After being pushed back from an April release, the highly anticipated movie musical “Repo! The Genetic Opera” will finally be unleashed on November 7, 2008. Based on a stage musical, the sci-fi/horror tale of a future where organs are harvested for profit has one of the most eclectic casts ever assembled. Who would ever have … Read more
From the official Devo website: McDonald’s & American Idol Go LowBy Co-Opting DEVO’s Energy Dome We recently discovered that DEVO has once again unwittingly intersected with mainstream pop culture. McDonald’s fast food restaurants are offering a series of American Idol TV show themed toys in their children’s Happy Meals. One of the toys is named … Read more
It’s been almost a decade since the last Shamen album (“UV”) and I’d been wondering what frontman Colin Angus has been up to (I knew rapper Mr. C has been keeping busy with DJing and other projects). So I was very happy to learn that Angus is back with a new musical project called Pablo … Read more
Rasputina will soon be doing their first-ever show in the UK, performing in London at Queen Elizabeth Hall on January 29th. The band is looking to possibly do another show while in the country; interested clubs or venues should email their manager John Hall at Johnvirtuallabel.biz. “Oh Perilous World,” the latest Rasputina CD, comes out … Read more
Ever wonder what you, or someone close to you, might look like as a zombie? Zombieportraits.com is a website that can provide the answer. For $80, artist Rob Sacchetto will work from a supplied photo to create an original, hand illustrated portrait depicting the subject as a brain-eating member of the undead. We emailed Sacchetto … Read more
Tina Root of Switchblade Symphony is back with an interesting new project called Tre Lux. The first full length CD, “A Strange Gathering,” came out in September and is composed entirely of cover songs! Tracks include “Never Let Me Down Again,” “Wild Horses,” “Every Day Is Halloween,” “What’s On Your Mind (Pure Energy)” “The Chauffeur” … Read more
Posted to the KMFDM list on Myspace: Lucia, Sascha K. and Dean Garcia (of Curve) announce their collaboration – titled KGC. Composed via the web, by trading files back and forth between London and Seattle over a period of many months the music took on a life and sound of its own. The completed album … Read more
When Ghostigital recently performed in Reykjanesbær, Iceland at Projekt Patterson, they took full advantage of the swimming pool at the venue. During their set, vocalist Einar Örn (formerly of the Sugarcubes) SANG WHILE UNDERWATER! “We had a watertight microphone which we utilized as a part of our set. We done 7 songs, with Einar gulping … Read more
On June 5 Underwold will release “I’m a Big Sister, and I’m a Girl, and I’m a Princess, and this is my Horse,” the third and final part of their download-only “Riverrun” series. The project began late last year with “Lovely Broken Thing” and “Pizza For Eggs,” both of which are currently on sale at … Read more
Gary Numan has really been hit and miss over the years. He’s never put out a completely BAD album, but when not in top form can be a bit on the bland side. Fortunately, this new release ranks up there as one of his best since the early 80’s. “Jagged” is a very dark and … Read more