2011 OHIO STATE HIP HOP LITERACIES CONFERENCE

Artist Interview: Ryan Mowry (Visions Of Sound)

Ryan Mowry's show of gig posters is bold and innovative. He peers deep into the soul of our image obsessed culture to create a visual history of our musically inclined world. In VISIONS OF SOUND, Ryan pays homage to four of his  favorite bands: Converge, GY!BE, High on Fire, and Wovenhand. It was great to get a chance to beyond the minimally colored surface and tap into the mind of Ryan Mowry before the opening night of his exhibit taking place Saturday, April 2, 2011 at What The Rock.

I would like to thank Ryan again for taking the time to do this interview.

Interview with Ryan Mowry

PH For someone who has never seen your art, describe in your own words, your style of art. How art reflects you and how you convey your sound through your visions.

RM My style is of limited color, high contrast, and a love for black and white! It's also a art forum that I can "arrest motion" with the viewer.

PH Can you tell me a little about the origin of the idea for Visions Of Sound. Why do you choose to focus on music through art as opposed to politics, nature, or another life experience?

RM I choose to focus on gig posters because faith and politics are a constant theme in my art. This time I really wanted to show case my love for the music.

PH  Much like music, art carries emotions, what emotions came up for you when you were creating the idea for Visions of Sound. Did you revert back to being in show audiences, or the first time you listened to a favorite song. Describe that experience.

RM Each piece for the show carries emotions that were taken from the music. For example, the Godspeed You Black Emperor image conveys a game of tension, with explosions of sound, and a mighty fall! Secondly, the Wovenhand image displays three finger 's (like a icon painting) which represents; the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost. Thirdly the snake which is a icon of evil and temptation, and lastly the rooster for denial as cast in the Bible and Peter's denial of Christ.

PH Gig posters seem to be what you are most known for and truly enjoy. What was the first gig poster you did and what would be the ultimate gig poster for you to design?

RM The first gig poster I did was for my friends band, Wing and Tusk (highly recommended). As far as the ultimate gig poster, maybe one for Fugazi or the MC5?? Truth be told there are so many I would love to do!

PH Where can we purchase your work prior to the exhibit?

RM You can also purchase some of my prints before the show at www.etsy.com/shop/pencilplan


*Visions of Sound pays homage to four of Ryan's favorite bands: Converge, GY!BE, High on Fire, and Wovenhand. Exhibit will be on display from April 2-30. Tues-Thurs, 12-7 p.m.; Fri-Sat, 12-8 p.m.; Sun, 12-6 p.m. Gallery Hop reception: April 2, 6-8 p.m at What The Rock (Short North)                                                                     
Event Details

For more info on Ryan Mowry visit: www.etsy.com/shop/pencilplan
www.pencilplan.blogspot.com or email Ryan at pencilplan@gmail.com

Blog Spotlight: RadCulture - Your Ultimate Cure For Boredom

 

If you want to stay current on Columbus entertainment add RadCulture to your news feed, twitter, and Facebook!  Known as the ultimate cure for boredom, RadCulture is the brainchild of local cousins Brad and Adam Kripke.

The site slogan is “Things that are RAD written by Brad” which is exactly what you will find at RadCulture. Humorous, clever and insightful social commentary is executed by Brad, as well as informative news and straightforward reviews on everything from great happy hours, to the latest Iphone app, to the best places to hear live music in Columbus.  

When asked about the mission of RadCulture, co-founder Adam Kripke explained, “RadCulture's mission is simple, blog about things we think are RAD. Everyday you and I get emailed funny videos,  learn about fun games, see new tech gadgets, hear about a great band, or eat at an excellent restaurant. Our team simply takes the best of the best and blogs about it. Normally in order to learn about these new discoveries you need to visit multiple websites. We try to bring it all under one virtual roof. Since we are based in Columbus, Ohio we do our best to find the hidden gems in the community and inform our readers about it."

Recent RadCulture news includes “Kiss Killa,” the 92 year old woman who was arrested for shooting her neighbor's house after they got into an argument because he refused to give her a little “sugar”, reviews of Happy Hour at Bernard’s Tavern, The Teenager’s remix of the Vampire Weekend single “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” and local indie rockers Harboring Ghosts. RadCulture has also produced a spring show guide featuring some of the best local performances coming this season.

