Review: Chuck Leavell - Back to the Woods

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ChuckLeavell - Back to the Woods (EvergreenArts)With a pedigree as a key (notincidental) member of the Allman Brothers Band and long-time Stones sideman itcomes as no surprise to find that ‘Back to the Woods’ showcases a craftsman atthe peak of his powers. Exquisitely restrained but hugely erudite keyboardplaying breathes new life into a well-chosen selection of blues classics, mostof which (by the likes of Memphis Slim, Skip James and especially Leroy Carr) originate in the years 1929 to 1936, giving them agenuinely contemporary feel without ever distracting from the originalcharacter of the songs.
As a pianist of internationalrenown Leavell has rarely stepped up to the mic, but his laconic lead vocals onall bar three tracks are adequate for the job in hand, giving their bestaccount on a mesmerising rendition of Charles Calhoun (via Ray Charles)’s ‘LosingHand’. Impressive guests including John Mayer, Keef and Candi Staton make validcontributions without threatening to steal the show. He may have an enviablephone book, but this is no ‘and friends’ exploitation; it’s Chuck’s gig andbetter for it.  www.chuckleavell.comwww.evergreenarts.comNeil B.

Classical CD for newborns to inspire a love of music

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Every newborn baby in Scotland will receive aclassical CD to inspire a love of music.
The RoyalScottish National Orchestra (RSNO) with the Association of Registrars ofScotland will offer a disc to babies born over the next year.
The CD will bedistributed to all 220 offices across Scotland and is expected to reach up to60,000 families.
The compilationtitled Astar, Gaelic for 'journey', features Scottish songs, nursery rhymes andclassical works.
The CD wasrecorded by the RSNO and RSNO Junior Chorus, led by music director PeterOundjian.
He said:"When I was an infant my godfather gave me a tiny record player, I wouldplace it under the family piano and put on my prized recording of Peter and theWolf.
"It becamemy sanctuary, a place where I knew I could find joy.
Positive impact
"I havefound that the power and beauty of music can truly transform lives and Iseriously hope that the recipients of Astar enjoy many hours of shared pleasureto this wonderful music."
Recent studieshave shown that listening to music has a positive impact on young children'scognitive development, the RSNO said.
Fiona Hyslop,Cabinet Secretary for Culture, said: "This delightful project willencourage an early introduction to the joy of music for Scotland's youngestchildren.
"It willhelp to give babies the best possible start in life, strengthen the building ofparent-child bonds, and encourage families to use music to enhance learning inthe home."
Source: BBC
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Review: Cannons North – Goodbye Dog

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CannonsNorth – Goodbye Dog (Independent)Minneapolis has always had a healthy music scene, andsince the mid ‘80s and the rise of The Jayhawks, alt. country / Americana hasbeen one of the dominant genres in the city. Cannons North represent one of thenew generation of bands picking up steel guitars and mandolins, and with foursinger-songwriters in their ranks, they’ve got plenty to say.
So, with four out of five members contributing songsit’s hardly surprising that their debut album has appeared only a year aftertheir inception. Perhaps it’s a little more unexpected that it sounds so fullyformed. There’s a genuine group dynamic at play. Though it’s easy enough toseparate the different singers, and even their writing styles, “Goodbye Dog”hangs together extremely well. Opening cut “Cannonball Express” displays manyof the same characteristics that defined the first Wilco album, an uncomplicatedcountry-rock style, played with genuine enthusiasm and a lot of heart. “Drive”feels like a call to arms, a Cannons North theme song with an in-built love ofthe road, and the opportunity to spread the joy. The title track’s a countrytearjerker – the singer really loved that dog – and “Not The Life” providesanother moody, brooding highlight. Good songs, good singers and good musicians– be sure to check out “Goodbye Dog” and dig the new breed.www.cannonsnorth.comwww.facebook.com/Cannons-NorthRob F.

