The following interview was conducted between Jason Cominetto and Dillinger Escape Plan bassist Liam Wilson via email. The band’s latest release, Ire Works, is currently available through Relapse Records.
The Scum of the Earth tour finally made its way into Philly on Sunday, and I jumped at the chance to see one of my favorite bands, Soilwork, play. I had already seen Through the Eyes of the Dead in the past and knew they could put on a good show, and I was looking forward to Throwdown’s simple yet heavy sound taking the place by storm. Excited, I walked into the Trocadero only to find the venue a little less packed than I had hoped, with hardly any of the floor area filled. On top of that, it looked like Through the Eyes of the Dead was not going to play after all, as there was no merchandise of theirs among the other bands’ products.
Bullet For My Valentine’s “Scream Aim Fire” really makes me question where metal fans are heading nowadays. It debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 when it was released earlier this year, selling 53,000 copies in its first week out. It is also the second album out of a five-album deal the band made with Sony BMG. So why exactly is this a bad thing? Simply put, this is bad because this album is one of the worst examples of modern metal I have heard so far, and should not be selling at the rate it has.
Now that the 14-week long Writer’s Guild of America Strike is over, the TV world is in limbo in regards to new episodes.
But some shows such as NBC’s Chuck and Heroes, ABC’s Pushing Daisies and Private Practice and FOX’s 24 will not return until the fall.
Even though the networks have opted for these shows to forgo new episodes until the new season begins, many other shows will continue their seasons as early as this month, with most series returning in April.
Greek, the hit show about sorority and fraternity college life, on ABC Family, will return on March 23.
TiVo out, internet in. Recently, popular television stations such as NBC, FOX and ABC have put their shows online. The stations put new shows on their website the day after the show airs, allowing one to watch full episodes for free.
“It’s nice because you can watch a show whenever you want,” Ed Kerney (‘08) said.
Indeed, the major television stations are selling ads throughout their websites, which are then played through the freed episodes.
These commercials are often only 30-seconds, with often only four to five per episode, and is thus a lot less harassing than the regular commercials on television.
Practically unknown, The Sammus Theory tries to top their debut album, Man Without Eyes, with their latest release, See (it) Through. The band’s lineup, fronted by vocalist Sammus, tries its hand at the hard rock/alternative rock genre. After listening to a few tracks it becomes obvious that bands like Linkin Park and Godsmack influence this Idaho-based group’s sound.
The vocals on the album are on par with most other hard rock vocals, never going above or beyond anything that is expected. Sammus keeps his voice low during the verses, only to increase the intensity once the choruses come around, something many hard rock vocalists do. The problem with this is that it’s just been done too many times before; after a while, it starts to become unoriginal.
The film opens up with a dialogue of an aging Texas sheriff unsure of himself. This is followed by a younger man being arrested and strangling a cop with his handcuffs at an empty police station. Bizarre start.
But this is a bizarre movie that is intriguing, but confusing at moments. “No Country for Old Men” takes place in 1980 Texas, near the Mexican border. Llewellyn Moss (Josh Brolin, Grindhouse), a Vietnam War vet and antelope hunter, stumbles onto a drug deal gone bad, with a bunch of dead guys and a satchel containing several thousand dollars. He impulsively takes the money and unknowingly sets off a chain of events no one can escape.
The latest in music news, music videos, emerging artists and programs devoted to the musical arts: despite what was once claimed, not all of these can be found on MTV.
When MTV launched in 1981, it was the country’s source of music videos and music news from around the world, packed conveniently into one television channel. Now, reality shows that do not relate to music in any way are constantly broadcasted, and viewers would be lucky to find any music programs featured at a convenient time.
“The Real World,” “Punk’d” and “The Hills” all make millions of dollars and don’t have any musical value.
There have been many monster movies released in the past couple of years, but none have received the amount of hype that “Cloverfield” did. Originally only known as the mysterious “1 – 18 – 08” to viewers of “Transformers” last summer, “Cloverfield” is a new take on the monster movie genre as viewers watch from a firsthand perspective what it is like to be in New York City when a monster decides to wreak havoc.
Rob Hawkins (Michael Stahl-David) lives in Manhattan and is leaving for a new job position in Japan. His friends decide to throw him a surprise going-away party and his best friend Hud Platt (T.J. Miller) has the privilege of videotaping everyone’s goodbye message to Rob throughout the night.
Gorgeous television and movie stars walk the red carpet, posing every so often for photos at the Golden Globes ceremony. The next morning, it is a guilty pleasure of many to discuss the winners and losers, along with the best and worst dressed, plus recollections of presentations and acceptance speeches throughout the ceremony.
Well, that was how the Golden Globes, a ceremony which honors television shows and films of the past year, used to be. The Globes also mark the commencement of award season.
This year, however, the three-hour broadcast was cut back to a mere one-hour press conference on Sunday, January 13.