Catch Quiet Hollers (Alt Country / Indie) from Louisville, KY on their Northeast Tour in Akron, OH. Joining them are Akron's Valleytown, and Eddie Doldrum. Quiet Hollers Official Website Hollers Videos on YouTube Like those fellers on Facebook! ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Juhk8VBeaEI Longstanding grindcore powerhouse PHOBIA today brutalize the masses with another brand new track from their forthcoming LP, Remnants Of Filth, pending public release via Willowtip Records on June 5th. Unleash total hell with the relentless third track from Remnants Of Filth, the unarguably pissed "Submission Hold," right now via DECIBEL MAGAZINE. The band also recently disbursed the album's second track, "Contradiction," which is slaughtering the lands via Youtube HERE. PHOBIA will be spreading their hostility througho...
Touring Europe With Mastodon Now Portland, Oregon's RED FANG have a new video on YouTube for "Hank Is Dead", which is taken from their critically acclaimed release Murder The Mountains. RED FANG worked with director extraordinaire, Whitey McConnaughy on the video which can be viewed here: Drummer John Sherman spoke about the "Hank is Dead" video: "Another great concept from the brilliant mind of Whitey McConnaughy. This one came together super quick with the help of some insane Portland locals and their sick air guitar skills. We basically just threw a big party and had a blast while a ...
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Emii is a girl after my own heart — she’s into comic books, science fiction and video games. She has a penchant for martial arts and is inspired by the costumes in “Assassin's Creed.” A true girl’s girl, Emii has spent the past few years building a career that is on the verge of exploding. A self-possessed star on the rise, Emii’s stuff is unapologetically pop with a dance feel but a decided rock edge. In short, rock chicks won’t feel bad if they get caught rocking Emii in their car. Emii says she’s “pop and proud,” which is evident in her body of work. Her brand of pop ...
The Bright Light Social Hour is an independent rock group with its feet planted firmly in the 21st century. They have a popular series of videos on YouTube and a moustache fetish that’s famous. Also, they play really good music. Music so good you should feel slightly embarrassed if one of their songs isn’t on your playlist. Buzzbin had the chance to interview the band and discuss the online music scene. If you look up the Turkish guy on Wikipedia, you’ll be impressed, too. 1. How did you meet? What brought you together? Curt and I met at Southwestern University. He sent out a campus ...
Still Drinkin’, Still Rockin’ The Unband comes to film Ed. note: This article originally appeared in the first incarnation of Youngstown Pulse sometime between 2003-05. B.J. LISKO Youngstown Pulse Magazine Editor God damnit. I didn’t want to drink tonight. But of course, a night I designate as “recovery,” in a very loose sense, there in the rusty tin box at the end of the driveway is the documentary of The Unband, “We Like To Drink, We Like to Play Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Fuckin’ assholes. Two viewings of this, 12 beers later, and here I am at the computer. I’ve been call...
Joan Jett Todd Oldham/Joan Jett and guests Hot off the release of “The Runaways” movie comes the (kind-of) autobiography of Joan Jett. It’s better served as a very well designed coffee table book than deep look into the life of the “female Chuck Berry.” Joan writes a bit here and there and offers a little more insight into relationships with her former Runaways band-mates and manager Kim Fowley as well as long-time solo manager Kenny Laguna. It’s not much anyone not already familiar with Joan didn’t really know. There’s no bombshells dropped regarding her sexuality or anythin...
"We Never Learn" Eric Davidson In what’s probably the only true documented account on the subject, New Bomb Turks howler Eric Davidson took on the rather enormous task of chronicling the underground rock ‘n’ roll scene all over the world for a span of 13 years, 1988-2001. We Never Learn is the story behind so many bands that were on the brink of conquering the world, their regions, their cities, or in some cases just their small dank scenes if only for a split second, before the whole damn music industry changed, before people changed, and before mortgages, family life and in certain c...
If you knew nothing about Illstyle Rockers and looked them up, you’d discover their break-dance battles on YouTube, but this group is so much more beyond that. MCing, DJing, Beatboxing and dancing are all aspects of Illstyle Rockers. They truly do it all. Members of Illstyle performed at Annabell's Bar & Lounge Saturday night. Old school funk and hip-hop could be heard even from the patio. Members would go onto the dance floor and pop a few moves every once in a while as the basement slowly filled with an assorted audience: a couple and their teenage daughter, hipster kids who usually...
