Mos Generator to support Saint Vitus on European Tour; Interview Opportunities Available

Ripple Music and MOS GENERATOR are pleased to announce the heavy rockin' power trio's support spot on SAINT VITUS' European tour beginning March 5th on Koln, Germany and ending March 27th in Hamburg. Touring in support of October 2012 Ripple Music release Nomads, the band's classy 'n catchy brand of heavy rock is sure to leave audiences with mouths agape and ears ringing.

The introspective and dynamically heavy Nomads marked the triumphant return of MOS GENERATOR after a three year hiatus. Fusing the band's trademark sound of explosive heavy dissonance with equally beautiful melodic passages, the Port Orchard trio is giving Hard Rock fans a 40-minute rock n' roll treat that was five years in the making. Available on CD, vinyl LP, and digital download at www.ripple-music.com. Nomads is unequivocally recommended for fans of Mountain, Black Sabbath, Corrosion of Conformity, Judas Priest, Monster Magnet, Deep Purple, Queens of the Stone Age, Kiss.

Check out the video for "Lonely One Kenobi" off of Nomads at this location.

MOS GENERATOR Live Dates:

*Mos Generator only

2/1 Flights Pub - Everett, WA  

2/9 The Breakroom - Bremerton, WA  

2/23 Club 21 - Portland, OR  

3/1 Chop Suey - Seattle, WA

March 2013 - SAINT VITUS & MOS GENERATOR 

3/5 Cologne, Germany @ Underground 

3/6 Berlin, Germany @ C-club 

3/7 Dresden, Germany @ Beatpol 

3/8 Arnhem, Holland @ Willemeen 

3/9 Paris, France @ La Maroquinerie 

3/10 Vosselaar, Belgium @ Biebob 

3/11 Brighton, England @ The Haunt 

3/12 Southampton, England @ The Cellar 

3/13 Birmingham, England @ O2 Academy 2 

3/14 Glasgow, Scotland @ The Cathouse 

3/15 Newcastle, England @ Northumbria Uni 

3/16 Pwhelli, Wales @ Hammerfest 

3/17 London, England @ The Garage 

3/18 Rouen, France @ Le 106 

3/19 Esch-sur-alzette, Luxembourg @ Kulturfabrik 

3/20 Lyon, France @ Le Ninkasi Kao 

3/21 Winterthur, Switzerland @ Salzhaus 

3/22 Vienna, Austria @ Szene 

3/23 Bologna, Italy @ Zr 

3/24 Milano, Italy @ The Tunnel 

3/25 Nürnberg, Germany @ Rockfabrik 

3/26 Aschaffenburg, Germany @ Colos-sal 

3/27 Hamburg, Germany @ Logo

The Soda Shop Debuts Video For MOTHERSHIP's "City Nights"

TheSodaShop.us has delivered an exclusive world premier of the video for "City Nights" from Dallas, TX heavy rockers Mothership.   Directed by Alan Fillencia for Scything Touch Productions, the video comes from the band's self-titled debut album, which is due out on February 12th on Ripple Music. Check it out at this location.    70's-tinged U.S. hard rock with a sound that satisfies like a steaming hot stew of UFO and Iron Maiden, blended with the southern swagger of Molly Hatchet and ZZ Top, Mothership's goal from the beginning has been to carry on the tradition of the classic rock style; updated and amped up for the modern day. Originally self-released in 2012, Mothership and Ripple Music have joined forces to re-release this stunning debut record on CD (includes lyrics) and LP (packages to include an 11" x 17" poster and download cards).  Late last week, Ripple Music held a special online pre-sale for limited edition copies of ofMothership on purple splattered vinyl with signed poster. All 100 copies of the album were sold-out in less than two hours. If you weren't one of the fortunate few, it would be wise to visitwww.ripple-music.com on or around the release date to secure yourself a copy of what is destined to be one of 2013's greatest rock records.   Mothership will be playing two Dallas-area CD release shows next month and is currently putting together a West Coast tour. Confirmed dates are as follows: February 8th @ Curtain Club - Dallas, TX February 9th @ Lola's Saloon - Ft. Worth, TX March 8th @ Club Red/ Red Owl - Tempe, AZ March 29th @ Johnny B's - Medford, OR  "Such a killer find, man. Can't wait to see them live!"   - Dom Lawson (Metal Hammer / Classic Rock) "Been listening to Mothership all day now and if feels like UFO and Orange Goblin got drunk with St. Vitus, smoked some weed with Blue Cheer and spewed out the tuffest blues-drenched, no frills love child I've heard all month. Some ridiculously badass guitars. And heavy above all else!" -- Sword of Doom "Try to resist a band that plays blues-laden metal with heavy guitar riffs that is also hoping for intergalactic travel. Mothership is a three piece from Dallas that alternates between an almost AC/DC-like sound on a track like 'City Nights' and a broader, heavier and more epic sound on tracks like 'Cosmic Rain,' 'Angel of Death' and the opener, 'Hallucination.'    -- Vue Weekly.com

