R.I.P. – Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies aged 38
March 10th, 2010 Filed under: News/Calendar/Industry, R.I.P. by admin
(BBC) – The Lost Boys actor Corey Haim has died aged 38, the Los Angeles coroner’s office has confirmed. A spokeswoman said he passed away in the early hours of Wednesday morning at Providence St Joseph Medical Centre.
A post-mortem will determine the cause of death and no other details have been released as yet. The Canadian-born star’s first role was in the 1984 hit Firstborn. In recent years, he appeared in reality TV show The Two Coreys.
The series, which also starred Haim’s friend Corey Feldman, was cancelled in 2008 after two series.
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ABORT Recommends…Finntroll, Moonsorrow, w/guests, April 22nd, Vancouver, BC
March 10th, 2010 Filed under: ABORT Recommends..., News/Calendar/Industry by admin
The Invisible Orange and THE SHOP on 99.3 THE FOX proudly present
with guests:
Moonsorrow
April 22nd, 2010 The Red Room
398 Richards Street, Vancouver, BC
Tickets $29 Advance, $33 Door @ ticketweb.ca and SCRAPE Records
VIP Passes $55 include meet-n-greet with all touring bands before the show. VIP passes available immediately on ticketweb.ca and at SCRAPE on Mar 6th
Doors 7PM No Minors
Contact: events@theinvisibleorange.com 778-999-4755
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CD Review: Snoop Dogg – Malice N Wonderland
March 10th, 2010 Filed under: Reviews - Music by admin
CD Review – Snoop Dogg
Malice N Wonderland
Priority/EMI
With close to twenty years in the rap game and the release of his latest album Malice N Wonderland, Snoop Dogg doesn’t have to prove he’s king in this game. He just is. With his tenth solo album and his new digs at the revamped Priority Records, he stands strong as the Doggfather and manages to combine his familiar O.G style with contribution from some of his doggies to create a smoke out journey through Wonderland that is short and sweet.
Just under an hour will give you enough time to make it through Wonderland with some memorable stops along the way. The album opens with a banger “Ì Wanna Rock” while “1800″ follows and has Snoop spitting a sick chilled-out flow that quickly overshadows a typical contribution from Lil` Jon. The road gets rocky on “Pronto” when Snoop meets up with Soulja Boy who pours out an over auto-tuned hook that is obnoxiously unforgettable. “Gangsta Luv” has a similar New School vibe featuring over-rated rapper/producer The Dream, but brings back the goods before the adventure is complete by teaming up with Pharrell and Brandy on the smooth track “Special” which is reminiscent of another collabo he did with Pharrell on the track “Beautiful”.
“Jay got Beyonce, I got Shaynte” Snoop throws one down for his lady with verses so soft and sweet on “Different Languages” but “Pimpin’ Ain’t EZ” featuring R. Kelly proves that just because he loves his lady doesn’t mean he’s lost his swagger.
In an industry full of rappers who have out lived their glory days Snoop continues to set his standards high in the game. Although Malice showcases a slightly more mature side of Snoop, well produced tracks combined with his signature laid back style proves that he is a still a force not to be fucked with.
Check out Snoop Dogg’s “More Malice” CD/DVD Combo feat. the film “Malice N Wonderland” in stores March 23rd.
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MADE IN CANADA: CANCER BATS – The ABORT Interview (Issue 16 Preview)
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Toronto-based hardcore outfit Cancer Bats are back this month with their new album Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones, new video, new tours and continue to break down the genre barriers that separate heavy music as a whole. Hardcore, punk and metal are all combined to give this band a nasty yet uplifting and vibrant take on a scene that has been dominated by radio-friendly, label-crafted fluff acts who look better than they sound. Not these guys, ugly as fuck and an even meaner stage presence, these gents possess the chops and songwriting skills to make Canada proud to be diagnosed with this terminal Rock & Roll disease.
ABORT Magazine’s Karla “Khaos” McLeod went one on one with vocalist Liam Cormier in a needle-littered alley on Vancouver’s notorious Downtown Eastside, for a quick update on the band’s current tour, their new album and why they chose to cover a classic Beastie Boys track.
