The Bouncing Souls completed an amazing series of shows recently in Hollywood. They played 8 albums, 2 albums each night, 4 nights in a row, in 4 different cities. That’s something like 106 songs. I mean, sure they have been around now 20 years. And sure they are on the road constantly. And sure, they are great at what they do. But keeping all those songs straight…its kind of an epic achievement even for the consummate professional.
Sean and Juliette Beavan were married for seven years before they discovered a hidden dimension to their marriage, the ability to make phenomenal music together. Sean, a music producer known for his work with Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson, was finishing up a project for Kill Hannah when he came across the need for a female singer. In a pinch, he had his wife throw some vocals on a track. “Sean threw me in the booth, not knowing if I could sing but figuring he could make it work. I figured the same thing, but after it was over, I’d been bitten,” says Juliette who explains that she fell in love with the experience. “Sean came home that night and asked if I wanted to try writing music together and we’ve been doing it since.”
8MM is bringing their unique trip-hop meets Noir pop sound to ChinaShop Presents: Rock on 11/18 at the Viper Room. In a conversation with Juliette and Sean, they discuss their love for working together and how fans confessing to having sex to one of their tracks is a regular occurrence.
Long revered (and reviled) as the most dysfunctional funk band that ever was, Fishbone recently celebrated 30+ years of kidnappings, mental illness, and alcoholism with a concert at Amoeba to pimp the release of their tell-all documentary Everyday Sunshine.
New one from Snow Patrol is getting all the attention some of it not so great…William Shatner does yet another album, Seeking Major Tom (on Cleopatra Records, no less)…progressive geniuses Cynic finally bring the follow-up to Re-Traced…and REM refuse to die quietly and release yet another greatest hits album…Screaming Trees have their first album in 15 years…buhbye
Snow Patrol - Fallen Empires
REM - Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982-2011
Angels & Airwaves – Love Parts One & Two
Bill Ryder – Jones – If…
Cynic – Carbon Based Anatomy
Drake – Take Care
Electric Empire – Electric Empire
The Fall – Ersatz G.B
Gym Class Heroes – The Papercut Chronicles II
JLS – Jukebox
Liz Green – O, Devotion
Los Campesinos – Hello Sadness
Parade – Parade
Pixie Lott – Young, Foolish, Happy
REM – Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982-2011
Seasick Steve – Walkin’ Man: The Very Best Of Seasick Steve
Screaming Trees – Last Words: The Final Recordings
William Shatner – Seeking Major Tom
Every now and again an idea comes along that is so outstanding that you have to say to yourself… OF COURSE that’s BRILLIANT! We have had such an idea…
ChinaShop presents ROCK at The Viper Room this coming Friday Nov 18th. We have partnered with the infamous establishment to host a variety of seriously good rock bands. Every other month in 2012 we are going to take over a night and have our way with it. And Friday is NOT to be missed…
gToy designers, artists, and collectors kicked off the holiday season by heading to DesignerCon 2011. With over 100 booths and giveaways, attendees had everything from plushie toilet paper rolls to monster lollipops to drool over. Designers such as Baby Tattoo, Loyal Subjects, Frankenfactory, MIXO, Pretty in Plastic, SpankyStokes, Squid Kids, DKI, Super 7, Artransmitte, ESC Toys, iCovers4u, JazzyDan, Blacklist Studios, and Fugitive Toys manned tables full of unusual goodies. Fans lined up as doors to the public opened around 10am for the chance to nab one of the many 2011 DCon exclusives. Art enthusiasts tried their hand at sketching live anime models while raffle winners engaged in ferocious games of Rock-Paper-Scissors for a chance to walk away with a coveted souvenir.
Here were a few of the highlights:
When Former Future takes the stage, they don’t waste any time. “If we get a 45 minute set, there will be about 43 minutes of music,” explains bass player Brian Maillard, aka “Duck.” The indie rock foursome, who has been compared to the likes of Maroon 5, Keane, Coldplay, and Keane, is gearing up to take the stage at ChinaShop Presents: Rock on 11/18 at the Viper Room.
Check out our recent Q&A with the guys as they discuss naming their band after “a previous version of the ideal future,” fainting audience members, and their unique sound that is “all over the map.”
It’s time for another Episode of Culture Pops, with Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland. This time, they stir up some drama at the World Famous Viper Room on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood.
Andrea Wasse and “Space” make up Digital Daggers, an alternative pop project that they describe as “milky, dark, pretty, and abrasive all mixed into one.” “If Sigur Ros, Peter Gabriel, Deftones, and Trent Reznor all got together and jammed, that would, according to Space, best sum up their sound.
ChinaShop caught up with Andrea and Space to discuss songs inspired by creepy dolls, their secret love for Britney Spears, and their upcoming performance at ChinaShop Presents: Rock on 11/18 at the Viper Room.
Chinashop decided to catch up with Four Year Strong as they headline the Alternative Press Fall Tour 2011 along with bands Gallows, Title Fight, The Swellers, and Sharks! The day, November 8, 2011, marks a milestone in the band’s career. It is the day of their latest album release, In Some Way, Shape or Form (Decaydance, Universal Motown). It’s also the most mature album to date for the Worcester, Massachusetts natives, and deals with issues during a transitional phase for the band who found themselves at the crossroads of their career, all the while sticking to their roots firmly planted in the hardcore scene.
Finding a cozy little nook in a public alley behind The Glass House in Pomona, Four Year Strong members Alan Day, Dan O’Connor, Joe Weiss, and Jake Massucco fill us in on some of the key tracks on the new album, and discuss what they’d do if time travel were possible.