Chinese author Mo Yan wins Nobel Prize for Literature

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Chinese author Mo Yan has been awarded the 2012 NobelPrize for literature.
A prolificauthor, Mo has published dozens of short stories, with his first work publishedin 1981.
The SwedishAcademy praised his work which "with hallucinatory realism merges folktales, history and the contemporary".
The 57-year-oldis the first Chinese resident to win the prize. Chinese-born Gao Xingjian washonoured in 2000, but is a French citizen.
Mo is the 109threcipient of the prestigious prize, won last year by Swedish poet TomasTranstroemer.
Presented bythe Nobel Foundation, the award - only given to living writers - is worth 8million kronor (£741,000).
"He hassuch a unique way of writing. If you read half a page of Mo Yan you immediatelyrecognise it as him," said Peter Englund, head of the Academy.
He said Mo hadbeen told of the award, adding: "He was at home with his dad. He said hewas overjoyed and terrified."
Born Guan Moye,the author writes under the pen name Mo Yan, which means "don'tspeak" in Chinese.
He beganwriting while a soldier in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and receivedinternational fame in 1987 for Red Sorghum: A Novel of China.
Made into afilm which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in 1988, the novellawas a tale of the brutal violence in the eastern China countryside where hegrew up during the 1920s and 1930s.
Favouring towrite about China's past rather than contemporary issues, the settings for Mo'sworks range from the 1911 revolution, Japan's wartime invasion and Mao Zedong'sCultural Revolution.
"He has avery impressive oeuvre," Michel Hockx, Professor of Chinese at the Universityof London, said.
"He has alarge readership and he addresses the human condition in a way in which theNobel Committee likes to see."
Mo's otheracclaimed works include Republic of Wine, Life And Death Are Wearing Me Out andBig Breasts and Wide Hips.
The latter bookcaused controversy when it was published in 1995 for its sexual content anddepicting a class struggle contrary to the Chinese Communist Party line.
The author wasforced by the PLA to withdraw it from publication although it was pirated manytimes.
After it wastranslated into English a decade later, the book won him a nomination for theMan Asian Literary Prize.
Despite hissocial criticism Mo is seen in his homeland as one of the foremost contemporaryauthors, however critics have accused him of being too close to the CommunistParty.
"A writershould express criticism and indignation at the dark side of society and theugliness of human nature," the author said in a speech at the FrankfurtBook Fair in 2009.
"Some maywant to shout on the street, but we should tolerate those who hide in theirrooms and use literature to voice their opinions."
His latestnovel, Frog, about China's "one child" population control policy, wonthe Mao Dun Literature Prize - one of his country's most prestigious literatureprizes - last year.
Mo and theother Nobel laureates for medicine, physics, chemistry and peace, will receivetheir prizes at formal ceremonies in Stockholm and Oslo on 10 December - theanniversary of the death of prize creator Alfred Nobel in 1896.
Source: BBC
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Review: Three Second Kiss – Tastyville

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ThreeSecond Kiss – Tastyville (Africantape)For “Tastyville”, Three Second Kiss’ sixth albumsince 1996, drummer Sacha Tilotta assumes the recording / mixing role, aposition previously occupied by Shellac’s Steve Albini and Ian Burgess(producer of Shellac, Jawbox and Cows) amongst others.
Musically the Italian trio (Massimo Mosca - bass andvocals, Sergio Carlini – guitar, alongside drummer Tilotta) occupies a spacesomewhere amid post hardcore, post grunge, math rock and minimalist rock. Thebass and drums groove with a formidable, yet controlled, force that ischallenged by psychedelic and abstract guitar work. The vocals do however haveto vie for space and the gritty, tormented, hallucinatory concepts are a littleoverwhelmed.
In a nutshell “Tastyville” is muscular, irregular yettightly syncopated. Three Second Kiss play All Tomorrow’s Parties’ “TheNightmare before Christmas” (30th November – 2nd December) alongside Shellac,Wire, Mission of Burma to name but few.www.africantape.comwww.myspace.com/threesecondkiss

SiriusXM's Liquid Metal to Premiere New Bison B.C. Song Tonight

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New Album Lovelessness Available October 22nd on Metal Blade Records

In the great Canadian spirit of loss and heart ache, the downer foursome known as BISON B.C.have managed to scourge their rotting brains desperately puking out new psalms of suffering. Akin to a lunatic writing their opus on the bedroom wall with their own shit comes this strange noise from the west coast melting pot of shit and failure; in a country based on terrifying distance and lonesome, stoic suffering. Lovelessness does not portray the death of love or the lack of the same. Rather it attempts to map out the pathetic and desperate pursuit of love, which in itself becomes violent like a cancer, an assault on anything that is good in the world. A heartfelt repulsion towards anything that could bring pleasure, because with happiness we suffer truly - the wanting of more. Gluttons! Pigs to the trough! Lead us to treachery! Lead us to solitude!

This evening SiriusXM's Liquid Metal will be exclusively premiering another new track fromLovelessness. Tune in to channel 40 tonight at 5pm EST and get a first listen to the song "Clozapine Dream".

Brooklyn Vegan is streaming the track "Last and First Things" HERE.

BISON B.C. worked with acclaimed producer Sanford Parker at Soma and Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago to record Lovelessness. Parker is best known for his work with bands such as Yob, Pelican, Rwake, Yakuza, Nachtmystium, Zoroaster, Unearthly Trance, and more. Needless to say, Parker is more than qualified to put-to-tape the raw, furious energy that isBISON B.C.

The first single from Lovelessness entitled "Anxiety Puke / Lovelessness" is streaming exclusively HERE. Get a first listen and be sure to pre-order your copy of the album. With Lovelessness,BISON B.C. will surely cement themselves as one of Canada's finest metal exports.

Lovelessness Tracklisting:
1. An Old Friend
2. Anxiety Puke / Lovelessness
3. Last and First Things
4. Blood Music
5. Clozapine Dream
6. Finally Asleep

BISON B.C Lineup
James Farwell: Guitar/Vocals
Dan And: Guitar/Vocals
Masa Anzai: Bass
Matt Wood: Drums

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Chris Cohen shares "Monad" video + Tour Dates + *Overgrown Path* available now

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Watch: "Monad" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9rISKHf2js

Chris Cohen is proud to share his Kate Dollenmayer-directed music video for album highlight "Monad" with you, please watch it here. Overgrown Path is currently available from Captured Tracks. Chris recently played a handful of very successful shows on the East Coast. Next, Chris takes his newly formed live band to the West Coast for select dates. After heading West, Chris Cohen goes on tour in Europe. Please scroll down to view all of the tour dates.

