Norma Jean update:

Citim pe MySpace:

“As you guys know, we have been in the process of finding a new drummer. So the past couple of months or so we have been playing shows, and writing songs with one of our good, long time friends playing drums. Its been a great experience and we are so happy to officially welcome Chris Raines into the family. Hes an awesome dude, and you have heard him play if you listen to the band Spitfire. And if you havent heard them, you should check em out. they got some new songs up.

By the way, we have been working on new a new record. and its been going so well. we couldnt be happier with how its coming along. we are really stoked on it and cant wait to get it out to you guys. thanks for all your support. we love you!!!!!!!!

norma jean”

Newsletter de la Morr Music :

“+++ human empire news january 2008 +++
unfortunately it took a bit longer but now all contributions for the human empire exhibition “we see this world in black and white” are online. please have a look at the t-shirts and poster at http://www.anost.net. more “colourful” stuff will arrive next week.
+++ borko is joining mum for more european tourdates +++
great news, while mum is just doing an icelandic stopover on their worldwide tour, we received confirmation that icelands new big hope the mighty ‘borko’, an artist we kept chasing for six years, will join mum on their second european tour leg. borko should have a still-to-be-released album in his suitcase and some familiar lookings friends on stage accompanying him. please also check out www.myspace.com/borkoborko
+++ seabear video interview about things that really matter! +++
what matters in your life? well, we don´t know but if you´d like to find out what matters in mr. sindri seabears life, you might be able to accomplish your mission here http://99matters.de/?p=45″

Videoclipul nou Dillinger Escape Plan: “Milk Lizard“

Un stream la intregul, ultim, mult-asteptat album Mars Volta, “The Bedlam In Goliath” se poate gasi aici . Albumul apare in magazine pe 29 ianuarie.

Nu am mai scris de mult, si, wow! cate ni s-au asezat pe umeri, parca trebuia sa le postam odata si odata, desi sub forma unui mini-flood.

Incepem cu un preview la albumul solo al lui Jake Bannon de la Converge! Va fi un 7inch EP de fapt, intitulat “The Blood Of Thine Enemies”. EP-ul vine ca un precursor al full-length-ului “Wear Your Wounds”, a carui lansare nu a fost inca stabilita. Asteptam, Deathwish!

M83 au postat noul single de pe urmatorul album “Saturdays = Youth”, cu lansarea in aprilie. “Couleurs“

De pe 29 ianuarie apare ultimul Xiu Xiu: “Women As Lovers”, puteti gasi un stream la intregul album pe pagina lor de Myspace, si primul videoclip la “I Do What I Want, When I Want” pe youtube.

[sputnikmusic.com]

Conform Spin Magazine, noul album Death Cab For Cutie se va numi “Narrow Stairs”, iar lansarea este stabilita undeva in luna mai.

Stream la noul Heaven Shall Burn - “Iconoclast” aici.

A fost lansat Asiluum - Experimental music netlabel, un proiect Costin Chioreanu / Marius Costache. Citam din declaratia de pe site:

“Asiluum [...] It’s not a real clinic and not another hidden predator for your pockets. This is a non-profit “something” that promotes underground artists. Unlike other netlabels we also create content instead of just uploading it directly from the artist. That means we also help the artists “signed” to Asiluum to become full time doctors and provide them studio time.”

Pe site gasim o sectiune audio - “ear treatment”, una video - “eye treatment” si una “magazine”. Indrazneti si open-minded baietii astia, le uram bafta multa si stam un ochii lag deschisi si urechile ciulite in directia lor!… Ah, si Asiluum a fost lansat deja cu un produs: “Nightpray - Five Hours Before and Sometimes After“. Repede, repede, l-am descarcat si am dat peste o bijuterie dark-ambient-experimental.
Un prim proiect, in componenta caruia se regasesc membrii fondatori Asiluum plus niste colaboratori importanti…. Dodsheimgard (!!!) si Satanochio.

Clinica fiind deschisa, bolnavi, slava Domnului ha!ha!ha! gramada, cat mai multe medicamente 100% compensate, Asiluum!

