GDP vs Dirty Money US Tour Kicksoff Tonight!

GDP and Dirty Money
Kickoff US Tour in Support of Split 7"



Watch the video for GDP’s “Succumb” off the 7inch here!

“GDP is kicking rear-ends and taking names”- Urb Magazine

“Dirty Money could turn out to be a well needed dram of musical medicine”- Gainesville Sun

New Jersey’s hip hop powerhouse GDP and DJ Prime will be sharing a cut of wax with Florida punk rockers Dirty Money for a 4 song split concept available May 27th on Division East/Thunderstruck Records and a 5 week tour in support beginning May 23nd in Panama City, Florida that promises to be one of the most groundbreaking tours and releases of the summer.

Stream the entire 7inch @
Purevolume.com/gdpdirtymoney

Track Listing:

Dirty Money
1. Not Alone
2. Weary Nights

GDP
1. Succumb
2. Decades

At a time when subcultures are so intertwined and whatever gains some momentum below the radar is sold to the highest bidder, hip hop and punk rock have never been so tastefully represented together. Crossing audiences and genres, inspired by similar ethics in efforts to create a stronger, more versatile underground community. No nonsense, no gimmicks, just honest tunes. Check them out on the road!



GDP vs. Dirty Money Live!
May 23 - Panama City FL - Beamers (The Showcase)
May 24 - Birmingham, AL - Cave 9 w/Benard & Young Hearts
May 25 - Oklahoma City, OK - Warehouse
May 26 - Santa Fe, NM - Chainbreaker Bike Collective
May 28 - Denver, CO - The Climax Lounge w/The Allergies
May 29 - Ft. Collins - Surfside 7
May 30 - Chicago, IL - Ronnyís Bar
May 31 - Grand Ledge, MI - GL Scout Center w/ Hell Or Highwater
Jun 2 - Louisville, KY - The Brickhouse
Jun 3 - Lexington, KY - Interview & Acoustic Performance on WRFL
Jun 3 - Lexington, KY - Brooklyn Pizza w/The Infected
Jun 4 - Lakewood, OH - Soggy Dog House w/Lost Hands Found Fingers
Jun 5 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Rock Room w/American Armada
Jun 6 - Western MA
Jun 7 - Boston, MA - Fort Fuck Awesome! w/Kill Conrad
Jun 9 - Providence, RI - Megís House w/North Lincoln & You Me & The Atom Bomb, Bread & Roses
Jun 10 - Danbury, CT - Cousin Larryís w/Vietnam Werewolf
Jun 11 - Clifton, NJ - Clash Bar
Jun 12 - Brooklyn, NY - Rock Star Bar w/Spanish Bombs
Jun 13 - New Brunzwick, NJ - The Court Tavern w/Static Radio
Jun 14 - New Brunzwick The Junkyard Palace w/Vowels
Jun 15 - Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes w/Let Me Run
Jun 16 - Doylestown, PA - The Mooselodge w/The Riot Before
Jun 17 - Philadelphia, PA - The Party Mansion!
Jun 18 - Baltimore, MD - Charm City Art Space w/Lonely Are The Brave
Jun 19 - Charles Town, WV - Jumpin Java
Jun 21 - Richmond, VA - Nara Sushi w/The Riot Before & No Brass
Jun 22 - Virginia Beach, VA - Volume Records w/The Riot Before & Landmines
Jun 24 - Charlotte, NC - Lunchbox Records
Jun 25 - Knoxville, TN - Long Branch Saloon
Jun 27 - Gainesville, FL - 1982 Bar w/Anchor Arms & The Shaking Hands
Jun 28 - Tampa, FL - Transitions Art Gallery w/Gatorface

Dirty Money recently toured the US for 55 days in support of their debut EP “Far From Home” on Thunderstruck Records and distributed by No Idea. Meanwhile, GDP has been performing nationwide nonstop since his August 2007 release “Involvement” on Division East Records.

For more information, visit:
www.myspace.com/dirtymoneyfl
www.myspace.com/g6d6p6
www.divisioneastrecords.com

Stereogum Premier's New Takka Takka Song "The Takers!"

huge thanks to Amrit and the entire Stereogum staff!



New Takka Takka - "The Takers"



We liked the Takkas right out of the gates -- early demo track "We Feel Safer At Night" (still available here) wedded Gabe's Lou Reedy vocal to a Brooklyn-circa-Clap Your Hands feel (at a time when that wasn't pejorative) making them an eminently bloggable band about town. And while we entirely sold on the full length, the group certainly showed of an ability to continue crafting worthy singles on subsequent mini-releases, including the excellently egg nog-buzzed holiday track "Stars And Subway Cars" and the comely callbacks of "Draw A Map." But Brooklyn's indie landscape has shifted over the past two years -- including faraway sounds and pulses -- and given that the band hadn't made its breakthrough, whatever that means these days, Brooklyn's Takka Takka has clearly shifted with it. Migration isn't just a migration. It's Takka Takka post metamorphosis.