Chris Cohen is a 37-year-old native of Los Angeles currently residing in the farmlands of Vermont. He is the child of a former music business executive and a former Broadway actress. His resumé of prior musical projects is a long one: as a contributing member of The Curtains, Cryptacize, Deerhoof, and Natural Dreams, he released 10 full-length albums between 2002 and 2008. Along the way, Cohen was also a touring player with White Magic, Cass McCombs, Haunted Graffiti and Danielson, among others, for stints both short and long. All of this has culminated in his first release under his own name, and his first for Captured Tracks, Overgrown Path.

A singing drummer who writes psychedelic pop music, Cohen also records his own bass, Casio MT65, piano, and guitar. Tracks like "Caller No. 99" and "Monad" follow idiosyncratic forms, but are still melodic in an unconventional and homegrown way - like the best of Robert Wyatt, Mayo Thompson, Syd Barrett, and Jerry Garcia. Overgrown Path unfolds its delicate and unexpected arrangements around Cohen's relaxed baritone, unhurriedly revealing the detailed world wrapped up in each song. It's an album of sounds that will stick in your mind - If you happen to hear "Optimist High" wafting through an open window in your neighborhood this summer, you'll think you've rediscovered an old favorite.

Watch: "Optimist High" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ugd_IywKAw&feature=plcp

Tour Dates

10/13 - Olympia, WA - Eli's
10/16 - Portland, OR - Holocene
10/17 - Arcata, CA - The Bat Cave House
10/18 - San Francisco, CA - Hemlock Tavern
10/19 - Los Angeles, CA - Perhspace
11/22 - Berlin, Germany - Festsaal Kreuzberg w/ Deerhoof
11/23 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Stengade
11/24 - Malmo, Sweden - Debaser w/ Julianna Barwick
11/26 - Oslo, Norway - Mono
11/28 - Hamburg, Germany - Astra Stube
11/29 - Utrecht, Netherlands - Le Guess Who @ Ekko Festival
11/30 - Brussels, Belgium - Autumn Falls @ AB Support w/ Joe Gideon & The Shark
12/1 - Cologne, Germany - Week-End Festival
12/2 - Paris, France - Point Ephemere w/ Mac DeMarco and ARLT
12/6 - Genoa, Italy - Teatro Della Tosse
12/7 - Toulon, France - Midi Festival
12/8 - Lyon, France - Grrrd Zero
12/9 - Lille, France - La Peniche
12/10 - Brighton, UK - The Prince Albert
12/12 - Manchester, UK - Trof Fallowfield
12/13 - Bristol, UK - Start the Bus
12/14 - London, UK - The Lexington
12/15 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - De Nieuwe Anita 

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People Get Ready shares new Arthur Russell-inspired track "Middle Name" via KCRW

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STREAM: "Middle Name" - https://soundcloud.com/brassland/middle-name     STREAM: "Windy Cindy" - http://soundcloud.com/brassland/people-get-ready-windy-cindy

People Get Ready today shares "Middle Name," via KCRW.  It's the second single from the Brooklyn band's self-titled debut album due Oct. 23 on the Brassland label. Steven Reker of the band explains the track: "'Middle Name' imagines what Joan of Arc and Nikola Tesla have in common. And the structure of the song was inspired by an Arthur Russell's 'Nobody Wants a Lonely Heart'..."   Bio: Brooklyn-based four-piece People Get Ready is Steven Reker, Luke Fasano, James Rickman, and Jen Goma. They come from all over the musical map--Reker toured as a dancer and guitarist with David Byrne and Fasano is a former member of Yeasayer.  PGR got their start in December 2009 during a run of shows at one of NY's more influential art houses, The Kitchen.  The band's distinct brand of vivid electronic pop bursts with energy, propelled by swirling and swelling harmonies, hard-to-shake melodies, ornate guitar work and high-energy rhythms set to a vocal ebb and flow led by Reker but harmonized and intensified by the entire band.  Their self-titled debut album was recorded by emerging composer/performer/producer Jherek Bischoff in the summer of 2011 at Denniston Hill, a 100+ year old farm house in upstate New York.  Bischoff  trucked two suitcases of gear to this remote location and recorded them across four rooms of the house while wrangling the spaces incredible acoustic properties.  One quality that makes People Get Ready distinct IS their unique ability to re-define what a band is -- to blur boundaries and forge continuing creative bonds with the formidable list of artists whose paths they've crossed: Robert Wilson (co-creator of Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach), Julie Mehretu (the painter who created the cover art) and Greg Saunier (Deerhoof) just to name a few.  And with Reker's background in movement, the band invites the influences, ideas, and aesthetics of both 'contemporary dance' and 'indie music' to thrive within the same performance space - creating opportunity for a different kind of band and dance to come to light. Or, as The New York Times explains "People Get Ready is an experience beyond hearing music in a club or viewing a dance; it is a moving meditation that suggests dreams."   The band will release their debut album on Brassland October 23, 2012. Here's what the band's founder Steven Reker has to say about this track: "Windy Cindy" was inspired by Cindy Sherman's pictures, her Untitled Film Stills. It's a livable world she's made and I got so into them, I mean really into them. The song is about my desire to take her spot in the picture, forever. I try to do it, it's fine for a bit, but I end up getting tired because I can't hold the pose as long as she can. And then I imagine myself as one of the inanimate objects -- her dress, the glass she's holding, the match that she strikes, the book she gets off the shelf. The objects are endowed perfectly by the way she handles them. It's romantic, but not in a lovey-dovey way but in the way the artwork feels...livable." PEOPLE GET READY 10/18 New York, NY - New York Live Arts (Performing "Specific Ocean")10/19 New York, NY - New York Live Arts (Performing "Specific Ocean")10/20 New York, NY - New York Live Arts (Performing "Specific Ocean")10/27 Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands People Get Ready People Get Ready (Brassland) Street Date: Oct. 23, 2012 Track List:1. Windy Cindy 2. New June 3. Three Strangers 4. Orange Grove 5. Dark Candy 6. Shoe 7. Middle Name 8. Mr. Shoulders 9. Zelda Maria 10. a Squandering  http://www.facebook.com/pplgtrdyhttp://twitter.com/pplgtrdy http://thesepeoplegetready.com/

