Angsty English garage rock trio Band of Skulls has just announced their up-and-coming European tour, to be held in October of this year. With their tricky, hang-on-the-wire rhythms and delicate harmonies, Band of Skulls made their name in the tough world of indie rock; on the other hand, they are not afraid to pull out the muddy guitar of eras long [...]
Fri, May 6, 2011
Daniel Pujol, frontman and rhythm guitarist for the Ramones-esque garage rock/punk band Pujol, has just announced the full line of dates for their 2011 tour! Pujol, who just recently released their latest singles “Black Rabbit/Too Safe” with Third Man Records and “Bonedaddy” with Jeffrey Drag Records, is set to not only tour [...]
Fri, Apr 22, 2011
Yesterday night, the NYC garage revivalists dropped by Conan, a mutual regular acquittance as the show’s host confessed himself, where they played “Games” off their recently released new album. The performance itself was flawless as far it faithfully followed the studio version, however I found it to be a tad plain and murky. Well, it [...]
Mon, Mar 7, 2011
This Saturday the NYC garage re-revivalists returned to SNL as part of their third live appearance on the show, where they played two tracks promoting the new upcoming album, “Angles”. The band first kicked off their two song performance with the record’s lead single “Under Cover of Darkness“, a mediocre performance for an otherwise equally [...]
Wed, May 5, 2010
Frank, the Funkasaurus Rex, is back once with his latest feature in The Black Keys video for “Next Girl“, a very low and sexy song off the band’s upcoming new album. While Frank is always a joy to watch dance and lipsync, the whole take goes to the gorgeous ladies in the video this time. [...]
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
It’s going to be a very densely packed year for Julian Casablancas. Between recording sessions and the afferent touring following the release of The Strokes‘ upcoming new album, Casablancas is set to embark on a relatively short stint in the US where he’ll tour in support for his recently released debut solo album, “Phrazes for [...]
Wed, Feb 3, 2010
We’ve expressed skepticism in the past concerning the extremely overdo new Strokes album, but it seems we’ve finally gotten solid word from the band itself that things are indeed stirring towards a bright future. If you happen to access the Strokes website at the moment, you’ll be greeted with a neat sign advising visitors that [...]
Sat, Nov 21, 2009
Album name: Sweethead Artist name: Sweethead Genre: Rock Released: November 2 2009 Label: Strange Addiction/Play It Again, Sam ZME Rating: 5/10 Website: sweethead.net I sure hope the record company suit who decided it’d be a good idea to release Sweethead’s debut album in early November is picking bullet fragments out of his own navicular bone [...]
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Are you ready to feel like a piece of shit? Gordon Gano was 19 when the Violent Femmes recorded their self-titled debut album. True story: the trio borrowed $10,000 from bassist Brian Ritchie’s old man and ground out one of the great American rock albums of the 1980′s, and certainly one of the most unmistakable. [...]
Thu, Aug 27, 2009
Oh yes it’s ladies night And the feeling’s right Oh yes it’s ladies night Oh what a night - Kool & The Gang Rock n’ roll is a wonderful, chaotic beast. Borne of a decadent tryst between blues and boogie, it’s grown from its simple, Chuck Berry beginnings into a many-tendriled monster, sprouting new bands [...]
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Wed, Jul 13, 2011
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