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Ryan Shaw – Real Love (Dynotone)

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Tracklist:
1. Real Love
2. Karina
3. Can’t Hear the Music
4. You Don’t Know Nothing About Love
5. Evermore
6. Gone Gone Gone
7. That Is Why
8. Yesterday
9. In Between
10. Blackmail
11. The Wrong Man
12. Morning, Noon & Night

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Stream Rise Of The Fenix all this week at Spinner.com.

Sing along to the first single, Rize Of The Fenix below: 

Lyrics

When The Pick of Destiny was released it was a bomb
And all the critics said that the D was done
The sun had set and the chapter had closed
But one thing no one thought about was the D would rise again
Just like the phoenix

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Tenacious D – Rize of the Fenix (Columbia)

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Tracklist:
01. Rize of the Fenix
02. Low Hangin’ Fruit
03. Classical Teacher
04. Señorita
05. Deth Starr
06. Roadie
07. Flutes and Trombones
08. Ballad of Hollywood Jack and the Rage Kage
09. Throwdown
10. Rock Is Dead
11. They Fucked Our Asses
12. To Be The Best
13. 39

Click play below to check out the music video for Rize Of The Fenix and fall in love with Tenacious D all over again: 

For even more D, check out the music video for The Roadie, directed by Jody Hill here: The Roadie music video.

Look for Shadows Fall out on the road this summer – visit their tour page for the latest dates.

The track listing for Fire From The Sky is:

1.”The Unknown”
2.”Divide and Conquer”
3.”Weight of the World”
4.”Nothing Remains”
5.”Fire From the Sky”
6.”Save Your Soul”
7.”Blind Faith”
8.”Lost Within”
9.”Walk the Edge”
10.”The Wasteland”

Shadows Fall – Fire From The Sky
Razor & Tie
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Track listing for Storm & Grace:

1. Over Me
2. You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet
3. Weary
4. Close To The Edge
5. So Long
6. Un-Break
7. Soften The Blows
8. Storm Of Nails
9. How Do You Fly This Plane?
10. Forgiving
11. Storm & Grace
12. Heartless
13. Sticks And Stones
14. I Was Wrong
15. Just A Dream

Lisa Marie Presley – Storm & Grace
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Antennas Up – The Awkward Phase

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Tracklist:
1. The Awkward Phase
2. Coming On
3. December
4. Lights Out
5. Lose It
6. Untitled (How Will I Know)
7. Wormholes
8. Pretenders
9. Take Tonight Away
10. My Brain

Click play below to check out an exclusive preview of The Awkward Phase: 

Track listing for Origins:

1. The Voice from the Desert
2. Momentum
3. The Edge
4. Tsunami
5. Minuit Aux Batignolles
6. Prometheus
7. Bistro Fada
8. Water Is Life
9. The Selfish Gene
10. Voyager (for Carl Sagan)
11. Les Puces Des Batignolles
12. Vox Populi
13. Train D’enfer
14. Carbon 14

Stephane Wrembel – Origins
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Listen to A Monument all this week at Spinner.com.

Visit Tu Fawning’s tour page to check out some US dates coming up in June.

The track listing for A Monument is:

1. Anchor
2. Blood Stains
3. Wager
4. A Pose for No One
5. Build a Great Cliff
6. Skin and Bone
7. In the Center of Powder White
8. To Break Into
9. Bones

Tu Fawning – A Monument
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Listen to The Only Place all this week, streaming in full at Spinner.com.

Best Coast – The Only Place
Mexican Summer
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Perhaps the highest profile new release, Tenacious D‘s Rize of the Fenix is set to bring ahead a whole new chapter for the comedy rock duo. It will be their first album since 2006′s The Pick Of Destiny – an album with 17,185,401 scrobbles. It falls just short of the self-titled debut which has 18,803,227 scrobbles. Regardless, both have been monumental successes for Jack Black and Kyle Gass and only a brave man would bet against Rize of the Fenix becoming anything less.

Next up is the second album from surf pop duo Best Coast (pictured). The Only Place will look to build on their current scrobble count of 10,850,909 (an impressive number from one album and a couple of other small releases) and with the title track from the new album already bagging 88,019 scrobbles, the forecast looks good. “The Only Place” is available as a free download HERE as part of the recent MP3.com feature on their label Wichita Records.

Lastly, a new album from Beach House. The dream pop pair can count 25,918,327 scrobbles to their name and will soon add fourth album Bloom to their growing repertoire. With the album recently leaking, fans have been scrobbling the tracks in huge numbers. “Myth” was listened to by close to 15,000 listeners alone last week, whilst older tracks such as “Zebra” and “Norway” are still commanding around 8,000 listeners every week. Their third album, Teen Dream, has proved to to be their most popular to date, being scrobbled 13,329,980 times.

Make sure to check back next Friday with Last.fm Trends for the latest choice picks of the forthcoming new music releases.

The official track list for the Speak Of The Devil DVD is as follows:

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The show opened with L.A. Based Latin Rockers, Ozomatli who pumped up the audience with Cumbia-esque beats and an unexpected cover of Depeche Mode‘s Just Can’t Get Enough. The notorious, and single, Martin Moreno hosted the evening introducing the touring comedians Shaun Latham, Rick Gutierrez and Alfred Robles who each fueled the audience with infectious comedy, but the night belonged to Gabriel Iglesias and after a fifteen minute intermission of comedy highlights from his Stand-Up Revolution TV Show (officially picked up for a second season on Comedy Central) the show theme song began to play with the audience in perfect sync singing “Hey! It’s Fluffy!”