D.I.S.: Exclusive Track Premiere Brought To You By Stereokiller

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The metal militia at esteemed web portal, Stereokiller, today launch the exclusive premiere of “Becoming Wrath,” from West Coast d-beat instigators, D.I.S. (Destroyed In Seconds). The tune comes off the band’s forthcoming new full-length of the same name, set to detonate on November 1 via Deep Six Records. Notes This Is Not A Scene in an early review of the record: “the album is pretty tight, dishing up a good 30 minutes of crusty d-beat obliteration. If you’re a fan of bands such as Anti Cimex, Wolfbrigade, Disfear, Skitsystem and Discharge, D.I.S.‘s Becoming Wrath definitely has something for you to lose yourself in.” Becoming Wrath was recorded and mixed mid 2012 at Architeuthis Sound in North Hollywood by the band’s own Sean Vahle and features nine tracks of malicious thrash-tinged d-beat downs that capture D.I.S. at their most venomous.
Gouge your ears to “Becoming Wrath” at THIS LOCATION.
In related news, today D.I.S. will unite with longstanding grindcore merchants PHOBIA and powerviolence miscreants STRONG INTENTION for a short run of live d-beatdowns that will include an appearance on the fourth annual New Jersey Deathfest alongside Malignancy, Deceased, Waco Jesus, Ghoul and more.
D.I.S. Fall Tour 2012
w/ Phobia, Strong Intention10/12/2012 Cobra’s Lounge – Chicago, IL
10/13/2012 Beehive – Indianapolis, IN
10/14/2012 Mac’s – Lansing, MI
10/15/2012 Funeral Home – Buffalo, NY
10/16/2012 The Space At Greenstar – Ithaca, NY
10/17/2012 Hootie’s – Pawcatuck, CT
10/18/2012 Dusk – Providence, RI
10/19/2012 New Jersey Metal Fest – Clifton, NJ
10/20/2012 Sidebar – Baltimore, MD
Formed in Los Angeles in 2008 by original members of Phobia, Mange and Eat the Living, D.I.S.’ esteemed musical pedigree, experience and dedication spans decades with each member bringing something diverse to the table resulting in an explosive charge of energy and innovation to an almost predictable scene and style of music. Their 2010 full-length debut, Critical Failure, which Metal Review compared to “what thrash legends D.R.I. would have produced if they were constantly injecting massive amounts of steroids into their bloodstream during recording sessions,” in an 8/10 review, quickly established the band as an unstoppable force with which to be reckoned. Song topics ranged from political indignity, religious strife to personal turmoil. The music, a crushing powerhouse of Swedish influenced D-Beat punk, mixed with ripping metal and thrash, backed by traditionally aggressive punk vocals. Following its release, the band tore up the local Los Angeles scene and West Coast before heading across the U.S. and finally to Europe, topping it off at the Obscene Extreme Festival where they systematically leveled a rabid crowd of stage divers and circle-pitting maniacs!
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First BOYS NOIZE music video "ICH R U" of the album OUT OF THE BLACK (out now digitally + on 10/16 physically)

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THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE STUNNING VIDEO (DIRECTED BY PATRICK JEAN & SEBASTIEN LOGHMAN) TODAY, OCT. 12TH
Get ready for the new single "Ich R U" [single + remixes out Mid Nov 2012], taken from Boys Noize's new album Out Of The Black [out now].

WATCH “ICH R U“ VIDEO HERE: http://www.youtube.com/boysnoize

On this track Boys Noize shows his funky, future-disco, robotic side or as he explains it;"Ich R U" is probably the most melodic one on my new album. If you know some of my tracks like "Yeah", "Jeffer" or "Shine Shine" ...it has that sort of vibe.“ "It surprises me that friends or fans sometimes prefer the melodic or softer stuff I do, especially on my remixes and I think "Ich R U" is obviously more of a softer one - but it's still super funky and Disco6000. Again, it has robot vocals, which I prefer to the human one, haha...“