Karla “Khaos” McLeod: You just finished playing on a US tour with Anti-Flag and Aiden. Now you are beginning your tour across Canada with Billy Talent, Alexisonfire and Against Me and after that you begin a tour in the UK. Do you find that the UK audience is more receptive compared to a more laid back Canadian audience?
Liam Cormier: Uh…I find I would actually say that the UK and Canada are very similar in terms of a gnarly, crazy crowd. Um, if anything, the United States is a little bit more subdued, in some areas because they see so many shows.
ABORT: Exactly.
Liam: You know, when you go to a small town like in Canada, it’s like, kids are going off, but we don’t have too many of those cities like Toronto, Montreal, maybe Vancouver, where they get a lot of shows and they get off you know. They almost get too many shows that they’re not excited anymore. Where as the US still has that to, you go to Montana and the kids are stoked, you know? you go to small town Ohio and kids are stoked, but so I guess that’s universal.
ABORT: You recorded the album Bears, Mayors, Scraps & Bones at Vespa Studios and worked alongside producers Eric Ratz and Kenny Luong (Billy Talent). How much of a role did you and the band play in the production of this album considering Billy Talent’s sound is little more pop-radio friendly?
Liam: Well I mean that’s the thing. It all depends on what band it is that they’re working on, like they’ve done you know, Three Days Grace and stuff like that. They’re all over the place, but I think they’re all old school metal fans. They come from listening to Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath and stuff like that, so for them, they’re just as stoked to be working on something heavy like us. But, I think it’s cool to have tons of different vibes like that in the mix, they appreciate what makes – you know, like a rad record, like you know Billy Talent and what tricks they use on that and that kind of production and it’s not just making a straight-forward hardcore record or a metal record or you know what I mean? So it’s not like, I find a lot times you just want to make something that’s close to your peers where we these two guys that aren’t even involved in hardcore or aren’t even involved in any of that stuff where they’re thinking completely outside of the box.
ABORT: They’re just trying to make a good album.
Liam: Yeah, exactly. They just wanna make it sound amazing. That’s all they care about, so, it’s definitely awesome working with those dudes.
ABORT: I really enjoy the production quality of the album. The album comes off sounding not too overproduced and raw. Overall it has a very live feeling to it. Can you tell me a bit about the recording process you went through and was it a “less is more” attitude?
Liam: Um, yeah, I mean definitely the live aspect was what we wanted to go for with this album for sure.
ABORT: You got it!
Liam: Yeah, thank you. Uh, it took a lot of work. It was basically like our reaction to you know, a lot of over produced things or realizing how like, easy it is to make up for mistakes in the studio, but for us we pride ourselves on being a live band and how much we tour. We want this record to represent exactly what people are going to come see, so for us when we’re writing the songs we were just rehearsing and practicing and jamming and you know what I mean?, just playing it over and over and over and over again, so we could do these full passes and we could play you know, essentially like a live band. With a recording, it doesn’t work exactly like that. You still need to have almost like; cleaner channels for guitar so you can get that crunch, but it’s like while Mike was playing drums, we were all playing along with him. I was doing vocal takes while Mike was like doing his drum tracks, so he had the live feeling while he’s doing his drums to keep that energy there.
READ THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW IN ISSUE 16 OF ABORT MAGAZINE – SPRING, 2010
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CD Review: Western Medicine – Self-Titled EP
March 9th, 2010 Filed under: Made In Canada, Reviews - Music by admin
CD Review – Western Medicine
Self-Titled EP
Independent
On a whole, Vancouver is a city that embraces and proudly displays its diversity and unique identities of the people that call it home. So to, is the underground scene one of musical experimentation and expression. This is where Western Medicine comes in. Founded in 2009 by guitarists, Roost and Jake, bassist April, drummer Matt and singer Bowsh, Western Medicine is a blend of hardcore/punk and metal and they are here to get some attention with their debut EP.