There's been some lineup shifting, and sure that's probably at play here, but more fundamentally the band's aiming for new rhythmic structures entirely. It's not to say their native Brooklyn's not still on their mind -- just see the LP's credits: produced by CYHSY's Sean Greenhalgh and featuring that band's Lee Sargent, along with Olga Bell, Charles Burst, and the National's drumkit ace card Bryan Devendorf. And while clearly they're still hearing their neighbors play (if the Clap influence is played down this album, it's only been substituted with a newfound -- and timely -- fondness for the National's stately swagger), they're drawing far outside their zip code, too. Let the Broken Social Scenester element play out in "The Takers," and know that it's a very new look.

DOWNLOAD: Takka Takka - "The Takers" (MP3)

You can sample another, the more National-istic "Silence," at MySpace. Now in fairness we've based all this on just one quick spin through the new album, but the changes are everywhere (e.g. later on the album, "Homebreaker" hits with a Talking Heads thing, "Lion In The Waves" with a "You And Whose Army"-esque progression, parenthetically titled tracks about "optimists" being right/wrong hit with synthy Eno-isms, etc.). And again, just a one spin verdict ... but the shifts and ambition are a welcome turn indeed. Nice one, Takkas.

Migration is out 7/29 via Ernest Jenning.

Takka tour:
06/06 - Williamsburg, Brooklyn @ Monkeytown
06/06 - Williamsburg, Brooklyn @ Monkeytown
06/22 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Life (Popped! Music Festival)
07/15 - New York, NY @ Pianos (Record Release Residency)
07/22 - New York, NY @ Pianos
07/25 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas
07/26 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency
07/29 - New York, NY @ Pianos

The Roller Announces Debut Album June 17th * US Dates w/ Saviours Coming Soon!

Announces Debut Self-Titled Album Out June 17th on Monofonus Press * Upcoming Dates w/ Saviours!



The Roller is the preferred soundtrack of dragons or trolls under bridges, a doom metal roar stretched into a dropped-D gnarr that rumbles and pitches like a barely chained beast. - The Onion

“Massively distorted guitar, plodding bass and drums and a singer who sounds like all 20 feet of his small intestine are being slowly removed from his body with a fork.” – Joe Gross, Austin American Statesman

Formed in the psychotropic bowels of Austin, TX, The Roller emerged in late 2005 with a sound as annihilating as it is heavy. Vacillating between the drone of classic doom and the faster, unpredictable tempos of sludge-metal, the foursome provide the ideal soundtrack for a hesh sesh or all night fuck-fest of mind-bending and calamitous proportions.

The Roller freed some of their first recordings in 2006 on a limited-release, 250-press demo, before permanently recruiting Axes to the Sky alumnus Theron "Groady" Rhoten on guitar. With the current lineup complete, Rhoten, along with drummer Jeremy Jenkins, bassist Ed Davis and vocalist Mike Morowitz launched into a US tour in support of Austin brethren The Sword and San Francisco sludge-bags Black Cobra. They have also already shared the stage with fellow darksiders such as Pelican, Skeleton Witch, Saviours, Middian, Daughters, Kylesa, and Mammatus.

Drawing from the deep vibrations of vintage doom and heavy stoner rock such as Black Sabbath and Blue Cheer, The Roller began work on their first full-length album, recorded at Austin's Sweat Box studio. Set to release on June 17, the band will head out on a west coast tour this summer in support of the album.

For their first full-length, The Roller has teamed up with Austin label Monofonus Press for the 2nd installment of the IF Series, a collection of multimedia box sets that bring together musicians, writers, and visual artists. The Roller establishes the mood with their vicious volume and undeniable presence while author Rebecca Bengal provides the story, Captioning for the Blind, a lonely, lost Hill Country tale full of absence and animal carcasses. Both are accompanied by painter Virginia Yount’s fluorescent visions of surreal and mysteriously abandoned landscapes. Inspired by this collaboration, Morowitz wrote the opening track, “Zugunruhe,” based on Bengal’s story. The title describes an anxious behavior in birds, or as his sickening vocal sermon eerily declares, a “restless migration.”

PLAYERS:
Ed Davis (bass)
Jeremy Jenkins (drums)
Mike Morowitz (vocals)
Theron Rhoten (guitar)



Tracklist for The Roller:
1. Zugunruhe
2. Under the Beneath
3. Cremation of Care
4. Spirit of the Sun
5. Rattle of the Shaman

US Dates w/ Saviours Coming Soon!



For more information, visit:
www.myspace.com/gloomaxe
www.monofonuspress.com

Clouds Announce "We Are Above You" out June 17th on Hydra Head * US Dates w/ Boris and Torche!