Mothership Bio Rock n' Roll history is rife with brothers working together to create their artistic vision. But rarely do we hear about a full-fledged family unit embarking down the treacherous path of a musical career. In the case of Texas based Mothership, the Brother Juett (Kyle on bass, younger brother Kelley on guitar) enlisted the aid of their father, John Juett, to help get the 'ship off the ground. Raised on a healthy dose of their father's 70's-era record collection, the brothers began crafting songs fueled on the raucous and raw good time vibe when music seemed to know no bounds. Lifting off the pad for the first time in 2010, the band began to gain momentum and notoriety with their unabashed live shows. Knowing that the service of the family patriarch was temporary, Father Juett actively helped his boys find his replacement, and in late 2011, enter the mighty Judge Smith to hammer away on the skins. In early 2012, Mothership entered Crystal Clear Studios with Wo Fat mastermind Kent Stump manning the boards and by mid-year, the band self-released their debut album. It was the combination of the 70's-era heavy rock fuzz and fury mixed with the blistering guitar solos of the NWOBHM-era that drew the bands attention to California-based Heavy Rock label, Ripple Music. In the waning months of 2012, after a successful year of traveling regionally throughout Texas and opening for national acts such as Prong, Red Fang, Gypsyhawk, Earthen Grave, and Lo-Pan, Mothership officially dubbed Ripple Music as its Home Port and began plotting a course for their first U.S. Tour in early 2013. Kells Juett- Guitars/Vox  Kyle Juett- Bass/Vox Judge Smith- Drums www.facebook.com/mothershipusa www.ripple-music.com

TRUCKER DIABLO Preview New Single from Upcoming Album, Songs Of Iron!

 

Northern Irish Rockers Trucker Diablo are back! New single “The Rebel”, from the forthcoming album "Songs of Iron", sets the tone that the Trucker boys aren’t messing about. Hard hitting, full of passionate vocals and heavy guitars, “The Rebel” hits you between the eyes and rubs them better all in the 5 minutes of its entirety. Grab a beer and enjoy!!

Download The Rebel .WAV here

"The Rebel" Video!

Click above to play the video for "The Rebel"

The boys took 2012 by the throat and played a massive 40 shows, which included some key highlights from playing Hammerfest with Anthrax, supporting Foo Fighters at Tennents Vital, supporting Terrorvision on their UK tour, rocking crowds on the main stage at Hard Rock Hell festival and topping off 2012 by supporting their heroes Thin Lizzy in Belfast.

Trucker’s second album “Songs of Iron”, will be released in May 2013 through Ripple Music. There’s a big open road in front of Trucker Diablo, jump on board, be a part of the convoy and catch them on tour in the U.S and U.K in 2013.

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Katatonia to support Opeth on "North American Heritage Tour 2013"

 

Sweden's ultimate dark rock/metal band, Katatonia, has announced an extensive North American tour with headliner and fellow Swedish elite, Opeth. The upcoming run, "North American Heritage Tour 2013," will conquer over 30 cities this spring beginning April 18 in Buffalo, N.Y.

Commented guitarist, Anders Nyström, "Back in the U.S.A...That's right Springsteen! We're looking at round #2 as special guests to our brothers in Opeth on their last North American leg of the Heritage World Tour. This time we'll mainly cover off-territories, so regardless if you caught or missed us last time, consider this a second chance to attend the dead ends of North America with one of the best bills there'll ever be!"


The tour will make two special stops, the first in Worcester, Mass. on April 20 where the band returns to play the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival, then in Clifton Park, N.Y. on April 28 where acclaimed Porcupine Tree front-man Steven Wilson will join for the night. A full list of confirmed dates can be seen below.