This album is a snapshot; a moment in time for a band on the cusp of finding their sound. The opening track, “Combustion” is a straight-forward heavy hitter and a great introduction to the band. The album features aggressive vocals reminiscent of rock rap / hardcore vocals which maintain their intensity throughout the entire album. Backing harmonies are provided by April and Roost which give latter tracks such as “Western Medicine”, a new life and relieves the listener from the relentless onslaught of Bowsh. While this is a genre often defined by flat out aggressive singers, there is a breaking point in which vocal dynamics are absolutely vital to keeping the listener engaged in the music. Harmonies that reinforce the underlying musical melody will only help to elevate the overall musical identity of the band to a new level of song writing and performance.
If one looks at this as an album in its entirety, it becomes apparent that there is a lot to go on here. This is a tight unit well on its way to developing a unique sound and making their presence known to all. One can hope that in future endeavours, the band will showcase a singular and unified musical existence rather than presenting the listener with a decisive juxtaposition of styles. Songs like “Big Baby Jesus”, just seem to stray from the style of the other songs siding exclusively to the punk side of things rather than embracing the bands mantra of a fusion of all their influences.
This EP is what it is: a fantastic introduction to a band at the beginning of what could be a very promising career. With several gigs already under their belt, this will be a band to look for at a club near you.
Now listen to your mother and take your medicine!
By Matt Snow
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Live Review: The Beatnuts w/ Emotionz, Brass Tackz and DJ Seko, March 8th, Vancouver, BC
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Live Review – The Beatnuts W/ Emotionz, Brass Tackz, & DJ Seko
Monday, March 8th, 2010
Fortune Sound Club, Vancouver, B.C.
Something was shakin’ Monday night at Fortune Sound Club and it wasn’t just the martinis. With a full set of fog machines and freaky lasers plus a stack of enormous, futuristic speakers and a stage setup that resembled the command centre of the Turbo Megazord, the folks at Fortune were prepared to have their floorboards rattled and that’s exactly what they got. The night started out with DJ Seko on the lap-tizzie, pumping out a steady stream of mash-ups, remixes, and straight-up hip-hop classics that had the still-sober crowd nodding their heads in approval, a few pockets of dancing even breaking out. Brass Tackz was up next and they instantly upped the tempo and intensity of the show.
A local Vancouver trio consisting of Young Sin, Evil Ebeneezer, and hometown hero Snak the Ripper, Brass Tackz immediately and surgically set about assaulting the crowd with their smooth, flowing raps and high-energy stage presence. Their on-stage chemistry wildly evident, the boys from Brass Tackz hammered the crowd with rhymes until gracefully exiting stage right. Third on the bill was another local act, Emotionz, who came out with a pretty tough act to top and did just that. Starting off slow, the crowd apathetic, Emotionz slowly brought them around with his quick lyricism and precise rhyming, benefitting immensely from the terrific sound system as did every other act on the card.
Once the crowd was sufficiently warmed up, Emotionz hit them with a seriously kick-ass beat-box freestyle, sending them over the top as they hooted and danced while the man’s mouth rattled off beats like a spitfire does bullets. As he took his leave to a roar of approval, he surely knew he’d done his mama proud. With that the opening acts had had their time and the big boys came out to play.
Strutting the stage with supreme confidence The Beatnuts, who were celebrating their 20th Anniversary of pounding out the east coast hardcore the fiends from Queens, did not disappoint as they swaggered back and forth, slowly bouncing around the stage like rap asteroids. The duo banged out tracks like “Watch Out Now ” from their highly successful Musical Massacre album and “Off the Books” from 1997’s Stone Crazy. Words like “nice” damn” and “sweet” were on the tips of everyone’s tongues as Juju and Psycho Les rocked out with their proverbial(and metaphorical) cocks out, their silky-smooth rhymes and jazzy beats making the crowd go bump bump until the white lights came on and the crowd reluctantly staggered on their way.
By A.W. Reid
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MADE IN CANADA: Vancouver act QUARTERED to perform in the Philippines with Lamb of God and Testament
March 9th, 2010 Filed under: Made In Canada, News/Calendar/Industry by admin
Quartered have just been officially confirmed for the Pulp Summer Slam Festival 10, the largest metal festival in the Philippines, on April 17th.
