Mayer Hawthorne both expands and contracts with his latest album, “Where Does This Door Go?”
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Justin Timberlake’s New Single – Take Back The Night
Justin Timberlake has released his newest single for part two of the 20/20 Experience called “Take Back The Night”.
Sal Abruscato of A Pale Horse Named Death: The Popblerd Interview!
Being the drummer responsible for some of the major doom releases of the mid-’90’s (Type O Negative’s Bloody Kisses, Life Of Agony’s River Runs Red), Sal Abruscato knows a thing or two about what makes those kind of albums work. That said, it’s no surprise that he’s stepped out from behind the kit to spearhead A Pale Horse Named Death whose sophomore album Lay My Soul To Waste was just released through SPV/Steamhammer. Abruscato recently spoke with Popblerd via phone […]
Who The Hell Is…Unlocking the Truth?
When I was in sixth grade, I’m not even sure if I knew my right from my left. The little dudes from Unlocking the Truth are in sixth grade, and they’ve got better metal chops than half the bands releasing albums today. How does that work? Hell if I know, but if you’re the least bit interested in metal, you have to check these kids out. They’re three eleven year olds, from my home base in E.Flatbush, Brooklyn. They have […]
Gogol Bordello, Pure Vida Conspiracy: Album Review
While I try to avoid reviewing albums I dislike, sometimes it needs to happen to warn the masses and longtime fans. It’s not often I use the phrase “utter shit” to describe a band or album but here I am typing while listening to Gogol Bordello’s latest, Pure Vida Conspiracy. To say this band has lost it somewhere along the way would be an understatement. They’ve lost members. They’ve lost their edge. They’ve lost that magic. A gang of gypsy […]
Pearl Jam, “Mind Your Manners”: The Singles Bar Review
Pearl Jam’s countdown clock has struck 00:00:00 again! On the heels of a North American tour announcement comes word of a brand new album entitled Lightning Bolt, on October 15th, and a brand spankin’ new dose of music in the form of first single “Mind Your Manners”. Remember “Spin the Black Circle,” off of their third album Vitalogy? While it lacks the urgency of that track – the vibrant, punk attitude is completely alive (and well) on this bad boy. It doesn’t […]
True Widow, Circumambulation: Album Review
There’s isn’t really anything like the fuzzed out almost ethereal sounds that True Widow produce in modern heavy music today which makes a throwback album like Circumambulation (That’s a mouthful!) so utterly refreshing. From the evil lurch of “CREEPER” which immediately sets the tone through to “LUNGR”‘s magical slow burn which concludes the album, Circumambulation provides a multitude of facets for lovers of stoner, doom, and just good old heavy music in general to latch onto. Albums like this make […]
Phillip Anselmo & The Illegals, Walk Through Exits Only: Album Review
First off can I just say how sick I am of albums billed as a “full-length LP” featuring less than 10 songs? Unless your name is Isis, Neurosis, or Pelican (To name a few, obviously) and the average length of one of your songs is 6-12 minutes then a measly eight songs ain’t cuttin’ it (Phil’s not the only one, mind you, just the most recent example). End tirade. Superjoint Ritual, Arson Anthem, Down, Pantera….it’s all led to this, hasn’t […]
Ciara, Ciara: Album Review
You would have to be blind to not notice that Ciara has had a pretty rough run of luck over the past couple of years. After her first three albums all debuted top three on the Billboard albums chart, Basic Instinct whimpered in at number 44 back in 2010, with only a top three showing for “Ride” on the R&B chart to show for it. Since then, there’s been an air of desperation about the number of singles that have […]
Purple Suns, YOURS: Album Review
Four songs is all it will take to not only knock you on your ass but also completely ensnare you into the Purple Suns universe! That’s right, Purple Suns is back with an all new EP entitled YOURS. If you thought you knew Purple Suns after MINES, you ain’t heard nothin’ yet! Having never had one myself, I can only imagine that lead track “Concussions” is a pretty good indicator of what one would feel like. It’s a cacophonous wall […]
The Jukebox Picture Show: Moulin Rouge!
A new weekly feature to sing the praises of memorable song moments throughout cinema history. Have you had enough of silly love songs?