Katatonia last toured North America in September 2012 as part of the co-headlining "Epic Kings & Idols Tour" with The Devin Townsend Project.

Dead End Kings, Katatonia's ninth studio album and the follow-up to 2009's critically acclaimed, Night is the New Day, hit stores on August 28, 2012 via Peaceville Records.

The record debuted at #4 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, #138 on the Billboard Top 200 and #10 on Hard Rock, topping Night is the New Day first week sales in the U.S. and making it Katatonia's most successful U.S. debut in its 20-year career.

Stay tuned to the Dead End Kings mini-site: http://www.deadendkings.com for more information on Katatonia, Dead End Kings and "North American Heritage Tour 2013."


Katatonia on tour w/ Opeth...

4/18 - Buffalo, NY @ The Town Ballroom
4/20 - Worcester, MA @ New England Metal & Hardcore Fest
4/21 - Quebec City, QC @ Capitole
4/23 - Halifax, NS @ Halifax Forum
4/24 - Moncton, NB @ Casino New Brunswick
4/26 - Guelph, ON @ Guelph Concert Theatre
4/27 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
4/28 - Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall *w/ Steven Wilson
4/29 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
4/30 - Norfolk, VA @ NorVa Theatre
5/02 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
5/03 - St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre                
5/04 - Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre
5/05 - Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
5/06 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
5/08 - Lexington, KY @ Buster's Billiards & Backroom
5/09 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
5/10 - Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
5/11 - Joliet, IL @ Mojoe's
5/12 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
5/14 - Fargo, ND @ The Venue
5/15 - Des Moines, IA @ Wooly's
5/16 - Sauget, IL @ Pop's
5/17 - Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
5/18 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom
5/20 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre
5/21 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre
5/23 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre

5/24 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy
5/25 - Agoura Hills, CA @ The Canyon Club
5/26 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst


Katatonia is...

Jonas Renske - vocals
Anders Nyström - guitar, backing vocals
Daniel Liljekvist - drums
Per Eriksson - guitar
Niklas Sandin - bass


Katatonia online...

www.katatonia.com
www.deadendkings.com
www.facebook.com/katatonia
www.myspace.com/katatonia
www.peaceville.com
www.omerch.com     
www.northernmusic.co.uk

 

ROYAL THUNDER PREMIERE "BLUE" VIDEO VIA PITCHFORK; ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

Royal Thunder, the Atlanta-based co-ed quartet whose debut album (CVI) landed on Best of 2012 lists from Decibel, Pitchfork, Spin, Revolver and the Village Voice,  premiere their video for "Blue" via Pitchfork (http://pitchfork.com/tv/youtube/13-music-videos/630-royal-thunder-blue-official-music-video/).

The clip comes as news of the band's first European tour is confirmed.  Royal Thunder will perform a handful of mid-April dates with Pallbearer including a stop at Roadburn on Apr. 18.  The band also kick off a month of North American dates, joining Enslaved and Pallbearer for a trek that launches on Jan. 30 at Underground Arts in Philadelphia.

"This is a long awaited tour for both Royal Thunder and the many European fans who have reached out to us over the past couple of years," said singer/guitar player Mlny Parsonz of the band's first European tour. "Roadburn is a wild dream come true.  Anyone I have talked to that has played Roadburn always has exciting and positive feedback on the festival.  Europe or Bust!  Here we come!"







Royal Thunder 2013 tour dates:

dates w/Enslaved and Pallbearer
Jan. 30    Philadelphia, PA    Underground Arts
Jan. 31    Baltimore, MD    Ottobar
Feb. 1    Pittsburgh, PA    Mr. Small's Theatre
Feb. 2    Detroit, MI    The Magic Stick
Feb. 3    Chicago, IL    Reggie's Rock Club
Feb. 4    Minneapolis, MN    Mill City Nights
Feb. 6    Denver, CO    Marquis Theatre
Feb. 8    Los Angeles, CA    Troubadour
Feb. 9    San Francisco, CA    Slim's
Feb. 10    Portland, OR    Branx
Feb. 11    Seattle, WA    Highline Bar
Feb. 12    Vancouver, BC    Biltmore Cabaret
Feb. 14    Edmonton, AB    Pawn Shop
Feb. 15    Calgary, AB    Dickens Pub
Feb. 16    Regina, SK    The Exchange
Feb. 17    Winnipeg, MB    The Osborne Village Inn
Feb. 19    Toronto, ON    Opera House
Feb. 20    Montreal, QC    Les Foufounes Electriques
Feb. 21    Boston, MA    The Sinclair
Feb. 22    New York, NY    Bowery Ballroom