If I had to pick my favorite aspect of the RadCulture blog, it would have to be the jingle! It features hilarious lyrics from none other than Brad, sounding like a mix between T-Pain and Jeffree Star comically singing about his hopes of the website getting people laid.

Funny, creative, informative, and definitely a fun cure for boredom, RadCulture is quickly becoming a favorite for finding the best in Columbus entertainment and social life. 

2011 Warped Tour - Complete Band Lineup for Mainstage Leaked!

The full lineup has been leaked thanks to a few YouTube savvy teenagers!!  The 2011 Vans Warped Tour will be headlined by some of the year's most talked about musicial acts including Asking Alexandria, A Day To Remember, The Devil Wears Prada, Gym Class Heroes, Against Me!, August Burns Red and Attack Attack!

They will be joined by previously announced Teggart main stage bands Pepper, Less Than Jake, Jack’s Manequin, and D.R.U.G.S.

Dates for the 2011 Vans Warped Tour begins Friday, June 24 in Dallas TX and ends Sunday, August 14th in Hillsboro OR. Limited Edition pre-order tickets can be purchased here. 

Complete List of Performing Bands:

Asking Alexandria

A Day To Remember

The Devil Wears Prada

Gym Class Heroes

Against Me!

August Burns Red 

Attack Attack!

Less Than Jake

3OH!3
Black Veil Brides
We’re Doomed
Ionia
So Long Arletta
Planet Smashers
Electric Touch
Motionless In White
Tess Dunn
Cold Forty Three
D.R.U.G.S.
Demerit
Gatsby’s American Dream
Good Guys in BLack
Machree
The Sheds
Veara
Vonnegutt
Eyes Set To Kill
Windsor Drive
Pepper
the Narrative
Sick Of Sarah
Neo Geo
My Arcadia
Big Chocolate
DC Fallout
The Menzingers
Black Square
Bad Rabbits
Mojo Morgan
Blood On The Dance Floor
The Expendables
The Suit have
Freshman 15
illScarlett It Boys!
Larry & His Flask
Shut Up And Deal,
Terrible Things
The Black Pacific
The Bots
A Skylit Drive
Big B
Moving Mountains
New Years Day
Passafire and Places
Numbers
Abandon All Ships
The Aggrolites
The Acacia Strain
Blacklist Royals
Big D And The Kids Table
Dance Gavin Dance
The Dance Party
The Dangerous Summer
Enter Shikari
Every Avenue
The Exposed
There For Tomorrow
Family Force 5
Foxy Shazam
Go Radio
Grieves with Budo
Hellogoodbye
I Set My Friends On Fire
Lionize
Lucero

Jack’s Manequin
MC Lars with Weerd Science
Miss May I
Middle Class Rut
Of Mice & Men

Pepper
Peelanderz
The Ready Set
Relient K
River City Extension
River City Extension
Set Your Goals
Sharks
Simple Plan
Stephen Jerzak
We Came As Romans
Winds Of Plague
Woe, Is Me
The Wonder Years
The Word Alive
Unwritten Law
Yelawolf

And remember, you can still vote for your favorite unsigned bands competing the the Ernie Ball for a spot on the Warped Tour lineup here. 

WINDS OF PLAGUE - AGAINST THE WORLD (HOT TOPIC DVD TRAILER)

As you already know and can't wait for, Winds Of Plague will release their fourth full-length effort, Against The World, on April 19th, courtesy of Century Media Records.

The skull crushing deathcore act is offering two different special editions of their highly anticipated album, one available at FYE and the other at Hot Topic.
The latter will contain a must have DVD featuring over an hour of never before seen footage of live shows and more!

Today, (March 24) the official trailer for the Hot Topic exclusive DVD was posted via Century Media YouTube channel. Check it out below!

