06
May
2003
· Two successful rock entities have jumped fences to their own greener pastures, each with an artist-owned label and upcoming CD. Serj Tankian has created a more personal home for his new Serart side project, a collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Arto Tunboyaciyan, using his clout as the frontman of the System of a Down juggernaut to establish his own Serjical Strike Records imprint.
Percussionist Tunboyaciyan met Tankian during System of a Down's Toxicity sessions, and his avant-garde folk leanings promise interesting directions for the duo, with Middle Eastern melodies, electronica, and poetry. The disc features nifty DVD material, with Sun Angle Calculator, a 14-minute short film of experimental collage by director Matthew Amato. Look for Serart's self-titled album to hit store shelves May 20. Also releasing its next effort on its own is Brooklyn's Dust to Dust, with the Sick CD due June 3 bearing founder Rob Traynor's own Psyclone Records label. The new album features special guest Kenny Hickey of Type O Negative.
· The Track Records label has just issued a trifecta of long-lost gems from the glory days of post-punk: all three albums by The Lords of the New Church from the early 1980s. By far the snottiest among its peers, the band reveled in its outlaw image and supergroup pedigree, with Brian James of The Damned, Dave Tregunna of Sham 69, Nicky Turner of The Barracudas, and lead singer Stiv Bators, formerly fronting the legendary Dead Boys. Available for the first time on CD, these albums contain bonus tracks, including material from the film Texas Chainsaw Massacre II. Full of black-leather gangland cool, gothic overtones, and Bators' snarl and antics, the band's short rule was a highlight of the era and well worth seeking out.
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno hosts a soul spectacular with Sam Moore, Wilson Pickett, and Mary Wilson on Thursday, and Ben Harper on Tuesday; The Late Show with David Letterman welcomes Marilyn Manson on Thursday, The Libertines on Friday, and The Jayhawks on Tuesday; The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn features Brian McKnight on Friday overnight and Kelly Clarkson on Monday overnight; Last Call with Carson Daly revs up The Mooney Suzuki on Thursday overnight, Vendetta Red on Friday overnight, and Papa Roach on Monday overnight; and Saturday Night Live's musical guest this weekend is Sean Paul.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, May 13:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
Agent Orange - Harmonic Convergence (Rykodisc) two-CD retrospective of surf punk from Fullerton, California
Alkaline Trio - Good Mourning (Vagrant) with guest Keith Morris of the Circle Jerks
Black Tape for a Blue Girl - With a Million Tear-Stained Memories (Projekt) two-CD best-of set featuring re-recordings and re-mixes
Bourbon Princess - Black Feather Wings (Accurate) new from singer-songwriter and bassist Monique Ortiz
Cold - Year of the Spider (Flip/Geffen) with guest Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, and appearing on the main stage of Lollapalooza's third leg this summer
Driver of the Year - Some Girls Would Say (Future Appletree)
Macy Gray - The Trouble Being Myself (Epic) with guest Beck
The Isley Brothers - Body Kiss (DreamWorks) featuring the single "What Would You Do?"
Jadis - Fanatic (Inside Out) new from the seminal U.K. progressive-rock band
LEN - We Be Who We Be (DreamWorks)
Lucia - From the Land of the Volcanoes (Universal) new from the KMFDM guitarist
Marilyn Manson - The Golden Age of Grotesque (Nothing/Interscope) with guest Joey Jordison of Slipknot and artwork collaboration with painter Gottfried Helnwein; look for the first pressing of the CD to include a bonus DVD featuring Manson's short film Doppelherz
Pat Metheny - One Quiet Night (Warner Bros) his first all-acoustic solo album, featuring a cover of the Norah Jones hit "Don't Know Why"
Robert Mirabel - Indians Indians (Silver Wave) new enhanced CD from this acclaimed Native American singer and storyteller
Noise Ratchet - Till We Have Faces (Militia Group) six-track CD EP featuring an acoustic version of "A Way to the Heart"
A Northern Chorus - Spirit Flags (Sonic Unyon) lush dreamy pop from Ontario, Canada
Sebastian - Rogers Repeat (DreamWorks)
Todd Snider - Near Truths & Hotel Rooms (Oh Boy) live album featuring the bonus track, "Beer Run," as heard on Bob & Tom's morning radio show
Suffrajett - Suffrajett (In Music We Trust) Lower-east-side NYC snarl with a sexy edge
Third Eye Blind - Out of the Vein (Elektra) with guests Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit and Kimya Dawson of Moldy Peaches
Pat Travers - P.T. Power Trio (Blues Bureau) with covers of songs by Cream, Grand Funk, and ZZ Top
various artists - It'll Come To You: The Songs of John Hiatt (Vanguard) with Nick Lowe, Linda Ronstadt, Freddy Fender, Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, Patti Griffith, Willie Nelson, and Eric Clapton
various artists - Etown Live: Volume 3 (Sci Fidelity) more shining moments from this syndicated radio program, with David Gray, Natalie Merchant, Jules Shear, the Indigo Girls, Shelby Lynne, and Patty Griffin
various artists - Neon Meate Dream of an Octofish (Animal World) tribute album to Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band with contributions from Mike Watt, Racebannon, Jad Fair, ORTHO, and more
The Virtues - Ruminate (Zip Records) Swedish quartet channeling 1960s pop scents
· The Track Records label has just issued a trifecta of long-lost gems from the glory days of post-punk: all three albums by The Lords of the New Church from the early 1980s. By far the snottiest among its peers, the band reveled in its outlaw image and supergroup pedigree, with Brian James of The Damned, Dave Tregunna of Sham 69, Nicky Turner of The Barracudas, and lead singer Stiv Bators, formerly fronting the legendary Dead Boys. Available for the first time on CD, these albums contain bonus tracks, including material from the film Texas Chainsaw Massacre II. Full of black-leather gangland cool, gothic overtones, and Bators' snarl and antics, the band's short rule was a highlight of the era and well worth seeking out.