The festival is being headlined by the current titans of metal, Lamb Of God, along with classic thrash gods Testament. Quartered, their good friends Slapshock, and thirty other bands fill out the rest of the day’s lineup.
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Man Busted at Vancouver Airport with four big, juicy kilos of ‘China White’
March 9th, 2010 Filed under: News/Calendar/Industry by admin
(The Province) – A 38-year-old man is facing smuggling charges after police say they found four kilograms of heroin hidden in his luggage at Vancouver International Airport last month.
The Canadian resident was en route from India on Feb. 22 when Canada Border Services Agency officers became suspicious and ordered a search. Officers found the heroin hidden in the false sides of the suspect’s two suitcases. The man was taken into custody by RCMP drug-enforcement officers then released on a promise to appear in court in June.
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RoadTrip: VNV NATION Announces US Tour
March 9th, 2010 Filed under: News/Calendar/Industry, Road Trip by admin
In support to their widely-hailed seventh studio album Of Faith, Power and Glory on Anachron America, electronic rock pioneers VNV NATION will be launching a national tour in San Francisco on March 16th and circling the states (tour dates below). The special guests on select shows include SITD and Aerodrone. Kicking off what will be a very busy year, the Irish/English duo will also be releasing Crossing the Divide, a collection of remixes from their current album by Jade Puget from AFI, Rotersand, Reaper, Leæther Strip, Architect and more and will be released in May 2010 (more info soon).
A lush and orchestral return to form, Of Faith… has received plaudits and praise from the likes of All Music Guide (“In a world where bands like the Hold Steady and the Gaslight Anthem get praise for similar sentiments delivered via rock & roll, there seems to be no reason why VNV Nation shouldn’t get some credit of their own”) to ReGen Magazine (“VNV takes futurepop on its next step in evolution…”).
Evolving their trademark sound by augmenting it with even crisper melodies and stronger hooks, Of Faith is an alt-pop pantheon of sharp and soothing keyboards, full and hearty rhythms, and synthpop dancebeats that both embrace their seminal and illustrious past while looking straight ahead into the future. From the lushly atmospheric and majestic opening track “Pro Victoria” to the powerfully propulsive “Tomorrow Never Comes” to the gentle piano ballad “From My Hands,” this is a strikingly warm album in a genre that tends to be cold, hard and isolating.
With their unique and formidable ability to combine very melodic, danceable electronics with haunting and powerful lyrics, VNV Nation have built a massive fanbase, playing to hundreds of thousands of fans at both their own sold-out shows and major rock festivals worldwide. Their massive hits “Standing” and “Dark Angel” are club staples that still pack dancefloors. Of Faith, Power And Glory was released on June 23, 2009 and charted on Billboard’s Electronic Charts at #5.
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Apple Chooses GQ Magazine as the first publication for iPad
March 9th, 2010 Filed under: News/Calendar/Industry by admin
(MediaBistro) – The April 2010 issue of GQ is set to hold the distinction of being the first magazine available on Apple’s new iPad, also out next month.
There had, evidently, been a competition among four Condé Nast titles hoping to earn the honor, with GQ beating out The New Yorker, Glamour and Wired. However, all four titles are being prepped for iPad compatibility in the near future.
Gizmodo points out that Condé Nast’s decision to introduce two types of digital magazine formats is because Adobe, with which Wired was developed, has a less than friendly relationship with Apple
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RoadTrip: 420 Freedom Fest: Kottonmouth Kings LIVE April 24th, 2010 with Unwritten Law, (hed) p.e., Big B, and More!
March 8th, 2010 Filed under: News/Calendar/Industry, Road Trip by admin
Order your tickets now for the Rock The Block 420 Freedom Fest on April 24th, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV with the Kottonmouth Kings featuring special guests Unwritten Law, (hed) p.e., Big B, One Pin Short, and Many More!!
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The Melvins return with ‘The Bride Screamed Murder’ on June 1
March 8th, 2010 Filed under: News/Calendar/Industry by admin
The Melvins release The Bride Screamed Murder on June 1 via Ipecac Recordings with a U.S. tour launching the same day in San Diego and including a stop at the Bonnaroo Festival.