                                                                                             via @CenturyMedia

From Century Media:

Hot Topic bonus information:
Red Cover
Exclusive DVD (60+ minutes)
Live at the Glasshouse, December 23rd, 2010 plus tour footage from around the world, the making of "Against the World" and more. Audio recorded, mixed and mastered by John Montes for Small City Studios. Produced by Jeremy Schott for Mental Suplex Productions

Live songs included on the DVD:
1. The Impaler
2. One Body Too Many
3. Chest and Horns
4. Decimate the Weak
5. Angels of Debauchery
6. Refined In the Fire
7. Reloaded 

Official Against The World Album Tracklist 
 1. Raise The Dead
2. One For The Butcher
3. Drop The Match
4. Built For War
5. Refined In The Fire
6. The Warrior Code
7. Against The World
8. Monsters
9. Most Hated
10. Only Song We're Allowed To Play In Church Venues
11. California
12. Strength To Dominate


http://www.centurymedia.com/
www.myspace.com/windsofplague

http://www.myspace.com/windsofplague

Release Review: SUB X

After a winter hiatus, SUB X has returned to rock harder than ever! The band is busy working on a new album and have released two brand new tunes in addition to announcing their Spring 2011 tour.
Tracks One Night Stand and At War are just a taste of what’s to come from the Dayton, Ohio quartet.

First Impression: One Night Stand shows of the band’s instrumental chops and although vocals become a bit overreaching at times, the electrifying guitar solos make a solid introduction to the Sub X sound.

Sub X gets familiar and reaches in back into their earlier “Shotgun Hero” sound to give us At War, the hard rocking drum-laden reflection of shattered civility in the presence of chaos.

Overall, the Mötley Crüe inspired, instrumentally strong SUB X offers, a palette of rock; a little sleaze, grunge, grit and glam, complete with scuzzy punk undertones.

The tour for Mitch X, Nick X, Angus P, and Frizz begins March 26, in Dayton, Ohio at Hank’s Pub. Visit Myspace for the full schedule.

*SUB X is also competing in the 15th Annual Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands for a spot on the 2011 Vans Warped Tour. VOTE FOR THEM @  battleofthebands.com/u/subxband


www.subxband.com


www.myspace.com/subxband

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day: Download The New PRIMORDIAL Song!

Celebrate this St. Patrick’s Day with kisses, clovers, green beer, and a brand new track from epic Irish black metal heathens Primordial!

The new album, "Redemption At The Puritan's Hand,” will be released April 26 via Metal Blade Records however, the single "Bloodied Yet Unbowed" is currently available for streaming right here!

You can find more information about their upcoming album release and tour dates on their website.

Here’s to a long life and a merry one.

A quick death and an easy one

A pretty girl and an honest one

A cold beer – and another one!

-St. Patrick's Day Toast

 

Primordial - Sons of the Morrigan (Live) via @MetalBlade

Bands: Get to Know J&S Media Group

J&S Media Group is an Ohio based booking company created to help independent bands realize their dreams of playing on national tour sets. With services that include booking, promotion, management, and media sales, J&S Media Group works with over a dozen bands from the area's of Columbus, Cincinnati, and Dayton.

“Basically we are trying to help local bands out by giving them a chance to play with some national touring bands.” said Jesse Kenney, J&S Media Group co-founder.

National acts include A Faylene Sky, Thoughts in Reverse, Side-Lined, and Dead Before Dawn.

With a sweet tooth for heavy metal and a passion for helping emerging artists, Jesse Kenney and Scott Wolf have created an interesting niche entertainment company that is already making quite an impact on local music scenes across the Midwest. If you are in a band and are in need of any promotion, booking, or management J&S Media Group is the company to contact!

Check out the J&S blog where an assortment of music, movies, social commentary, and pop culture are reviewed.

J&S MEDIA ON FACEBOOK

J&S MEDIA GROUP BLOG

UPCOMING SHOWS!

 FOLLOW J&S MEDIA ON TWITTER!

