  | Free download site reflects an exciting time for the Welsh language music scene 
Dan Y Cownter 3 is a free download site @ www.danycownter.com that features ten exciting new tracks from ten very different Welsh acts. With flavours of acoustic, jazz, indie, rock and hip-hop to sample, there’s certainly something for all tastes.
The tracks were chosen by the Radio 1 and Radio Cymru DJ Huw Stephens and youth groups from all around Wales.
Huw Stephens said: “Once again, Dan y />... | Big Fish Audio/Bunker 8 Digital Labs return to the downtempo side with 102 Below 
Returning to the other side of the BPM dial, Bunker 8 Digital Labs once again treads on the downtempo side with 102 Below. Taking the core assets, silky smooth dreamesque vibes that made 102 Below span countless worldwide hits, Bunker 8 Digital Labs has taken what producers, artists and composers have been clamoring for and made it finer than the original.
With over 7.4 GB of content consisting of over 5,600 samples, this />... | By Friendly Fire Recordings November 25th 
Release has sold 30,000 to date
First time “Citrus” is available on vinyl 180 gram + Gatefold
Includes download code for MP3s of album + bonus MP3 remixes by CSS + Ulrich Schnauss
New Asobi Seksu album to be released in 2009 (on Polyvinyl)
Asobi Seksu released their critically acclaimed second album, Citrus, in 2006. For those wishing to experience the album in all its hi-fidelity, />... | Featuring Cadence Weapon, Copy, San Serac and more. 
Luckily for all of us, icy Canadian spacerockers Faunts have a lot of friends. And when a bunch of those friends came on board to offer their own remixes and interpretations of Faunts' cinematic and ethereal music, they couldn't say no. The result of their hard work is Faunts Remixed, a 14-track, 80+ minute long digital-only assembly of hugely creative remixes, spanning the gamut from four-on-the-floor dancefloor bangers to abstract />... |
TOO PURE TO DIE have posted 2 brand new songs! You can check out "Confess" on their Myspace page and "Gotham City" on Trustkill (http://www.trustkill.com/artists/multimedia/mp3s/). Both songs are from the upcoming album "Confess" due out everywhere on January 13, 2009.
Guitarist Jordan Peterson checked in to say, "We are very proud and excited to release our new album "Confess" on January 13, 2009. We just posted the title />... |
“In a sort of half-secret way Larsen & Furious Jane have become Denmark's most personal indie rock band […] Zen Sucker becomes an inspiring maze […] An album where you can work your way in deeper while constantly finding new gold. After establishing themselves as a phenomenon of alternative songwriting Larsen & Furious Jane have started developing in an extremely exciting direction.”
-- Politiken
Check out />... | THE SWORD TO RELEASE LIMITED EDITION CD SET ON 11/25 | TOURING WITH METALLICA - HEADLINING DATES CONFIRMED 
On November 25, The Sword will release a limited edition CD set that includes both Age Of Winters and Gods Of The Earth. This special package will be available at all of their live shows (both headlining and Metallica support dates) as well as on Amazon at the link HERE (http://mailsend.vectorcomp.com/t/1/l/yhldyd/xiittli/www.amazon.com/Sword-Box/dp/B001HY3BMW/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1227038950&sr=8-5).
/>... | One of Three First Ever Bands to Have Singles Produced and Promoted Through Taco Bell's Feed the Beat Program 
Taco Bell®'s inaugural "Best of the Beat" winners were announced today as part of the leading Mexican-style quick service restaurant's Feed the Beat program. Tooth & Nail Records' Thousand Foot Krutch was one of the three winners announced today along with the bands Hit the Lights and Fireflight. Already privy to $500 in Taco Bell® Bucks for free Fourthmeal, the late night meal between dinner and breakfast, these bands will work />... | Releases Second Installment to Solo Series, "The Eventually Home" 
Andy Hull knows the fears that accumulate with miles, having spent the last two years on the road as the front-man for Manchester Orchestra. It is with those fears that he has channeled the second installment of Right Away, Great Captain!, his solo side-project in which Hull continues to tell the ongoing saga of a 17th century sailor who catches his wife in an act of betrayal with his very own brother. Entitled The Eventually Home />... |
House of Heroes have just premiered their version of the holiday classic "Silent Night." The Ohio band, whose most recent album The End Is Not The End was delivered via digital stores, has seen an incredible response with the release making it to the #6 spot on the iTunes rock chart and #42 on the overall chart, with a #1 radio hit single and over 1 million plays on their MySpace page. House of Heroes' discography includes a 2005 />... |
A word of warning: the video for “Atomic Heels,” the first single off the Secret Machines’ 2008 self-titled record, is not for the faint-hearted. Directed by celebrated music photographer Brantley Gutierrez, it's an entrancing look into the essence of the band. Haunting, super-saturated images of drums, guitars, and keyboards flash and flutter and spin, reflecting both the psychedelic nature of the Secret Machines’ music and the />...  | As seen on tour in 2008 with Oasis, Kasabian, Razorlight, The View, Courteeners, Reverend & The Makers and more 
Oldham 3 piece Twisted Wheel are all set to unleash their frenetic & anthemic debut album ‘We Are Us’ into the ether.
