Who is Bonny Bear?

More somber than I normally like my Friday tunes to be, but this is too good to be missed. Thanks to Absolute Punk for the heads up.

More New Meshuggah!

I like this one a lot more than the first track they released. More analysis after a couple of spins.

This Makes Me Unspeakably Happy

I Want to Watch Emmure Suck its Dick...

It of course referring to this new Meshuggah track! And of course the dick sucking referring to this.

iamaleak by gregoriev_suckalotsky

Not the best thing Meshuggah has ever done, but to fret about such a thing would to forget that it's fucking Meshuggah. 

This only makes me want to hear more. 

I Interviewed Legs from Every Time I Die Today...

Much more on this later...

Footage From That He Is Legend Show I Could Have Gone Too...

As it does in these days, footage has emerged from one of the two He Is Legend shows that took place recently in North Carolina. I had plans to go to the show in Chapel Hill last Friday, but after I learned that the showtime was 9:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m, that there was no way I could reserve tickets, and I had waited too long to try and crash on a friend's (who has a totally rad nu-grass band by the way) couch, I decided against going.

Now I kind of feel like an idiot...



I'm so glad the dudes are back.

Averman Announce Studio Time and Show's

Averman's facebook page was alight with information about recording time booked in Hampton, VA and a show at The Jewish Mother with Hostage Calm and I am the Avalanche.

Oh, You're A Fan of Playlists Are You?

So check it out. Scott Vener was the music supervisor on Entourage, How to Make it in America, and the new 90210. Now I'm not a fan of two of those shows, but if you've watched any of those shows, then your most likely in agreement with me that the music is usually pretty outstanding.  Vener (AKA Broke Mogul) has created a Share My Playlist filled with 528 tracks.
Say what you want to about the shows, but anyone who puts Commodores, Tom Tom Club, Massive Attack, Bright Eyes, and UGK on one playlist can be my friend.  Not to mention all the artists that you have yet to discover thrown into the mix. It plays through Spotify and Rdio, and will be running through my speakers the rest of the afternoon. Do yourself a favor and check it out here.

This Could Seriously Make Your Day

Just in Case you Forgot...

The Devil Wears Prada, Every Time I Die, Letlive., Oh, Sleeper month long tour

Man...


Every Time I Die are not fucking around with this years tour circuit. After announcing late last night / early this morning that they'll be on tour with the aforementioned bands, it appears that with warped, and their run with Stray From the Path, they're booked till late August. 
I guess they're having to cancel their one German tour date in Hanover...sorry Germans....
While I've never really gotten into The Devil Wears Prada, and I honestly have a hard to believing that Oh, Sleeper are still around; Letlive. is a seriously awesome band that is worth checking out. I've been giving a decent amount (though not enough) of spins to Fake History and have been really impressed with how they manage to sound original in todays over-saturated, blended-to-a-fault-perhaps-more-often-than-not world of heavy music. Thanks to Absolutepunk for the heads up on the tour. Dates and videos for ETID and Letlive. below!
 3/9 @ The Castle Theatre - Bloomington, IL
3/10 @ The Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI
3/11 @ People's Court - Des Moines, IA
3/14 @ Knitting Factory Concert House - Reno, NV
3/15 @ Hard Rock Cafe - Las Vegas, NV
3/16 @ The Glass House - Pomona, CA
3/17 @ Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ
3/18 @ TOP DECK - Farmington, NM
3/20 @ Emo's East - Austin, TX
3/21 @ Cain's Ballroom - Tulsa, OK
3/23 @ Rocketown - Nashville, TN
3/24 @ House of Blues - North Myrtle Beach, SC
3/25 @ Lincoln Theater - Raleigh, NC
3/27 @ The Norva - Norfolk, VA
3/28 @ Crocodile Rock - Allentown, PA
3/30 @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel - Providence, RI
3/31 @ The Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY
4/1 @ Egyptian Room, Murat Center - Indianapolis, IN

Averman Is Back

This picture was taken on January 5th 2012 at The Camel in Richmond, Virginia. What you might find surprising is that it's not at a Terror or Harms Way, or Nails show. It was Virginia Beach pop punk hero's Averman's first show back since their hiatus December 23rd 2010.  I can't do a review of the show, since the venue filled to capacity before I could get to Richmond, but this picture should really tell the story.
Reports I got from those in attendance said that Averman recieved a more rousing crowd response than Tigers Jaw or headliners Balance and Composure.
Though the band hasn't announced any plans formally, don't make the mistake of sleeping on Averman this time around. Get familiar here, or on Spotify.

Arthur Ross Drops the Groovy as Fuck "Unstable Love"

Until Michael Angelakos gets off his ass and finishes the new Passion Pit, do yourself a favor and rock out to Arthur Ross' groovy as shit dance/dream pop anthem "Unstable Love".  

Taking a big left turn from his earlier work, Ross seems to have really found a comfortable pocket for himself in the world of electronic music. His work under the Oral Genocide moniker certainly showed promise (check out tracks "Ayhnyoung" and "Night Terrors"), but lacked the focus of his newer work.  "Unstable Love" shows a newly inspired Ross playing towards a much friendlier accessible sound, and absolutely nailing it. "Unstable Love" is built around a bouncing bass line, warmed by a some lo-fi fuzz, paced by some charmingly simple drum samples, and flourishes with with Ross' high pitch vocal samples. It's pretty everything you love about pop music. 

It seems that providing low end for Seattles The West has sparked Ross back to life, and I for one, couldn't be happier. Check out "Unstable Love" right here.