NY, NY—Along with his partner Rock, Sean Price (A.K.A. Ruck) dropped two impressive LP’s as the duo Heltah Skeltah; their 1996 debut Nocturnal (which included the indelible “Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka”) and their 1998 follow-up Magnum Force. Sean is also a core member of the legendary Boot Camp Clik collective and has been a key and stand out contributor to all three of their collaborative releases; 1997’s For The People, 2002’s The Chosen Few and 2006’s The Last Stand. Not to...

Here are just a few of our contributors' top 10 favorite albums of 2006. It was pretty tough making such a short list, but these are the best of the best and will all make nice additions to your record collections… Mark Ziemke1. Midlake – The Trials of Van Occupanther2. Silversun Pickups – Carnavas3. Mastodon – Blood Mountain4. Boot Camp Clik – The Last Stand5. Joanna Newsom – Ys6. Saviours – Crucifire7. M. Ward – Post-War8. Katamine – Lag9. Wolfmother...

“Every band I love, they have something in their hands and create something unique,” explains singer/guitarist Leif Koren of Norway’s Bonk. “Shitloads of bands just make a copy and don’t throw themselves inside it.” There’s really no way to properly explain what Bonk is in Koren’s eyes, as explaining art is often more difficult that it may seem. But just know that the band’s sophomore album Bonk Against Nothing (Ace Fu) has all the elements of a classic punk/rock album,...

!!! Set To Release Their Third Full-length, Myth Takes, March 6th On Warp Records: The Brooklyn-by-way-of-California rock collective known by the unmistakable three exclamation points !!! or the tri-syllabic ChkChkChk are set to release their third full-length, Myth Takes, March 6th on Warp Records. !!!’s ability to transcend traditional indie slings and bring down the house everywhere from Red Hot Chili Peppers stadium tours to underground loft parties is renowned. Myth Takes is the funkiest, catchiest and most unconventional album...

Sexy! Sexy! Sexy! Knees down and rockin’, Peaches blew the top off the house tonight.One thing for certain is that the boys and the girls alike came out to play with Peaches and I think not one of those souls left disappointed.By nights end, I know more than one of the fellas had tossed his shirt to the stage and the dancing never stopped. When Peaches & Herms appeared on the darkly lit stage from behind the draping velvet curtains...

Time to start airing out that beanie! The bearded British troubadour will be undertaking a tour of the States in 2007. Note to his more odoriferous fans: please wash before attending. Thanks. Sincerely, everyone else. Mar 03 Philadelphia PA @ Theatre of Living Arts Mar 05 Somerville MA @ Somerville Theatre Mar 06 Washington DC @ 9.30 Club Mar 07 New York NY @ Webster Hall Mar 09 Detroit MI @ Majestic Theatre Mar 10 Chicago IL @ Metro Mar...

New York, NY– California’s DevilDriver are hard at work recording their third album for Roadrunner Records at the Sonic Ranch studio outside El Paso, Texas. Producing and mixing the album is Jason Suecof, known for his great work with Trivium, Chimaira, God Forbid, and Bury Your Dead.  Engineer Mark Lewis is helping the band in the studio as well.  Their recording is almost done, and their last day in the studio is December 17th. Known for their uniquely sinister sound...

I rode the buzz out to the Troubadour to catch the first of three nights What Made Made Milwaukee Famous would be performing in Los Angeles and quickly found it all to be true. The quartet from Austin opened their set with “Idecide,” the first song from their Barsuk Records release Trying To Never Catch Up.With very little knowledge of what the band would sound like, I was a bit apprehensive when the electro track started as they took the...

LA rapper Busdriver announced tour dates in support of his forthcoming 5th album RoadKillOvercoat, out January 30th on Epitaph. We’re gonna avoid all the horrible cliched puns we could make with a name like Busdriver, and just give you the damn dates:   01-24   El Rey Theater – Los Angeles, CA 01-26   Irving Plaza – New York, NY 01-27   Metro – Chicago, IL 01-30   Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA 02-16   Jack Rabbits – Jacksonville, FL 02-17   The...

Now we all knew M. Ward was an all-around great artist, and quite the talented guy–but to be honest, he was just one of those guys who didn’t quite pierce the thick outer skin you build up when you listen to music for a living. But then he was on Letterman and pretty much blew our minds…So the news of his upcoming solo jaunts is pretty freaking exciting. Here’s the dates: 26-Jan New York, NY @ Town Hall 27-Jan Toronto,...