Flogging is currently cutting tracks for their new album expected in early 2008. They spent the pre-production period and are recording in Dave King’s native Ireland. The band is really excited about the new material, new album and the return of their brother in arms. Long time accordion player and gentleman, Matt Hensley has re-joined the band after leaving in… Read more »
Awhile back, I did a myspace review for the Explicits. Here’s their video for “Indestructible”. Check it out.
Once Zeppelin announced their one-off reunion gig set for the Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund benefit concert on November 26, 2007, you knew the re-issues and repackagings wouldn’t be far behind. Rhino Records has announced a pair scheduled to come out just before the long awaited reunion. Mothership is a 24 track double CD drawing songs from each of Zeppelin’s studio… Read more »
Check out this video from the Christian Science Monitor about the Somalian refugee music scene in Nairobi, Kenya. You don’t have to like hip-hop to appreciate how important music is for these kids.
I posted a few days back about the upcoming Joy Division releases from Rhino. It all sounded great until I saw the price of the box set: $200! The individual LPs are only $18 each for the single LPs and $50 for the double LP (Still), so they want an additional $114 for the box? Frankly, even limited to 2000… Read more »
THE BRIGGS(Supporting Bad Religion)9/30 El Paso, TX – Club 10110/1 Dallas, TX – House of Blues10/2 Oklahoma City, OK – The Conservatory (no BR)10/3 St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway (no BR)10/4 Detroit, MI – Clutch Cargo’s10/5 Chicago, IL – House of Blues10/6 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue10/7 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave10/8 Grand Rapids, MI – Skelletones (no BR)10/9… Read more »
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:
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.
…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 »