dates with Pallbearer (except Roadburn)
Apr. 10    London, UK    Borderline
Apr. 11    Antwerp, Belgium    Trix
Apr. 12    Leipzig, Germany    Connewitz
Apr. 13    Berlin, Germany    Bi Nuu
Apr. 14    Linz, Austria    Posthof
Apr. 15    Bologna, Italy    Freakout Club
Apr. 16    Aarau, Switzerland    K.i.F.F.
Apr. 17    Germany    TBA
Apr. 18    Tilburg, Netherlands    Roadburn

A Wednesday Conversation With Corsair

When I was a kid, growing up in a house with Cat Stevens, Neil Diamond, and Simon and Garfunkel, the first time I ever heard Kiss's "Detroit Rock City," it was a moment of musical epiphany. It was just so vicious, aggressive and mean. It changed the way I listened to music. I've had a few minor epiphany's since then, when you come across a band that just brings something new and revolutionary to your ears.

1. What have been your musical epiphany moments?

Paul: I think I’ve got a similar story to your Kiss story. When I was fourteen I was on a trip with my Dad and we went to this antique shop. I found a box full of cassette tapes in the back of the shop and after I was done rifling around in it I held in my hands my musical epiphany. Metallica's "Ride the Lightning".

When I put it in my tape player it was already on "Call of Ktulu". I had never heard anything so evil sounding. There was wind whipping and shreddy solos and evil evil riffs. The song sounded like it came from an ancient time and every time I heard it I imagined a different scenario that this song could be a soundtrack for. I listened to that tape until it was too scratchy to play. I still have it in a most secret place.

Jordan: It was in the twilight of my middle school days that my brother returned from studying his studio art classes at college with a handful of cassettes he had made for me. In that particular moment, I was exposed to a variety of music that was all new and unexpected, but nothing was as bizarre as Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew. At first I did not know what to think, but just looking at the album artwork was enough to intrigue my young mind. The album stayed with me through high school and I would listen to it frequently on the long drives to and from school. I even fell asleep listening to it for a while. It was like jumping into a washing machine and letting the whole cycle run its course until I lost track of where I was. I enjoyed that sensation of being lost and coming back to everyday life.

Marie: Definitely Black Sabbath’s, Master of Reality for me. When I was almost 15, my friend gave me a couple of copied cassette tapes at school. I happened to get really ill at that time and I was at home sick for a week or so, bedridden, reading “On a Pale Horse” a book in the Piers Anthony series, Incarnations of Immortality. I’d rock out my walkman to Master of Reality, Paranoid and Metallica’s S/T and my mind would completely be free of being stuck at home in bed being sick. My favourites were “Orchid”, “Solitude” and “After Forever”. It also made me want to play guitar a lot better than I was. I had just picked up classical guitar at school.

2. Talk to us about the song-writing process for you. What comes first, the idea? A riff? The lyrics? How does it all fall into place?

Paul: Rifffs. Gotta have the riffs first. Somebody has a riff and then we  all learn that riff. Then we say "uhh... And then uhh... It kinda goes like this.... Uhh... Duh nuh nuh duh nuh nuh nananana nuh nuh nuh". The lyrics come last.

Jordan: Let’s not forget the irresistible urge to throw in a squeal or a sparkle here and there with a dash of space travel. Occasionally the song comes together as a complete package with the riffs, but for the most part, we arrange various guitar riffs together and play with making the transitions interesting and the movement from one to the other varied. We enjoy mixing things up and trying to make it interesting, but we leave space in every song for a guitar solo to lead us onward and upward.

Marie: For me writing is mostly harnessing the movie playing in my head and trying to make it come alive with music, with guitar melodies or riffs. Somehow describing the imagery with sound. So the idea comes first, next the root riffs, melodies and solos, then lyrics last.

