Hiring Steve as our new blogger was the best managerial decision ever made by the braintrust here at the D. Just sayin'.
Innnnnnteresting - after Microsoft, seeing its Zune contraption doing not-so-hot, decided to start paying Universal and other major labels a dollar for every device sold, now comes word that indie labels are gonna get some cake too: The Orchard, IODA and perhaps others received "significant checks" from Bill Gates' Toy Company, to be split between labels and artists. Indie really is the new mainstream! How 'bout that. [buzzgrinder]
These Arms Are Snakes have jumped ship from the great Jade Tree label to the equally-great Suicide Squeeze imprint, and with Strike Anywhere having left a while ago too, that leaves...well, no one of great import in the greater scheme of things. What's a great indie label to do? Hopefully, not go under. Good luck, JT!! We love you!
As mentioned by our best hire of late, the renowned mud-slinger Steve, At The Drive-In's 'One-Armed Scissor'(great tune) will in fact be featured on Guitar Hero IV in the inevitable future. Maybe this will encourage The Mars Volta to stop being weird and get Jim Ward away from Sleepercar/Sparta activities and get ATDI to come play in my backyard. Yes.
We've heard nothing but raves here at the D about the new album: behold, a new video from R.E.M., for the single 'Hollow Man.'
I don't commonly make reference to my occupation here in lovely Ottawa, but it is true that I work at a top-40 Christian-music radio station - and a lot of the music I'm forced to play is pretty trite(not to say 'garbage'), but Leeland have stood out to me for their pure sincerity and knack for a solid pop melody, especially with the new single 'Count me In.' Check out Texas' finest over here.
I feel like I'm infringing upon Steve's territory: Dillinger Escape Plan think Disturbed are morons. Hilarious video/commentary at the link.
How these things happen is seriously beyond my ability to comprehend: not only was Skid Row's Sebastian Bach at Bamboozle New Jersey, but he sang three songs with my boys The Sleeping! How? How does this happen?? The video evidence is over here. Amazing!
Congratulations must go out to our friends at absolutepunk.net, who have become a proud member of the Buzznet family. Buzznet acquired AP.net this week, adding them to what already is the biggest music community on the web, second only to some other company.
One of the non-floorpunching bands on Facedown, For Today, are putting up new songs, one a day, for the next little while, including their first single 'Agape.' For fans of Protest the Hero, and up for your aural pleasure here! [theprp]
My old friend Liam Cormier, former Ottawa resident and now the voice of Cancer Bats, has a new label home: the band have signed with Black Market Activities/Metal Blade, who will release Hail Destroyer June 24th in the US. Congrats, guys!
Posted by mike at May 9, 2008 11:20 PM