I was extremely saddened to read a few hours ago of the death of Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch. It is believed he died of the cancer which he was diagnosed with in 2009.
The band was terrific on album, and even better live; a pleasure I was lucky enough to experience many times. I think then it is fitting to end this post with a clip of where my memories of Adam lie….on stage. This clip is from a phenomenal T in the Park performance I witnessed back in 1998. Continue reading
You know something; I’m beginning to really love Pledge Music. The charitable funding source has given me much pleasure from Funeral For A Friend, Charlie Simpson, The Subways and most recently InMe. Next up is Ginger’s triple album 555%, but the primary focus of this little piece is to encourage some support for one of my new favourite bands.
Fei Comodo, recently seen touring the UK with Exit Ten, are scheduled to release their new album Behind The Bright Lights via Small Town Records on April 30th, but wanted to create a special edition of the album. They’ve teamed up with Pledge Music and are offering an exclusive hand numbered special edition in different packaging and with some bonus tracks and video content alongside the regular CD. If you don’t want the physical disc, you can pledge for a download of both the album and the special edition second disk goodies too. Continue reading
In case you didn’t know, Musicscramble has a sister site all about movies – Moviescramble. Like Musicscramble, it’s a mixture of reviews and opinions and doesn’t spend its time gushing about things that aren’t as hot as they should be.
We have a new writer, John, who’s been quite prolific since he started mid January, so please take a look, bookmark it, or even better yet, follow via Facebook, Twitter and/or WordPress and come back to check out regular updates.
Following yesterday’s free Soulfly track offer, today XtraMile Recordings have released a free Straight Lines track called “Freaks Like Us”.
I’m a huge fan of the band and featured their first album Persistence In This Game in my “8 Albums You’ve Probably Never Heard But Should” feature, so I urge you to grab the freebie, check out the video for forthcoming first single “Half Gone”, and go buy the first album too!
You can grab the free song directly from XtraMile Recordings landing page.
“Freaks Like Us” is the title track from their second album, due for release on 23rd April.
For 48 hours only Soulfly are giving away the track “World of Scum” from forthcoming album Enslaved.
Simply by visiting Roadrunner Records and filling in a very short form you can download the track right now, but be quick as access will disappear shortly.
Enslaved is Soulfly’s 8th album and is due for release on March 13th.
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Cracking up and coming alt-rock outfit Straight Lines have released a video for their first single from the forthcoming second album. ”Half Gone” will be released on February 13th via Xtra Mile Recordings.
As yet untitled, the second album should see a 2012 release and I couldn’t be happier as first album “Patience In This Game” is one of my favourites of the last few years. Continue reading
Lamb of God have officially confirmed the title and track listing of their forthcoming sixth studio album. The album will be named “Resolution” and is scheduled for release on January 24th 2012.
Somewhat strangely, at least one track on the album is set to feature a choir and orchestra. Drummer Chris Adler told Gun Shy Assassin, “Yeah — there’s opera singers, a whole symphony going on — it’s crazy,” … “We were trying to figure out how to not be black metal but do something totally different. I think we succeeded.” Continue reading
Forthcoming game Batman: Arkham City is getting an accompanying soundtrack featuring new tracks from some of the best artists out there today.
From the official press release:
The artists featured on Batman: Arkham City – The Album approached their contributions to the album with their own unique interpretations of the stories surrounding Batman. The result is an eclectic mix of dynamic, atmospheric songs for an album that will appeal to fans of both the artists and Batman: Arkham City. Continue reading