3. Who has influenced you the most?

Paul:  Randy Rhoads
Marie: Tony Iommi
Aaron: Dave Grohl
Jordan: Phil Lynott

4. Where do you look for continuing inspiration? New ideas, new motivation?

Paul:I like to see what's going on now. A Lot of influences come from local bands. I also have a buddy named Nathaniel who’s always dredging up some old great records and then playing them for me.

Jordan: I find that being surrounded by other musicians in my hometown means that I’m constantly being exposed to new music. Whether it’s music that they play or find, I always have someone telling me to check something out. We live in a time rich with much music that’s easy to access and listen to online. Personally, I’m looking backwards for inspiration rather than keeping up with the latest sounds and modern trends.

Marie: I like to discover bands from the 60’s and 70’ that I don’t know anything about, underground or otherwise. I also am interested in what my musician friends listen to, what they find interesting. Other than that, I try to challenge my own likes and dislikes, always looking for new territory within my own headspace world.

5. How has it been to be a woman in a traditional male role in a hard rock band, particularly as a guitarist?

Marie: Not that bad actually! Jordan, Aaron and Paul have always been supportive. Paul has been such a great inspiration and coach (though he would probably deny any part of it) and has consistently been very encouraging of my playing, even when it is questionable what I’m playing or how I’m playing it. Other than that, I don’t really try to think about it too much, I’ve battled being nervous playing in front of primarily male audiences despite being able to shred pretty hard. I just focus on playing well and most of the anxiousness dissipates. I mean, it’s not like I’m the boring two chord strumming girl in the band, thankfully... and it feels pretty good to surprise people. Playing a festival last summer with another band I play in, Borrowed Beams of Light, the sound guy came up to me after the set and said “Wow, you really rocked. I just wanna come clean and say that I had immediately pigeonholed you for a shitty one chord strumming guitarist and had you turned down pretty far in the mix until I noticed your fingers moving. Then I turned you WAY up in the mix. WOW, you are amazing!! I’ll never stereotype female guitarists again!” True story.

6. What is your musical intention? What are you trying to express or get your audience to feel?

Aaron:  I try to get the audience to feel what I feel, writing the parts, it has to compliment the music, and the dynamics have to work.  Once that works, the beats have to be heavy and as honest as possible.

Jordan: We try to give the audience a sense of adventure and excitement while detaching ourselves from everyday life and rocking out to otherworldly ideas through the scope of being a human. I want the people to feel good and leave wanting to get out there and do the right thing. You know, I want the audience to feel empowered and righteous, but with a slightly disoriented state.

Marie: I want the audience to “see” with their ears.

7. Come on, share with us a couple of your great, Spinal Tap, rock and roll moments?

Jordan: Funny you should mention Spinal Tap because for Halloween in 2010, we played a show as Spinal Tap, dressed and in character. If you want, you can see video footage of this on our website www.skykrakken.com (click on “visuals” then “footage”). It was a blast to become them for a night. Paul is a marvelous player/actor. If you watch through til the end, you’ll even get a guitar lesson from him as Nigel Tufnel.

As for our own moments of absurdity, we once played a blistering set in Washington D.C. at The Velvet Lounge for my buddy, Darryl, and Paul’s friend, Allison.They were both thrilled. As was the sound guy. The bartender and the door guy, not so much because they found themselves twiddling their thumbs and casting rotten glares about the room. Granted, it was a Sunday night, but the local turnout left much to be desired on any given night. We left without bothering to talk about money or shut the back hatch properly, so as we pulled away, out shot Aaron’s snare drum as well as Marie’s 1976 Les Paul Custom. AAAHHHHH! Luckily, no one ran over them and the cases did what they were supposed to do. The icing on the cake came a few weeks later, when Paul received a ticket in the mail with a photo as a reminder of the strange face he made while accidentally running a red light in our nation’s capitol.

Marie: There was that time a few years ago, in Manhattan, at a certain club, upon arrival for loading in, we all needed to use the toilet pretty badly. We’d been in the van a looong time and had been drinking a lot of coffee if you get my drift.  Me first, Jordan, Paul and our buddy Nicholas I think. The barman lit a whole bunch of incense sticks and waved them about the club for a good 10 minutes. Needless to say, I was terribly embarrassed.

8. What makes a great song?

Jordan: Suspense, tension, explosions, adventure, an eye in the storm, and genuine lyrics. I’m constantly blown away by songs that make something very complex seem simple. If you can strip a song down to one or two elements and it still holds its own, then you have a well written song.  Whether it be a riff, melody, or rhythm, the essence of a song from which everything else grows has to be great on its own to make a great song.