Elevated For Life Benefit Concert - Vonn Jazz & Supper Club, Columbus, OH 04-03-2011 07:00pm - AmericanTowns.com

Elevated For Life Benefit Concert - Vonn Jazz & Supper Club, Columbus, OH 04-03-2011 07:00pm - AmericanTowns.com

Dr. E presents the ELEVATED FOR LIFE! benefit concert Sunday, April 3, 2011 at Vonn Jazz Lounge. Event begins at 7pm. Entertainment will benefit the Sherwood Middle School SistaFriends Afterschool Program.

http://elevatedforlife.eventbrite.com/

 

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Album Review: Mudjunkie (Self-Titled EP)

Winston Salem rockers Mudjunkie are back on the scene after a few years and a few lineup changes. Having only evolved from their hiatus, the band is quickly gaining acclaim across the country, headlining shows and sharing the stage with acts like Seven Mary Three, Mercy Fall, Sponge, Crossfade, and Baptized By Fire featuring Jesse Blaze of Growing Up Twisted (A&E). Mudjunkie is also officially endorsed by InTune Guitar Picks and sponsored by Guitars USA and Daydreamers Rock N' Roll Emporium.

Listening In. Walk Away makes a great first impression with a quietly entering drum 'n' bass foundation that unleashes heavy staccato riffs over Buck’s acoustic-to-aggressive vocals that echo a new school Lane Staley.
The second standout, Holding On is a particularly strong and emotive piece built around layered vocals and lightning guitar fills.

Up next, Dreams (Fleetwood Mac cover) is an alt rock gem played the Mudjunkie way. Rocking a little harder than the original, this cover flawlessly pairs power and melody against driving back beats.
The slower-paced, Coming Down is infused with the perfect serving of sorrow as Buck’s thick vocals rise over searing riffs then quickly dissipates as the introspective guitar solo welcomes a breakdown of epic proportions.

The EP concludes with Black & White, an earlier creation and immediate fan favorite for its fast paced shout along lyrics, high energy, and no frills rock and roll attitude.

Overall, Mudjunkie [Buck Saunders (lead vocals) Chris Hill (guitar) Danny Chatfield (guitar) Steve Rivera (bass) Anthony Foltz (drums)] creates an atmosphere in the vein of Alice in Chains and even a little Queensryche. Yet, their sound is fresh, modern, and maintains originality. On a mission to bring solidarity back to bands, Mudjunkie lives to create unforgettable live shows, and to cover the world in mud this Spring with the launch of their new album.

Be sure to friend Mudjunkie on Facebook for tour dates, new music and more!

Mudjunkie EP (Available Now)

Tracklist

1. Walk Away
2. Holding On
3. Dreams
4. Coming Down
5. Black &White

COLD ARMY RISE!!!!

COLD AND ABSTRACT ABSENCE  SHOW 4/1 @ ALROSA VILLA 

The Crackers of Comedy Tour’s Creative Use of Social Media

http://www.crackersofcomedy.com

Central Ohio born comedian and tour founder Matt Ward (currently based in Knoxville, TN) along with Atlanta’s favorite funnyman Joe Pettis are utilizing the power social media in a game changing approach to launching a one of kind comedy tour; The Crackers of Comedy. Audiences will roar in laughter as two independents Tweet, YouTube, and Facebook their way to the top of comedy circuit headlines, sharing stories of road trip fails and random acts of mayhem with millions of followers via three of the world’s most popular social networks. Local comedians from each participating city will also join the duo throughout the 3,000 Mile, 18 city tour.

The Crackers of Comedy Tour will begin Friday Feb 18th in Wilmington, North Carolina and ends March 8th in Greenville, SC.

MOSHING FOR VIRGINS!

The Latest Crave: Omen World Tour: Soulfly w/ Straight Line Stitch and INCITE!

(Alrosa Villa, Columbus, Ohio December 5, 2010) 

The spirit of the late Dimebag Darrell reigned over Alrosa Villa as bands Demons Within, Sourblood, Desperate Union, INCITE, Straight Line Stitch and Soulfly delivered a powerful show in his honor just three days before the 6th year anniversary of his wrongful death.  