“A Sense Of Purpose”. Asa se va numi noul album In Flames, ce va apare in aprilie prin Nuclear Blast. Masterizarea este gata, iar declaratiile - bla-bla-ul optimistic: “We are extremely happy with the end result and so proud of what we have achieved with the new album and can’t wait for you all to hear it.”

Cat sens va avea noua inregistrare, vom vedea. Noi, astia de la la b.lurb, glumim mult pe seama baietilor de la In Flames si a tentativei lor din ultimii ani de a se cobori cu orice pret la nivelul mainstream-ului…

[www.lambgoat.com]

Illdisposed - album nou, al zecelea al trupei. “The Prestige va fi lansat la finele lui martie prin AFM Records. Sunetul va fi cu siguranta bun - Studio Fredman, Gothenburg, Suedia.

Artwork & Tracklist:
01. Let Go
02. The Tension
03. Weak Is Your God
04. Working Class Zero
05. A Song Of Myself
06. Like Cancer
07. Love Is Tasted Bitter
08. She Knows
09. A Child Is Missing
10. The Key To My Salvation
11. …Your Devoted Slave
12. Ich Bin Verloren In Berlin

[www.metalstorm.ee]

Scurt, rapid, fara dureri:

“After a pretty tough month and some deep contemplation, I have decided to call it a day and check out of the Dødheimsgard asylum. The reasons for my departure are personal and I’d like them to stay that way. My work in DHG and on Supervillain has been a labour of love but, unfortunately, love, as Bukowski once said, can often be “like trying to carry a full garbage can on your back over a rushing river of piss.” I can only thank the rest of the band, especially Vicotnik and the fans, for their total support and dedication and for some of the best years of my life. As a fan of the band since I was young, I will continue to support DHG and I hope that you will do the same.

Metal til death

Kvohst

[www.metalstorm.ee]

Auuuuu… Metallica. Cica noul album “nu va fi atat de unidimensional ca St. Anger”. Il citam pe Lars U., in Revolver Magazine:

“This stuff is certainly a lot more dynamic and a lot more varied than the last couple of go-rounds,” [...] “There’s a lot of light and shade in these songs. There’s heavy, fast, nutty stuff, and then there’s some slowdowns and musical interludes. It’s pretty different from ‘St. Anger’, and it’s pretty different from the ‘Load’ stuff. This stuff is not the one-dimensional punch in the face that ‘St. Anger’ was. This is probably a little more like those couple of albums back there in the decade that begins with an ‘8.’”

Ar fi chiar ok ca Metallica + Rick Rubin = back to the roots. “Trash till die” e iar pe val, si pentru Warner asta conteaza cel mai mult.

[www.blabbermouth.net]

Murder By Death au stabilit data lansarii si numele noului album: 4 Martie 2008, “Red of Tooth and Claw”. Acesta va fi primul album al lor scos la Vagrant Records, si al patrulea material discografic pana acum pentru trupa.

Tracklist:
1. Comin’ Home
2. Ball & Chain
3. Rumbrave
4. Fuego!
5. Theme (for Ennio Morricone)
6. A Second Opinion
7. Steal Away
8. Ash
9. The Black Spot
10. ‘52 Ford
11. Spring Break 1899

Vocalul Jordan Blilie, tobosarul Mark Gajadhar si basistul Morgan Henderson, fost membri The Blood Brothers au format impreuna un nou proiect, intitulat “Past Lives”….si declaratia: “Thank you for joining us. We are currently holed up in a Belltown sublet, getting songs together for our first release. We’re all quite excited to be playing music together, and hopefully we’ll have songs up for you to hear soon. Till then, take care.”  Asadar, pana atunci - pagina pe MySpace a noul proiect: www.myspace.com/pastlivesmusic.

Killwhitneydead au postat o melodie de Craciun, “Jingle Hell” aici.