BOYS NOIZE LIVE - OUT OF THE BLACK TOUR 2012
LIVE (*) and DJ Dates
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10/09 - Edinburgh @ HMV Picturehouse
10/12 – Manchester (UK) @ TBA *
10/13 – London (UK) @ Coronet *
10/15 - Prague(CZ) @ Roxy
10/17 – Zurich (CH) @ Maag Halle *
10/18 – Geneva (CH) @ Salle des Fetes de Thonex *
10/19 – Lille (FR) @ Fantastic Festival *
10/20 – Nantes (FR) @ Stereolux *
10/23 – Oslo (N) @ Rockefeller *
10/24 – Stockholm (SWE) @ Arenan *
10/25 – Copenhagen (DK) @ Vega *
10/26 - Warsaw (POL) @ 1500m2
10/27 – Vienna (AUSTRIA) @ Gasometer *
10/28 – Bologna (IT) @ Link *
10/31 – Milan (IT) @ Limelight *
11/01 – Lyon (FR) @ La Sucriere *
11/02 – Paris (FR) @ La Cigale *
11/03 – Toulouse (FR) @ Le Bikini *
11/04 – Nimes (FR) @ Paloma *
11/08 – Madrid (SP) @ Arena *
11/09 - Frankfurt (GER) @ Cocoon
11/13 – Amsterdam (NL) @ Paradiso *
11/14 – Cologne (GER) @ E-Werk *
11/15 – Hamburg (GER) @ Docks *
11/17 – Munich (GER) @ Kesselhaus *
11/18 - Berlin(GER) @ Columbiahalle *
11/21 - Isla Grande (PR) @ Muelles Panamericano
11/23 - Fort Lauderdale, FL (USA) @ Revolution *
11/24 – Orlando, FL (USA) @ House of Blues *
11/28 – Washington, DC (USA) @ Fillmore *
11/30 - New York, NY (USA) @ Roseland Ballroom *
12/01 – Philadelphia, PA (USA) @ TLA *
12/02 – Boston, MA (USA) @ House of Blues *
12/03 - South Burlington, VT (USA) @ Higher Ground Ballroom
12/06 – Montreal (CAN) @ Telus Theatre *
12/07 - Toronto (CAN) @ Sound Academy *
12/08 – Chicago, IL (USA) @ Aragon *
12/09 - Maplewood, MN (USA) @ Myth
12/10 - St. Louis, MO (USA) @ Pageant *
12/11 - Seattle. WA (USA) @ Neptune
12/12 - Vancouver, BC(CAN) @ Venue
12/13 - Portland, OR (USA) @ Roseland Theater
12/14 - Oakland, CA (USA) @ Fox Theatre *
12/15 - Los Angeles, CA (USA) @ Palladium *
12/16 - San Diego, CA (USA) @ House of Blues *
12/17 - El Paso, TX (USA) @ Buchanan's
12/18 – Denver, CO (USA) @ Fillmore *
12/19 - Austin, TX (USA) @ Kingdom
12/20 – Dallas, TX (USA) @ House of Blues *
12/21 – Houston, TX (USA) @ House of Blues *

Boys Noize - Out Of The Black - final track listing:
01. What You Want
02. XTC
03. Missile
04. Ich R U
05. Rocky 2
06. Circus Full Of Clowns feat. GIZZLE
07. Conchord feat. Siriusmo
08. Touch It
09. Reality
10. Merlin
11. Stop
12. Got It feat. Snoop Dogg

Recent praise for Out Of The Black:
"Boys Noize third album does what everyone wanted Justice's last to do - there, we said it" - Mixmag
"Out of the Black bypasses the slickness of mainstream EDM in favor of the raw, buzzsaw electro" – Rolling Stone
"...a return to the raw and rough bass sounds" - Complex
"Monster tunes to be cranked out at the volume they deserve." - BBC
"Maintaining the restless spirit of old-school house and acid in his broody, shifty electro-techno bangers and remixes, he deserves as much of a headliner profile as he wants at this point." - SPIN
"...a beat that grinds so hard that Snoop Lion had no choice but to morph back to his Doggy Style ways and spit a couple new verses. Lay your ear to down to these two dirty dogs." - VIBE
One of the most influential DJs of the past decade... I wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for Boys Noize" - Diplo
"It's classic Boys Noize with a new element of aggression and sophistication. Love this album" - Skrillex

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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros To Appear On Austin City Limits, Unveil Fan-Created Music Video For "Child"

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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros today announced that they will record a live performance for Season 38 of the PBS series Austin City Limits, the longest running music program in television history. Austin City Limits is the only award-winning television show to have been honored with the National Medal of the Arts. The episode featuring Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros is scheduled to air on February 9, 2013 on PBS stations around the United States (check local listings).
The band also recently revealed a new music video for their song "Child" from this spring's acclaimed release Here. The video was directed by Polish fan Michael Byra - winner of a contest powered by Genero.tv The winning video was chosen specifically by the band and Genero.tv. To see additional music video entries for the contest, click HERE.

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Child [Official Video]

Said the band's Alex Ebert, "Firstly, a huge thanks to all who contributed videos - it has been humbling receiving such an array of impassioned work. Though we have singled out three, I truly hope that the process of making every one of these videos has been a rewarding experience for everyone who involved themselves. I know that each video will exist forever in its own right and I thank you all for gifting us with these timeless creations. As for our three picks, we watched them in a small room, all of us together, and laughed and cried. Thank you very much for these eloquent, thoughtful, daring videos."
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros recently wrapped up a North American tour and will head to Australia this week for nearly sold-out run of dates with Mumford & Sons. The band is touring in support of their second album entitled Here, which was released on May 29^th via Community Music. Relix Magazine hailed it as "an album full of undeniable folk-rock hooks, gospel overtones, infectious lyrics, orchestral swells and a whole lot of love," and Entertainment Weekly praised the album and its "lovely troubadour melodies."
The band is putting the final touches on the follow up to Here, which will be released next year and will perform at Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest on November 4th.   
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Nightlands' Dave Hartley Announces Oak Island, out Jan. 22 on Secretly Canadian; Listen to "So Far So Long" Now

