By now, no one should be surprised that these rising indie/punk rockers hail from the booming city of Philadelphia, home to many breakthrough bands of the same genre. Beach Slang’s muffled, garage band sound filled the 280-cap Brooklyn bar, five seconds into their forty-minute set at BrooklynVegan’s showcase during the last day of the 2014 […]
Archive for October, 2014
UTG @ CMJ 2014: This Is The Story Of How Beach Slang Stole My Heart
October 28th, 2014 
Dana Reandelar 
Posted in Editorials, Features, Live 
Tags: Beach Slang, brooklynvegan, cmj, cmj 2014, cmj music marathon, modern baseball, Pity Sex, tiny engines 
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MOVIE REVIEW: You Have Never Seen Anything Quite Like ‘LFO’
October 28th, 2014 James Shotwell Film: LFO Starring: Patrik Karlson Directed By: Antonio Tublen Mind control becomes a lot more complicated than one amateur inventor expects in the new film LFO. It’s been awhile since a foreign film swept me off my feet in its opening moments, but over the weekend that exact experience returned to my life in the […]
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Stream Repeater’s Newest Single, “Lonely”
October 28th, 2014 Brian Leak Long Beach, California’s Repeater are set to release a brand new, self-titled, full-length record on November 18 via A Diamond Heart Production. Our first taste of the new effort comes in the form of the nearly-four-minute lead single, titled “Lonely.” With a throbbing, almost hypnotic rhythm and dreamy elements a la The Radio Dept. or […]
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What You Didn’t Know: Duvoh
October 28th, 2014 Mike Giegerich Focusing on lesser known aspects of artists, resident staff writer Michael Giegerich’s column, What You Didn’t Know, looks to help people gain a better understanding of their favorite musicians from all levels of the music scene. Signed to Panda Funk Records, progressive house duo Duvoh recently released a massive festival-ready cut that is begging to […]
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I Killed The Prom Queen Release Music Video For “Calvert Street”
October 27th, 2014 Kriston McConnell Earlier this year, I Killed The Prom Queen dropped their third studio album, Beloved. This release came eight years after their sophomore effort, and a solid three-year hiatus. Beloved has been a relatively successful release, and we aren’t tired of talking about it yet. The band partnered up with Alternative Press to unleash the music […]
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Watch The Restricted Red Band Trailer For ‘Nightcrawler’
October 27th, 2014 Kriston McConnell Back in August we brought you the second official trailer for Dan Gilroy’s upcoming directorial debut, Nightcrawler. The movie follows Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) as he discovers the dark and dangerous world of crime journalism in LA. If you haven’t had the chance to check out those trailers yet, I’d recommend doing so by heading […]
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Brent Walsh Releases Third New Single, “Ride The Air”
October 27th, 2014 Scott Murray Newfound solo artist Brent Walsh, frontman of San Francisco’s I The Mighty, is already releasing another track from his upcoming debut, 7. The new acoustic track, “Ride The Air,” was written about a past infatuation with a local musician. Walsh’s diverse record is due via Equal Vision Records on November 10. You can check out […]
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Atreyu Stream ‘Knotfest’ Performance, Announce Another Reunion Show
October 27th, 2014 Ryan Kappy Atreyu have been making a lot of noise post hiatus with a one-off show at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, CA and an appearance at Sacramento, CA’s ‘Aftershock Festival.’ This past weekend they played at Slipknot‘s annual Knotfest in San Bernardino, CA and played a rather hit-heavy set for the festival attendees. With this performance behind […]
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Foxy Shazam Announce Hiatus
October 27th, 2014 Matthew Leimkuehler American rock ‘n’ roll sextet Foxy Shazam announced today they are taking break from music — for a length of time to be determined. The band made it clear in a statement, via Facebook, that there is a future for Foxy Shazam — but the future is just unclear at the moment. “We truly believe […]
Circa Survive Release Video For New Single, Launch Pre-orders For ‘Descensus’
October 27th, 2014 Brian Leak It’s been less than two weeks since Circa Survive officially announced their fifth LP, Descensus, which is due out on November 24 through their new label, Sumerian Records. Following the brief teaser found with the announcement, the band has released a visually stunning and disturbingly surreal new video for the album’s lead single, entitled “Schema,” […]
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UTG LIST: The Best ‘Ugly Christmas Sweaters’ From Bands Available In 2014
October 27th, 2014 James Shotwell It’s that time of year again! I don’t know how much time you’ve spent plotting your holiday shopping just yet, but the must-have item in nearly every band store this season is once again the “ugly Christmas sweater.” Sometimes sold as a crew neck with a sweater design, these items offer a humorous twist on […]
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Benedict Cumberbatch In Final Negotiations To Play Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’
October 27th, 2014 Sam Cohen The good people over at Deadline dropped the biggest news bomb of the day and possibly of the week. It is now reported that Benedict Cumberbatch of Star Trek Into Darkness and Sherlock is in final negotiations to play Doctor Strange for Marvel Entertainment’s upcoming 2016 film adaptation. This news comes after Joaquin Phoenix’s involvement […]
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