Savannah, Georgia-based metal band Kylesa have announced their return to Europe with a tour in support of Time Will Fuse Its Worth, their October 2006 release on Prosthetic Records. Starting January 26, they will be performing around Europe for nearly a month with sludge metal band and hometown friends Baroness. (more…)

What Would Jesus Buy? sounds like a reactionary right-wing religious slogan. However, this documentary is a relatively left-wing protest of over-consumption — particularly America’s extreme shopping at Christmas time — led by fictitious Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir. (more…)

I don’t post video clips often because they seem to get deleted from YouTube soon afterward, but I can’t resist this one! I use this in my “Exotic Dance in Contemporary Film” presentation, and this is the first time I’ve found it online. (more…)

There are a number of ways to interpret Adrian Tomine’s Shortcomings (Drawn And Quarterly), the graphic novel released as part of his indie cult series Optic Nerve. Part race-relations study, part real-world relationships examination, the story raises a number of questions, but never does the disservice of answering them outright. (more…)

Noise/grind band The Locust recently suffered a robbery during a show in St. Louis. After performing on November 25, they returned to their tour van to find it broken into and a significant amount of their personal belongings missing. (more…)

Since its debut in 2004, piano/guitar folk duo White Magic has challenged listeners and stayed true to the vision of songwriter Mira Billotte. (more…)

Second Nature Recordings has begun taking pre-orders for Voices, the upcoming debut album from Able Baker Fox. The four-piece melodic rock outfit is comprised of guitarist Nathan Ellis (The Casket Lottery, Coalesce) and three members of Small Brown Bike. (more…)

A bizarre synthesis of psychedelia and electronica, Ultimate Reality again unites visual artist Jimmy Joe Roche with electro-spazz musician Dan Deacon. (more…)

Australia’s metal/hardcore act Parkway Drive have confirmed US tour dates with Killswitch Engage, Every Time I Die and Dillinger Escape Plan. (more…)

So you need a fix for some “apocalyptic, non-linear” music? Well, you’re in luck. Irons is a three-way collaboration that brings together two of the most powerful vocalists that hardcore has to offer: Converge’s Jake Bannon and Integrity’s Dwid Hellion. Experimental visual and aural artist Stephen Kasner rounds out the trio. (more…)