We Are Us is a bold debut that has captured the raw explosive power that the bands frenetic and furious live show has long promised.
The album was recorded in Los Angeles with acclaimed producer Dave Sardy (Oasis/Marilyn Manson) earlier this Summer and is set for release in />... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Copenhagen Records/EMI ![Alphabeat - What is happening [Single]](http://hangout.altsounds.com/geek/gars/images/3/9/7/7/alphabeat_what_is_happening.jpg "Alphabeat - What is happening [Single]")
The fourth UK release taken from their debut album, "This is Alphabeat", "What is happening" is a not bad effort from Danish popstrels Alphabeat. Having initially despised Alphabeat from the moment I laid eyes on them (literally, laid eyes on, in the form of their annoying blue peter-esque videos) I have gradually changed my mind and came round to some kind of luke warm feelings for them. While I can't ever imagine myself rushing out to get my hands on their latest release or album, I've decided they don't deserve my full on hate, which is a start.
"What is happening" is a typical Alphabeat song, annoyingly catchy in the way only really cheesy bands can be (think Zutons and Fratellis). Though not as fast paced and upbeat as their usual releases, it is still pure pop, and though I can't />... ![Alphabeat - What is happening [Single] Author rating: 46%](images/rating/gars_5.gif "Alphabeat - What is happening [Single] Author rating: 46%") | Geffen Records ![Guns N Roses- Chinese Democracy [Album]](http://hangout.altsounds.com/geek/gars/images/2/7/gnr_chinesedemocracy.jpg "Guns N Roses- Chinese Democracy [Album]")
It took 15 years and about $20 million to make Chinese Democracy. Considering there are 14 songs on the album, that's over a year and around $1.4 million per track. I heard the singles, so I already know it's not packed full of million dollar songs. But, before I really rip into this album, there is something we need to get out of the way. The name. No, not Chinese Democracy. Guns N Roses. I don't have a problem with the fact that Axl is the only original member in the band. What I do have a problem with is that Axl's ego is so big I'm sure he'd sue the pants off anyone who tried to take credit for any small portion of this album. For that reason, it is not Guns N Roses, it is Axl Rose. Now onto the content of the record (and further evidence that this is actually a solo album).
Let's />... ![Guns N Roses- Chinese Democracy [Album] Author rating: 70%](images/rating/gars_7.gif "Guns N Roses- Chinese Democracy [Album] Author rating: 70%") | Mercury Records 
And so for phase three of The Killers David Bowie homage and this time we get the Ashes to Ashes 80's stage of Bowie's career re-enacted by four men from Las Vegas. Does anyone hear the words 'Cabaret', no just me then? Well it's not that bad truthfully and I'm all for Bowie homage's the man is a legend after all so it's to be expected and on 'Day And Age' we get it in spades.
The Killers have always been a band that seemed to never quite know what they wanted to be or how they wanted to sound from 'Hot Fuss' anthemic nod to late 70's New York or the follow up 'Sam's Town' americana tinge. Now we get a sort of 80's glam and a sound that seems more closer to home for The Killers in terms of it's show and it's pomp after all they are from Vegas and isn't that what Vegas is all about.
As />... | Fearless Records 
If you are in search of a new band doing something ambitious you should just stop reading this review right now. But if you are looking to supplement the pop-rock section of your CD collection, The Way We Talk would be a solid addition. The new EP, and Fearless Records debut, from Arizona's much hyped The Maine has already been a huge seller at outlets like Smart Punk and and Interpunk. Make no mistake, for a band that only formed in January 2007, this band have caused quite the stir in the American rock community.
