Artist: Rise and Fall

Ik heb al eerder over hem geschreven, nadat hij me in mei 2010 mailde. Inmiddels zijn we allebei een tijdje verder, en heeft Shook mooie remixen en EP's uitgebracht. Als Kerstkado heb ik mezelf The Glow EP en The Rise And Fall EP kado gedaan. De een is van rood en de andere van wit [...]

If you don't know Shook, then you should. He's a mysterious man from Holland, who plays keyboards and lives with his side-kick Wolf. Today he released his second EP 'The Rise And Fall' and it's the psychedelic sequel to his first adventure 'Glow', it's follows the pretty much the same tried and tested blend of caricature electro, funk, disco and soul. The EP is stunningly put together from the special edition vinyl artwork to the sumptuous keyboard riffs and doughy keys within. It's a synth lovers wet dream, if 'Glow' was loud, brash and full of Hollywood excitement, [...]

It's not often you get an original piece of music from Shook, the dutch funk producer has been busy beavering away in his funk-cave on a new EP - which will be out on November 7. Shook has been steadily carving his path to stardom with a slew of killer remixes this year, and now it's time for his own productions to shine - those of you who have his 'Glow' EP will know why he's such an exciting prospect. Well he's finally ready to release his second EP 'The Rise And Fall' and to get [...]

• Shook - Hold Tight

American Idol season 10 alum Tim Halperin discusses his new album, Rise and Fall.

The American Idol alum released his debut full-length album earlier this week on iTunes.

Maffitt/Davies was a short lived duo who released one album via Capitol Records in 1968. Judging by the cover you'd expect psychedelic fireworks but The Rise and Fall of Honesty is really an Ameriana folk-rock record. This is another good one that never saw release in the CD era. I found a vinyl copy in [...]

• Maffitt/Davies :: Landscape Grown Cold » 02-landscape-grown-cold.mp3

Monarchs lead vocalist Celeste Griffin's soulful crooning is nothing short of regal. Mixing passion with irony, the Monarchs latest, Rise and Fall , mixes romance with a flair for the subtly morbid. On the misleadingly peppy "Business Casual" the song sounds relatively blithe until you take a closer listen to the lyrics as Griffin sings, "Laying in an open casket / you've got the world looking down on you / and you look so fantastic." Though don't be misled, there's no "off with their heads" among these Monarchs. To them, the music is family. From some [...]

Forse sono un po' stronzo. Non solo perché ho scelto come titolo un verso – pure recente!- del sommo Max nazionale (non Stèfani , ovviamente, ma Pezzali, -colui il quale ha scaldato il cuore di tutti i bimbi della mia generazione insieme ad un immenso monumento chiamato Mauro Repetto), ma perché sto consigliando Parte dell'equipaggio della Destiny una serie che è stata ufficialmente cancellata e che sancisce la fine dell'intero universo Stargate. Metto le mani avanti: Sono uno sporco infedele: [...]

A tall, neon approximation of Dean Martin's face once radiated a mysterious ambiance down on the Sunset Strip. The sign could be spotted in episodes of Dragnet , blaxploitation favorite The Candy Tangerine Man and even an episode of The Andy Griffith Show . Much of the time it was treated as if it were just a typical building facade that fictional characters would drive past without comment. But today, to see a giant neon Dean Martin face makes one arch an eyebrow. What in Lord's name is that!? Dino's Lodge was a real-life [...]

Tweet If you're a regular listener of 6 Music (as I am), Jukebox Collective will be no stranger to you. Amongst their 6 Music accolades are: Winner of 6 Music Rebel Playlist against Beady Eye and Carl Barat - April 2011 and Steve Lamacq Interview as "Favourite new band" in April 2011. They have also received heavy support from Tom Robinson, Chris Gorman, Frank Skinner and John Kennedy. Mind you it's not [...]

• Jukebox Collective - Swimming With Sharks
• Jukebox Collective - The Rise And Fall Of Billy The Kid

Tower Records was cultural icon. If you loved music and lived anywhere near one, Tower was your clubhouse. I remember visiting ToweR on my very first day in Boston to start college. But in 2004, the company filed for bankruptcy and by the end of 2006, founder Russ Solomon had shut nearly every one of its worldwide outlets. Many see the chain's demise as the first of many dominoes which mark the end of the music industry as we knew it. "All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records" hopes to chronicle [...]

Deathwish Inc. hardcore outfit Rise and Fall have completed work on their third album. The Belgium-based band have posted a teaser for the new album. They last released Our Circle Is Vicious .

No Omega From: Stockholm, Sweden Lazy Equation: Dead Swans x Deftones + Cult Of Luna URLs: Facebook.com/NoOmega // NoOmega.Bandcamp.com Thrash Hits Verdict: We first heard Sweden's No Omega after one of our Facebook friends recommended them to us, and by gosh, they're one of the most scorching prospects to emerge from the crucible of Scandanavian hardcore [...]

Cleveland combo Masakari had their way with us at SXSW, and they're about to make the rest of the country their bitch too come August. This time, they'll be joined by Germans Alpinist, yet another acquisition in Southern Lord's "We Do Fast Stuff Too" division. If you went crazy for Maskari's metallic, melodic hardcore like we did (and in fact, still are), Alpinist will certainly be in your

If I had polled our writing staff - prior to writing this piece - on what our collective favorite band is from Southern Lord's recent singing slew of hardcore, grindcore and punk, I believe Masakari would emerge the overall victor (except for Andy who is somewhere in Texas still listening to The Secret). Last year's The Prophet Feeds was a real favorite with us. So it is with real excitement that

Staff Writer Dulani Wallace mourns the loss of Guitar Hero. Lawsuits, big-money licensing, and declining sales: these were what lead to the inevitable end of the Guitar Hero game series. Earlier this month, Activision , the game's publisher, released a statement that it would cease producing Guitar Hero and its spinoff game series DJ Hero due to poor sales. How this extraordinary role playing game rose to a marketing phenomenon is a story of interest. Heck, since November [...]

Deathwish Inc.'s Rise and Fall are about to head back to the studio to record a follow-up to 2009's Our Circle Is Vicious. The band plans to record at Godcity with master knob-twister Kurt Ballou in early March. Rise and Fall will be getting their hands dirty before and after the recording by touring Europe and then the U.S. with Crustcake fav Masakari. Peep the jump for tour dates and a quote

The exceptionally talented Georgina Cook has a collection of photographs featured on FACT's website that chart the rise and fall of doobstep from 2006-2010, from dingy rooms above pubs to FWD and Fabric. I don't normally write about photography but it's a really interesting series of photographs and definitely worth a look if you were there. Even more so if you weren't. They're here , by the way.

The Red Chord's frontman, Guy Kozowyk, on a recent tour Beneath The Remains: Stephen Piersanti The very best of metal and hardcore news in New Jersey and NYC According to LambGoat.com that The Red Chord will be touring with Trap Them and Gaza this March. Here are some initial tour [...]

My father taught me to play chess, and as my interest in the game increased I became fascinated with then world champion Bobby Fischer. His chess was brilliant, but as this book shows, his life was filled with turmoil. Endgame is Frank Brady's biography of both the chess player and the man. Exhaustive in his research, Brady recounts Fischer's life without judgment. Everything is laid bare, his rise to chess prominence alongside his anti-Semitism, along with his eccentric behaviors. This book attempts to create a total picture of Bobby Fischer, and succeeds where others [...]