Archive for March 27th, 2015

From First To Last Announce Details For New Album

After months of anticipation, From First To Last are finally ready to share with fans the details on their forthcoming album with Spencer Sotelo at the helm. The new album is titled Dead Trees, and it will be released April 28 via Sumerian Records. Physical pre-order bundles are available for purchase through Killer Merch. If […]

Members Of Hail The Sun, A Lot Like Birds And I The Mighty Start New Project

Members of Hail The Sun, A Lot Like Birds and I The Mighty have gotten together to start a new project that tackles an issue that many Americans are familiar with. The new band, named Sufferer, is a project with the goal of giving fans some insight into what it’s like to suffer from anxiety. […]

Alesana Share Lead Single From Upcoming Album

Alesana will be releasing the final installment of their Annabelle trilogy, titled Confessions, next month via Revival Recordings. Fans who have pre-ordered Confessions recently received a digital download of the single “Oh, How The Mighty Have Fallen.” The band has finally unleashed the single for the rest of us to check out. They teamed up […]

Ceremony Announce New Album, Debut Somber New Tracks

Ceremony is was a hardcore punk band from Rohnert Park, California. Their last album, 2012’s Zoo marked a shift from their chaotic early sound into a more controlled post-punk direction. While Zoo was still energetic and undeniably punk (not to mention excellent), the band’s just-announced follow-up The L-Shaped Man represents an even more drastic transformation […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Monsters: Dark Continent’ Has Little To Do With Monsters

Film: Monsters: Dark Continent Starring: Johnny Harris, Sam Keeley Directed by: Tom Green Taking place ten years after the events in Gareth Edwards’ Monsters and featuring an entirely different cast of characters in a completely different environment, Monsters: Dark Continent showcases another, far less thrilling side of cinematic universe expansion. It opens with a soldier […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Insurgent’ Is A Complete Disaster

Film: Insurgent Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James Directed by: Robert Schwentke Coming off a film that seemed to exist solely for the purpose of setting up its sequel(s), Insurgent offers more of the same mediocrity the Divergent series has become synonymous with over the last year. It’s neither better nor worse than its predecessor. It […]

‘Southpaw’ Trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal + Boxing = Box Office Gold

All great boxing movies have to start with the protagonist being or becoming an underdog. In the case of the Jake Gyllenhaal-led film Southpaw, it’s the latter. Billy “The Great” Hope (Gyllenhaal) is the reigning Junior Middleweight Champion whose unorthodox stance, the so-called “Southpaw,” consists of an ineloquent, though brutal, display of offensive fighting. With […]

Jamie xx Announces Debut Album ‘In Colour,’ Shares “Loud Places”

If you couldn’t stop playing Jamie xx‘s single “Girl” last year, get excited. The xx member and electronic musician has announced his debut album, In Colour, drops June 2 via Young Turks and features collaborations with The xx’s Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim, Young Thug, Popcaan, and Four Tet. Pre-orders are ongoing here. In […]

Atreyu Share “So Others May Live,” Reclaim Their Heavy Crown

The return of Atreyu in 2014 came with a fresh wave of rumors regarding the group’s plans for the future. Some expected a 10-year tour for The Curse, while others thought the band would immediately hit the studio. The group ultimately chose to do neither, instead playing a string of shows across the US, but […]

Sounds Of The (Down) Underground: Ecca Vandal

Artist: Ecca Vandal Genre: Ecca Vandal Latest release: “White Flag” / “Battle Royal” For fans of: Genre-hopping, futuristic jams with a punk rock spirit. It has been said that music is the last true voice of the human spirit, a transcendent communication tool that can go beyond divisions of race, gender, socioeconomic status or religious […]