusea ction=blog.view& friendID=7572664& blogID=296623703 8.6.07 Peter Case: The new Peter Case release, 'Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John', hits stores tomorrow. amazon.com 8.6.07 Alan Vega: Alan Vega, formerly of Suicide, has a new release, 'Station'. It's available now. You may also remember Alan Vega for his work in the short-lived band, The Sisterhood. Andrew Eldritch of the Sisters of Mercy was also in that band. alanvega.com 8.3.07 IAMX: Indie / Other Partial official message: "We are going to release 'Nightlife' as our 3rd single in a couple of months." - IAMX myspace.com/iamx 8.3.07 She Wants Revenge: Indie / Other Official news: "Next week we will be posting our tour dates for the US and Canada, which will start in early October and end in mid November... Watch here: myspace.com/ shewantsrevenge We will also be visiting some of the countries we have been to before, as well as some that we have yet to visit... To clear up a few things: 1. 'Time' is on Timbaland's album and will not be on our new album. 2. 'Spend the Night' and 'Black Liner Run' were B-sides and will not be on the new album." - She Wants Revenge 8.2.07 TechniKult of Flesh: Industrial / Electronica / Rock "There's so many people, they breed like fucking rats, ..." - TechniKult of Flesh. Check out their 'Pandemic bMix'. Close the blinds first 'cuz it WILL make you dance: myspace.com/ technikultofflesh 8.2.07 Mr. Tube and the Flying Objects: R&B / Dub / Garage Mr. Tube and the Flying Objects is an interesting band to check out: myspace.com/mrtube 8.1.07 Robbers: Indie / Jungle / Other Sometimes surreal and ambient, other times they rattle you... Robbers offer subtle vocals to what often sounds like a warped sixties album's landscape. myspace.com/ uglysavy 8.1.07 The Aislers Set: Indie / Pop / Other We're new to the band The Aislers Set and are finding we really like them. They're different. The vocals are somewhat reminding of Aimee Mann's and the melodies are often an unusual combination of styles. 'Emotional Levy' and 'What Fades First' are just a couple of the many songs we've enjoyed. myspace.com/ therealaislersset  FAITH NO MORE The Real Thing Rock / Experimental / Other Faith No More certainly has its legions of fans. However, it is our opinion that they never really got the embracing they deserved. If you do not own this CD we highly recommend acquiring one! There are many highlights on this 1989 release: 'From Out of Nowhere', the largely popular 'Epic', 'Zombie Eaters', 'The Real Thing', 'The Morning After', their take on 'War Pigs', and 'Edge of the World'. |
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