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The son of a genetic engineer, Dave Hartley has eschewed his father's profession but decidedly inherited his analytical proclivities and love of "the lab." As Nightlands, Hartley is a scientist trying to create and understand art through analytical process. Here, with sophomore album Oak Island, his follow up to 2010's superb Forget the Mantra, new questions are explored: what happens when the human voice is layered exponentially? Is the sum more man, or more melancholy machine? In seeking these answers, Nightlands takes us on a spirit quest through lush forests down into The Uncanny Valley. Each distorted, silver-voiced melody is wrapped in the sounds of 70s AM gold - plucked acoustic guitars, trumpets, dulcimers and hand percussion. In using these pop touchstones, the songs become something close to memories, the faded feelings that tide in and out of you when conjuring the past. To this end, virtually every chord played on Oak Island is a major-7th, the most nostalgic harmonic grouping. Seals & Croft produced by mid-70s beetle-voiced Brian Eno. Crosby, HAL and Nash. 
Beneath the analytics and technical experimentation lie 10 pop songs about sadness and love; this silvery robot has learned what it means to be human and paid a great cost. The elegant, lunar bossa-nova of album standout "So Far So Long," with its distant trumpeted satellite signals, offers a slow, confident lilting and wilting, as Hartley considers traversing space and time.
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Hartley is a prolific sideman in many notable bands in and around Philadelphia and the extraordinary bassist of The War on Drugs (he played bass on Sharon Van Etten's epic,in Sondre Lerche's touring band, and sings in The Silver Ages). Listeners expecting a simple side project, however, will be surprised by the boldness and scope of his vision--Nightlands is the Chuck Close painting to the The War on Drugs' De Kooning.
Nightlands tour dates: Thu. Oct. 25 - Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCAThu. Nov. 29 - Brooklyn, NY @ GlasslandsTue. Dec. 4 - Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA (performing original score to "2001: A Space Odyssey")
Oak Island track listing:01. Time & Place02. So Far So Long03. You're My Baby04. Nico05. So it Goes06. Born to Love07. I Fell In Love With a Feeling08. Rolling Down The Hill09. Other Peoples Pockets10. Looking For Rain
http://www.nightlands.us/http://secretlycanadian.com/artist.php?name=nightlandshttp://www.facebook.com/Nightlandshttp://twitter.com/nightlands

RAC Announce Endless Summer Tour + Compilation Out 11/6

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RAC will kick off their ten day long Endless Summer Tour on November 8 in Costa Mesa, CA with three of the most sought after names in Indie Dance:Classixx, Cosmic Kids, and Jerome LOL. The four will be joining forces to co-headline a series of tour dates (presented by Red Bull Music Academy) up and down the west coast of North America this Fall.

There has been an emergence of underground dance parties where the lo-fi sounds of Indie Music has blurred the lines with the upbeat sing-along vocals of Pop.  A movement has developed around this feel good sound thanks to singles like RAC's "Hollywood", Classixx's "I'll Get You", and LOL Boys "Changes".  Songs that conjure memories of summer, they take you to a place that is nostalgic and warm.
 
RAC DJ DATES

11/08 – Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar
11/09 – Los Angeles, CA - Lure
11/10 - Tijuana, MX - La Mi Ja
11/11 – San Diego, CA - Voyeur
11/15 – San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine
11/17 – Vancouver, BC - Five Sixty
11/18 – Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
 
RAC release a new compilation RAC – CHAPTER 1 with RAC Records on November 6.  The album is a collection of their “best of” remixes from 2008 until now.  It will be available as a full download (1 mix) and most tracks will be available as single downloads. RAC – CHAPTER 1 will also include the exclusive RAC mix of Classixx’s “Stranger Love”.  You can download RAC’s mix of Mayer Hawthorne’s “No Strings Attached” HERE on Soundcloud.

 
Photo Credit: Jon Duenas

RAC (pronounced Ar-Ay-Cee) have been reinventing the art of remixing and gathering widespread acclaim since the collective's creation in 2007.  Andre Anjos of RAC strives to maintain a style of remixing that strays from the "club mix" archetype, creating new incarnations of songs that stem from the original structure, but expand on their genre and musical arrangement.  The newest expansion of the RAC family is RAC DJs, a creative teaming of Andre Anjos and Karl Kling.  With this, RAC takes its remix theory to the booth, altering and combining tracks on the fly, to create an engaging soundscape fed by crowd energy and live interaction.
 
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JOHN THE CONQUEROR'S NEW SELF-TITLED LP - OUT NEXT TUESDAY!

