The newest album from Inked In Blood, Sometimes We Are Beautiful, is pretty good. It's absolutely nothing new, sounding a lot like a harder Silverstein(the latter have largely forgone the screaming vocals, thankfully, while IIB still utilize them). There's your two-sentence album review.
Speaking of reviews, our Warped '07 coverage will actually be up next week. Be looking out for it.
And speaking of festivals, one of the highlights of this year's Cornerstone Fest for me was The Glorious Unseen's spirit-stretching performance on Tooth & Nail Day; the band has officially signed with BEC under the T&N umbrella, with their debut Tonight The Stars Speak hitting October 23rd. One to watch. [IVM]
This isn't really a surprise, given their dormancy of late: Dead Poetic, the pride of Dayton, OH, will put out a best-of on T&N in November, marking the end - almost certainly - of their time with the label, if not as a band. I remain a really big fan of all three of their full-length albums, and why? Because I'm far too old and wizened for the scenester sh*t-talking that goes on whenever this band is mentioned. Listen to Vices(2006) and tell me it's not solid.
I really wanna see The Kingdom(Jamie Foxx/Jennifer Garner/the incomparable Chris Cooper). Anyone else?
I helped with their gear one time: The Stills have signed with Arts & Crafts Productions for their third album, for which they'll head into the studio this fall. Good guys. [aversion]
G'head and read this here, about a Fredericton, New Brunswick-relocated-to-Ottawa rapper named Brockway Biggs. Familiarize yourself with him. Then know this: he's my roommate. Ha! He fights crime.
The sound emitted by this woman is roughly equivalent to my noises when I've not had enough caffeine on any given day.
Say it with me, kids: Awwwwwwwwwwww. [Relevant]
The title of the upcoming fourth installment of the Indiana Jones franchise has a title - Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Crystal Skull. That is so awesome I can barely stand up right now. The flick hits theatres in May of next year.
Apple has already cleared its one-millionth iPhone sale. Remarkable.
This is insane. My favourite part? "Police said samples of the burger were sent to the state crime lab for tests." Unbelievable.
Family Guy's Brian and Stewie will sing a duet at the upcoming Emmy awards, hosted by Ryan Seacrest; the tune will be a tribute to the year in television, and I hope it's laced with questionable language to make people squirm. Not because I think foul language should be used, just because TV sucks so much.
The Almost and Set Your Goals(??) will split opening duties for one of the fall's most-anticipated tour - a co-headlining trek featuring The Starting Line and one killer little rock band in Paramore. One date in Toronto at the Phoenix, October 26th. [AP]
The boys of Against Me! really don't care what you think about their band/new album New Wave/anything in general about their lives, and they're taking a rapper on tour to prove it. Epitaph Records' Sage Francis will join AM! for a US tour kicking off November 3rd.
With all their original members now history following the departure recently of guitarist Josh Brigham(who was interviewed by yours truly for another mag many many moons ago), Hopesfall will be changing their name. We do not know this new name yet - nor does the newly-reconfigured band, for that matter - but they'll record a new album under the new moniker next spring.
Judging by this little piece of chaos, the Dillinger Escape Plan's drama lately hasn't affected their ability to create really wild, out-there music. Heavens.
One half of Soul Position(the other half being producer/songwriter Rjd2), Blueprint will open for the esteemed Brother Ali on tour this fall, including - gasp! - a stop here in Ottawa, October 12th at Babylon. This is as good as true-blue rap gets.
For whatever reason, Emery have never really gotten my attention beyond "oh, that's a nice riff" or whatever, but two new songs posted on their website sound exception; both tunes are from I'm Only A Man, due out October 2nd on Tooth & Nail Records. Impressive. It's a shame their live set at this summer's Cornerstone Fest didn't sound nearly this good.
Posted by mike at September 15, 2007 11:55 PM