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WICKED MINDS - From The Purple Skies (2004)

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:49:07 +0000

This album is the second one from the band , but since their debut had a very limited distribution (only 500 copies), it can be considered as the first one, in terms of availability.

This is really a good album. Surprisingly enough for an Italian band, their music is on the very heavy end. Even if thEet are contemporary in terms of release, they play an early seventies heavy rock with loads of SPLENDID keyboards.

The opening and title track is named From The Purple Skies, but it has all in common with the best Heep's songs. And the album is a vibrant homage to this great band. It can be effectively considered as too much derivative (which is in a way true) but I'm so glad to listen to these sounds back again

You should listen to Drifting and these wonderful keyboards: you are submerged by the beat, the great musicianship. It is a wild song (like most out of this album - if not all). The vocalist is insisting too much though on the Byron side.

Each track is a gorgeous piece of music. This album is a real good damned one: not a single moment of relaxing: it is wild from start to finish (and it last for about eighty minutes). Bloody dynamic and inspired as well. It is extremely rare to have such a long album without any dull moments.

I have had a real good time to listen to this fabulous recording. To name highlights would consist to name almost each song of this great album. These organ sounds are truly exceptional. I just love them. A whola lotta

Even the bluesy oriented Rising Above is worth (and I do not particularly like the genre). Thanks again to the HUGE work of Paolo Negri on the keys. But he is shining on the entirety of this excellent album: Space Child being another great song.

They even covered the great Gypsy in a very respectful way, just to show where the influence was. Wicked Minds is very much more Heep than Purple oriented IMHHO.

The nirvana is almost being reached with the epic Return To Uranus which was featured on their first album. But again, I can't compare the versions (although I have seen their debut for sale on the net for 20+postage). I might well do this investment since I am so impressed with this release.

This long track sounds more improvised and less structured but the same GIGANTIC organ is present during these eighteen minutes+, and they sound as an enchantment to my ears. This must be the eight highlight from this album.

You might know that I'm not keen on rating with five stars, but this a great, a fantastic return in the early seventies I love so much. I can't think of another rating.

by ZowieZiggy

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Shift F7 - Crimson Diablo

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:22:53 +0000

As a debut album, Crimson Diablo does not sparkle. In a word, this album displays musical immaturity. The aesthetic is not entirely without promise; but an occasionally eclectic mix of sounds comes more from imitation and collage than from a place of genuine artistry.

Shift F7’s artistic lack is displayed by less than inspiring lyrics, which are poetically wanting and, as a result, sung without conviction or strength. The consequence is a mopie tone and a diarrhea of “you broke my heart” sound-bites. As a depressed teenager, complacency may be found in this album; however, if you are anyone else….

Crimson Diablo, or “Red Devil,” is teenage angst without intelligent outlet—or even a punk rock attitude. It is youthful music without the youth! This album takes itself too seriously; and a Tom Waits-like ballad, called “Tame and Wild Horses,” at the end of the album, is almost endearing in their lack of substance.

The first track, “First in Line,” is perhaps the best track; it harkens back to the mega-phone rock of the Butthole Surfers. The lyrics on this track are simple; and while they certainly lack the cleverness of the Butthole Surfers, a listener can still go along with them. This situation changes dramatically after track two, when the album becomes homogenously mopie and unimaginative—sounding like a mixture of late Marilyn Manson glam-goth sans Manson’s genius, and neo-new wave.

By the time one reaches track five, “Broken Parts,” an all new low is reached. The song begins with a riff reminiscent of Nirvana’s “Something in the Way”—a nice musical allusion, until comes in with the vocals. Whispering in your ear, the singer dryly pledges that “I will start by taking better care of myself.” Good to know. Said-singer then falls flat while attempting a poetic assessment of his “broken” situation: “broken parts, they’re going all up for sale.” Compare that with the charmingly witty and good spirited cleaning-up lyrics of Kurt Cobain: “I must be getting older, I’m starting to eat my vegetables!” No comparison.

No one cares if you’re going to hop “back on the wagon,” despite the well manicured and styled pretty-boy pout face you make on the back cover-art. And no one likes a whiner. A message to Shift F7: get real and grow up.

