When Vanna played the venue La Boule Noire on december 7th 2019, our talented photographer Nathan Dobbelaere was invited to join them on their day around strolling through Paris and setting up for an amazing live show. Here are some exclusive behind the artist shots of Vanna for you to enjoy.
This edition of Super Saturdays is a bit short, with only two songs, but we hope you'll get a kick out of them!
FL based reggae/rock band Jacuzzi Fuzz have released their new song "Hoverboard". This is honestly one of my favorite reggae songs since Ballyhoo! released "Take It Easy" on Pineapple Grenade. "Hoverboard" is one of two new songs released, the other being "In Orbit". The band released a full length, titled The Best Worst Case Scenario, last year.
Part of what Cali Conscious makes from their song "One Love For You" will be donated to Reggae for a Reason, an organization that fights youth homelessness in southern California. The band describes themselves as "barefoot beach reggae", and in the video distributes socks to those in need.
Until the next Super Saturdays!
New York legends Life Of Agony return with a new album soon early 2017. Eager as they are to get the word out they set out to tour Europe. On their recent stop at De Mast, Torhout in Belgium (Strike vzw event) we caught up with Joey and Alan in the hope of catching a glimpse of the new album.
The number one reason for this tour is the upcoming album A Place Where There's No More Pain.
It will be released spring 2017. What may the fans expect?
Alan :
It feels great, a lot of work. Months and months of work. It's going to be good. Really good.
Joey :
I think this is the first time we made a records that we are all on the same page what kind of record we wanted to make. We all had a vision to move in a certain way.
It's it's own thing, i've you had it on a timeline it's the record that should have come out after Ugly.
Kind of has that kind of vibe.
Alan : Lyrically it's very reminiscent of Ugly period, emotionally. There's a lot in depth layers to it. With the meaning of the songs.
.Are there any of the new songs included in the setlist for this tour?
Joey :
We are going to play a new song tonight. One of those tunes we've been messing around with live.
LOA always had a good connection with Belgium. Can you tell us why?
Joey:
Defintely, the AB, that venue. We played here before, the Alcatraz festival.
We have a long history in Belgium
Alan : Biebob.
Joey: It was the second ever Belgian show we ever played. With Pro Pain and Spudmonsters.
Today your are playing with NYHC legends Madball, LOA was labeled NYHC in the past, but what would you define as the influence of NYHC on LOA?
Joey:
We grow up in the same clubs. Playing the same places, knowing the same people.
Alan :
When we were growing up me and Joey would take the bus to Brooklyn and see all the bands coming up. Bands i still love like Quicksand, Leeway,…
We would be in the pit for these bands and get excited.
Joey:
Biohazard
Alan:
Evan from Biohazard, i grew up literally across the street from him. He babysitted for me.
There's a lot of connections. We never consider ourselves hardcore but we always played on hardcore matinees. We opened up for Agnostic Front as kids, Cro Mags, Sheer Terror.
We also play with metal bands too. One of our biggest shows in New York was with Overkill.
Joey :
Type O Negative. It just worked with a lot of bands. We were able to fit in.
Alan :
There's more of a metal guitar sound on the records and lyrically it was very honest so we had that hardcore roots from the lyrical content.
Joey :
There's threads in there. No one ever was able to label us.
We heard so many different names, like metal crossover alternative out of New York hardcore scene.
If you didn't have music, LOA, what would you do for a living?
Alan :
I've always been interested in art, drawing, story telling. I do that stuff anyway. I don't know if you would get direclty into that if the band didn't start. I probably would be workng a regular job. It's hard to make a living doing anything in the arts.
Joey :
We went to art school together in Manhattan. And then we wrote River Runs Red in his basement at 17-18 years old. We would make believe we'd go to school. Then we turned around and went to his house when his parents went to work and we go in the basement, plug in and start playing.
I don't know what i would have done. I like BMX and that freestyle stuff. I like golf, people think it's boring. And i did art like Alan.
Or roasting beans… LOA has his own coffee now as merch. How did you end up with coffee of all things?
Alan :
We are all big coffee lovers. Through a friend of a friend back in New York that were producing some great flavors. So just the timing worked out. We were happy, we got our coffee.
Joey :
I did this interview and this guy asked, why coffee, why no Life Of Agony beer. I was laughing.
We've been there, done that. Now we have families and we are responsible so coffee more normal.
Interview : David Marote
Photography : Erwin Poppe (Alstare.be)
RMP has partnered with London based rock duo Tokyo Taboo to premiere their video for the song "Self Sabotage", off of their upcoming record 6th Street Psychosis. The album drops on March 24th on TT Records. Produced, edited, and directed by Roger Spy, the video takes place in the digital world with bandmembers Dolly Daggerz and Mike performing over an ever changing background made of 1s and 0s. The recording featured Sean William Friday on drums and Chris Null on bass. You can pre-order Tokyo Taboo's debut record on iTunes, and follow the band on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Enjoy!
