Archive for Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Metal & Hardcore video roundup; Mastodon, DEP, Lamb of God and more

Posted in Video with tags , , , , , , , on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 by Ryan Buege

It’s been a busy week between my first week of tests and a crazy amount of good live shows coming to the city, but I dug back a couple of days and found all the newest metal and hardcore video you should hear about. Turn up and tune in!

Dillinger Escape Plan, live from NJ basement

Dillinger Escape Plan play “briefly announced”/secret New Jersey basement show in area smaller than their tour bus. Rolling Stone actually covered it and posted great review of the ceiling breaking, 40 drinking, bone breaking, super intimate show from this band that built its fame off the intensity of these very same DIY type of shows in the late 90s. Watch this video as they barrel through “The Mullet Burden”, “Panasonic Youth”, and “43% Burnt” before the power goes out. They have a DVD coming out soon entitled We’re Not Trying to Impress You that will feature live footage from all of their phases as a band..

Mastodon, in studio recording Crack the Skye

Mastodon is soon to release their new album Crack the Skye, and its that time where they start treating us to treats such as games and previews and such to whet our appetite. In keeping with this tradition, they have released their very first in studio video, and from the sounds of Brett Hinds (who is definitely not normally this sober) they band is more focused than ever. If this really is “their” Led Zeppelin IV, we’re all about to have our minds blown..

Lamb of God, “Set to Fail” music video

We reviewed Lamb of God’s forthcoming album last week and were pretty impressed; this week they released their first music video from Wrath, and it happens to be from one of their best, most catchy songs off of the album, “Set to Fail”

Also:

Psyopus premiered “The Burning Halo” music video from their new album Odd Senses, in stores today!

MetalKult did a fantastic interview with Scott “Wino” Weinrich.

Video: Asher Roth, “I Love College”

Posted in Video with tags , , on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 by Tim Althaus

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I have been hearing quite a buzz about Asher Roth lately. I have to admit this video is downright hilarious. The song makes me laugh my ass off because there isn’t a better depiction of what it’s like to party in college. I am going to have to check out more by this guy so I can get a feel for his music. He sounds like a guy that could make a lot of waves in the music industry. We are talking about a kid that sat in front of Jay-Z and supposedly rapped 150 bars and got “Ok…Ok…You’re Nice” out of Big Hov. I’m telling you, watch out for Asher Roth.

Video: Nottz working on Detox in Dre’s Studio

Posted in Video with tags , , , on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 by Tim Althaus

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This is only a 35 second video clip of Nottz (Nottz Raw) working on Dre’s new and highly anticipate album, Detox. From what I can hear in the background on this clip, this album sounds like it is going to be fucking killer. People have been waiting for this album for just about 10 years and now that we are seeing things falling into place it’s very exciting. I haven’t exactly heard when Dre is planning on dropping this gem, but I know I will be bumping this one for awhile.

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Buy Dark Was The Night, Save The World

Posted in Music News with tags , , , , , on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 by Erik Burg

So the day has come. The greatest compilation I’ve ever been a part of. And by “been a part of” I mean “relished over”. So yeah, Dark Was The Night releases today on 4Ad records, it comes on triple vinyl or double disc or even iTunes download, but MOST IMPORTANT is that fact that ALL PROCEEDS go to the Red Hot Organization to HELP FIGHT AND CURE AIDS. Why not do a great thing today, and enjoy some of the best new music out there. Please take my advice, if only for this once. 

Tracklisting:

Andrew Bird
Antony + Bryce Dessner
Arcade Fire
Beach House
Beirut
Blonde Redhead + Devastations
Bon Iver
Bon Iver & Aaron Dessner
The Books featuring Jose Gonzalez
Buck 65 Remix (featuring Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti)
Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues
The Decemberists
Dirty Projectors + David Byrne
Kevin Drew
Feist + Ben Gibbard
Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear + Feist
Iron & Wine
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Kronos Quartet
Stuart Murdoch
My Brightest Diamond
My Morning Jacket
The National
The New Pornographers
Conor Oberst & Gillian Welch
Riceboy Sleeps
Dave Sitek (TV On The Radio)
Spoon
Sufjan Stevens
Yeasayer
Yo La Tengo

New Audio: The Decemberists, “The Hazards of Love”

Posted in Audio, Music News with tags , , , , , , on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 by Erik Burg

From their forthcoming release on Capitol Records, slated to be releases March 24th, The Decemberists have begun streaming the title track to The Hazards of Love. It’s a little slower than some of their other material, and especially more than the other single “Rake’s Song”. The track runs fairly long too, and can become a bit boring. At nearly seven and a half minutes, “The Hazards of Love” is a promising track for the album. Like I said, it’s not overwhelming or mesmerizing at all, but it’s really solid and grounded in being good at what it’s good at. (Kind of reminds me of what I think about the new Andrew Bird album). Anyway, check it out for sure and enjoy!

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Myspace stream of The Decemberists – “The Hazards of Love”

Puscifer plays live for the first time in Las Vegas

Posted in Music News with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 by Ryan Buege

Puscifer, Live in Las Vegas 02/16/2009

Last night in Las Vegas, Maynard James Keenan’s Puscifer, the project he describes as his “creative subconscious”, made their live show debut at the Pearl Theatre in front of a crowd of 2,500. According to the SPIN review, the eccentric, electro-lounge industrial music of Maynard’s Puscifer was just a small part of a grand variety show that included a variety of over-the-top comedic visual accompaniments and a large list of guest musicians and performers such as Brian Posehn, Gil and Rani Sharone,  Milla Jovovich, and Tim Alexander. You can hit “read more” below for a full set list from the show

Keenan is an oddball, and the three show set at the Palms Springs Casino that he’s doing right now with Puscifer is the way for any fan to experience this extremely creative (and unwaveringly theatrical & provocative) artist in his rawest and truest form. No video of the concert has surfaced yet, but in the meantime I highly encourage you to watch this brand new video interview the Suicide Girls conducted with Maynard at his winery. Among other things, they delve into the purpose of the crazy Puscifer, the unwritten duties of creative individuals, and his personal love for “the art of” winemaking. As he emphasizes in the video, he’s not content merely being just some rockstar or another guy in the band. To his end, MJK will be a 21st century renaissance man.

Keep reading for the setlist!  Continue reading