Introducing… The Horsehead Union
The Horsehead Union Was Formed During The Summer Of 2009 In Jönköping, Sweden.
The Only Goal Was To Make Dirty Rock’n’roll And To Take It One Step Further.
Early 2009 A 5-Track Demo Was Made Which Was Well Received By The Audience And Led To Several Gigs. One Of Them As Warm Up Act To A Sold Out Show With D.A.D.
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Review – StoneRider – Fountains Left to Wake
It’s fun when you can be a little nostalgic about bands. It was back in 2009 that I had started a new job pretty recently to that, and The Soda Shop was still in the cradle. It was in my mad dash to discover more ‘stoner rock’ bands that I came across StoneRider. Of course, I immediately fell in love with the band. Being the broke kid that I was and the audiophile that I still am, I only had a crappy MP3 copy of their debut album, Three Legs of Trouble, and in my music snob-way, the album was left to sit on my old MP3 player that was made obsolete by my shiny, new smartphone. Of course, great music isn’t going to be ignored by me forever, so I wisely remembered them last year, and I made sure I snagged a copy of their CD. This lead me to ask the curious question, “what are these guys up to now?!” Low and behold, I find that they’re working on a new album.
A few months later, and I have a copy of the album in my hands, primed and ready for my listening pleasure. Please note the usage of the word pleasure because it certainly is that. (more…)
Introducing… PhonoOne
PhonoOne – without compromises …
70’s roots rock is our specialty. Loud and hard, but also melodic and spacey, it must be, if it bears our name. 2006 complaints it has begun a triumvirate with the mischievous knüppelt the fish Köppen’s pop out of the bowels. In 2009, we came to a man gain to Berlin, a large portion of capital to sniff dirt and big block V8 with our Nightliners nitro refuel. Who sees us at our concerts, is now convinced of the authenticity and waft the heart’s blood, mixed with sweat and snot across the room. Uncompromising “Koeppe-wiggle” is called for, because even though the seventies already 40 years are over, that does not mean you can not have fun anymore with the Mucke. So we are constantly on the road and keep our promise to celebrate the classic hard rock and smash bedingunglos so old and young hard-rock Fond the meaning of life around the ears. (more…)
Current Rotation 2/16/2012
I love it when bands submit albums for review, especially when I had never heard of the band before. One such case is Love Mound who has been around for a few years already and put out an album in 2005 (Blackbird).
Love Mound also comes highly recommended to me from drummer extraordinaire Kenny Wagner. So upon both the submission ad Kenny’s recommendation, I listened, and listened, and listened. This is another one of those hard rock albums that hooked me right away that my player’s repeat button got stuck. The sound on the album is hard rock with a bit of country and southern rock mixed in for good measure. The Noose, The Tree, And The Desert Sky is a delightful listen from start to finish. It’s full of harmonious (more…)
Hogjaw News, Tour
Greetings friends of Hogjaw – we just wanted to let you know that the brand new album – Sons of the Western Skies – is now available. Stop by and check it out!!!
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hogjaw4
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/hogjaw/id281865495
Hogjaw will be on tour this year starting in Europe; April thru May. Also, we are working on a summer tour in the States but come back to the website for updated info on that. Thanks for your support! The guys ~
HOGJAW’S EUROPEAN TOUR:
05/04/2012 Hamburg – Germany @ Club Am Donnerstag (more…)
Review – Sundown Service – Sundown Service
I’m going to shed my dark, heavy and doom ways for a moment and kick back to something that caught me completely off guard. The band is Sundown Service, a southern rock jam band from Lexington, KY. Personally I’ve always been attracted to nice looking and interesting cover art so when I seen the cover for Sundown Service’s self titled I was interested. From the looks I figured some psychedelic band but low and behold, something a lot better and deeper.
Sundown Service is a southern rock and jam band with a little psychedelic to it. Under the band’s influences listed on their Facebook page they list “Fillmore East.” The Allman Brothers At Fillmore East is easily one of that band’s best albums ever and listening to Sundown Service, it’s easy to see why. Sundown Service doesn’t try to copy The Allman Brothers in any way at all though some of their songs do resemble some of the slower songs put out by The Allman Brothers and even Lynyrd Skynyrd. It’s fine southern country rock with a bit of a slower side. The highlight track for me is “Blank (more…)
Introducing… Screaming Rattler
You may or may not remember a few weeks back I featured Screaming Rattler’s self titled EP at a Daily Bandcamp Album. Well I realized I never gave them a proper introduction. The band doesn’t have a bio posted anywhere that I could find so I’ll give it my best.
It all started on a cold snowy night somewhere in the wrong part of town. The year was 1983. Three radioactive and high spiders named Stevie, John and Cliff were spinning webs hoping to catch some nice 8 legged spiders to lay eggs with. After a few hours of catching nothing but flies and mosquitoes, the three decided that they needed a new path in life. They figured music was the answer. The three set out to learn how to (more…)
Introducing… Love Mound
Love Mound is from Tucson, Arizona, playing loud-as-jets rock, with raw, overdriven high-gain guitar.