Luckily I have been relatively insulated when it comes to “the Biebs”, as he’s known around my apartment. I’m aware of him, his fans, and his phenomenon. Upon some research, I have found that Justin Bieber is actually a solid musician; he taught himself to play drums, guitar, piano and trumpet. Let’s also state for the record that he’s a pretty ok singer, mediocre dancer and full-time tween heartthrob. All of which, I’m sure, adds up to a whole lot of disposable income up for grabs. That said, you could not pay me to get close to Cleveland’s Wolstein Center even 48 hour...
toq7cNCC1KE She is the great pretender or leader of The Pretenders, and he is a Welsh rocker who fell in love with this Pretender. So what’s the fuss? She is the ageless Chrissie Hynde and he is JP Jones, 27 years younger. On their debut album, JP, Chrissie & The Fairground Boys’ Fidelity, the two tell the heart-wrenching tale of their impossible love. The sexual tension and longing fill every groove, guitar lick, duet and refrain. Fidelity is a potpourri of dramatic acoustic and rock balladry tinged with country and folk. The melodic intertwining of Hynde’s trademark a...
3v0cGueuq8o By Julia Kazar ‘Loud,’ ‘crazy’ and ‘amazing’ are just three of the words that can best describe an August Burns Red show, and they definitely apply to their show on Wednesday night when they played at Musica. Also on the bill that night were a few other metal bands; My Children My Bride, Ichabod Crane and The Approach and the Execution. All of whom put on incredible shows as well. By the time August Burns Red was ready to take the stage the crowd was already pumped up and excited for the show, even though Musica was packed full of people and because of the...
o9So2EuvWVw By Jessica Lumpp Last Friday, the House of Blues Cleveland welcomed back local favorite Amplexus in the Cambridge Room. The six-piece, hard rock outfit that originally hails from Kent provided a great kick-start to the holiday weekend. The opening bands, The Approach and the Execution, Skies of December and Affiance served as metal calisthenics, showcasing the areas surprising variety of untapped talent, eventually giving way to Amplexus headlining set. The band began their set with a rousing track, "At Sea," from their latest EP, Ghost Sessions. Combining aggressiv...
By Julia Kazar It seems like today most bands feel that if they don’t make it big and become hugely successful they give up on their music all together. They care more about becoming famous than about enjoying themselves and having fun. Psychostick isn’t one of these bands. They are all about having fun, with everything they do. Formed over ten years ago, Psychostick is a hard rock band that has always put having fun first. They even find a way to laugh at their most embarrassing moments, like tripping on stage and their pants falling down. If you look up any of their v...
2RUZ_Qqhgsg You may not have heard of the former percussionist of the eclectic band Cibo Matto, Duma Love, but he has accomplished a lot throughout his musical career. He has performed twice on The David Letterman Show, beat boxed on The Beastie Boys’ Check Your Head album and sang with Yoko Ono. Last year in July, Love contacted producer J. Shepherd of Intolerance Records in Akron to create an album, but there was a problem. Duma had only nine days to record over fifty hip hop, R&B, rock, punk and classical guitar tracks, with only him and J. Shepherd playing the instruments. Lo...
Metal supergroup Charred Walls of the Damned is a culmination of some of the best musicians on the metal scene together on one stage. Richard Christy, former drummer for Death and Iced Earth and recurring guest on Howard Stern, began putting the group together in the spring of 2009. It's an all-star cast of Christy's favorite musicians: Jason Suecof on guitar, Tim "Ripper" Owens on vocals (also of Iced Earth) and Steve Digiorgio on bass. Their self-titled debut album was released earlier this year on February 2nd. The album received postive reviews overall, due to the group's ability t...
d2fMKKGnZRM By Julia Kazar On Wednesday night Wang Chung made their triumphant return to Akron and gave everyone at the show that night one more chance to Wang Chung tonight when they played at Musica. Even though the band was showing their age a bit, they still put on a great show and most of the audience didn’t seem to notice, whether it was their first time seeing the band or they had been fans of them since the beginning. “It’s great to see them still performing” says one audience member, Luke Hackenbery, “and it’s great that they’re doing new music.” They open...
Rachel Roberts, the lovable indie-folk Akron native, will play at Annabell's Thursday, July 1st, along with Plug-In Reindeer and Shivering Timbers. Roberts, known for her mellow music and lulling voice, keeps it simple with an acoustic guitar and solid songwriting. Her influences range from classical to classic rock, and has performed with many of the big-name acts from the area such as Chrissie Hynde, DEVO and The Black Keys. She's working on finishing her second album "Lighting Loves the Kite," as well as an album with her band, Rachel's Secret Stache. Her voice is clear and mesmerizi...
jbspBXbK8YY By Julia Kazar Folk singer Leah Ashton is just starting her musical career and despite still being one of the new kids on the block she is already making a big name for herself. Thursday night was her Ohio CD release party to promote her newest CD; Things Better Left Unsaid. If the crowd at Musica that night was any kind of judge, it is going to sell big. One audience member, Rob Wemhoff, said about Ashton and her music; “she has a great voice, and I can picture her singing some place in Vegas, she has that kind of voice.” Leah opened the show with her own unique versi...