Starting things off on the Omen world tour was Cleveland, Ohio based unit, Demons Within. The chill of their cold should rushed goosebumps of anticipation over the crowd and then surged into a stroke of heat as J.C.B let out a torturous scream amidst the evil invoking whisper; “the demons keep coming,".  It was at this moment, the show had officially begun! Dedicating a mournful number to our fallen friend, Eternal Night Demons Within truly showed off their musical dexterity and vocal flexibility.The low rumble to high screech movement is very Lamb of God influenced and their ability to be mechanical yet free and high energy from start to finish was impressive and well received by the moving crowd. Demons Within consists of five unique individuals; lead vocalist J.C.B., lead/rhythm guitarist-backing vocals T.C., lead/rhythm guitarist Dark Seclusion, bassist Demize and D.F.D. on drums. 

Taking the stage next was Columbus metallers Sourblood. Brutal and explosive, Bloomy comes out rocking with their single, Burning Memory, exciting the crowd with his contagious energy, he paces about the stage with a panic twitch in his eyes and leans back into a perfectly timed scream to accompany his brainless head bang. Strong reactions came from jump song, Fight For Yourself, Abstract, and The Burial, all are songs from their brand new self titled album available here. With Justin Bloomfield aka Bloomy on vocals; Jerry Davis behind the kit and backing vocals; John Mills and Brock Richards on guitars; and Jim Klimek on bass, Sourblood is  a thrilling and fun addition to Omen World Tour lineup. 

Fresh out of high school, and formed just over a year ago, Desperate Union,  provided a more melodic selection of hard rock. Toronto, Canada natives posses a heavier, incubus like sound and although their tunes were well written for commercial mass consumption, the melancholy delivery was a bit out shadowed by such previous high energy acts. 

The metal returned in the form of Arizona’s own INCITE, featuring Max Cavalera's stepson, Richie Cavalera on lead vocals. A talented group of musicians with room to expand; they also paid tribute to Pantera guitarist, Dimebag Darryl with an audience favorite “The End Result.” Even the security guards were compelled to move as Incite pummeled the crowd with their violence inciting sound. 

The stage goes to black and the Straight Line Stitch takeover begins as electric orange and platinum streaks smite the air and the vocals of Alexis Brown shatter the silence and with a deathlike growl that transitions seamlessly into a velvet smooth melody. Stretching out beyond the traditional metalcore template, Straight Line Stitch combines intensity and harmony to create a live-wire performance. Heads spin off bodies as they bang to the rhythm of hits What You Do To Me, Bleeding Heart Theory, and Black Veil. We also got a fresh listen to Ballroom Brawl, a new track off their album due in March. An invigorating performance, and just the beginning of what is to come from Straight Line Stitch. Alexis Brown on killer vocals, Seth Thacker and Tim Chappell on guitars, Jason White on bass, and Patrick Haynes on drums.

Sending the packed crowd into near riot, Max Cavalera, Mark Rizzo and Johnny Chow of Soulfly took control with the opener, Blood, Fire, War, Hate. The very walls of Alrosa trembled in the uprising of bodies gathering in the pit. Prophecy came next without hesitation or pause, backed by a relentless rhythm section and vocals that morph from soul scarring growls into grisly screams, illuminated by furious riffs and epic breakdowns. With the crowd in full effect, Max gave us Back To The Primitive and Seek “N” Strike then a high energy performance of Babylon, a favorite of mine. Kingdom gave me chills and anarchy ensued when 2 Sepultura classics, Roots and Chaos A.D were unleashed. A sinister delivery of Bloodbath and Beyond gave way to a brutal Respect followed by a special percussion interlude by Cavalera, Rizzo and Chow on large, upturned snare drums. It was a fearless introduction to the tour-de-force experience of Frontline. The rest of the set included Downstroy, Rise of the Fallen from the new album The Omen, a tease of Jump The Fuck Up and ended with Eye for an Eye and a vicious Rizzo solo. Behemoth and statuesque, Max’s expansive vocals are mind-blowing in their ostentatious-ness, his artistry is like an epic vision quest and he is rightfully exalted as a true innovator of thrash and tribal metal- a master of his craft!

www.soulflyweb.com

www.myspace.com/soulfly

A Holiday Message from Ebony Jeanette PR!

The Latest Crave: Wednesday 13

Murderdolls member Wednesday 13 exudes the definition of extreme metal master as a front man, solo artist, and founder of his own band with the same name.

