There’s a site called anus.com. It’s not what you think. It’s an acronym for American Nihilist Underground Society. I shit you not. It’s an incredibly self-indulgent and even more ridiculous take on the “philosophy” of nihilism. Anyhow, according to the site one of the main cultures of nihilism is heavy metal. There are reviews of albums from just about every sub-genre under its umbrella. Hell, some of them might actually mean something if the prose…
A personal highly anticipated release, The Roots’ ninth studio album “How I Got Over” has finally caught light of day once with its official release this week. They’re not alone either – Stars, Kele Okereke (Block Party), Danzig or the highly hyped new Sia are out as well this week. As far as electronic releases are concerned, be sure to check out the new The Chemical Brothers, Kode9 or Trentemoller. As a fine insider’s tip,…
A matter of weeks ago, I took a short trip to London, during which I was serendipitous enough to catch an Amber Rubarth gig. Although that may be less down to serendipity, and more to the fact that I flew over specifically for it. She was also gracious enough to allow me to pester her with questions and bad jokes for half an hour or so. Now, following some internal complications and day-job-related lethargy and…
First off, I’m not really sure why I’m going ’bout posting this kind of crap, but here goes nothing. John O’Regan, known on the indie scene under his Diamond Rings moniker, is a Toronto based maxx pop artist who’s been turning some heads locally with a few 7″s and gigs, and is now prepping for his full length debut “Special Affections”, allegedly slated for a fall release. This morning, O’Regan’s video for his latest single…
Here’s the full stream of Robyn’s latest exquisite electro-pop goodness, “Body Talk Pt. 1”. Enjoy! Body Talk Pt. 1 by robyn
Hello, you handsome several. Has your week been so jam-packed with exciting chases and perilous thrills that you simply haven’t had a moment’s pause in which to consult the wireless ticker for the latest and greatest goings-on in the mile-a-minute maelstrom that is the music “biz”? Then hark: we have a very special guest on-board to provide you with all the info you need. Our guest commentator for this week’s “news” is this famous dead…
Fucking shocker, I know. Well, to everyone who was a part of reality, anyway. So, pretty much anyone who wasn’t a diehard fan. The best part? Commenter “Tiffany” who left, in part, this gem YESTERDAY on my post about The Rev’s death: “It still [sic] isn’t sure what his cause of death was, but you can’t say it was drugs. It probably was a natural cause.” [emphasis added] Yes, actually I can. I knew it…
Bleurgh. Apologies for that. But! There is good news to share. And here it is: perennial ZME favourite, talented indie songstress and rather lovely person to boot, Amber Rubarth had a hand in scoring the new Joan Rivers biopic, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, which opens in US theatres on Friday. Of course, in some ways, this isn’t good news. One way it’s bad is because I’ll never see this film, a result of…
Here’s another glimpse of Nathan Williams’ upcoming narcotic full swing trip of an album, “King of the Beach” (check out the cover art. You’ll lol). The track is called “Post Acid”, and even though nothing’s the same after a hit, Nathan still goes on with this rather bright piece – his most accessible track to date for that matter, if you take in account his previous distorted, bratty, hipsterish, whatchamacallit material. Hit the download button…
Courtesy of an intentional leak or not (we couldn’t care less, right?), we’ve managed to get ahold of a brand new Pearl Jam song called, “Better Days”, some sort of remnant from the 2002 Riot Act album sessions. The song was posted on the Monkey Wrench Records site where two members of the band’s management shared it via a post. Naturally, fans swept it and uploaded it all over the web, and since then the…
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