*1/2 Stars

Benjamin J. Bliumis, MuzikReviews.com Contributor

October 2, 2008

Raven - Back to Ohio Blues (Heavy Bluesrock US 1975)

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:44:00 +0000

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The “Back to Ohio Blues” LP by Raven (that’s one man’s pseudonym, not a band name) might be the ultimate non-commercial 70s American rock record, unintentionally putting the most ardent anarchist punk bands to shame. Why? Raven never sold a single copy of the original LP—though he’s making up for it by this ~$20 reissue! “Back to Ohio Blues” was purely a vanity pressing, meant for friends, comrades, and maybe former cellmates. I imagine most of the original copies have smack/crank/blow/weed residue ground into the grooves and/or were tossed to the curb when the biker who owned the LP skipped town. I’m not sure Raven could’ve sold many at the time, though, because this burnt-out, histrionic, bluesy hard rock strikes me as a Led Zeppelin fan’s bad dream, like if Zep were lobotomized (if only), left with only the most rudimentary shell of its former self—fucking, drugging, the blues, and nary an extended metaphor to be found. That said, Raven’s backing band, with Raven singing and wylin’ out on the 6-string, managed to produce a convincing and competent stripped-down sound, especially considering the LP recording was the only time the band played together.

I have already noted my aversion to the blues injected into hard rock, and the LP’s 13-minute title track is an extended, slow blues number with the improvised lyrical lament of a drugged-out white loonie. The best part is Raven’s ravin’, which can’t possibly be construed as singing. The other four tracks are superior in my opinion—ranging from less than three and a half minutes to just over eight—more direct and riffier. “Can’t You See” is a slow, grinding tale of woe, sung by a guy whose heart has not just been broken but was ripped from his chest and hurled under the wheels of a passing semi. Still, the rampant guitar soloing shows that there might still be some life left in him. This song has two mismatched vocal tracks and the guitars pan continuously, heightening the feeling of drunkenness, the stupor that would surely follow a hard-luck cat like Raven finding his girlfriend in the sack with another guy. The upbeat “Raven Mad Jam” is the highlight of the record, with its angry, punky interpretation of James Brown. Rather than repeating coded phrases like “sock it to me,” Raven dispenses with the artifice and says things like “You gotta get fucked” and “You gotta get high” over and over, atop a driving rhythm. After an extended drum solo, a totally different, acoustic tune ensues, with slightly more staid lyrics like “Let’s go and get it on.” The three parts of the song could be likened to the series of craving a fix, getting that fix, and basking in the high that results. Next up, “Don’t You Feel It,” is a mellower psych track, with what seems like a west-coast influence. The lyrics reflect the gloomy atmosphere of the mid 70s, after the promise of the 60s had evaporated and economic and political torpor had set in. Raven’s disaffected, anxious singing contributes to that feeling. Finally, “War With Your Souls,” the shortest track, which shares a side with the longest, synthesizes all of Raven’s concerns—drugs, sex, and depression—describing how he suffers but struggles on. The tune is probably the most straight-forward hard rock tune on the album, but it is still a long distance from the overproduced stadium rock of the era. Had rock of the 70s all been as honest and simple as Raven’s LP, as close to the imagination and lives of the average listener, we may never have needed the punk revolution. Thankfully, Raven was unique.

This record, from 1975, could be considered a progenitor to the unique admixture of forward-looking sound and retrograde, gutter lyrical subject-matter associated with rocknroll from Ohio. Raven doesn’t approach the cerebral proto-punk of a band like Pere Ubu in any way; rather, the darkness, nihilism, and desperation of Electric Eels or even H-100s, as well as the fuck-you-I’m-gonna-do-it-my-way independence of Vertical Slit or Mike Rep, are apparent here. (Mike Rep wrote the liner notes to this reissue; although they’re enthusiastic, writing basement guitar riffs is clearly his forte.) The context of Mike Rep’s “Rocket to Nowhere” and “Mama Was a Schitzo,” both cream-of-the-crop skeletal early punk songs recorded circa 1975, comes into focus listening to Raven. This record doesn’t diminish the shit-fi achievement of Raven’s Columbus compatriot, but rather, when listening to them side-by-side, affinities emerge that make punk rock’s musical rupture less stark than we often consider it to be. Ohio from 1975 to 1978, when “Rocket To Nowhere” was released, was a long way from Kings Road or even The Bowery, but knowing that the Velvets played in Ohio often and Iggy & co. began only three and a half hours away, I would like to think that Johnny Ramone or Johnny Rotten would have heard a sound in both Raven and Mike Rep and the Quotas that made sense to them and their respective interpretations of what would be named punk rock.