Previously playing in Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13, Bourbon Crow and most recently Gunfire 76, Wednesday’s off putting style continues to attract those that relish in his morbidly hysterical sense of humor, a trait fans have worshiped since Maniac Spider Trash.

The band Wednesday 13 consists of Ghastly on drums, Kid Kid on bass, Matt "Pig" Montgomery on guitar and Wednesday on lead vocals and guitar.

All of the writing is done by Wednesday, and horror movies still heavily permeate his lyrics as albums vary from the cheesy, ironic metal-core sounding Fang Bang to the heavier, more dreary tones discovered in previously released efforts, Bloodwork, Translyvania 90210, and Skeletons.

Overall, Wednesday 13 delivers a punked out mix of glam, goth, spit, shock and rock with raspy vocals, thrashing guitars, skillful and cohesive drums, and an earthquaking baseline with the right to remain violent.

Basically, if you like the Murderdolls, you’ll enjoy the terror-tastic horror punk from the North Carolina based band Wednesday 13.

The latest offering, From Here to the Hearse is a vinyl only collection piece with only 1,000 copies distributed in the U.S. Get your hands on it if you are lucky - check out the track listing below.

www.myspace.com/officialwednesday13

"From Here To The Hearse"
Side 1:

01. Gimmie Gimmie Bloodshed (WEDNESDAY 13)
02. From Here To The Hearse (WEDNESDAY 13)
03. B-Movie Babylon (WEDNESDAY 13)
04. I Love To Say Fuck (2007) (WEDNESDAY 13)
05. Suck My Dixie (BOURBON CROW)

Side 2:

01. Long Way To The Bottom (BOURBON CROW)
02. 197666 (WEDNESDAY 13 - live)
03. Los Angel-Less (GUNFIRE 76)
04. One More Reason (GUNFIRE 76)
05. It's A Wonderful Lie (previously unreleased)

 

The Latest Crave: Otep

We’ve become a nation of wolves ruled by sheep owned by swine overfed & put to sleep and while the media elite decrees what to think i am wide awake on the edge and on the brink. Otep Shamaya, Smash The Control Machine

Otep’s vocal poetry is lurid and explosive in the album Smash the Control Machine. From the opening track Otep marches in and snatches the plastic mask off of American capitalism and homophobia to reveal its hypocrisy and vileness with riot inciting screams and thought provoking whispers. The return of hellions Moke and Evil J to this album is a welcomed chance for fans to revisit the earlier, more savage musical experiences from House of Secrets and Sevas Tra.

The strongest selections include the politically fueled anthem Smash The Control Machine, the call to action track Rise Rebel Resist, Numb and Dumb which speaks out against social complacency, and the exceptional ballad “Ur A Wmn Now” in which Otep sheds her outright anger to expose her inner vulnerability and mental / emotional anguish of growing up girl. While the music is what moves us, it’s Shamaya’s explicit and intelligent lyricism that continues add depth to the band’s gritty thrash-core delivery.

Take this band for what you will but you cannot deny their ability to consume your senses with musically potent alchemy. Smash The Control Machine was released August 18, 2009 on Victory Records and is available everywhere music is sold.

The Latest Crave: FeedUs

Animal: This song connects to the barbarian within. The raw, blistering vocals that fester over grind-core guitar riffs express primitive urges that tussle back and forth between hatred and desire. Most definitely the kind of song that is meant to be performed live in order to encompass the full experience of the animal. Check out the video below of FeedUs performing “Animal” at Battle of the Bands in Orlando, FL.

Get Your Stripes: A hard and heavy anthem with softer vocals but still angry enough to unleash the war-mongering fury that makes this song memorable.


No Good cranks up the intensity using heavier guitar riffs and more emphasis on throaty growls and raspy metallic vocals. A song about amounting to nothing and not giving a sh*t so much vocalist Clay Sapp screams it from the arches of his lungs for a few bars. Want fight music? Play this song.

Roomush changes the pace with cynical and unforgiving vocals that play off the hard edge guitar to deliver a love scorned track that exposes the inner pain of an abandoned and broken heart.

The song to head bang to the most is Lazarus. This solid hard rock track delivers big vocals and hard hitting drums that beef up the overall quality and gives it that classic AOR sound; showing their potential for mainstream hard rocker status.