The Bride Screamed Murder is the third release featuring Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover and Big Businesses’ Coady Willis and Jared Warren. While the Melvins recently celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversary, the latest incarnation debuted with the highly-praised (A) Senile Animal (2006) and continued with Nude With Boots (2008).
Joining the Melvins on tour for a half dozen shows will be label mates ISIS. ISIS will also perform at this year’s Bonnaroo Festival) while Totimoshi will be along for the full run of Melvins dates.
Tour dates:
June 1 San Diego, CA Casbah
June 2 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
June 3 Albuquerque, NM The Launchpad
June 5 Austin, TX Emo’s
June 7 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
June 8 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
June 9 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks
June 10 Birmingham, AL Bottle Tree
June 12 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Festival **
June 14 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club *
June 16 Washington, DC 9:30 Club *
June 17 Philadelphia, PA TLA *
June 18 New York, NY Webster Hall *
June 19 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg *
June 20 Boston, MA Paradise *
June 21 Boston, MA Paradise *
June 23 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
June 24 Detroit, MI Small’s
June 25 Chicago, IL Double Door
June 26 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
June 27 Des Moines, IA House of Bricks
June 29 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
July 2 Calgary, AB Sled Island Festival +
July 3 Calgary, AB Sled Island Festival +
July 5 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw Theatre
July 6 Seattle, WA Showbox at The Market
July 7 Eugene, OR John Henry’s
July 9 San Jose, CA Blank Club
All dates feature Melvins (2 sets) w/Totimoshi except:
* = Melvins/ISIS/Totimoshi
** = Melvins/ISIS
+ = Melvins
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CD Review: Dark Tranquillity – We Are the Void
March 8th, 2010 Filed under: Reviews - Music by admin
CD Review – Dark Tranquillity
We Are the Void
Century Media
The melodic death metal center of the known universe is in Gothenburg, Sweden and everybody knows that. When you are in search for great Melodic Death Metal you have to turn your head towards the city and explore. There’s one way to be sure though, and it’s when you address your needs to the patriarchs of the genre – Dark Tranquillity. For more than two decades they have been going strong and proving time and again that they are indeed the best.
All their work deserves dithyrambs but in particular the question for 2010 is how do you beat Character and Fiction? Well the answer is nohow – you just have to at least record an album that is their equal. So when you are at level where you deliver the highest quality of music with surgical precision – the only outcome that can be is “We Are the Void”. The album sounds like a tribute to their own legacy combined with the best of melodic death metal’s evolution, all under modern seasoning.
“We Are the Void” will meet the expectations of both hardcore fans and the cave-people who never heard of the band. Rumors are those are already extinct. The living ones will go crazy to the sound of the super-hit “The Fatalist”, which is performed in the best DT tradition: catchy melody, heavy riffs and indecipherable vague and equally obscure lyrics. Aggression is entwined with gloominess, the trademark heavy sound is side-by-side with keyboards as on “Her Silent Language” , the solos and vocals are top-notch, everything seems to be in order but for some reason it doesn’t feel right. Unbelievable as it may seem, but “We Are the Void” is inferior to their previous releases because it just isn’t as dark.
It is a great release but sadly it feels like it won’t become their best ever. It’s up to you to decide.
By Arceollity
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TONIGHT! March 8th, ABORT Recommends…THE BEATNUTS: 20th Anniversary Tour, Vancouver, BC
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THE BEATNUTS
Live in Concert
20th Anniversary Tour
special guests
EMOTIONZ
BRASS TACKZ
(Snak + Sin + Evil)
DJ SEKO (The Freshest)
Broke?
We got you!
