Also look for Atmosphere as the musical guest on FUEL TV’s “The Daily Habit” this week. They will be doing two songs acoustic, “Guarantees” off When Life Gives You Lemons… and “Not Another Day” off the new Sad Clown Bad Spring 12. This will air Friday May 23rd at 3pmEST, 6pmPST and again at 6pmEST, 9pmPST. It then will re-air twice the following Monday May 26th at 8:30amEST, 11:30amPST and finally at 11:30amEST, 2:30pmPST. Read more
California-based artists Deedee Cheriel and Louise Bonnet unveiled their joint exhibit, New Works, May 17th at Subliminal Projects. The exhibition showcases both artists’ work to encompass Cheriel’s bold human/animal hybrids with Bonnet’s whimsical deadpan characters. Though both artists retain their trademark inspirations, the exhibit represents a new direction for both artists. For these works, Bonnet has moved away from black and white in favor of creating colorful planes through the use of gouache on paper, while Cheriel combines haphazard drips, quirky patterns and bold-gestured marks to create new works. New Works will be exhibited at Subliminal Projects through June 13th. Read more
Tuesday May 20th, Cave In frontman, Stove Bredsky (a.k.a. Steve Brodsky) released his solo album, abtly entitled The Black Ribbon Award. After recording in 2007 with his then side project, Pet Genius, Bredsky returned to his familiar one-man band format to record the eighteen melancholy tracks that make up Black Ribbon. The songs were originally written in the 90s while Bredsky was still fronting the now on hiatus Cave In. For BredskyBlack Ribbon is ostensibly a familiar return to the melodic riffs and post-punk melodies that trademark both his original work and that with Cave In. The Black Ribbon Award is available to stream on Hydra Head Record’s website or for purchase on CD. Read more
On July 8th, Sacramento-based hardcore/thrash four piece, Trash Talk, will issue their self-titled/self-released debut full-length, which they recorded with producer Steve Albini (Nirvana, The Pixies, Neurosis) in only two days. You might think that sounds extreme…and you’d be right. With grinding guitars and gut-wrenching screaming, the intensity is enough to knock the wind out you. Since 2005, Trash Talk have toured relentlessly, and there’s no intention of quitting anytime soon. After playing a handful of U.S. shows, they’ll embark on a mini European tour before coming back stateside for more dates. They’ll be joined by such peers as The Carrier, The Mongoloids, Cold World and Iron Age.
The liner notes in British duo Guapo’s latest effort Elixirs give shout-outs to everyone from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to a murdered hero of Norse poetry to a 17th-century German Jesuit scholar. Among others. This is some pretty heady, psychedelic shit right here. Dark, jazzy, and progressive are terms that describe Guapo’s haunting, mostly instrumental sound.
Morgan Lehman Gallery will present Sexy Time: A Group Effort, a group mixed-media exhibition. This exhibition, “attempts to address the multiple ways we filter, confront, and communicate sexuality through humor and satirical means.” Read more
Four bands from Dangerbird Record, Darker My Love, One AM Radio, Dappled Cities, and Eulogies have recorded songs originally released in 1956. Recorded at Lone Palm Studios, in Los Angeles, the songs are part of a promotion by PF Flyers and are available for free download below. Read more
To mark its 15th year anniversary, Exile In Guyville will be reissued on June 24th (ATO records) and will include three unreleased B-Sides and Guyville Redux DVD. Liz Phair will perform the entire album on June 25th at Hiro Ballroom in New York, with similar events planned for Chicago and San Francisco. Read more
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Four bands from Dangerbird Record, Darker My Love, One AM Radio, Dappled Cities, and Eulogies have recorded songs originally released in 1956. Recorded at Lone Palm Studios, in Los Angeles, the songs are part of a promotion by PF Flyers and are available for free download below. 
To mark its 15th year anniversary, Exile In Guyville will be reissued on June 24th (ATO records) and will include three unreleased B-Sides and Guyville Redux DVD. Liz Phair will perform the entire album on June 25th at Hiro Ballroom in New York, with similar events planned for Chicago and San Francisco.