From the sugary vocals that open "If I Only Had The Heart," The Maine's mission statement is clear. This young band wants nothing more than to have you sing-along and with melodies this pretty, its hard not to! Nothing groundbreaking here but it is tough to argue the />... |
Overall: 9.8
Music: 9.7
Lyrics: 9.9
Production: 9.3
I wish I could press the “pause” button on life. This would give me the time needed to examine humanity and really start to understand what it is all about. Andrew McMahon has figured out a way to achieve this, and it all comes out in the debut album “Everything In Transit”.
Most of us are familiar with the sweet sound of Something Corporate, and to be honest I was hoping that Everything In Transit would sound exactly the same. There is no denying the presence of Something Corporate. You will hear that familiar melodic piano playing, as clever lyrics cut through the sound in a beautiful arrangement. Also the power is clearly present. You will experience the same feeling you had when you listened to songs like “Fall” and />...  | Doghouse Records ![The Bigger Lights - Fiction Fever [EP]](http://hangout.altsounds.com/geek/gars/images/3/5/6/9/album_art.jpg "The Bigger Lights - Fiction Fever [EP]")
I have never heard of, or indeed heard them before, but I now hate The Bigger Lights .
They bring the world whiny, stereotypically Cali-sounding music, embrace all of the clichés on route, have the American 'alternative' poster boy image, seriously lack originality and I fucking love them. This is why I hate them. Stay with me, please.
This is a genre of music that by taste more than rule, I generally don't like. Panic At The Disco made a highly respectable and creative first record which I loved, but that's about it for me I'm afraid. Too old and pretentious to fall into the likes of Paramore and Fall Out Boy's target markets, I have never really wanted to, or needed to embrace this teeny bopper pop punk scene that is going on here these days. This is nothing to do with acting cool - I />... | Trustkill Records ![Adversary - Singularity [CD]](http://hangout.altsounds.com/geek/gars/images/3/5/5/7/adversary.jpg "Adversary - Singularity [CD]")
'Singularity' is the debut release from Virginia’s metal heavyweights Adversary. This album is released through the well know metal/hardcore label, Trustkill, who have recently been under fire for their dispute with Orange County’s Bleeding Through over apparent lack of funding. So if you are wondering how does Adversary get the money for a release and seasoned pros Bleeding Through does not? Well it’s because Adversary recorded 'Singularity' before signing to Trustkill. Whether Trustkill contributed at all, who knows, but all I know is that they probably got a great deal for this hungry young quintet.
So lets get down to the music. 'Singularity' is a very vast creation with lots of levels. The vocals are outstanding with an adequate range of screams, hardcore shouts and singing, which />... ![Adversary - Singularity [CD] Author rating: 81%](images/rating/gars_8.gif "Adversary - Singularity [CD] Author rating: 81%") | Hovercraft ![Ugly Stick - Still Glistening [CD]](http://hangout.altsounds.com/geek/gars/images/3/5/5/7/glistening.jpg "Ugly Stick - Still Glistening [CD]")
Ugly Stick return after 14 years to bring us a new album, the aptly titled 'Still Glistening'. Known back in the late 80s/early 90s for their pioneering blend of genres, culminating in the label Cowpunk, Ugly Stick like to mix up their sound with rock, country, student rock, indie, pop and hillbilly.
'Still Glistening' starts with a great track ‘Little Lynn’, this little number will have you singing along in no time, with it’s catchy lyrics, bouncing rhythm and beautifully melodic harmony vocals. This track sets the tone for 'Still Glistening' and re-ignites that sound which made them so notorious back in the day. Ugly Sticks' sound is something that is unique yet so commercial and accessible. The sound doesn’t seem that original now but considering they were playing this stuff 20 />... | | | From Zero-G the makers of Vocal Forge 
Background
In the modern world of music every day sees the rise of a new bedroom producer or DJ, crafting tunes they want to hear and some garnering massive success from it. The single most sought after thing by these guys would have to be good quality vocals and this is where Vocal Foundry from Time & Space comes in.
I often conduct remixes for competitions and for fun and when remixing, I am... | 4-ins/ 4-outs audio interface. Designed for advanced and professional DJs. 
As a home producer and music fanatic, it has always been my ambition to get the old vinyl out the loft and start manipulating music as a DJ. Space, money and time has always been the main factors effecting my decision to actually going ahead with this ambition. Having previously played around with Virtual DJ Pro software on my laptop, I had become accustomed to guessing where the mix will... | The latest version of the industry-standard DI box with speaker simulation. 