Overall, FeedUs satiates musical hunger pangs and quenches metal mouth with blood squirting vocals, pus popping bursts of thundering drums, and sick and dirty guitar riffs in a sweat soaked ingestion of grunge flavored rock.

Coming a long way from living with no electricity among other hardships; this band continues to perform throughout Florida and work their fingers to the bone to fuel their dream of playing the music that feeds us. Making some serious headway among hard and heavy rock followers; FeedUs is number 2 on the Reverbnation metal charts for Jasper, Florida. FeedUs consists of Clay Sapp on vocals, Brad Butler on Guitar, Daniel Thigpen on Drums, and Danny Herring on Bass.

http://www.myspace.com/feedusmusic

Click on video below to watch FeedUs perform “Animal” live!

The Latest Crave: Rob Zombie - Icon

As part of the Icon Series launched by Universal Music Enterprises, Rob Zombie – Icon (Geffen/UMe) was released earlier this month as a single and double disc set. What’s different about them? The single version is twelve track crash course in the best of Zombie available only at Wal-Mart, while the 24 track double disc set offers a heavier dose of the devilman from the early days of White Zombie to the Hellbilly Deluxe favorites of today exclusively offered at Best Buy.

In my opinion, the only thing better than Rob Zombie is White Zombie. I recommend shelling out the few extra bucks to get the double disc set, which features La Sexorcisto favorites “Thunder Kiss ’65″ and “Black Sunshine”, as well as Astro Creep 2000 mega hits “More Human than Human” and “Super-Charger Heaven”.

Rob Zombie’s Icon is a dicephalus delight featuring the hard rocking classics of White Zombie and the angrier moods of his later work that stick to the insides of die-hard metal skulls like mouldering corpses into fresh graves. The best of everything real fans already own; Icon revises and updates the Zombie collection and is an excellent addition to your Halloween horror mix this year.

http://www.myspace.com/robzombie
http://www.robzombie.com



Single CD

1. Superbeast
2. Dragula
3. Living Dead Girl
4. Feel So Numb
5. Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy)
6. Scum of The Earth
7. House of 1000 Corpses
8. Foxy Foxy
9. American Witch
10.The Devils Rejects
11. What?
12. Mars Needs Women

Double CD

Disc 1
1. Thunder Kiss ’65
2. Black Sunshine
3. Super-Charger Heaven
4. More Human Than Human
5. Feed The Gods
6. The One
7. The Great American Nightmare featuring Howard Stern
8. Superbeast
9. Dragula
10. Living Dead Girl
11. Demonoid Phenomenon
12. Meet The Creeper
Disc Two:
13. Feel So Numb
14. Never Gonna Stop (The Red Red Kroovy)
15. Scum Of The Earth
16. House of 1000 Corpses
17. Foxy Foxy
18. American Witch
19. The Lords Of Salem
20. Let It All Bleed Out
21. The Devil’s Rejects
22. What?
23. Sick Bubblegum
24. Mars Needs Women

The Latest Crave: Pittersplatter

Pittersplatter. A demonic monstrosity of dark forces converge in a terrifying cosmic explosion of electronic sound waves to exploit the most vulnerable of ear drums.

Known as the most controversial band in Oklahoma, Pittersplatter is a ferocious musical creature composed of Worm Necroticus Splatter, Menace, and Thursday 12. Their latest album, The Dawn of Carnage will be released on Dyskfunctional Records November 15, 2010.

Encompassing music not primarily meant for dancing, but derived from dance-oriented styles; Pittersplatter infuses the horrors, abominations, and vile infestations of the human experience into a guttural, growling electro-industrial sound scape that is served best via live performance. Listen closely to their music and you can peel back the textured layers of each instrument; synths, keys, drum machines, and mixers to expose the beast-like, spirit summoning vocals that encapsulate Pittersplatter’s nightmarish sound.

Witness the Pittersplatter phenomenon this month every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night at Tumbleweed Dance Hall & Concert Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma or download the sadistic musical offerings via Amazon.

www.myspace.com/pittersplatter

Check out the official promotional video for the new Pittersplatter album The Dawn of Carnage