ALL TRACKS PERSONALLY SELECTED BY CARLOS SANTANA Title arrives in stores October 14th of Columbia/Legacy A decade after their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame (in January 1998), the hypnotic power of Santana – to mesmerize crowds of tens of thousands in the world’s biggest stadiums, or to cast the same spell on a single listener in… Read more »
Here’s a match made in heaven. Unlike so many 70s rock throwbacks, Buffalo Killers mix it up with soul like no one since…the Black Crowes! Cincinnati psychedelic blues trio, Buffalo Killers, will hit the road thisfall once again supporting the Black Crowes on a 14-date tour of the U.S.The Buffalo Killers new album “Let it Ride” (produced by The Black… Read more »
Label: Myspace Records Released: September 30, 2008 Polysics make no secret of their love for Devo. The jumpsuits, the scientist-rock image, it all points to one thing. Their music however, goes further. Devo is clearly in the mix on this collection of synth-heavy, agitated new wave tunes and the result is fun, energetic…and entirely contrived. But they mix that 80s… Read more »
The Avett Brothers have premiered their video for “Murder in the City” on PasteMagazine.com. Taken from their acoustically recorded EP The Second Gleam, “Murder in the City” will be running exclusively on PasteMagazine.com until Monday, October 6. “Murder in the City” video The Second Gleam comes on the heels of the band’s very successful 2007 release Emotionalism, which was lauded… Read more »
NPR Music is exclusively streaming Tell Tale Signs, the highly-anticipated forthcoming album from Bob Dylan, as of Tuesday, September 30 at midnight, one week ahead of the album’s release on October 7. The entire 2-CD, 27-song set will be available to hear on-demand at NPR Music for the week leading up to its official release. Tell Tale Signs is the… Read more »
Label: Blackheart Records Released: May 15, 2007 Being a female band on Blackheart Records, the expectation would be that Girl in a Coma would follow in Joan Jett’s footsteps. Unlike so many of Jett’s followers though, Girl in a Coma didn’t forget that attitude and hooks aren’t mutually exclusive. Besides, they’re a lot closer to Blondie’s edgey punkish pop than… Read more »
Here’s a opportunity for the Dude to get his Creedence back (but probably not his tape deck)… From the press release: The first six albums by Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame inductees Creedence Clearwater Revival will be reissued by Fantasy Records (a unit of Concord Music Group) on September 30, 2008 as six individual expanded-edition CDs. The set marks… Read more »
MVD Entertainment Group (MVD) has announced plans to issue several releases on vinyl including new and previously unreleased tracks by Devo and the Dwarves, plus reissues by G.G. Allin, Wendy O. Williams and the Plasmatics, and more. MVD and Big Daddy have deep access to a great amount of quality content from some very collectible artists. “We are very fortunate… Read more »
Don’t forget that both bands reviewed here today are on tour together (along with Time Again): 9/16 Jacksonville, FL, Jack Rabbit’s 9/17 Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Culture Room 9/18 Orlando, FL, The Social9/19 Atlanta, GA, Masquerade9/20 Carrboro, NC, Cat’s Cradle9/23 Baltimore, MD, Ottobar9/24 New York, NY, Blender Theatre @ Gramercy10/1 Cleveland, OH, Grog Shop10/2 Detroit, MI, Magic Stick10/7 St. Louis, MO,… Read more »
Label: Hellcat Records Released: July 8, 2008 State of Grace is an album of roots: family roots, community roots, ethnic roots…and musical roots. Don’t confuse that with being about the past though. The album doesn’t break out on any new musical paths, but it is every bit about the present and future as it is about the past. That’s quite… Read more »