Top 20 cele mai urate coperti de album din 2007 la Pitchfork

Al 558273404-lea proiect Mike Patton va fi impreuna cu Dan The Automator (producator si colaborator al Gorillaz, DJ Shadow si multi, multi altii), nici un alt detaliu nefiind dezvaluit pana acum.
www.theprp.com

Kevin Call, bassistul de la Comeback Kid se pregateste sa paraseasca formatia luna viitoare, dupa sfarsitul turneului deja inceput:
“Life has called on me to go in a different direction - one that no longer involves playing bass guitar in Comeback Kid. These past few years with this band have been the best years of my life. I’ve seen some amazing places, made some amazing friendships all over the world, and have grown so much as a result of playing in this band. I thank Andrew, Kyle, Jeremy, Scott, and Casey for giving me the privlege of creating music and performing worldwide with them. I also thank every person who has ever played a part in this band - whether you did a stage dive, bought a record, or put forth effort to make Comeback Kid the band it is today. I wish the rest of the dudes the best of luck. We will be playing what will be my last shows in mid-December, including a show in my hometown of Minneapolis. So keep an eye out for those. Thanks. See you around.” [www.lambgoat.com]

Aflam de pe punknews.org despre My Bloody Valentine - a caror grandioasa reuniune a zbuciumat intreaga suflare muzicala, mai ales prin supramediatizare - ca vor aplica aceeasi strategie ca si Radiohead pentru albumul care va aparea in 2008, urmasul lui “Loveless” din 1991: “At the moment, all I can say is that Kevin is getting the band back together and they will go into the studio next month to work on the new record. The plan is that they will release the album themselves via the Internet, but there will also probably be a vinyl release”. Cat despre turneul din 2008, biletele pentru cele trei date deja stabilite in Marea Britanie deja erau vandute dupa 6 minute de cand aparusera, pe 16 Noiembrie. Lineup-ul este acelasi cu cel de pe “Loveless”: Kevin Shields, Bilinda Butcher, Debbie Googe si Colom O’Ciosoig.

Latest and disturbing news: The Darkness si-au schimat numele. Se numesc: …. [drumroll] Stone Gods: “The old name was awesome. It made you think that they wouldn’t be wearing spandex, and singing songs called <I Believe in a Thing Called Love> in a high falsetto, and exposing their chests and torsos constantly. But they actually did!”[www.sputnikmusic.com]

Parkway Drive au postat aici  noul videoclip, la melodia “Boneyards” de pe recentul album, “Horizons”.

Update la blogul Poison The Well, planuri de viitor:
“Just checking in and letting everyone know what’s going on in the Poison the Well camp. We just finished up tour about two weeks ago from a two month tour with Gallows and Blackhole in the UK and Underoath, Every Time I Die and Maylene and the Sons of Disaster in the US. We just want to thank all the bands for having us out and thank everyone who came out to the shows and supported the tours. It was really an awesome time and a great way to close out the year for us!

We have some more tours being lined up. We’ll let you know as soon as something is a bit more soild to post.

We’re also updating our Indie Merch page with left over merch stock from this past tour. That should be up very soon.

That’s about it for now. We’ll just be chilling out in Florida and are going to probably start writing some more new music for the next record very soon. We’ll keep everyone posted.” [www.smnnews.com]
Winds Of Plague au pregatit un preview la albumul pregatit pentru 5 Februarie 2008. Melodia se numeste “One Body Too Many” si o puteti asculta pe profilul lor de pe Myspace. Albumul care va reprezenta debutul lor la Century Media, se va numi “Decimate The Week”.

Kylesa s-au aruncat la un cover Pink FLoyd - “Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun”. Postat rapid pe MySpace.

Metal Injection a avut o initiativa foarte tare, postarea catorva secvente live sub egida “Summer Slaughter Tour”. Avem clipuri Cephalic Carnage, Necrophagist, Cattle Decapitation, Ion Dissonance, The Faceless, Beneath The Massacre, As Blood Runs Black.

“Only Ash Remains” - Necrophagist \m/:

[www.blabbermouth.net]

Zombi vor reedita primele doua EP-uri - “Zombi” si “Twilight Sentinel” sub forma unui album denumit “Zombi Anthology”. “Digitalis”, celalalt produs marca Zombi ce este supus reeditarii este tot un EP, aparut initial sub forma unui tour-only EP. Sample-uri audio - unde altundeva decat pe pagina de MySpace a trupei.

