FEATURING MEMBERS OF GWAR, DARKEST HOUR, REVOCATION, INTRONAUT, ABYSMAL DAWN, BRUTAL TRUTH, THE ATLAS MOTH, AND IKILLYA Every year year, MetalSucks asks musicians from across the vast spectrum of the metalsphere (or, in a few cases, the almost-metalsphere) what their favorite albums of the year have been. Death metallers, thrash metallers, black metallers, stoners, grinders, and djenters [...]
This is so wrong it goes round the other side and comes out right again. Do you know who is the earthshaker, the earthquaker, codename: Peacemaker? Why it's Rosko, of course, William Roscoe Mercer, the first black newsreader in New York. Newsreaders aren't supposed to be funky though, and Rosko was. They're especially not supposed to be funky over a sassy brass version of Also Sprach Zarathustra while a Fender Rhodes picks the bones of the tune dry. This spoken word monologue could easily get filed away as novelty music, but it's way [...]
If you're hindered by a certain problem that can't seem to be shaken, wait it out. More than likely, 50 Cent will be there to solve it before you know. [...]
Peacemaker - Canya Reial West Coast Chill - Ion the Prize Inside My Love (For Minnie) - DJ Cam Quartet The Italian homie Melaz, released yet again another amazing compilation, this being "Jazzy Trip" and it's without a doubt his best release so far. The whole compilation it's chilled and filled with dope jazzy vibes. 100% instrumental, and featuring producers such as Boho Fau & Elevated Soul, DJ Ezzascul, Buddy Sativa, Supafuh, Mecca83, The Stuyvesants and The Underachievers, amongst other names all familiar to [...]
My first introduction to Ido Bukelman, was through the Albert Beger Electroacoustic Band, where he plays guitar in the ensemble, and had also taken part in their album Peacemaker. I knew him as a killer guitar player, but only recently was I introduced to his skills as a phenomenal acoustic guitar player. Bukelman plays music to the [...]
Like I wrote couple of months ago, the veteran Israeli free-jazz saxophonist Albert Beger has finally released his much anticipated ninth album Peacemaker. It's a brilliant album, it really is. A six piece suit that can fit perfectly to every experimental music fan out there, not only for jazz fans, but to alternative rock fans as [...]
Tel Aviv based boutique label Anova Music, will be releasing the brand new album by free-jazz pioneer and innovator Albert Beger. Beger, 51, is considered to be the most dominant figure in the Israeli free-jazz/avantgarde scene in the country, somewhat of a cult hero and a winner of the prime minister's prize (yes, there is such [...]
When Green Day originally made their mark writing songs about smoking dope and jacking off, who would've thought they would become the modern day version of The Who, making ambitious modern rock operas and having the Berkeley Repertory Theater staging a production based on their work ? After all, the original rock operas like Tommy and prog rock bands like Boston and Steely Dan spawned a violent backlash and return to primal rock energy that ultimately led to the original punk explosion of the late 70's, the original inspiration for Green Day. By making these grander artistic [...]
FreQ Nasty , aka Fiji-born, New Zealand-raised Darin McFayden, was the producer behind "Creator," Santogold's supersonic swingbomb single that detonated many a dancefloor in '08 and just might be the best track on one of the year's most extremely well-received albums. He made a mix for Fabric this year, Fabriclive.42 . "Peacemaker" appears in its original form [...]
(Photo courtesy of the beloved and esteemed Chip .) I've taped Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers somewhere around 40 times now, so it's a little hard for me to get psyched about yet another set on tape. :) However, I'm sure there will be plenty of fans wanting to get their hands on this. Every time the Peacemakers play The Gothic, a healthy helping of new faces turns out for the show. It's great to see the word about their live acts continually spreading to reach a wider audience. [...]
The Film - Can You Touch Me . Indie rock with slight electronic influences and hand-claps. Apparently this song was used in a French car commercial (although the lyrics are English), which makes sense, because it's the perfect song for bragging that your car goes faster than anyone else. Buy The Film: Can You Touch Me Freezepop - Bike Thief (Tubeway Remix) . Synthpop with a techno influence. Sure, technically it's a song about bikes, not cars. But who cares when it's such a perfect [...]
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