The News Review:
- Cayman’s top pop punk act go global
- Stooges reunion tour raises questions
- Finding emo: Call it emo call it scenester. Locals share the truth…
- Bloomberg.com: Muse Arts
- ELEVATR STPS HERE
- Edgefest is a massive weekend of music
- The Hell Caminos psychobilly band is heading for a West Coast swing
Cayman’s top pop punk act go global
Cayman Net News – Apr 13, 2007
Local band Suckerbox are going international thanks to the inclusion of their track ‘Wrong’ on a new compilation of the best and freshest pop punk groups around. The Cayman-based band are thrilled to be included on this new album which places them alongside their pop punk peers and takes their music to a wider audience. “We’re honoured to be on this album” said Suckerbox bassist Derrick McKay. Released by Go Kart Records the new album entitled Pop Punk’s Not Dead features some of the more-well known acts in the genre along with some of the more obscure. The record was compiled by Dave Parasite of the pop punk favourites the Parasites and includes tracks from Squirtgun the Steinways and the Travoltas along with Cayman’s very own Suckerbox. “This gives us international exposure.
Stooges reunion tour raises questions
Denver Post – Apr 13, 2007
Absolutely yes: The Stooges are one of the most important rock bands of all time. r absolutely not: They were important and underappreciated in the ’60s and ’70s but their attempt at continued relevance – the recent reunion album “The Weirdness” – is an exercise in greed ego and irrelevance. It’s impossible to deny the Stooges’ importance as a proto- punk band. Alongside the Velvet Underground they helped shape modern rock ‘n’ roll with their fiercely bare-bones approach to music-making. That’s why “The Weirdness” is such a cringe-worthy misstep. Instead of reveling in the glow of mainstream adulation they never received in their heyday the Stooges tried to re-create something that happened decades ago under the triumvirate of youthful brio cheap drugs and boyish sexuality. Head Stooge Iggy Pop who doesn’t even smoke cigarettes anymore turns 60 on April 21… We don’t see him all that frequently. He sticks to himself a bunch and sequesters himself to get his mind ready for a show. ” Pop music critic Ricardo Baca can be reached at 303-954-1394 or.
Finding emo: Call it emo call it scenester. Locals share the truth…
Broomfield Enterprise – Broomfield Enterprise (subscription) – Apr 13, 2007
Boys typically wear girl’s jeans. Both genders wear eye shadow and liner. They often write poetry and perform music. Emos are different than punks in that the punk rebellion is more political 15-year-old Dillon says. And the Goth clique sticks to black clothes and is infatuated with death. Whereas some students say they don’t think there’s a difference between scenesters and emos Dillon does. He calls emos “self-injuring dramatic ‘I hate myself’ kids” and says scenesters are louder and more cheerful.
Bloomberg.com: Muse Arts
Bloomberg – Apr 13, 2007
The group from Sheffield northern England had come to thecapital to unveil “Favourite Worst Nightmare'' the act's much-anticipated second album out later this month. Judging by the quartet's energetic performance we canexpect the CD to be faster than the first with a blend of theirdueling guitars and heavy psychedelic feedback. Those who like labels might call it “new rave'' or “post-punk'' though in the hothouse atmosphere of the Astoria it hada definite whiff of old-fashioned Clash-style punk rock. Themusic also had hints of bands as varied as the Klaxons theSmiths and ESG though ultimately the Monkeys are their own men. The venue with an audience capacity of 2000 was sold out:a poster outside called it “the biggest gig of the year. ''Tickets that originally sold for 21.
ELEVATR STPS HERE
New York Post – Apr 13, 2007
It's all well documented in the intense documentary "You're Gonna Miss Me" which opens in June. But the film ends before the really thrilling moments – when Erickson began performing again. He and a backing band the Explosives stunned guests by performing at 2005's Roky Erickson Ice Social an annual event held during Austin's South by Southwest music festival to raise money for his medical costs. He has performed a few more times since and will play his first shows ever in New York tonight at Southpaw (125 Fifth Ave. Park Slope Brooklyn; [718] 230-0236; spsounds. com) and Sunday at the Bowery Ballroom (6 Delancey St… TUESDAY plus: Art Brut the U. band from the Mekons school of punk performs at the Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday and Studio B (259 Banker St. Greenpoint Brooklyn; [718] 389-1880) on Wednesday previewing tracks from its sophomore disc due in June. THURSDAY: If Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers can't get the dance party started at Joe's Pub give up.
Edgefest is a massive weekend of music
Dallas Morning News (subscription) – Apr 13, 2007
It’s a whimsical ride as a live act though; don’t miss its set. Papa Roach: The Paramour Sessions whispered into the public domain late last year but building critical notice of it is propelling this once-mighty reformed and streamlined metal act. Bowling for Soup: Denton’s favorite Grammy-nominated pop-punk goofballs return home from the Get Happy Tour in the U. The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus: Jacksonville Fla. ’s freshest rock phenoms lacked presence and snap in their last live performance here… Fair to Midland: System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian’s newest favorite band has been Dallas’ biggest art-rock gem for years. If you’ve never seen them do not skip their live slot. The Barons: This Fray-like Fort Worth act is a finalist in the Music Nation national music video competition (see its entry "Eternal Dawn" at. Shocker: This gig will be its first live show. The Almost: This is the new project of Aaron Gillespie drummer for the Christian screamo outfit Underoath and it’s already scored a slot in this year’s Warped Tour.
The Hell Caminos psychobilly band is heading for a West Coast swing
Honolulu Star-Bulletin – Apr 13, 2007
Handsome Jack was named after a villain in a spaghetti western and I just sort of acquired Michael Camino as our band progressed. Nick was in a punk band called Buddah Toy Soldiers an emo band called T. Hair-Do and a horror punk band called The Hit. “When we started the Hell Caminos he brought all those influences to the table” said Michael. “It ended up being a good mix and a lot of good songs came out of it… “Even though bands like us are a dime a dozen in California we’re pretty much the only band like us out here. In a place where reggae and Jawaiian rule supreme it’s hard to get our foot in the door. We’ve been lucky to find some great venues where punks and kids alike come out and see us. Even so the Internet has helped level the playing field. “Ten years ago if you were booking a tour you had to get contact numbers in every city you were in and throw together a tour” said Michael adding that MySpace has helped out a lot. “Even though I think it’s the Devil it’s great promotion for bands and other artists. Almost every band is on it plus venues and promoters as well.