This official reissue has excellent sound quality, mastered from the original tapes. The jacket, signed and numbered out of 800, is not an exact reproduction of the original, but it works. Original copies of the LP are impossible to find, but the 90s reissue on Rockadelic shows up for sale from time to time for between $50 and $100 or more. That reissue had a weird purple, flowery cover that contradicted the darkness contained on the grooves. Now that this reissue has come out, no one need seek the Rockadelic pressing. [Shit-Fi © 2007]

01. Can't You See 5:03
02. Raven Mad Jam 8:10
03. Don't You Feel 4:51
04. War With My Soul 3:25
05. Back to Ohio Blues 13:12

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Sha Stimuli To Release New Album Never Or Now

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:16:12 +0000

SHA STIMULI TO RELEASE ANTICIPATED DIGITAL EP “NEVER OR NOW” ON OCTOBER 28

New York, NY - October 4, 2008 - Brooklyn born lyricist Sha Stimuli is currently gearing up and grinding hard for the official release of his digital EP “Never Or Now” that will be available on October 28 via Digiwaxx.

Stimuli is very excited about the upcoming release of his project. “The EP is called ‘Never Or Now’ and although I dropped full-length CDs before, this EP is something special to me because it’s my first commercial release where I’m putting something out officially on sale.”

The first single from “Never Or Now” is titled “Gotta Get Money” (download link below) and will hit airwaves around the nation in the beginning of October. According to Stimuli, “Gotta Get Money” is the anthem for our times. It speaks to the average person striving to make it in today’s economy. It is an comedic yet real approach to a situation many of us are in and that situation is one where we are looking for financial freedom.”

Stimuli has been acknowledged for his rhymes and delicacy in creating a distinguished sound of his own, which has been accredited by receiving the “Best Male Rapper Of The Year” award at the 2008 UMA’s, the second win after 2007’s “Best Lyricist” award.

In related news, the Brooklyn rapper will be performing live on stage at the 2008 Justo Mixtape Awards that will take place on October 21 in NYC.

Download: Sha Stimuli - Gotta Get Money

MySpace: www.myspace.com/shastimuli

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Thee Oh Sees @ Treehouse Records

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:22:33 +0000

*Update* 15% off any non-sale item in the store after the performance.

From Treehouse MySpace

Treehouse Records

THEE OH SEES live in-store Saturday 10/4!

Hi friends and customers,

Sorry for the late announcement on this, but we are very excited to invite you to the store on Saturday for a free in-store performance by Thee Oh Sees!

Led by John Dwyer, formerly of Coachwhips, Thee Oh Sees’ newest album “The Master’s Bedroom Is Worth Spending a Night In” (Tomlab Records) is one of the finest rock albums of 2008. The band will be doing a full set later that evening at the Turf Club.

If you’re not familiar with Thee Oh Sees, check out their myspace page: www.myspace.com/ohsees

The in-store should get underway at 6:00 PM sharp on Saturday, October 4. Hopefully we’ll see you then!

The Treehouse Gang

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Treehouse Records
2557 Lyndale Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55405
(612)-872-7400
myspace.com/treehousempls

Join us for the first ever Boobie Ball! 12 noon

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:30:00 +0000

Boobies. Breasts. TaTas.

They are called many things and although they come in all shapes and sizes (large, small, saggy and perky), they have one thing in common: The ability to develop cancer. Even though there is no cure yet, the annual Blogger Boobie-Thon is doing its part to make cancer a thing of the past. You can read more information here.

Come join Serra Anansi and Her Grace Eva Bellambi as they host the first ever Boobie Ball, in conjunction with Boobie-Thon, to be held in Winterfell at the Taure En Lor Ballroom on Saturday at 12 noon. This is not a formal event: please just come ready to have some fun and be generous with your Lindens. Gabrielle Riel of Radio Riel will be spinning the sounds. Click here to go there:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell/134/206/24

Wear Pink if you like - dance topless if you dare - in honour of the breasts and lives we are working to save.

There will be donation kiosks and vendors with items for sale. All proceeds will be donated to BoobieThon.com during their annual campaign. Miss Serra and Miss Eva will match all donations. So come see your donation to this worthy cause tripled.