** $15 TICKETS AVAILABLE**
For 20 years Psycho Les and JuJu of the Beatnuts have been pumping out gritty New York street rap with remarkable consistency and uneven quality. As producers, these two Queens natives, along with DJ Premier, are the architects of a brand of hardcore East Coast hip-hop known by its heavy drums and sparse loops. As MCs, Psycho and JuJu stick to the basics: gunplay and bedroom antics. The subject matter and music may not vary significantly from album to album, but for what they do, the Beatnuts are some of the best. Intoxicated Demons is as good a place as any to start, as it features their anthem, “Reign of the Tec,” a tribute to vengeance as exhilarating as any early-’90s rap track.
147 E.Pender at Main – Chinatown, Vancouver, BC
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THE VANS WARPED TOUR 15th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DVD/CD IS SET FOR RELEASE ON MARCH 30
March 8th, 2010 Filed under: News/Calendar/Industry by adminDVD WITH BONUS CD INCLUDES PERFORMANCES FROM ALL AMERICAN REJECTS, THE AGGROLITES, BAD RELIGION, BLINK 182, ICE-T, NOFX, OZOMATLI, PENNYWISE, PETE WENTZ AND THE DECAYDENCE ALL STARS, RISE AGAINST AND UNDEROATH
Fans of the VANS WARPED TOUR®–North America’s longest-running touring festival–will have the chance to check out exclusive performances from some of their favorite artists filmed during the Vans Warped Tour’s 15th Anniversary Birthday Bash with the release of a high definition DVD/CD, the VANS WARPED TOUR 15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. The DVD/CD is set for release on March 30 (Canada and U.S.) and will be distributed via EMI Label Services on Warped M17 (a label partnership between the Vans Warped Tour and Spencer Proffer’s Meteor 17). The CD’s music will also be available online. Vans Warped Tour fans who purchase tickets for this summer’s tour–during the forthcoming pre-sale on March 30–will also have the option of buying the DVD/CD for a fan-friendly $15.00. In addition, the DVD/CD will be available for purchase onsite at all Vans Warped Tour dates all summer long.
The DVD/CD chronicles the legendary private birthday bash held last fall at Club Nokia at L.A. Live, which featured performances from artists including All American Rejects, The Aggrolites, Bad Religion, Blink 182, Ice-T, Nofx, Ozomatli, Pennywise, Pete Wentz and The Decaydence All Stars (with Pete Wentz and members of Panic At The Disco), Rise Against and Underoath. The DVD/CD also includes archival footage from the Vans Warped Tour feature film, past Vans Warped Tour shows from FUSE, and behind-the-scenes interviews with Vans Warped Tour performers such as NOFX and Bad Religion, as well as with tour founder Kevin Lyman and other key tour personnel.
“This DVD captures the 15 years of the tour in the best way possible, by acknowledging the history, diversity and the future of the tour,” says tour founder Kevin Lyman.
EMI Label Services will be distributing the trailer for the DVD/CD at retail and other online outlets and is working closely with the Vans Warped Tour team to build out sweepstakes, newsletters, and an active online presence throughout multiple social networking sites. A micro site has been created which will deliver the latest news, house exclusive video clips from the release, and provide a platform for both fans and bands to share their favorite memories from the past 15 years of the legendary tour. The release will have a home at www.vanswarped15th.com.
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CD Review: Johnny Cash – American VI: Ain’t No Grave
March 8th, 2010 Filed under: Reviews - Music by admin
CD Review – Johnny Cash
American VI: Ain’t No Grave
American Recordings/Lost Highway/Universal Music Canada
Johnny Cash’s American Recordings series that began in 1994 and included five previous albums is now complete with the sixth and final installment, “American VI: Ain’t No Grave”. It was released posthumously through American Recordings/Lost Highway/Universal Music Canada, on February 23rd, 2010, three days before what would have been the Man In Black’s 78th birthday. All the albums in the critically-acclaimed series, including this last chapter, were produced by Rick Rubin. As with “American V: A Hundred Highways”, also released posthumously, this final album contains recordings from the last few months before his death in September 2003, just four months after his wife June Carter passed away.
The album begins with the title track “Ain’t No Grave”, a ghostlike spiritual in which Cash’s deep baritone declares there “ain’t no grave can hold my body down”. Cash’s vocals dance morbidly with the haunting music; heavy chains sounding as if they are being dragged along by a spectre further add to the chilling effect.