Time for another Triple Tuesdays! This week I've been digging 90s sounds, so all three songs have obvious 90s influences!
Happy Incident released a self titled EP in March of this year, and have now sent their latest single, "Backbiter", to us. The upbeat, 90s sounding song, talks about breakups and calling partners out on their bull.
London alt-rock band Tenth Electric have dropped the titular from their upcoming EP, Burn. The EP will be available for preorder on iTunes starting Dec. 1st, and will be released on March 1st, 2017. If you like heavy 90s guitar riffs with a wall of sound mix, this is a track for you!
Lastly, we have 222 with the song "Rebuilding Society on a Shoestring Budget". The father and son duo from CT released the song on their Soundcloud page, where you can find more music from the band.
Until next week for another Triple Tuesdays!
If you have a case of the Mondays, I know what will make it better… Metal Mondays!
First up, London's new hard rockers, PH-ARM. "Nice Party" is one of the singles off of their upcoming debut album, 152. Punchy drums and flaming hot guitar tones push this song foward with 90s-sounding vocals that have both clarity and aggression.
Next up, the Swiss band Last Leaf Down. The band include atmospheric vocals over laid back guitar riffs in this heavy yet mellow sounding song, "The Path". Described as "Shoegaze from the woods", the band brings together shoegaze and metal. The two styles are combined quite well – a heavy foundation and rhythm section, with whispy guitars and vocals on top. The band's new album will be released next spring.
Last, we have Sonic Syndicate with "Start a War (Zardonic Remix)". It's a remix of a somewhat generic rock song featuring lots of "woah oh ohh"s. It's basically something a band popular with the mid teen demographic on Warped Tour would play (don't get me wrong, I LOVE Warped Tour). The remix is definitely more exciting than the original, but not by much.
Until the next Metal Mondays!
You guessed it, more cool bands for this week's Super Saturdays!
First off, we have Mona's new video for their song "In The Middle". The Nashville natives are heading out on their first UK/EU tour since 2013. Soulful vocals accompany a steady, ever forward marching beat in this artistically lo-fi video. The song is available on iTunes now.
Next up, New Zealand indie rockers Tablefox and their song "Under a Broken Smile". The song is from an EP scheduled for release in early 2017, following up their 2015 debut, Objects.
"Who's Scott Green", you may ask? So do Dune Rats, Brisbane, Australia's, grunge punks. If you like Violent Soho, chances are you'll like Dune Rats. Enjoy!
Rounding out this weekend's selections, I present Gramercy Park and their video for "Hanging From the Edge". The song features a sound that will likely be familiar to many, reminiscent of 80s/90s pop rock. At the same time, the song features more modern sounding vocals.
Until the next Super Saturdays!
Scottish indie band GANGS have partnered up with RMP to drop the video for their new single, Dance With Your Own Bones. The song will be officially released on Dec. 9th, 2016, through Smooth Action Records. With this, their third single, GANGS showcase raw energy with a driving beat and layered guitars, as well as a rolling bass line. The band consists of Steven Young on vocals/guitar, Alan Davidson on guitar, Marc MacCallum on bass/vocals, and last but not least Stephen Forbes holding it down on drums. To listen to the band's previous releases, visit their Soundcloud page. You can also follow them on Twitter.
First this week on Triple Tuesdays I present to you Knightingale, with their 95 second long kickass track, "Demons". The band from Singapore released their debut album God Damn Youth earlier this year. Although the band classify themselves as garage rock, they clearly have a host of other influences and state that they want to push their boundaries to showcase their music to a wider audience. The album is available on Bandcamp free of charge (pay what you want).
Next is the UK's Music and Medicine, and their single "Waves". It's the first song the band have released, and not much info is available on the band themselves, but I'm excited to hear more from the hard rock quartet.
Last in this Triple Tuesdays we have Vegan Footsoldier with "Socially Unacceptable". The YouTuber uses music to perform outreach about a cause he cares for, animal rights. Having played all the instruments and mixed the song himself, the Footsoldier makes a convincing point to end the use of all animals worldwide.
Starting Metal Mondays with a galloping beat, we have Calligram and their single "Bed of Nails", featured on their new EP, Demimonde. The London based consists of members from England, Italy, Brazil, and France, and are a self-proclaimed punk rock/black metal band. One note is that although the black metal influences are there, they seem to be more of a hardcore band to me. In addition to "Bed of Nails", there are four other tracks on the EP – including my favorite, "Drowned". The EP is available for download now via the band's Bandcamp, and a 12" release will be available at the end of the year.
Turkish solo artist Kivanc Kilicer, formerly from the band Element, has released a new track titled "Devil's Thought". The song features classic metal riffs, doubled leads, and more. All writing and recording is done by Kilicer himself in his home studio, making this a true one man band. The song is part of the three track EP, Dew on Roses, available now on iTunes and Amazon.
Until the next session of Metal Mondays!