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JOHN THE CONQUEROR'S TOUR DATESNov. 03 The Legendary Dobbs - Philadelphia, PA (John The Conqueror Record Release Show)Nov. 08 Broadway’s - Asheville, NC w/ Left Lane CruiserNov. 09 Jack of Hearts - Weaverville, NCNov. 16 Joe Squared Station North - Baltimore, MDNov. 17 Clementine Cafe - Harrisonburg, VANov. 19 Slim’s Downtown - Raleigh, NC[more dates to be announced soon] Power trio John the Conqueror has made a splash in Philly scene over the past year, dishing out a moving blend of blues, soul and rock n’ roll... The swaggery trio might be Philly’s answer to Gary Clark Jr. - WXPN’s THE KEY
A fine punk-blues rock record that sounds like The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion if JSBX were from the Mississippi Delta. It’s all smokestacks, greasy ball bearings, mudslides, and corn liquor swilled from mason jars; raggedly scorching guitar riffs, a thunderous rhythm section, and howled vocals. A hell of an impressive debut. - HAPPENING! MAGAZINE
The trio from Mississippi, now based in Philly, have the smoothness of classic '50s soul mixed with a southern twang. Named after an African-American mythological folk legend, of whom the likes of Dr. John, Muddy Waters, and Willie Dixon have sung, the band possesses a magical power that empowers emotion. – KNUCKLE RUMBLER
Leader Pierre Moore has a matter-of-fact singing voice, tasteful six-string skills and a tuneful writing style that balances licks & melody and avoids classic rock overload. - THE BIG TAKEOVER
They will bring you from the church to the juke joint in four quick minutes. – MADD CHICAGO
Pretty damn badass classic bluesy based guitars and real rock’n'roll. - ALAN CROSS – A JOURNAL OF MUSICAL THINGS


John The Conqueror's self-titled debut album is an amalgamation of the many sounds and styles (old and new) mined from both the North and South. Cousins Pierre Moore (vocals & guitar) and Michael Gardner (drums) are natives of Jackson, MS, while bassist Ryan Lynn hails from Philly - where the trio now call home. Together they mix a bedrock of raw deep blues with funk, soul, punk and scuzzed-up rock-n-roll into one helluva potent musical Molotov cocktail.
Perhaps what makes John The Conqueror so refreshing, however, is their honest, simple, yet extremely passionate approach to their music. Gardner and Moore (the latter who learned to play guitar in his early teens from a homeless man who slept in the back room of an auto repair shop) have been playing together in bands since their college days in Oxford, MS, although Gardner recently switched from bass to drums to make room for Lynn in the line-up in early 2011.
The ten expressive, unrestrained tracks featured on this effort are delivered with a youthful, reckless abandon as channeled through some truly old souls. And, not unlike the mythological African-American folk hero they’re named after, that should be enough to resonate with just about any generation.
John The Conqueror was produced by Pierre Moore and recorded in Philadelphia at Retrocity Studios & Jesse Gimbel's Basement.
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OBELYSKKH: Full Album From German Slugesters Streaming At Stereokiller

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As White Lightnin’, the second full-length from German quartet OBELYSKKH, nears release on Exile On Mainstream next week, today Stereokiller is hosting an exclusive stream of the entire album.
White Lightnin’ is a roaring tour de force of catchy, flowing sludge/doom with just the right amount of atmospheric properties to counter its skull-shattering low-end assault, drawing from pure filth through psychedelic soundscapes into postrock and back. The output of OBELYSKKH is crushing but it also breathes some kind of repetitive mantra-like ambition, which clears the air here and there and thus declines total negativity.
Go forth and rock the hell out to White Lightnin’ and catch up on more OBELYSKKH at Stereokiller RIGHT HERE.
Amidst tours and live performances throughout Germany and abroad since their 2008 inception, White Lightnin’ follows-up OBELYSKKH’s long-time-comin’ debutMount Nysa, which was released in 2011 via now defunct German label Droehnhaus, nearly four years after the band’s formation. Following the immediately incredible response from the doom/sludge scene it received, the band decided  against a massive gap until the next album, and over the turn of the year into 2011 set up camp with Billy Anderson (Sleep, Neurosis, Mr. Bungle, Eyehategod, High On Fire, Melvins, etc.) to capture, mix and master their new work.
White Lightnin’ will see North American release on CD, LP and digital download via Exile On Mainstream this Tuesday, October 16th.
"Obelyskkh brew up a potent cask of doom and heavy psychedelia, crafting ambience as weighted as the lumbering riffs they use to offset it." - The Obelisk
To say that Obelyskkh has great variability and ability doesn’t even do them justice. They have a chemistry that is igniting on all fronts, bass, percussion, guitars, all synced to wretch out the best possible bleak noted music they can... top shelf! 9/10" - This Is Not A Scene
"It’s the dirtiest and most ominous, yet the catchiest doom metal release of the year so far. If you’re a fan of Sleep, Neurosis, Saint Vitus, Eyehategod and the likes, this new Obelyskkh offering is a must-have, and you need to get a hold of it as soon as you possibly can. 9/10" - Metal Assault
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Exclusive DETHKLOK "Making Of" DVD Documentary Snippets Unveiled with ArtistDirect.com, Guitar World Magazine and Modern Drummer Magazine