Announce New Album We Are Above You out June 17th on Hydra Head * US Dates w/ Torche & Boris!



A dangerous sounding and nostalgic record. - Scene Point Blank

An adventure in hard rock. - Alarm Press

These dudes can seriously shred. - Absolutepunk.net

And they said it couldn’t be done. Then again, “they” say a lot of things, don’t they? And in this case, when they implied, insinuated or outright insisted that Boston rock freewheelers Clouds couldn’t possibly get any more awesome, they—in the sadly timeless words of our soon-to-be ex-president—severely misunderestimated our immensely talented and totally gregarious homeboys. And so it follows that Clouds have followed up last year’s Legendary Demo with an even bigger, better, and more brilliant slab of Hott Rock Action.

Featuring Adam McGrath, who brings his impeccable musical pedigree (see: fellow Hydra Head all-stars Cave In), alongside Q, Jimmy, and Johnny, the quartet we call Clouds deliver all the anthemic choruses, white-hot licks and psychedelic grandeur that anyone could ever possibly hope to cram into a single album made by mere mortals. Not that we’re bragging or anything.



Tracklist for We Are Above You
1. Empires In Basements
2. Feed The Horse
3. The Bad Seat
4. Heisenberg Says...
5. Motion of the Ocean
6. Slow Day
7. Horrorfication
8. Year Zero
9. Glass House Rocks
10. Playing Dark
11. Garbage In, Garbage Out

Clouds Live!
May 8 2008 Middle East Downstairs Cambridge, Massachusetts w/ XO Skeletons
May 16 2008 Jerky’s Providence, Rhode Island w/ Thrones, Ocrilim, and Howl
May 17 2008 the Church Boston, Massachusetts w/ White Horses and We’re All Gonna Die
May 25 2008 Great Scott Allston, Massachusetts w/ DISFEAR and bloodhorse
Jun 19 2008 Canal Club Downstairs Richmond, Virginia w/ HARVEY MILK

w/ Torche and Boris!
Jun 24 2008 Casbah San Diego, California
Jun 25 2008 Clubhouse Tempe, Arizona
Jun 27 2008 Rubbergloves Denton, Texas
Jun 28 2008 the Mohawk Austin, Texas
Jun 29 2008 White Rabbit San Antonio, Texas
Jul 1 2008 Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jul 2 2008 Common Grounds Gainesville, Florida
Jul 3 2008 the Social Orlando, Florida
Jul 5 2008 the Earl Atlanta, Georgia
Jul 6 2008 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina
Jul 8 2008 Black Cat Washington DC, Washington DC
Jul 9 2008 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jul 10 2008 Webster Hall New York, New York
Jul 11 2008 Middle East Downstairs Cambridge, Massachusetts





For more information, visit:
www.myspace.com/cloudsrock
www.hydrahead.com

Trash Talk Announces Debut Album * US Tour w/ Cold World and Iron Age!

Trash Talk
Announce Self-Titled, Self-Released Debut Full Length out July 8th * US Tour w/ Cold World and Iron Age * European Tour w/ The Mongoloids!



The perfect unison of Cryptic Slaughter-ish full-speed pre-thrash agitated by the fury and rhythmic tumult of D.R.I. and Discharge. - Exclaim!

If last year was the breakout year for Trash Talk then that means that 2008 will be the year that things go ballistic. - Scene Point Blank

Good stuff. That's all there is to it... - Aversion Online

Picking up where Plagues left off, Trash Talk's debut LP (set for release on the band's own Trash Talk Collective imprint) delves deeper into the abyss surrounding their last chaotic release. Recorded in just under 2 days at Chicago's Electrical Audio and employing the genius of Steve Albini (Nirvana, The Pixies, Neurosis), Trash Talk has continued to push the envelope of extreme music. Grinding guitars paired with heavy yet somber bass lines provide the battlefield for harsh dueling vocals to wage war over 12 instant classics.

Formed in the fall of 2005, Trash Talk hit the ground running. Three years of relentless touring, five releases and four vans later, they are still running at the same frantic pace that has established them as one of the hardest working bands today.

With live performances deeply rooted in chaos and a track record to match, Trash Talk is a band to be seen as well as heard. Nomadic, outcast and poised to release their 6th musical attack, and first LP, Trash Talk is hungry for more.

Trash Talk is coming to your city soon.

Bear witness..



Trash Talk Tracklist:
The Hand That Feeds
Well of Souls
Birth Plague Die
Incarnate
I Block
Dig
Onward and Upward
Shame
Immaculate Infection
All the Kings Men
The Mistake
Revelation

Trash Talk Live!

