Loud is the new loud
Posted on 29. Dec, 2007 by Billy Maulana in Music
The chaps at RollingStone have compiled a pretty in-depth article chronicling the current trend for music production to have its dial turned waaaay up. Titled The Death Of Fidelity, the article discusses the landscape of modern music production and how several noted artists have had recent albums engineered extra loud to gain attention– rendering the […]
DRM free">Amazon selling Warner music DRM free
Posted on 29. Dec, 2007 by Billy Maulana in Music
Amazon’s online music download store has been given a boost thanks to the addition of Warner’s catalogue– DRM free to boot! According to this article, Amazon has added the Warner collection and now sells close to 3 million songs via it’s store without digital rights management and its restrictions. This news is sure to shake […]
Audio: The Valley Arena
Posted on 28. Dec, 2007 by Billy Maulana in Featured, Music
The Valley Arena are a three-piece indie rock band from Long Beach who draw their strength from the likes of Drive Like Jehu, Husker Du, and the Dismemberment Plan. It’s angular, mesmeric indie rock that skirts away from the thin veil of gloss that seems to coat most artists plying their trade under the “indie” […]
Audio: Tera Melos
Posted on 28. Dec, 2007 by Billy Maulana in Featured, Music
Sacramento-based noise rock outfit Tera Melos have been causing quite the commotion since their formation in 2004. The trio have been amongst the flock of noise/experimental acts of recent times that have effectively blended to limitless space of instrumental-based music with the organized chaos that can be jazz/funk, and of course, rock music. What immediately strikes […]
From the vault: The Wunder Years
Posted on 27. Dec, 2007 by Billy Maulana in Music
The festive season is an amalgamation of many sentiments. For some, its time is best shared in the comfort of those closest to them– be it friends or family. Others find solace in the seemingly endless road that beckons– solitary journeys that evoke the deepest of personal introspection and wonderment. If the latter is true, […]
From the vault: This Afternoon
Posted on 24. Dec, 2007 by Billy Maulana in Music
Sometime in 2002, I received This Afternoon’s third full length, If We Gave Up Now, from now defunct label Emplane. Revisiting this release some 5 years later, it’s interesting to revisit my initial thoughts on the record when I wrote the review of it (back in 2002). Here’s how I initially described the band; “mid […]
David Byrne’s Music Survival Guide
Posted on 24. Dec, 2007 by Billy Maulana in Music
Former Talking Heads front man and current solo artist David Byrne has written an in-depth and seemingly important article for burgeoning musicians hoping to strike it successful in the current music climate. Aptly titled, David Byrne’s Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists — and Megastars, the article goes on to point out that with so many […]
Video: The Honorary Title — “Accident Prone”
Posted on 24. Dec, 2007 by Billy Maulana in Videos
The Honorary Title (or in this case, just front man Jarrod Gorbel), have debuted the rather simplistic new video for the track “Accident Prone.” The track is off the soundtrack to the awful Good Luck Chuck film. Jarrod Gorbel good, Dane Cook bad
Trailer watch: Hellboy 2
Posted on 21. Dec, 2007 by Billy Maulana in Film News, Trailers, Videos
The first teaser trailer for the anticipated sequel to Hellboy has made its way on to the web. Guillermo Del Toro returns to direct Hellboy 2, which features much of the same cast as the original including Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, and Doug Jones. In the sequel, Hellboy and friends have to stop evil from conquering […]
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