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Events – Sled Island 2010

Posted on June 22, 2010 by admin

Official Site Sled Island is an annual music/arts festival that takes place in Calgary, Alberta (Canada). Some of performers this year include: Antipop Consortium Big Business Bison B.C. Box Elders Cave Deerhoof Dinosaur Jr. F-ed Up Quintron & The Miss Pussycat Why? And many others (see full line-up here).

Download Vault – SIRS, Bitches, Central Street House

Posted on June 22, 2010 by admin

SIRS – Five Minutes / Burlesque / Boo Hoo / Illegal Criminal Crimes (singles) SIRS are from Chicago and describe themselves as “a noise-rock band from Chicago in the Touch&Go / Amphetamine Reptile tradition”. The band includes Mike Greenlees from Tar (who recorded for AmRep), as well as members of Defoliants and Sixteen Tons. Check [...]

Download Vault – Samplers Galore – Livid Records, Sargent House, Patient Sounds

Posted on June 20, 2010 by admin

#1 - Patient Sounds Sampler V1 – 9 tracks – w/ Ambassador Engine, Littoral Drift, Pasture, The Good Old Fashioned Sinners and others Label: Patient Sounds (Fort Collins, Colorado) #2 – The First 4 Years – 18 tracks – w/ End Of Power, Furious Dudes, Daze, The Crumbs, Lil Daggers and others Label: Livid Records [...]

Download – Esperi – 21:21 EP

Posted on June 20, 2010 by admin

And now, for something that’s a bit different… Esperi is a solo project of Chris Lee-Marr, which he himself describes as “Scottish folkish music, blending both acoustic and electronic instruments with organic sound.” He also adds that “A lot of Esperi songs are based around fingerstyle guitar playing and plaintive vocal melodies, often with layers [...]

New Releases – Zond – S/T

Posted on June 19, 2010 by admin

Label: R.I.P. Society A debut album by this Australian trio that was described by Mess + Noise as “a milestone in the rise of one of Australia’s most exhilarating, singular and deafening band”. Further Reading: Mess + Noise / MySpace

Upcoming Releases – Tera Melos – Patagonian Rats

Posted on June 19, 2010 by admin

Label: Sargent House Second studio album from this intricate trio out of California, which is set for release on Sep. 7th via Sargent House label. The band posted a couple of video teasers some of which can be seen below. mp3: Frozen Zoo Further Points of Interest: Redefine Magazine / MusicRemedy / Band’s Tumblr Page [...]

Upcoming Releases – Helmet – Eye Seeing Dog

Posted on June 18, 2010 by admin

This year, Helmet are scheduled to release “Eye Seeing Dog” – their first studio album since 2006 “Monochrome”. Its going to be released via Work Song label, which is run by Hamliton and Joe Henry. Originally it was slated for release in June, but was pushed back to August of 2010. In an interview with [...]

On Tour + Posters – Swans

Posted on June 18, 2010 by admin

Recently reunited Swans are going on tour this fall (and they’re also working on a new album). Tour dates: September 28 – Trocadero Theater (Philadelphia, PA) September 29 – Black Cat (Washington, DC) September 30 – Middle East (Boston, MA) October 1 – Montreal Pop Festival (Montreal, QC) October 2 – Lee’s Palace (Toronto, ON) [...]

On Tour + Posters – Unsane

Posted on June 17, 2010 by admin

This August, Unsane are going on a short tour during which they’re going to perform their 1995 album “Scattered, Smothered & Covered” in its entirety! “We’re really looking forward to the Unsane shows in August,” Chris Spencer comments. “The idea of performing “Scattered, Smothered and Covered” in its entirety is something that I have wanted [...]

Poll Results – Mike Patton’s Best Band/Project

Posted on June 16, 2010 by admin

And the winner is…drumroll… Mr. Bungle with 22 votes!!! The rest of results look the following way: Faith No More – 12 votes Fantomas / Fantomas Melvins Big Band – 7 votes

Poll – Mike Patton’s Best Band / Project

Posted on June 13, 2010 by admin

Mike Patton’s Best Band/ProjectMarket Research

Listomania – Mike Patton / Associates

Posted on June 13, 2010 by admin

Solo mikepatton.de The Musical World of Mike Patton

R.I.P. – Isis (1997-2010)

Posted on June 12, 2010 by admin

As stated on the band’s blog – its the end of the road for much beloved band Isis. The statement from their website reads: “ISIS has reached an end. It’s hard to try to say it in any delicate way, and it is a truth that is best spoken plainly. This end isn’t something that [...]

Mike Patton’s Week – Continued – His Other Bands / Projects

Posted on June 11, 2010 by admin

Hemophiliac – A collaborative project of Mike Patton, Ikue Morn and John Zorn. They produced a self-titled album and 2004 506 (both of which came out on Zorn’s Tzadik label). House Of Discipline – A short-lived collaboration between Bob Ostertag, Otomo Yoshihide and Mike Patton. Their sole output is one track on “Angelica 1997” compilation [...]

Mike Patton’s Week – Continued – Faith No More

Posted on June 10, 2010 by admin

Official Site MySpace Page While they may seem relatively tame compared to Mike Patton’s other bands/projects, FNM’s desire to keep reinventing themselves is what separates them from the rest of the crowd (also consider numerous line-up changes and a stint with Courtney Love as a vocalist in the early 80s and the band’s frequent genre-hopping). [...]

Mike Patton’s Week – Continued – Fantomas

Posted on June 9, 2010 by admin

Band’s Bio on Ipecac MySpace Page Formed in 1998, Fantomas is a supegroup which includes Buzz Osbourne (Melvins), Mike Patton ( Faith No More / Mr. Bungle), Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle) and Dave Lombardo (Slayer). Much of the band’s music is dedicated to cinema in all of its forms – from animation to horror movies [...]