I was sick (on my day off, even) yesterday, so I kept the internerding to a minimum, but here's the weekly listings, in the nick of time. So, it's with some sadness that I compile the weekly listings today, as this week marks the end of one of the most important venues in the city, the Cobalt. The bar's welcomed the kind of music that's mostly un-welcomed by most other "legitimate" venues in town, so it's sort of fitting that Fake Jazz Wednesday plays it out tomorrow night. If you can't make it down for Boosh tonight or [...]
I haven't sung the praises of Salome in awhile, so here goes: this band crushes. Everyone I know who has seen them live has just been floored with them. Guitarist Rob Moore and drummer Aaron Deal (read my interview with Mr. Deal here) play as though they're actively attempting to use soundwaves as a weapon, [...]
Dei motivi per cui una band non riesce ad essere ad esprimersi al 100% ne ho sentiti tanti, spesso legati a situazioni personali dei componenti legate a problemi con la giustizia o droghe o drammi familiari. Vedi come ultimo esempio in ordine di tempo i Solace costretti ad annullare il tour europeo (ma al Roadburn c'erano) perchè uno dei due chitarristi deve scontare una pena residua di 84 giorni.. Ma che una band non riesca a suonare dal vivo perchè uno dei membri è un soldato di stanza in Iraq non l'avevo mai sentita. Accade ai Cobalt, duo americano [...]
New Joshua James is a surprise to me. I haven't heard a thing about it, despite being a big fan of his . Aside from that, the new Wavves album is out. Pitchfork's been squeeing like a preteen about them since January. Sean didn't like the album much , but I've been listening to it too and it might be a sleeper hit for me this year. There's also the new Superdrag release, which we may or may not be streaming for [...]
Since joining Twitter last week (follow us!) my brain has been systematically reprogrammed to process information only in pieces of 140 characters or less. After the jump, quickie haiku-like reviews of all the new music that's arrived at the doorstep of the MS Mansion in succinct, Tweet form, plus MP3s! New releases from Mongoloid Village, [...]
Colorado blackened avant-war metal duo COBALT has completed work on their new album, entitled ?Gin,? set for release on March 17, 2009 via Profound Lore Records. The duo of Erik Wunder and Phil McSorley (who is currently deployed in Iraq) has "churned out not only a darker and equally epic and violent outburst, but a more surreal, angrier, emoti... Read More / Post Your Comments
7. cobalt - 'eater of birds' [review published on issue #161 of Terrorizer magazine] This album will surely get a lot of attention of some circles from which it probably wouldn't otherwise, because of the presence of Jarboe's unrivalled, haunting vocals on two of the songs. While this seems a bit unfair, because her contribution, while excellent in creating some chilly moods in those songs, really isn't all that meaningful to the outcome of the album, it's actually a good thing. Because most of those people will really want to [...]
Grave in the Sky Left Hand Path #011 is up. This installment of Stylus' metal column is massive, featuring 38 album reviews and an interview with Chris Bruni of Profound Lore Records , easily the metal label of the year with top-notch releases by Alcest, Caina, Cobalt, Portal, Pulsefear, The Angelic Process, The Howling Wind, WOLD, and more. Bands reviewed in the column include Coalesce, Crimson Moon, Helloween, High on Fire, Nominon, Rosetta, Skeletonwitch, Sodom, Souvenir's Young America, Unearthly Trance, Yakuza, and [...]
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