Rolf Tanzius – guitars Silver – vocals Tomcat Kintgen – bass guitars Toni Pinciroli – drums  Usually I like to listen to a new album by jumping to the middle. Most bands will flood the first four tracks with the best songs and fill the back end with some filler or not so good tunes. So much to my surprise with Gun Barrel when I shot into “Diamonds And Bullets” I got a smattering of 70’s ish new wave of heavy metal mixed with modern production values. This was a great opening to this band. I was not disappointed with the rest of ...

Brace yourself for the next round of Bieber Fever. Justin Bieber, the Canadian pop sensation who had already sold more than 15 million albums worldwide by the time he turned 18 two months ago, will soon release his next disc, Believe, due June 19....

Here are the new heavy metal CD releases for this week: Affector - Harmagedon Burzum - Umskiptar Children Of Bodom - Holiday At Lake Bodom CD/DVD Diablo Swing Orchestra - Pandora’s Pinata End Of September - End Of September Firewind - Few Against Many Great White - Elation Gun Barrel - Brace For Impact Hardline - Danger Zone Havok - The Point Of No Return [...]

Die Pop-Rocker Gossip promoten ihr neues Werk " A Joyful Noise " mit einem neuen Video. Zuletzt stellten sie noch das ganze Album in den Stream ( motor.de berichtete ), nun haben sie den Titel "Move In The Right Direction" als heiter-poppigen Dreh umgesetzt, der filmisch ein wenig an The Hives ' "Idiot Walk" erinnert. Zuvor hatten die beiden Herren und Stimmschwergewicht Beth Ditto den Song " Perfect World " als goldgetunkte Gruselkulisse inszeniert. Hier der Beweis, dass Neu- ABBA -Anhängerin Ditto und ihre Band musikalisch im Gegensatz zur 2009er LP " Music For Men " noch eingängiger geworden ist: Gossip - "Move In The Right Direction" Beth Ditto ...

Favorites is our recurring video series on the personal preferences of the pop artists who inspire us. Because the artists we love love stuff too. It’s impossible to hang out with Beth Ditto, Hannah Billie and Nathan “Brace” Paine — that’s Gossip, if you’re nasty — and not get the pants charmed off you. (Luckily, we ... More »

As Hip-Hop Kings previously reported, J57 of the Brown Bag AllStars is dropping TWO free EP's on 22nd May (2057 and The Ports) and we have a brand new leak from the 2057 EP titled "Elite Status". J57 has teamed ip with Rasheed Chappell and DJ Brace who did the cuts, on the J57 produced track which already has the support of all the major blogs including 2DopeBoyz and Okayplayer. Hip-Hop Kings previously posted the collaborative track with Brown Bag AllStars label mate Koncept called "Pulp Fiction" and we may possibly see one more leak prior to the EP ...

I have had Television Youth , the ace record from Canadian punks Sonic Avenues , in my inbox for months (it came out in January). I was meant to post about it for The Styrofoam Drone (amongst a plethora of things - sorry Zac, I'll be back on top of things in the upcoming week!), yet it fell through the cracks (expect to see the Happy New Year/Nite Fields split 7" soon though). This is a great album though, and it has jumped on my hunched back and beat me around the ears insistently this week, so I thought I better ...

On the cusp of an upcoming double EP release, Brown Bag AllStar's producer/rapper J57 drops a taste of what's to come with "Elite Status," the self-produced headnodder featuring bubbling wordsmith Rasheed Chappell and cuts by the always impressive DJ Brace.

After a barnstorming Thursday night at The Great Escape, any little kitten could be forgiven for a sore head and a grizzly disposition on the Friday morning, yet with a line-up of the likes that Republic of Music and Clash put on there was to be no moping; this was a one stop shop to catch the choicest bobby dazzlers of the whole festival. Set in the Shipwright’s Yard just off the seafront the vibe was old school block party: the beer was warm, the music was loud, and everyone was getting their rocks off. Like Alka-Seltzer for the ...

Seamus Haji takes Beth Ditto, Brace Paine and Hannah Blilie aka Gossip for a night out on the town and buys them a round of drinks! His remix of their Perfect World is classic Haji with a sick bass and layered synths with the vocals soaring high above. Nice! We can hear this blasting out of clubs in 3, 2, 1... Great video edit by Matt Neville!  Tweet

Jules Shear's done everything there is to do in pop – except have a big hit in his own right Given his role in creating the Unplugged format for MTV, it's surprising there are so few Jules Shear videos on YouTube, so it's good to find this power-pop anthem of doomed love from the 1992 album The Great Puzzle . It boasts typically sharp lyrics from a writer whose songs have been hits in the UK for Cyndia Lauper ( All Through the Night ), the Bangles ( If She Knew What She Wants ) and Alison Moyet ( Whispering Your Name ) and covered ...

The Brown Bag All-Stars member and his homies flaunt their "Elite Status" on a brand new sinngle off J57's 2057 EP.  Click the link for the stream and download.

DJ Eclipse got the premiere on the radio tip, the dopehouse gets the premiere on the nets. (2)dope cut off J57′s 2057 EP dropping soon! Produced by J57, cuts by DJ Brace. What up J? DOWNLOAD: J57 – Status f. Rasheed Chappell">Elite Status f. Rasheed Chappell (Cuts by DJ Brace) PREVIOUS: J57 – Four Finger Ringers f. Sene

With a guest verse from Rasheed Chappell and DJ Brace on the cuts, J57 drops the latest leak off his "2057" EP which is out Tuesday.

Throughout his career DJ Brace has garnered accolades; including winning the 2004 Canadian DMC Championships and a 2009 Juno (Canadian Music Award) for his his debut solo album. Also, Brace has been a close part of the Brown Bag AllStar crew since 2008. PREVIOUS: DJ Brace – Synesthasia (Video)