This well thought out album includes covers such as “For the Good Times” by Kris Kristofferson, Sheryl Crow’s “Redemption Day” and Tom Paxton’s “Where I’m Bound”. In addition Cash delivers the never-before-heard original, “I Corinthians: 15:55”, which he wrote during the last three years of his life.
Well produced in a minimalist style the music is stripped down to its essence, which is a quality Cash appreciated about Rubin’s production technique. Each album in the series eerily denotes the progressive failing in Cash’s voice, which masterfully lends itself to the bare bones music. At times his voice is strong and clear, yet other times it sounds like he is gasping for breath; all songs are sung with conviction and the weight of impending mortality. While the song choices reflect a man acknowledging his twilight, they also have the lighter side of a man who is at peace. In “For the Good Times” he wisely counsels, “Let’s just be glad we had some time to spend together”.
Throughout his career, the Man in Black released 96 albums and 153 singles. His music is a legacy, one that Cash gave to the world. Although his fan base was mostly comprised of country music fans, it was widened to include those into alt country, punk, and metal by recording covers such as “Rusty Cage” by ‘Soundgarden’ and the ‘Nine Inch Nails’ song which is now widely accepted as his epitaph, “Hurt.” Cash also sang lead vocals in 1991 on a cover version of “Man in Black” for the Chicago Christian punk band ‘One Bad Pig’ on their album “I Scream Sunday”.
The album, a gift, is Cash’s way of saying goodbye to his friends, family, and for all who loved his music. The last song on the album is a Hawaiian traditional, “Aloha Oe”, a song of farewell, written by Queen Lili‘uokalani in 1878. The Man in Black leaves us with a promise as the final words on the album are sung, “Until we meet again.” Gone but not forgotten.
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ABORT Magazine – ISSUE 15: Now Online (Free Download!)
March 5th, 2010 Filed under: Exclusive!, Issues by admin
ABORT MAGAZINE – ISSUE 15, FEATURING EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH:
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ABORT Recommends…MASSIVE ATTACK, SATURDAY, MAY 29TH, 2010, VANCOUVER, BC
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MASSIVE ATTACK
WITH GUEST
MARTINA TOPLEY BIRD
SATURDAY, MAY 29TH, 2010
MALKIN BOWL IN STANLEY PARK – VANCOUVER, BC
Doors: 5:30PM | Show: 7:00PM
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MASSIVE ATTACK ANNOUNCE FIRST NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
IN FOUR YEARS IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM ‘HELIGOLAND’
‘Heligoland’ Debuts At # 46 On The Billboard 200 Marking Highest U.S. Chart
Legendary Massive Attack will tour North America for the first time since 2006 in support of their newly released 5th studio album ‘Heligoland.’ The North American trek will start May 7th at Sound Academy in Toronto, ON and wrap May 30th at the Sasquatch Festival in George, WA. They will play 2 shows in NYC, Los Angeles and San Francisco with general on sale beginning March 5th (full schedule below).
Massive Attack’s latest album ‘Heligoland’ was released on Feb 9th on EMI’s Virgin Records and debuted at #46 on the Billboard 200, marking the highest U.S. chart position of the duo’s career. An all star cast join founding members Robert Del Naja (3D) and Grand Marshall (Daddy G) on their first studio album in 7 years which includes Damon Albarn, Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval, Martina Topley-Bird, Elbow’s Guy Garvey and TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe. USA Today praises the collaborator’s contributions on ‘Heligoland’ by saying, “They give the gloomy grooves and chilled beats a heartbeat but also step into Massive Attack’s otherworldly sonics with enticingly haunted performances.” Albarn also plays bass on “Flat Of The Blade” and Keyboards on “Splitting The Atom” while Portishead’s Adrian Utley plays guitar on ‘Saturday Come Slow’. The band also collaborated with DFA’s Tim Goldsworthy on selected tracks. The cover artwork features an original image by Robert Del Naja.