Marie: A killer solo. Maybe with a harmonized part?

9. After three independent releases, you recently signed on with Shadow Kingdom.  How'd that come about?

Jordan: It wasn’t until our third independent release of the self-titled album that we received an email from Tim McGrogan. We had grown in the studio to the point that we could engineer, mix, produce, and package by ourselves with hand-screen printed packaging. Our model was simply to make the record, have a release show, and mail the album to reviewers to see what would happen. We generated enough buzz to catch Tim’s watchful eye as he keeps vigil over the world of metal’s past, present, and future. He liked what he heard and bought a few copies of all three independent releases. A week or two passed and he emailed us again with greater excitement, wanting to schedule a conference call to get a better sense of what we do and if we wanted to sign a contract.  We were very pleased with what we discovered online about Shadow Kingdom Records both in what they do and what they represent. Their efforts are an extension of our grassroots beginnings, and I hope that we both benefit in the long run.

10. Who today, writes great songs? Who just kicks your ass? Why?

Paul: Mastodon and Baroness. They have such an awesome mix of heavy and beautiful.  

Marie: Tame Impala, Dungen, Mogwai, Baroness, Valkyrie and Naked Gods..

Tame Impala have always hit a groove with me, I like them very much, they are in the same category for me as Dungen who I’ve seen live in our hometown and I’ve been a fan of for years and years. I think Tame Impala are coming through Virginia in February so I’ll try to see them then.

Mogwai, whom I also saw live in Charlottesville this year, are fantastic and loud, they kept my attention seriously fixed for the entire set and when it was over, I said to myself, “Already?!?!” It felt like it just started.

Baroness, again, I saw live opening for the Deftones in Richmond, VA. Shockingly emotive and very energetic and captivating. Yellow and Green is my favourite album because it is so colourful and expressive in many different veins. Kicking ass the whole way.

On that note, I also very much enjoy the music of Valkyrie, from the Harrisonburg area of Virginia. I’ve been following that band’s music for a couple of years now and I really enjoy their music, through and through, always a pleasure to hear.

Naked Gods are from Boone, NC and I first saw them at Macrock 2011 (Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference) at James Madison University and I instantly fell in love. Superb musicianship and song-writing and exceptional stage presence not to mention really swell guys.

Jordan: I’m gonna throw a curveball here and say Cody Chesnutt. He’s been low on the radar, but I’ve been a fan for about ten years or so. I think his songwriting is extremely genuine and honest with a quirky worldview. He digs deep and gives expression to some of our hidden secrets that we sometimes fail to recognize or admit.

11. What's next for the band?

Jordan: First and foremost, the self-titled album will be released by Shadow Kingdom Records on January 21st. We are currently working on new material and will be headed back into the studio in late January to lay down and develop the tunes. It’ll be interesting to see what happens next for the band in 2013.

Marie: Record the new album then work on shredding on some solos for the album. That takes the longest  and is the most exciting part for me.

12. Vinyl, CD, or digital? What's your format of choice?

Aaron: Cd, just cause I love to order off of amazon.

Marie: Vinyl. I’d love for our S/T to be put on vinyl. Then digital. I haven’t put a cd in a cd player in eons.

Jordan: Vinyl sounds and looks the best and gives you something tangible to sink into while listening to an album. There’s a dying habit or appreciation of putting a record on for the first time while examining the details of the artwork and information. I think it makes a stronger bond to the music. I also appreciate the accessibility that digital media offers and realize that it is the primary source of modern music consumption.

13. Whiskey or beer?  And defend your choice

Paul: I have to go beer because I’ve gotten beat up too many times drinking liquor.....oh AlcoPaul...

Marie: Whiskey if I don’t have to be anywhere or do anything too serious anytime soon. Playing a gig I maybe allow one whiskey drink but it is tough to play complicated notey material when you’re a little too loosey goosey.

Jordan: Whiskey hits the right spots, from the back of the throat to the pit of the belly, somehow settling in the cheeks after running back up the spine. It’s tough to drink it on the night of a show with the hours of down time. It hits you fast and leaves you wanting more, which is a recipe for sloppy fingers, at least in my case.

14. We, at the Ripple Effect, are constantly looking for new music. What's your home town, and when we get there, what's the best record store to lose ourselves in?