That’s it. That’s the band’s bio. Their music, much like their bio, just cuts to the chase. Deep down it’s good ol southern hard rock. Nothing to light nor to heavy, just right. They just released a new album titled The Noose, The Tree, And The Desert Sky. Look for a full review in the near future. In the meantime, check them out and listen to both their albums on their website and order through CDBaby. (more…)
Introducing… Planet Ink
Planet Ink is a blues influenced, hard rock group from Muscle Shoals Alabama, founded in 2005 and composed of brothers Michael and Alexander Bowling and their cousin James Sherrill.
Their unique style has developed over the last 6 years through steadily playing festivals, headlining smaller venues and opening for internationally known acts. During that time they have written, recorded and released two full albums and one EP of original material.
Planet Ink have crafted a no frills rock sound that showcases their high energy performance and loud, in your face songs that combine searing rock riffs and catchy melodies. Their music is delivered with the precision more commonly found in seasoned musicians two to three times their age, yet they still command the youthful exuberance necessary to pound out unbridled rock and roll. Planet Ink is becoming a force to reckon with as they fire up stages across the U.S.
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Review – Caveman Voicebox – Strippers, Mullets & Beer
Here’s one that came at me in left field. The band is Caveman Voicebox. They were featured yesterday and here’s a short review on their recently released EP, Strippers, Mullets & Beer.
Strippers, Mullets & Beer is a short EP at 15 minutes long but it packs the punch of a full length. It’s got everything going for it. It’s fast and heavy fueled only by the sweat, beer and whatever alcohol you want to consume. It’s straight up hard rock with a little bit of southern rock and stoner rock for some flair. The band cites Motorhead and ZZ Top as influences but leans towards the later. The sound is very similar to other California acts like Albatross Overdrive, Ride The Sun and even Whores of Tijuana if they had a little less psychedelics behind them. The guitars are high and mighty (more…)
Introducing… Blackfoot Gypsies
The Blackfoot Gypsies is the bombastic melding of Matthew Paige, singer and guitar player, and Zack Murphy, tenured drummer from Nashville, TN. With the attitude and swagger of vintage country and rock lore from the past, the Blackfoot Gypsies is paving their path as one of America’s next contributors to the legacy of rock and roll! The authentic trans-western vibe has been masterfully crafted in the traditional roots of American music. We can hear the influences of Bob Dylan’s ragged vocals, Robert Johnson’s slide and blues soul, and Willie Nelson’s stories. Tough yet occasionally tender, the Keith Richards-inspired riffs and thunderous rhythms of Led Zeppelin are contrasted by Gram Parson’s angelic sense of country music. (more…)
Small Stone SXSW 2012 Line Up
Small Stone Records just updated their Facebook status with the following message for SXSW 2012. Here it is:
Date: Friday March,16th
Venue: Head Hunters (Outside Back Patio):
Tentative Line Up:
1am: Tia Carrera
12mid: Dixie Witch
11pm: Lo-Pan (more…)
Introducing… Hogjaw
Like a Four wheel Drive, Hogjaw, have taken the off-road into the music industry head-on. Brandishing they’re own trail of rock & roll, Hogjaw, have brought back the sound of pure listening. Cranking tunes and bringing music back for the people that can be understood by all walks. With vocals telling stories, guitar blazing & drums thundering: Hogjaw’s debut record’s “Devil in the Details”& “Ironwood” are going to come at you like a freight train of sound!
Hailing from the desert land of Arizona – Hogjaw is bringing in the rock from the Southwest. The quartet includes; Jonboat Jones (vocals/guitar), Kreg Self (lead guitar), Elvis DD (Bass) & J. “Kwall” Kowalski (drums) deliver a dose of genuine rocking goodness.
Hogjaw was formed in late 2006 through the power of jamming, “When we realized what we had, it just snowballed.” Everyone in the band are (more…)
Review – Split Hoof – Split Hoof
Split Hoof is an album that I have been looking forward to hearing for a long time. I can’t remember exactly when but I know it was after a few of the bands demos had popped up on the old Sludge Swamp. The demos were rough but sounded great. In early 2010 the band went to Port Orchard, Washington and recorded their debut album in the studios owned by the legendary Tony Reed (Mos Generator, Heavy Pink, Stone Axe). Mr. Reed mixed and mastered the album as well. The end result, one fabulous sounding album.
Split Hoof is a 3 piece from Austin, Texas and features Kenny Wagner on drums. Kenny has drummed in a multitude of great bands in the past including Thousand Knives of Fire, Super Heavy Goat Ass, and Sixty Watt Shamen.