Features
The unit is a red box the size of a regular guitar pedal or a DI. It has a 1/4 inch "Line In" input and a 4x12 or "Combo" selector on one side. The other side is the "From Speaker Output" and "To Speaker Cabinet" 1/4 inch jacks. At the top there is a XLR Output which can power the unit via phantom power. If there is no phantom power the unit can also take power from any adapter from 6 to... | |
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I don't know much about rap or hip hop. I'm a southern white girl, so what has popped up on my radar over the years is the same bullshit party rap everyone has heard. You down with OPP? No, not really. (Hey, that rhymes, too!)
Years and years ago, I saw Ozomatli perform. It totally opened my eyes to a whole new world of music. I had never in my life heard someone flow like Chali 2na. Since then, I have loved everything the man has touched. Jurassic 5 remains my absolute favorite />... | "It's not like I'm trying to write shitty songs or something." 
The Plain White T's have done what most bands strive for. They started at the ground level and worked their way up to the bright lights of Hollywood. 'Hey There Delilah' was a massive hit for the band, turning them into major label heavy-hitters. Now out with their first album since their big break, Big Bad World, The Plain White T's are happy. Appreciative of their success, but essentially unaffected by it, PWT took the time to make the album they wanted to make, the way they wanted to make />... | "Do people buy CD's any more?" 
Altsounds: First things first, where does the name Hoobastank come from?
Hoobastank [Dan Estrin]: Well, the word "HOOBA" is Latin for "one with much passion for". STANK is Greek for "a woman's rectum".
Altsounds: Are you pleased with how the new single 'My Turn' is doing so far?
Hoobastank [Dan Estrin]: I haven't been following how the song is doing. our manager fills us in but I kind of just tune it out. I don't want to think about that right />... | "The Delgados really changed the way I thought about music and songs" 
So were coming to the end of a big year for you. What has been the highlight?
Each week seems to feature a brand new highlight for us, as we've been playing shows pretty solidly for the past few months... T in the Park was particularly memorable, though. And of course the day our record came out was rather nice.
Has releasing a Christmas single been a long held ambition?
Not terribly long. I've wanted to do an EP of Christmas songs, as I'm a huge fan of Low's one. But />... | "we're on the wall between Woody Guthrie and Color Me Badd. It's a very distinguished honor." 
All too often kids pick up instruments with the hopes of becoming rich and famous, only to find out that goal is nothing more than a fantasy for all but a select few. The road to stardom is lined with the bodies of unlucky dreamers that have been chewed up and spit out by the exclusivity of reality. The further an artist travels down that road, the more depressing it can be as the faces on the bodies grow increasingly familiar. Artists you've known, liked, and even played with never quite made />... | | | [Music Video]
Katie Melua releases ‘Two Bare Feet’, an up-tempo good-time pop song with catchy brass and piano licks that challenge you not to tap your feet.
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Live at Loppen, August 30th 2008
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THE SWORD TO RELEASE LIMITED EDITION CD SET ON 11/25
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A word of warning: the video for “Atomic Heels,” the first single off the Secret Machines’ 2008 self-titled record, is not for the faint-hearted.
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Here is the video for the new single by The Chemists called Radio Booth. The track is out on December 8th 2008
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In todays Myspace oriented world nothing is more important than making sure your Myspace looks better than everyone elses. That's where we come in!
You can hire the Altsounds design team to completely overhaul your Myspace page and make it look better than any other Myspace site out... | | | The Altsounds Concentrate | Sunday 16th November 2008 
Altsounds is bigger than Jesus
LOOK AWAY NOW NAN! The Sacrilegious Edition.
Thanketh the Lordeth for gracing us all with Saint Christopher, master of web design. I'm telling you, Chris will not be satisfied until every beloved child under the firmament is chillin' on Altsounds. Here are some of the new blessings-
First of all, the search function hath been moved to the top. USE IT. Altsounds has some serious depth. It would take you years to see everything on the site. Do a quick search for your favorite band and find all of the related content Altsounds has to offer.
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Pacman
The yellow blob returns! Eat the pills and jack up your score in this arcade classic.
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Katie Melua - Two Bare Feet
Larsen & Furious Jane - Local Nobility
The Sword - How Heavy This Axe
The Secert Machines - Atomic Heels
The Chemists - Radio Booth
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