Marie: Charlottesville, Virginia and your first stop is Melody Supreme, a vinyl only record store. My good Frenchy friend Gwen runs the store, has a great selection of hard to find, rare and unusual records. He also re-ordered me the Baroness Yellow and Green album when it sold out. Also, Gwen has a great accent.

Jordan: I second that!

15. Any final comments or thoughts you'd like to share with our readers, the waveriders?

Jordan: I’m blown away by the level of involvement and participation by the online metal community. These definitely aren’t the average fans and go beyond to think for themselves and give the music thoughtful criticism.  The music then has a separate entity online to exist in another context outside the speaker box, and this helps us to learn about what’s happening beyond the walls of our practice space and the comfort of our hometown.

Marie: Thanks for the interview, thanks for supporting us and supporting under-the-radar music, there is so much out there waiting to be discovered.

Motörhead to release The Wörld Is Ours Vol. 2 - Anyplace Crazy As Anywhere Else

On Monday, October 22nd, the loudest, most real and raucous rock ’n’ roll Grammy-winning band in the world, Motörhead, will release The Wörld Is Ours Vol. 2 - Anyplace Crazy As Anywhere Else, the follow-up to 2011’s The Wörld Is Ours Vol. 1 - Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else.

Like it’s sibling, Anyplace Crazy… will come packed with more magnificent Motörmaterial from 'The Wörld Is Yours Tour,' including the triumphant 2011 Wacken headline appearance as well as highlights from the Sonisphere and Rio shows. The band will commence with their 2012 European Tour on November 5th in Wolverhampton, UK, ending on December 11th in Kempten, supported by Anthrax.

Learn more about the new release in the official EPK video, and head to Motörhead's official site at imotorhead.com for tour dates, ticket information, and more.

Anyplace Crazy As Anywhere Else Formats:
• 2 CD + DVD + BR Combobox
CD, DVD and Blu-ray all in one digipack
• 2 CD (Jewel Case) - Wacken full show plus
Sonisphere 6 songs and Rio 5 songs
• 2 Vinyl LP 12“ (Gatefold) - Wacken show only

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 The Wörld Is Ours Vol. 2 - Anyplace Crazy As Anywhere Else EPK Video:

THE CULT PREMIERE NEW FILM CLIP "HONEY FROM A KNIFE" ON VEVO TODAY

 

NEW ALBUM CHOICE OF WEAPON OUT NOW 

The Cult premiere their new film clip for the track, "Honey From A Knife" on VEVO today. "Honey From A Knife" is the latest single from The Cult's critically acclaimed new album, Choice of Weapon.      

    

VEVO Premiere | "Honey From A Knife"

Directed by Rick Rodgers and produced by The Cult's Ian Astbury and NYC based film company Mechanizedmules, the "Honey From A Knife" film clip was shot on location in the Washington Heights nieghborhood of Manhattan on a RED Scarlet camera with Super Speed lenses provided by ARRI.   

"Honey From A Knife," rooted in the seductiveness of addiction, was inspired by the following Buddhist precept, and Ian Astbury states that the accompanying film reveals a "desperate descent into a fractured psyche":  

  

"Wealth and beauty, to a man who will not relinquish them, are like a knife covered with honey which, even before he has had the pleasure of eating the honey, cuts the tongue of the child that licks it".  

  

The Cult are currently on tour in Canada before continuing on to Europe for dates in the UK, France, Netherlands and Germany. Full tour dates are below.  

  

8/24/12     EDMONTON         EEC   
8/25/12     MEDICINE HAT     ESPLANDE THEATRE   
8/26/12     CALGARY            COWBOYS   
8/28/12     REGINA              Event Plex at Evraz Place   
8/31/12     TORONTO          Phoenix   
9/01/12     MONTREAL         Métropolis   
9/02/12     Quebec City       GRAND THEATER   
9/10/12     MANCHESTER     APOLLO          
9/11/12     Newcastle         O2 Academy
9/12/12     Sheffield           Academy   
9/14/12     GLASGOW          BARROWLANDS   
9/15/12     BIRMINGHAM      ACADEMY   
9/16/12     LONDON            HAMMERSMITH APOLLO   
9/19/12     Paris                Bataclan   
9/20/12     Amsterdam        Melkweg   
9/21/12     Krefeld              Kulturfabrik