Split Hoof opens with the blues heavy guitar “Donkey” about a donkey of course. It’s pretty cool, the tune is catchy and they lyrics are genius. The (more…)
Review – Infernal Overdrive – Last Rays of the Dying Sun
Do you like southern rock? How about heavy guitar driven rock? Are you a fan of Roadsaw, Dixie Witch and/or Gozu? Well here’s something you DON’T want to miss. New Jersey’s own Infernal Overdrive have been around for a few years now and have released one 4 track self titled EP. The band is going to begin 2012 right by releasing their first full length on Small Stone Records. The album, Last Rays of the Dying Sun, is a combination of the 4 track EP as well as new material making it’s debut just for this album. I proudly own a copy of the EP and my one gripe is that it was to short. Despite “Motor” being over 13 minutes long, I wanted more. Well now I got my wish.
The whole album is full of some great sounding guitar riffs, catchy hooks, awesome vocals and lyrics and awesome drumming.”Cage” (which can be heard below) features a killer beat and some of the best guitar playing I’ve heard in a while. “Electric Street Cred” is one fucking masterpiece of a (more…)
Daily Bandcamp Recommendation – Feedback Revival – In The Woods
No “official” bio here for Tennessee’s own Feedback Revival. All I can tell you is some good southern blues hard rock. Check out hteir latest album on the Bandcamp player below. Fans of The Black Keys, Led Zeppelin, or Maylene and the Sons of Disaster are really going to dig these guys.
Wo Fat News
Wo Fat’s first album, “The Gathering Dark,” has been released on double vinyl by Germany’s Nasoni Records. The vinyl comes in a gatefold sleeve, includes a never before heard bonus jam and features amazing all new artwork from Alexander von Wieding (who’s done art for Monster Magnet, Karma to Burn, Tia Carrera, Lo Pan and many more). It also includes a download card for a free download of the entire album. In conjunction with this vinyl release, Wo Fat is re-releasing the cd version with the new artwork in a digipak.
It can be purchased from our website (http://wofat.net/) and Nasoni’s website (http://www.nasoni-records.com/WO_FAT_release_The_Gathering_Dark.html)
The Soda Shop Records Presents: Mothership – Mothership Demo
The Soda Shop Records is proud to present to you the latest in FREE download offerings. The band is Mothership and this is their 3 track demo that was self released earlier in the year. Stream the album (below) or click on the player to go to the site and download it for fREE!
Mothership is a 3 piece from Dallas, Texas. The band consists of:
Kells Juett- Guitars/Vox
Kyle Juett- Bass/Vox
John “Big J” Juett- Drums
http://www.youtube.com/user/MOTHERSHIPUSA
http://www.purevolume.com/MOTHERSHIP
http://twitter.com/mothershipusa
http://www.reverbnation.com/mothershipusa
http://www.facebook.com/mothershipusa
Daily Bandcamp Recommendation – Screaming Rattler – Screaming Rattler EP
Screaming Rattler are a band I discovered while searching for bands for this very article. It’s very fitting too. Screaming Rattler play southern classic stoner rock. It’s heavy and hard. They have a nice and refreshing sound. Imagine a mixture of Clutch, Kingsnake, Lynyrd Skynyrd, that’s what you’re getting.
Review – The Dirty Streets – Movements
About a year ago I discovered a band from Memphis, TN called The Dirty Streets. Their sound is hard 70’s southern rock. They released an album in 2009 called Portrait of A Man, that, at the time, was tough to find. As great an album as it was, it wasn’t the complete package for me. Don’t get me wrong, I loved it and played it so many times that the image from the album’s cover was burned in my eyes. Fast forward a year later and the band is about to release their follow up album, Movements.
Vocalist Justin Toland has a voice that reminds me of a mix between Leslie West (Mountain), Burton Cummings (The Guess Who), and to a point, Sam Velde (Night Horse). The vocals are certainly a strong point. They’re very soulful and full of energy and give Movements that extra element that can make or break an album. In this case it certainly makes it. Vocals aren’t everything though. The instruments are just as strong. Justin’s guitar is just as (more…)
Bandcamp Recommendations 10/06/2011
Once again there’s some good music out there to be shared with the rest of the world. Music that’s oh so good. Here you go. It’s all free for the taking. Just make sure you give back when possible. Buy physical copies, donate or go see them live. So, here we go.
Hydronaut are a Boston based band featuring Keith Pierce (Mellow Bravo) on vocals. The album, Cinco De Mayo, is a hard and heavy sludge metal album with bits and pieces of hard and classic rock. Fans of Kylesa and Red Fang will like this one.
MAYLENE and THE SONS OF DISASTER Releases New Album “IV”
Birmingham Hard Rock Band Steps Out, Delivers “Dark, Personal” LP
Hard rock innovators MAYLENE and the SONS of DISASTER release their long awaited new album Maylene and the Sons of Disaster: IV today via Ferret Music. Produced by Brian Virtue (Jane’s Addiction, Deftones, Audioslave), the LP shines a spotlight on the celebrated band’s sleek songcraft, virtuosic prowess and depth of musical identity. The primal-scream therapy of underground (more…)
Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster Streaming New Album ‘IV”
YOu can now stream the entire Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster album “IV” over at AOL.
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