US w/ The Carrier
05/21: Hutchinson, KS @ McGraws
05/22: Denver, CO @ Underground
05/23: Boise, ID @ Myrtle Morgue
05/24: Tacoma, WA @ Rain Fest
05/25: Tacoma, WA @ Rain Fest

Europe w/ The Mongoloids
06/19: Steenwijk,HOL @ Trash Fest
06/20: Newcastle,UK @ TBA
06/21: Hull,UK @ Ringside
06/22: Birmingham,UK @ TBA
06/23: Newport,UK @ Le Pub
06/24: London,UK @ TBA
06/25: Paris,FR @Le Klub
06/26: Saarbrucken,GER @ TBA
06/27: Sint-Niklaas,BEL @ T Verschil
06/28: Rosswein,GER @ Juha Rosswein
06/29: Essen,GER @ Pressure Fest
06/30: Vienna,AU @ Shelter
07/01: Florence,IT @ Ulisse
07/02: Madrid,SP @ Sala Baracuddas
07/03: Nice,FR @ TBA
07/04: Raesfeld / Rurhr,GER @ Jugendhaus Raesfeld
07/05: Eindhoven,HOL @ Bar 51
07/06: Tessenderlo,BEL @ JH Tessloo

US w/ Cold World and Iron Age
07/11: Boston, MA @ TBA
07/12: New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
07/13: Pittsburgh, PA @ Subculture
07/14: Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head
07/15: Harrisonburg, VA @ VFW Hall
07/16: Mauldin, SC @ Ximenos Skatepark
07/17: Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
07/18: Atlanta, GA @ Treehouse
07/19: Birmingham, AL @ Cave 9
07/20: Nashville, TN @ Muse
07/21: Dallas, TX @ Red Blood Club
07/22: San Antonio, TX @ Crossing
07/23: Tucson, AZ @ Living Room
07/25: Santa Barbara, CA @ Earl Warren Showgrounds @ Sound and Fury Festival



For more information, visit:
www.myspace.com/trashtalkfu
www.trashtalkhc.com

David Karsten Daniels Live on KEXP!

huge thanks to the KEXP staff!



Click to listen to David Karsten Daniels Live on KEXP!

Stove Bredsky (Steve Brodsky) Releases and Streams "The Black Ribbon Award" Today on Hydra Head!

Releases and Streams New Album, The Black Ribbon Award, Today on Hydra Head!



For most successful musicians, making music is an obsession. Something they think about around the clock, something they live for, something that's an essential part of their being. For Stephen Brodsky, it's more of a compulsion: The onetime Cave In front man churns out tunes for side projects, solo efforts and band as if he'll croak if he stops the stream of music coming out of his brain. - Aversion

Call me unhinged, call me obsessive, call me depressive, call me discomforting, call me any negative adjective you want—even if one of my seven therapists beat you to the punch—but nothing will deter me from creaming my jeans most euphorically and most heinously whenever I hear word that Stephen Brodsky is putting his fingers to a guitar and pressing `record.' - Treble

Whether it was cranking out killer riffs with CAVE IN or his other recently disbanded project THE OCTAVE MUSEUM, Brodsky has been putting others to shame for years with his constant musical output. - Pastepunk

We’re not exactly sure how he does it, but he’s done it again. Our man Stove Bredsky (a.k.a. Stovetop Bredsky, a.k.a. Steev Brawdski, a.k.a. Steve Brodsky) cranks out the sweet tunes like one of those Play-Doh confetti makers cranks out multicolored string-turds. Luckily, Bredsky’s shit won’t get stuck under your fingernails—it’ll just ping-pong around in your skull for a coupla years, during which time our man will have sawed off another 15 albums’ worth of infectious pop-rock delights.

This time, Brodsky has awarded himself The Black Ribbon Award for various questionable behaviors, the nature of which should remain unspoken—at least here, and by us. Fast on the shit-hot heels of last year’s catchy-as-fuck Pet Genius long-player, Brodsky has returned to his signature one-man band format, recording 18 tracks of melancholy melodiousness at Club Awesome in Somerville, MA.

The songs within were all originally written back in the ’90s, when Brodsky was piloting the almighty, ever-morphing Cave In through the thankless stream of commerce. Seriously, the vocal harmonies on this one are enough to make a grown man (read: us) weep.



Stream All of The Black Ribbon Award here!

Tracklist for The Black Ribbon Award:
Blue Seclusion
Dead of Winter
Mayfly
Dead Battery
Blood Red Blues
Spacegirl Saturn
Failure
Fall Days
Rainbow No More
Trout
Orange Sunshine Medicine
Splatterbrain
The Coattail Rider
Chine
Return to Rain
Untitled
Prospect Hill
A Swelling Hope

Stephen Brodsky Live!
May 24 2008 Relapse Records Philly, Pennsylvania
May 25 2008 Generation Records New York City, New York




For more information, visit:
www.hydrahead.com