Over the last three years Robert Del Naja has written and produced soundtracks for a number of films and documentaries, including ‘Trouble In The Water’, ’44 Inch Chest’, ‘In Prison My Whole Life’ and ‘Gomorra’, the latter for which he won the David Di Donatello Award for Best Song. Last year Massive Attack won the Outstanding Contribution to British Music Award at the Ivor Novello Awards. In September, Massive Attack headlined this year’s Bestival ahead of their first full UK tour in three years.
For more information on Massive Attack, visit www.massiveattack.com or massive attack wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_Attack
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Five Exclusive Jimi Hendrix V-Albums for Release on March 9, 2010
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ScatterTunes™, the company that is revolutionizing music through its innovative and interactive V-Album technology, has teamed up with Experience Hendrix, LLC to present five Jimi Hendrix V-Album releases –Valleys of Neptune, Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold As Love, Electric Ladyland and First Rays Of The New Rising Sun– on March 9, 2010. Included in these V-Albums are bonus features such as documentary videos, revised liner notes, photos, scans of handwritten lyrics and more (see below for full listing). ScatterTunes.com is the only place that fans can go to get these features in the exclusive V-Album format.
Janie Hendrix, President and CEO of Experience Hendrix says, “We’re delighted that ScatterTunes is offering Hendrix fans an enhanced ‘experience’ in connection with these V-Albums. The additional content reflects the spirit of my brother’s multi-dimensional presence that has been a touchstone for five generations of music lovers. This will be a real treat for Jimi Hendrix fans, both young and seasoned.”
The Valleys of Neptune V-Album offers more than 60 minutes of previously unreleased Jimi Hendrix music, originally recorded and newly mixed by Hendrix’s longtime engineer Eddie Kramer, who first worked with the guitarist on his smash 1967 debut Are You Experienced. Are You Experienced will also receive the V-Album treatment, along with its legendary follow-up Axis: Bold As Love, the epic tour de force Electric Ladyland, and Jimi’s final masterpiece First Rays Of The New Rising Sun.
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Live Review: The Crystal Method & The Clipse w/ Mat The Alien, The Good News March 4th, Vancouver, BC
March 5th, 2010 Filed under: Reviews - Live, Shooting Gallery by admin
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Live Review: The Crystal Method & The Clipse w/ Mat The Alien, The Good News
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Rocky Mountaineer Train Station, Vancouver, BC
The night started off with the trappings and showmanship of the Smirnoff experience. Space-age metallic wristbands, sexy ladies in low-cut red dresses with bows on their heads, and aging hipsters with white slatted sunglasses and toques drinking $7 coolers were all features of the night, and that’s not even including the half pipe.
The party was already rocking when The Good News took the stage and hit the reluctant crowd with some very out-of-place indie rock, with the highlight being their drummer, who played the whole set with a big grin and half the set with one drumstick, alternating between gonging the cymbals with his fist and slapping himself in the face. Mat the Alien came on next and mashed it up hard, spinning the disks and tapping the sampler with a slick video collage playing on the big screen behind him and the kids sweating it out on the dancefloor.
The Clipse then took the stage to a roar and played an unfortunately quick but high-energy set. The boys from Virginia spoke tight rhymes over tight beats as they rolled out pretty much all their hits in a show that could’ve been called “The Clipse: Nothin’ But Singles.” “Grindin’”, “Hot Damn”, “Popular Demand (Popeyes)”, they played them all.
Capping off the night, The Crystal Method stepped to the front and pumped out some real old-school techno real loud. The crowd went into a dancing frenzy as the faithful crammed the front as best they could and just started pumpin’ and grindin’, leaving it all on the floor as the Ed Hardy set stayed on the periphery, dancing way too hard all by themselves in way-too-tight $80 t-shirts and occasionally pouncing on drunk bitches making their way back to the bar. Jordan and Kirkland double-teamed the tables all night, spinning and scratching themselves rotten as the vodka flowed and the pretty girls strutted their stuff. Genuinely seeming like they were having a blast, the guys from The Crystal Method put it all on the table with a string of everybody’s favourites before finally having to take their leave as the crowd, exhausted but still wanting more, slowly, grudgingly filed out of the venue and went on their way.
By A.W. Reid
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