Zombi vor incepe in acest weekend primul lor turneu japonez, alaturi de Jesu. Baietii nu au stat degeaba pana acum, piesele pentru noul album fiind scrise, iar intrarea in studio se va produceundeva in decembrie, albumul urmand sa apara in primavara anului viitor.

Cine sunt Zombi?… Doi americani pasionati in egala masura de science fiction si de progul anilor ‘70. Una din cele mai ciudate prezente din catalogul Relapse, au scos in 2006 primul album, “Surface To Air”, un mix bizar de new-age si post prog, totul condimentat cu clape ce ne aduc aminte de anii ‘80… Desi sunetul in sine este cumva demodat (da, demodat, nu “retro”!) baietii au reusit sa reinterpreteze o epoca (auzim Magma, Floyd, Tangerine Dream, Jarre) sa o dezintegreze si sa o reconstruiasca in spiritul timpului… De ascultat.

22 iulie 206, The Custard Factory, Birmingham UK (Supersonic Festival):

28 aprilie 2007, The Empty Bottle, Chicago:

Snow Patrol au postat aici remixul lor la melodia de la Republic of Loose - “Comeback Girl”.

Red Hot Chili Peppers au dat in judecata Showtime Networks pe motiv de incalcare a dreptului de autor.Motivul?… Titlul unui serial produs de acestia, “Californication”, care este deasemenea numele celui de-al saptelea album al lor.
“Californication is the signature CD, video and song of the band’s career, and for some TV show to come along and steal our identity is not right” a declarat Anthony Kiedis, vocalul cvartetului nedreptatit.
Cum ce parere avem de chestia asta? In primul rand ar fi trebuit sa se opreasca la “Blood Sugar Sex Magic”, cand mai aveau ceva de spus pe scena indie.
Sa ne amintim si de conflictul cu Mr. Bungle. Copyright sau nu, cred ca inpresia lasata nu a fost intocmai placuta, si, ma intreb, ii mananca atat de mult in cur de bani incat sa-si strice si restul de imagine care abia o mai tarasc dupa ei?
next up: Anthony ma da in judecata pentru ca am cantat sub dus “Get On Top”!

This is Hell posteaza o melodie noua de pe EP-ul “Cripplers”, Infected. [punknews.org]

Municipal Waste, SSS, Evile, Fueled By Fire si multi altii vor aparea pe urmatoarea compilatie cu semnatura Earache Records, “Thrashing Like A Maniac”. Mai multe detalii pe, desigur, profilul compilatiei de pe MySpace [www.theprp.com]

Inca o stire scurta, dar binevenita:

Noul album Testament se va numi “The Formation Of Damnation” (duuuuuuh!!!!). Andy Sneap la butoane, Fantasy Studios,  Berkeley, California.

Draguta initiativa Psycroptic. Detalii in declaratia trupei:

“PSYCROPTIC have launched a new webstore. Lots of shirts, hoods, zippers, hats and of course CDs. Check it out.

Thus far the writing for the new album is progressing very well. 6 songs have been completed, with several more in the works. It is hoped the recording will take place in Feb/March 2008. The band are very happy with the results thus far, and it will be the best www.psycroptic.com/shop album to date, without doubt!

Both Dave and Joe are now teaching. Dave is teaching drums in the melbourne region, and Joe guitar in the Hobart region. Email psycroptic@hotmail.com or send us a MySpace message for more info.”

Da, vanzarile de CD-uri merg prost, pirateria e in floare, label-urile hapsane, vanzarile digitale tot nu sunt o solutie. Merch & concerts!