  

"Chilling hard-rock album filled with punk swagger and metallic power.." - Billboard

 

"As epic and compelling as nearly anything in The Cult's catalogue." Magnet

 

'Brilliant!" Q MAGAZINE (UK)

 

A-     Entertainment Weekly

 

A Sunday Conversation with Mike Southworth

In a few weeks, Ripple Music artists, Fen, will be releasing their fifth full-length album and eagerly awaited follow up to Trails Out Of Gloom. With Of Losing Interest in the can and buckling our building supports with its sheer volume, we wanted to get to the root of how this disc came to be so awesome . . . so, we went to Fen co-producer, Mike Southworth, for the low down on how he gets sounds from the artists heads into our ears.

Mike, thanks for taking the time to answer a few questions!


What’s the history on Mike Southworth? How long have you been in the production game?

I’ve been producing albums as my main job for about 10 years. I feel really lucky to be able to make a living doing something that I love. I went to a music school in Nelson, Canada called Selkirk College in the late 90s and then moved to Vancouver and started producing and playing full time. A couple of years after moving here, I started Creativ Recording Studios. It was a small-ish studio with basic gear but I did a ton of albums there. We’ve now expanded to a 3000sqft facility with two control rooms, a big live room and tons of great gear and instruments.


How did you acquire an ear for capturing sound to tape? Is it something that you’re taught or more of a raw talent, like a musician, who is continually crafting their art?

Like playing an instrument, recording is a never-ending learning experience. Styles and equipment are always changing so you have to keep learning if you want to stay current. I think I’ve always had a good visualisation of what I want from my recordings but over time,  I’ve gotten better at actually knowing how to get there.

Digital or analog recording, which do you prefer? What’s your pro’s and con’s for either format?

Since most of my engineering experience has been post 2000s, I never really got to use tape much. There’s a few people that still use it, and it does impart cool tonal qualities to a recording, but for my workflow I’m way more comfortable in the digital realm. Plus, the scarcity and costs of using tape makes it prohibitive on most projects. Digital plugins have come so far in the past 10 years. At the rate they are improving, I don’t think it’ll be long before digital plugins makeup the majority of the signal processing chain.

When you work with an artist, how much input do you have? I’m sure it depends greatly on if the band comes into the studio with a set idea of what they want, but do you ever try to influence an artist’s direction?

It really depends on the artist or the project. Some albums I co-write, produce and play most of the instruments on - others, like FEN’s, it’s more of an engineering/co-producing gig. The guys in FEN always have a very specific idea of where they are going with each song which usually is a good thing. I just help them get there and do a bit of steering along the way. ;)

Fen’s Of Losing Interest is a full sounding, thick and multi-layered album, and being that it’s your fourth album with the band, what did you do different on this one? What did you learn from recording this album?

Since it’s FEN, there’s still lots of thickness and layering, but we really made an effort to strip it down in comparison to their previous albums. I really used the live room and it’s tall ceilings to make all the instruments blend together. We wanted the album to sound like a hyper-realistic version of being at a FEN live show so I made liberal use of room mics and tracked less overdubs than on the previous albums. FEN’s previous album, ‘Trails Out Of Gloom’, was very overdub heavy and more acoustic based. ‘Of Losing Interest’ is back to more of a classic FEN sound with Nando and Jeff on drums and bass.

How many artists do you typically work with in a given year? Who are some of your favorite bands that you’ve had the pleasure of working with?

I usually work with about 15-20 artists per year in a wide variety of styles. For example, in addition to the new FEN album, I’m just finishing a lullabye album with my wife Hilary Grist, a roots album for Karly Mundy, an R&B/Pop album for Dawn Pemberton & BJ Block and an album with singer-songwriter Ailsa Rose. Some of my proudest productions are Warren Dean Flandez’s ‘Vintage Love’ - Nominated for a 2012 WCMA, Hilary Grist’s ‘Imaginings’ and of course all of the FEN albums! ;)

As a producer, who has influenced you the most? Are there certain producers that you would like to collaborate with?

I’m a huge fan of Jon Brion’s production and playing, he’d be fun to work with. I also love Justin Vernon (Bon Iver)’s work. Then there’s the classics like Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. It would be really intimidating working with those guys though!

Thanks again for taking the time to field these questions!

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