To mark the 30th anniversary of the formation of Joy Division, Rhino will be re-issuing Joy Division’s two studio albums as two CD sets, the first disc being the remastered album and the second being unreleased live recordings. These will be available beginning October 30th. As if that wasn’t enough, they will also be issuing a vinyl box set exclusively… Read more »
For all you fans of these children of Discharge and the Exploited, check out the trailer:
Label: American Recordings Released: October 16, 2007 If you enjoyed Dan Wilson’s band, Semisonic, than you’ll enjoy his solo work as well. You’ll also have to explain to all your friends why you like music that sucks, but that’s beside the point. If you had the good sense to hate Semisonic than you’ll likely hate this also…mostly. Dan Wilson takes… Read more »
It may not be able to stand on its own like A Hard Day’s Night, but hey, it’s the Beatles. Sure it’s just a silly little film, but Help! is pretty fun and the tunes are (duh) great. Check out the trailer.
Label: Birdnote Records (distributed by Morphius Records (US) / Cargo Records (Europe) Released: March 13, 2007 Thrushes claim to venerate Phil Spector and to some extent that’s clear, but their wall of sound is quite a bit different than his. While Spector focused on straightforward pop perfection, Thrushes takes an alternate route to the same destination. From the opening track… Read more »
We are Oceans is a four piece from Florida consisting of Marko Kurtovic (vocals/guitar), Erik Totten (bass), Neil Parsons (drums) and Paul Gonter (guitar). Marko wrote the songs a few months ago and formed the band to perform them and move forward, so this is a band in its infancy, not its prime. Two things will strike you about the… Read more »
…if you can. Karl Alvarez (Descendants, All) – Karl had a minor heart attack on August 11. He’s doing well physically, but not financially due to significant medical bills. John Stabb (Government Issue, Factory Incident) – John got the crap kicked out of him by hoodlums near his home. He’s had to have reconstructive surgery and his medical bills are… Read more »
Label: Arclight Records Released: June 12, 2007 Most stoner rock bands love Black Sabbath and Tia Carrera is no different in that respect. What sets them apart, aside from sheer technical prowess and experimental intuition, is that Black Sabbath isn’t the primary trick in their bag. They meld Sabbath’s heaviness with Hendrix’s psychedelic grooves and Greg Ginn’s free jazz punk…. Read more »
Everyone here knows who Johnny Cash is. While everyone should know Eugene Debs as well, I’m sure there’s a few who don’t. Debs was an American labor activist in the late 19th and early 20th Century. He ran for president five times on the Socialist ticket, once from prison while serving time for a “violation” of the Espionage and Sedition… Read more »
Label: Island Records Released: July 24, 2007 Frankly, I’m not sure why this is the great lost performance. Surely, in a career as long as Johnny Cash’s, there were many performances that didn’t get recorded or where the tapes were lost. Obviously, this is the one that managed to get itself found, but that only makes it the found performance,… Read more »