Donations will be listed on the site as coming from Winterfell and Caledon's Boobie Ball.

Music will be on http://music2.radioriel.org

This Track or That, or That.. Track: Numba 1 feat. Rihanna or Keri Hilson or Pussycat Dolls

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:01:36 +0000

“Numba 1 (Tide Is High)” is a track featured on Kardinall Offishall’s debut album Not 4 Sale. Three female vocalists had a chance to be on the track. Rihanna (who was on the album version), Keri Hilson, and Nicole Scherzinger. Who rocked it better? Listen/Download: Kardinal Offishall feat. Rihanna - Numba 1 (Tide Is High) zShare Limelinx Listen/Download: Kardinal [...]

Australian Pink Floyd Show to perform The Wall at State Theatre

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:39:10 +0000

If I wasn’t seeing The Faint at First Avenue this same night, I would be here…

The Australian Pink Floyd Show, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd’s 1979 classic rock opera recording “The Wall,” will perform this seminal work in its entirety at Hennepin Theatre Trust’s State Theatre on Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 at 8 p.m. Performing in Minneapolis as part of a full-scale North American tour, this dynamic reproduction of “The Wall” will feature the world premiere of a new sound and light show with animation, lasers and stunning special effects. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 3, at noon. Visit www.HennepinTheatreDistrict.org or call 612-673-0404 for tickets or more information.

Here’s a video from April 2007 in the UK:

WU-Tang shoes for sale for the budget price: only 1 arm (and/or leg)

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:53:54 +0000

Earlier this year we (MonsterFresh.com) did an interview with The Grouch from the Living Legends crew. We asked him about some limited edition Living Legends shoes that were temporarily produced by Reebok and if there were any plans to do anything like that in the future. He responded by saying the following, "Tennis Shoe culture is way played out to me. I’ll probably get bombarded with hate mail for that but really, I’m over it."

I personally thought that was a great answer and was happy to hear that he felt that way. Often little to nothing is done to brand the footwear differently than throwing a few logos from an artist on the side or front of the shoe before charging a ridiculous markup.

I just found these today:

These are from a site called Flight Club NY and go for a mere $7,500
There's still one size in an 11.5 so you better talk your lady into responding to that surrogate mother ad on Craigslist.org before someone else does. They have a release date from 1999 and I don't think that these are easy to come by.

Of course you could always just by this Singer Future CE-150 embroidery machine that I found on ebay for $539 a make some yourself.

I interviewed Daniel Johnston back in April as well, and he told me that Converse had contacted him about putting his art on sneakers.

Vans had a similar team up with artists for the release of Simpsons The Movie with was somewhat more innovative

I find these concepts to be more interesting and intriguing to me but you won't catch me sleeping outside of a department store to get them like they were REO Speedwagon tickets.

The idea, I suppose, is to never wear these shoes ever or, as NBA Superstar/shoe collector Carmelo Anthony has been known to phrase it on MTV's Cribs, "Put them on ice"

Hoepfully, at some point, the more generic your wardrobe becomes the more of a status symbol you will become. If you see someone in a white T-Shirt and a pair of non-descript blue jeans, you will know immediately that the rest of their gear is so fresh it is hanging in the closet and vaccuum sealed in UV-protected cellophane. The garments will become the equivalent to those living room couches that are "not for sitting"

MARILLION - Marillion and the Positive Light - Tales from the Engine Room (1998)

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:01:39 +0000

Oh, my god! I should have known better. I bought this album on a sale for less than $4, still sealed, brand new. It was just too good to be true. But since I´m always a big fan of Marillion, I had to try. And I could never guessed it was an album of trance remixes of This Strange Engine. In fact, even this Strange Engine is not one of Steve Hogarth-era Marillion best CDs. And still I tried very hard to at least understand this CD, maybe even like it. But to no avail. I was never a fan of trance music and this is for the hardcore ones. This eletronic/dance frankenstein stripped the songs of everything that was orignally recorded, saving only Hogarth´s voice and one or two guitar parts from Steve Rothery.

There is not much more to say. Ok, it may be an interesting and valid experiment for some, who am I to judge? But let me give you a piece of advice: forget any Marillion, prog or even pop music if you´re going to buy this album. If you´re a fan of the three aforementioned things, avoid at all costs.

by Tarcisio Moura

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