Pentru cititorii nostri tineri si avizi de informatie: Jarboe e o tanti super-mega neconventionala, care, alaturi de Michael Gira si al lor proiect The Swans erau prezente sine-qua-non in alcatuirea unei colectii seriose de muzica in casa oricarui punker fin intelectual (eventual nostalgic si trecut de 30 de ani). Asta se intampla in anii ‘90, iar timpul trece. Michael Gira s-a reprofilat un pic, atmosfera dark din muzica sa a fost eventual inlocuita de folkul psihedelic promovat de labelul sau Young God Records (Angels of Light is a fuckin’ must!). Jarboe si-a continuat - cu un succes relativ - cariera solo. O regasim alaturi de Neurosis, A Perfect Circle, Lustmord sau… Jesu, pe ultimul album al acestora, “Lifeline” (Hydra Head, 2007).

Colaborare de bun augur se pare, tinand cont de faptul ca Jarboe si Justin - nu, nu ala! - ci Justin K Broadrick de la Jesu (ex. Napam Death!, membru fondator Godflesh etc. etc.) si-au propus sa extinda colaborarea sub forma unui nou proiect - J2 (J+J) (inca o data - NU Janet + Justin!).

Casa de discuri The End Records s-a aratat interesata de noul proiect si l-a integrat in proiectele sale de viitor. Vom avea asadar album J2 in primavara 2008.

Jarboe: “When I met Justin, he commented upon the impact and influence of SWANS’ upon his music. We did a concert together in London in 2005 and began discussing working together. I had also been drawn to the unique energy of JESU and so this was exciting to explore.”

[www.smnnews.com]

E trecut de jumatatea lunii noiembrie, activam deja de cateva luni si posturile s-au inmultit… In fine, trecand peste asta, ultima luna a fost cea mai putin fertila pentru micul nostru web-zine. Ne-am rezumat la stiri, si alea postate sporadic. Lipsa de timp, lipsa de inspiratie lenea a fost principalul motiv, ce sa o mai dam la-ntors… Va promitem ca lucrurile se vor schimba, iar b.lurb zine va avea ceva de spus pe scena de pe la noi. Review-uri, materiale originale, DIY&tips&tricks, poze cu domnisoare nude, sfaturi despre conservarea gradinii pe timpul iernii - veti gasi de toate in posturile viitoare. Ne auzim, la treaba acum! P.S. feedback = help, asa ca asteptam impresii, injuraturi, sfaturi, link-uri, muzica gratis, bautura & femei… toate la blurb@ stiti voi. (Spammers, rot in hell!)

Courtney Love are ceva de spus! Aparent despre Radiohead/Nine Inch Nails. In ciuda degetelor alunecoase de pe tastatura si lipsei de sens, citam din blogul ei:

“as for radiohead= they didcnt jump off a REAL clifff, they bungee jumped you KNOW the kamikaze pilot in me wnats to do the same dfamm thing excapt wuith my a lsit mnaterial, with the real thing- theyve made 9.7 m,illion in 3 weeks this way and its live junk-= not junk as radioheaddoesnt really amke JUNK but its live - most of it heard before( wich youve all heard liveversaionbs of things veryvery different than non live versions of things) i really think it couldf work do all my magazine covers in january - so the lead time in there kamikaze thropugh my junket my oprah my tv **** n the 2 week leaD UP and just jump of f that cliff i love doing things really first im greatful for radiohead for making the first move- id do it differentlyt -= thats why b sides are no longer b sisdes but have to be a sides to an extent-= cos theyre EXTRA TRACKS now wich can mean up to 500k to such and such sponsor coty./my space etc. … i justthinjk offering about 10 songs but your best for “free” witha what am i worth sign not just NINs cast offs i mean yopur a sides- i don t know im percolating- i love risk and most everything ive ever done well has been because everyone said iw as crazy to do it-= thazts why words liek “risk management” and Rime management:” are4 resonating with me now.”

Devine si mai amuzant daca ne-o imaginam pe ea spunand asta! HAHAHAHAHAHA

Un teaser de la urmatorul album Burnt By The Sun poate fi urmarit aici .

The Mars Volta se joaca cu rabdarea noastra. Tocmai au lansat un puzzle in flash, care, odata rezolvat iti aduce o melodie de pe urmatorul album “The Bedlam In Goliath”. Incercati aici! Daca-l rezolvati, uploadati melodia si pentru noi, fanii mai putin dotati intelectual!