Thursday, February 9, 2012

Album Review: Harriet – “Tell The Right Story” EP

January 30, 2012 by  
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Harriet Tell The Right Story EP Release Date: January 31, 2012 Review: Harriet is a Los Angeles-based band fronted by former Dawes member Alex Casnoff.  The quartet’s self-released debut EP Tell The Right Story will be available for free download beginning January 31, 2012 at www.harrietmusic.com. The EP was produced by Sean O’Brien and recorded in Los Angeles [...]

Album Review: The Little Willies, “For the Good Times”

January 11, 2012 by  
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The Little Willies For the Good Times Release Date: January 10, 2012 Record Label: Milking Bull/EMI Review: The Little Willies recently gathered to record For The Good Times, the follow-up to their 2006 self-titled debut.  The group – Lee Alexander (bass), Jim Campilongo (guitar), Norah Jones (piano, vocals), Richard Julian (guitar, vocals) and Dan Rieser [...]

Album Review: Rammstein – “Made in Germany 1995 – 2011″

December 23, 2011 by  
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Rammstein Made in Germany 1995 – 2011 Release Date: December 13, 2011 Record Label: Vagrant Records/Universal Germany Review: Rammstein’s retrospective release, Made In Germany 1995 – 2011, was released on Dec. 13 through Universal Germany’s marketing and distribution deal in the US with Vagrant Records. The release comes in three formats; Standard Edition (CD Digipak [...]

Album Review: Mike Patton – “From The Film and Inspired by the Book The Solitude of Prime Numbers”

December 22, 2011 by  
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Mike Patton From The Film and Inspired By the Book The Solitude of Prime Numbers (La Solitudine Dei Numeri Primi) Release Date: November 1, 2011 Record Label: Ipecac Recordings Review: Mike Patton has been scoring films for a few years now, such as for 2008′s A Perfect Place and 2009′s Crank: High Voltage. His latest [...]

Album Review: Feersum Ennjin

December 14, 2011 by  
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Feersum Ennjin Feersum Ennjin Release Date: November 22, 2011 Record Label: Dissociated Press Review: Paul D’Amour, founding member of Tool and Lusk, returned to the world of heavy music with Feersum Ennjin’s self-titled debut on November 22nd.  This marks D’Amour’s first rock release since 1995′s Aenima.  The release of the album was delayed a few [...]

Album Review: Girl in a Coma – “Exits & All the Rest”

December 5, 2011 by  
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Girl in a Coma Exits & All the Rest Release Date: November 1, 2011 Record Label: Blackheart Records Review: San Antonio’s Girl In A Coma are back with their fourth album, titled Exits & All the Rest, released via Blackheart Records. Their latest effort finds the band exploring different sounds and textures while elevating the [...]

Album Review: Puscifer – ‘Conditions of My Parole’

November 15, 2011 by  
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Puscifer Conditions of My Parole Release Date: October 18, 2011 Record Label: Puscifer Entertainment Review: All hands on deck.  Puscifer is back with a new album titled Conditions of My Parole.  Maynard James Keenan and crew have constructed a new a vessel upon the keel that was laid down with their 2007 release “V” Is [...]

Album Review: Patrick Stump – ‘Soul Punk’

November 1, 2011 by  
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Patrick Stump Soul Punk Release Date: October 18, 2011 Record Label: Island Review: The debut solo album from Patrick Stump is titled Soul Punk.  While the entire project is completely written, performed and produced by Stump (with the exception of a guest appearance by Lupe Fiasco), it’s never quite clear that Stump’s voice is ever [...]

Review: The Tower and the Fool – ‘XIII’

October 27, 2011 by  
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The Tower and the Fool XIII Release Date: October 25, 2011 Record Label: Run For Cover Records Review: Providence, Rhode Island’s The Tower and The Fool just released their Run For Cover Records debut, XIII.  The EP is available in 7″ and digital formats. The release consists of two tracks, “Die Alone” and “NYC.”  Both tracks are [...]

Album Review: honeyhoney – ‘Billy Jack’

October 24, 2011 by  
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honeyhoney Billy Jack Release Date: October 24, 2011 Record Label: Lost Highway Records Review: Los Angeles-based duo honeyhoney, Suzanne Santo and Ben Jaffe, are set to release their new album, Billy Jack on October 24 through honeyhoney Records/Lost Highway. This album is a great showcase for how Santo and Jaffe have progressed together as both [...]

Album Review: Mastodon – ‘The Hunter’

October 4, 2011 by  
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Mastodon The Hunter Release Date: September 27, 2011 Record Label: Reprise Records Review: The Hunter, released through Reprise Records on September 27, 2011, is the fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Mastodon. This is the band’s first release under the helm of producer Mike Elizondo. Listening to this album reminded me of [...]

Album Review: Chickenfoot – ‘Chickenfoot III’

September 28, 2011 by  
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Chickenfoot Chickenfoot III Release Date: September 27, 2011 Record Label: eOne Music Review: I liked the first Chickenfoot album, but the chemistry seems a little off. The band was cranking out good tunes, but never really seemed to click together. Fast-forward two years with the release of Chickenfoot III and it sounds like these guys [...]

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