Television Alert:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno hosts a soul spectacular with Sam Moore, Wilson Pickett, and Mary Wilson on Thursday, and Ben Harper on Tuesday; The Late Show with David Letterman welcomes Marilyn Manson on Thursday, The Libertines on Friday, and The Jayhawks on Tuesday; The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn features Brian McKnight on Friday overnight and Kelly Clarkson on Monday overnight; Last Call with Carson Daly revs up The Mooney Suzuki on Thursday overnight, Vendetta Red on Friday overnight, and Papa Roach on Monday overnight; and Saturday Night Live's musical guest this weekend is Sean Paul.
New Releases Coming Tuesday, May 13:
... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change
Agent Orange - Harmonic Convergence (Rykodisc) two-CD retrospective of surf punk from Fullerton, California
Alkaline Trio - Good Mourning (Vagrant) with guest Keith Morris of the Circle Jerks
Black Tape for a Blue Girl - With a Million Tear-Stained Memories (Projekt) two-CD best-of set featuring re-recordings and re-mixes
Bourbon Princess - Black Feather Wings (Accurate) new from singer-songwriter and bassist Monique Ortiz
Cold - Year of the Spider (Flip/Geffen) with guest Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, and appearing on the main stage of Lollapalooza's third leg this summer
Driver of the Year - Some Girls Would Say (Future Appletree)
Macy Gray - The Trouble Being Myself (Epic) with guest Beck
The Isley Brothers - Body Kiss (DreamWorks) featuring the single "What Would You Do?"
Jadis - Fanatic (Inside Out) new from the seminal U.K. progressive-rock band
LEN - We Be Who We Be (DreamWorks)
Lucia - From the Land of the Volcanoes (Universal) new from the KMFDM guitarist
Marilyn Manson - The Golden Age of Grotesque (Nothing/Interscope) with guest Joey Jordison of Slipknot and artwork collaboration with painter Gottfried Helnwein; look for the first pressing of the CD to include a bonus DVD featuring Manson's short film Doppelherz
Pat Metheny - One Quiet Night (Warner Bros) his first all-acoustic solo album, featuring a cover of the Norah Jones hit "Don't Know Why"
Robert Mirabel - Indians Indians (Silver Wave) new enhanced CD from this acclaimed Native American singer and storyteller
Noise Ratchet - Till We Have Faces (Militia Group) six-track CD EP featuring an acoustic version of "A Way to the Heart"
A Northern Chorus - Spirit Flags (Sonic Unyon) lush dreamy pop from Ontario, Canada
Sebastian - Rogers Repeat (DreamWorks)
Todd Snider - Near Truths & Hotel Rooms (Oh Boy) live album featuring the bonus track, "Beer Run," as heard on Bob & Tom's morning radio show
Suffrajett - Suffrajett (In Music We Trust) Lower-east-side NYC snarl with a sexy edge
Third Eye Blind - Out of the Vein (Elektra) with guests Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit and Kimya Dawson of Moldy Peaches
Pat Travers - P.T. Power Trio (Blues Bureau) with covers of songs by Cream, Grand Funk, and ZZ Top
various artists - It'll Come To You: The Songs of John Hiatt (Vanguard) with Nick Lowe, Linda Ronstadt, Freddy Fender, Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, Patti Griffith, Willie Nelson, and Eric Clapton
various artists - Etown Live: Volume 3 (Sci Fidelity) more shining moments from this syndicated radio program, with David Gray, Natalie Merchant, Jules Shear, the Indigo Girls, Shelby Lynne, and Patty Griffin
various artists - Neon Meate Dream of an Octofish (Animal World) tribute album to Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band with contributions from Mike Watt, Racebannon, Jad Fair, ORTHO, and more
The Virtues - Ruminate (Zip Records) Swedish quartet channeling 1960s pop scents