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Totease next week’s release of DETHKLOK’s album, Metalocalypse:Dethklok Dethalbum III, ArtistDirect.com, Guitar World Magazine and Modern Drummer Magazine have each released a differentexclusive and never-before-seen clip from the “making of” DVD documentaryportion of the deluxe set. Head to ArtistDirect.com to learn about the lyric writingprocess on ‘I Ejaculate Fire’,GuitarWorld.com to watch Brendon Small track rhythm guitars,and ModernDrummer.com to witness Gene Hoglan pummel outnew drum tracks.
Metalocalypse: Dethklok Dethalbum III is being released via Williams StreetRecords on October 16 in a variety of formats including a standard CD, clean CDand Deluxe Edition CD/DVD combo, which will include a 32-minutebehind-the-scenes documentary of the making of Dethalbum III,as well as music videos and more. A vinyl edition of the album with specialetching will also be released on November 6, 2012.
Adult Swim recently announced the release of MetalocalypseSeason 4 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 30, bringing DETHKLOK backto DVD and Blu-ray for the first time in two years. In the fourth season of thecomedy series from co-creators Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha, the bandwelcomes guest appearances from the likes of Corpsegrinder (Cannibal Corpse),Cam Pipes (3 Inches Of Blood), Dweezil Zappa, Jon Hamm and director WernerHerzog among others. Along with all 12 episodes from the series’ fourth season,the Metalocalypse Season 4 DVD and Blu-ray releaseswill feature more than two hours of special features. Highlights from thosefeatures include a 90-minute feature film of Nathan Explosion tackling hislatest Shakespeare reading, in “Nathan Reads Shakespeare 4: Comedy of Errors,”a series of band member “StaresDowns,” a look at DETHKLOK FanArt, “MurderThoughts,” a “Pickles Flyby” and much, much more.
DETHKLOK recentlyannounced a North American headline tour with support from All ThatRemains, Machine Head, and special guest The BlackDahlia Murder. Kicking off on October 30 in Norfolk, VA, the tour featuringthe band from the Metalocalypse animated series will make morethan 30 stops throughout the United States and Canada before coming to an endin Atlanta, GA. For ticket information please visit www.adultswim.com/dethtour.See below for all upcoming tour dates.
With TheBlack Dahlia Murder as the openers, and Machine Head and AllThat Remains alternating direct support positions in the line-up ineach city, the Dethklok North American headliner tour includesthe following stops:
10/30/2012        Norfolk, VA @ Norva10/31/2012        Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory11/2/2012          Silver Spring, MD @ Fillmore11/3/2012          New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom11/4/2012          Worcester, MA @ Palladium11/5/2012          Montreal, QC @ Metropolis11/7/2012          Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy11/8/2012          Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE11/9/2012          Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion11/10/2012        Detroit, MI @ Fillmore11/11/2012        Grand Rapids, MI @Orbit Room11/13/2012        Fargo, ND @ The Venue11/14/2012        Minneapolis, MN @ Myth11/15/2012        Milwaukee, WI @ Rave11/16/2012        Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom11/17/2012        Kansas City, MO @ Midland 11/18/2012        St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant11/20/2012        Denver, CO @ Fillmore11/21/2012        Salt Lake City, UT @ Great Salt Air11/23/2012        Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO11/24/2012        Portland, OR @ Roseland11/26/2012        Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater11/27/2012        Hollywood, CA @ Palladium11/28/2012        Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee11/30/2012        Dallas, TX @ House of Blues12/1/2012          Austin, TX @ Stubbs12/2/2012          Houston, TX @ House of Blues12/4/2012          Orlando, FL @ House of Blues12/6/2012          Chattanooga, TN @ Track 2912/7/2012          Charlotte, NC @ Fillmore12/8/2012          Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
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Free Energy New Album Details, "Dance All Night" MP3 + LIVE @ CMJ!

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10/17: Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas
10/19: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl (The Windish Agency CMJ Showcase), 10pm
10/20: Brooklyn, NY @ The Knitting Factory (AAM CMJ Showcase), 5pm
10/20: Brooklyn, NY @ Public Assembly (Consequence of Sound CMJ Showcase), 1am

“it totally fucking rules. Lighters up!” – Rolling Stone

“a sonic summer vacation“ – FADER

"a good-time 1970s rock rip of epic proportions... unbridled and, inthe spirit of things, totally rad (Best New Music)" –Pitchfork

Free Energy will release their highly anticipated sophomore album, Lovesign,January 15, 2013 via their own Free People Records. Known for their 70s fleckedbangers, epic guitar riffs, and just the right amount of cowbell, the album wasproduced by John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Cyndi Lauper). The bandshared an early taste of the new album with “Electric Fever”a few months back and today have released a new album track single, “Dance AllNight.”  Download the “Dance All Night” free MP3 where itpremiered with Pitchfork or HERE and check out a fun album teaser video here.

“Backscratcher” is a party song bursting with layered guitar andsignature cowbell. Title track “Lovesign” is a hopeful song completewith dirty guitar & explosive choruses while love-sick rock ballad “HeyTonight” slowly builds to a climax. Lead by handclaps and a catchy guitarline, “Girls Want Rock” is an anthemic track designed to make you move.

Dominating any room with their energized performance and sincere crowdconnection, the band has toured with everyone from Titus Andronicus to Weezer. FreeEnergy will play three shows at CMJ this month – don’t miss what RollingStone, Spin, and Alternative Press have declared to be oneof the most exciting bands live!

Trash Talk releases new video + 119 LP out now

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Trash Talk photo credit Brick Stowell

Last Saturday, Trash Talk played a free show at their house. During it, the band recorded videos for "Exile on Broadway" and "Uncivil Disobedience" off their new album 119. Pitchfork was even there to catch it all, watch their mini-doc and check out the two songs here. Trash Talk's new LP 119 is now available via Odd Future Records/Trash Talk Collective. Click here to order it digitally. Click here to check out Trash Talk's t-shirt/CD bundle package.