The shock was evident from Gabriel who resembled a first grader about to perform “Twinkle, Twinkle” on a kindergarten stage. A GIANT smile, a major twinkle in his eye, and a deep breath was almost too much for Iglesias who had to take a moment to absorb where he was and what this performance truly meant for him. There is NO doubt in my mind that his mind flashed back all the way to the beginning of his comedy/acting career in 2000 when Iglesias joined the cast of Nickelodeon’s “All That.” The sweat was instant, but the roaring acceptance by the Fluffy Fans (and I do mean other Fluffy Peeps) was enough for Gabriel to start the show. It was a monumental moment for both the audience and the comedians. Everyone became a part of history and I couldn’t have been more thrilled.

The comedy was ALL new unheard, uncharted, and virgin to the fans who attended. Iglesias has been described as unbelievably witty, electrifying, and clean. I don’t agree. It’s his ability to hook his audience with detailed story telling that relates to all people no matter their creed, color, or preference, BUT don’t mix up your latin types because according to the comedy master a Puerto Rican is NOT the same as a Mexican and any error in judgement may result in a minor implemented injury by something sharp. All kidding aside, this comedian’s ability to wash away the differences of each person in exchange for the similarities that make us a family has empowered Iglesias to travel and share his comedy throughout the US and around the world including a very incredible performance in Iran (where Fluffy is number TWO on youtube.com). The story of that show is INCREDIBLE and you will have to attend to hear the details including who the number one comedian on youtube in Iran actually is. I will give you a clue. “Silence! I Kill You!”

As the night came to a close, and Gabriel continued his stories you could sense the selfish desires from the fans for more time and more stories with Fluffy. This is when it hit me the hardest. Like every legendary music group, you MUST have an encore with your most popular songs. So, how does a comedian�let me rephrase that�how does a giant size comedian who is ready to dive into the thirty plus cakes waiting for him in the back that’s being stared at and guarded by a “NOT STONED” comedian waiting for Iglesias to wrap up and finish his set? You perform and tell the popular stories.

The audience did NOT miss a beat and Iglesias taunted the New York City Union Workers (IASTE Local One Mobsters) by unplugging his one stage timer sending the night into over time. Gabriel called out the audience for story requests and the feed back was LOUD and immediate. Stories such as The Racist Basket, Donkey, and Making Cops Laugh, and it was in his final piece “New Car” where Gabriel’s true and humble side almost left both audience and comedian in tears. The audience sang back loud enough to make the floor shake. I am sure, Martin Moreno was selfishly taking it all in backstage since the audience was yelling his name, but the moment paused Gabriel’s story and the light that radiated from his energy said to me that whatever doubts he ever had about his career, whatever people ever said to possibly derail his ability to try, or whatever took place to challenge Gabriel to rethink his choice to perform comedy, it was all squashed tonight.

I don’t know if Gabriel will ever read this or if this will ever make it to someone who has ever felt they weren’t somebody with a purpose or a plan, but I want to formally be the first to say don’t quit! When life seems impossible and you are ready to give up, don’t! Pursue your dreams harder. Welcome to the big leagues Gabriel! Your performance at Radio City Music Hall left an audience seeing and believing in how one man who one day is a part time employee struggling to make ends meet at a cell phone store can find monumental success when he pursues his dreams and becomes a house hold name in comedy and you did it with the greatest reason of all. You love to and remember that actors and musicians can have their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for a few bucks, but not everyone can blow the roof off Radio City Music Hall. Some people only win awards and don’t truly connect with their fans, but Gabriel Iglesias has done both by earning the hearts of his fans. Saturday night was sensational and almost too good to be true and the memories of this performance is one for the history books. Nothing will take that Fully’s success as a comedian�not even a missing video tape of his nude performance nowfloating around in some viral black hole. Here’s to Gabriel Iglesias, the man who can truly have his cake and eat it.

Words and photos by Marc Birnbach

Sometimes an opening band outshines and connects harder with an audience than the headliner and here is such a case where the element of surprise left the audience breathless beckoning for more music. Safety Suit is now supporting the Daughtry 2012 Break The Spell tour concerts. Safety Suit is the all American rock band you need watch out for as the up and coming music group for 2012 and on.  Safety Suit formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma now and now records in Nashville, Tennessee where they recently relocated their home base to.  The band is rapidly growing more famous by the show and raising eyebrows, as well as the performance bar for concert experiences. Their story begins in 2004 when the boys first formed under the named Crew and went through a minor trial and error period testing its original core members; Doug Brown (Vocals/Guitar/Dancer), Tate Cunningham (Drums), and Jeremey Henshaw (Bass Guitar/Vocals) on fusing their vision into sound.  Later that year the band approached, positioned, presented, listened to, and ended their guitarist discovery inviting Dave Garofalo to join them to cement the sound, energy and life now known as Safety Suit.

Producer, Greg Archilla produced the band’s first four song EP called Stay leading to the band’s first real taste of success as a group. Safety Suit was shortly offered a major deal designed by the Universal Music Group.  The band was set free to ravage a nation in need of music with substance and they were well prepared to make that happen. Archilla would once again jump on board to produce the 2007 release of Life Left to Go which was received with great satisfying acceptance and appreciation by the Billboard Top “Heatseekers” chart. Fast forward to Sunday April 29, 2012 where Dave Garofalo sits across from the tour bus parked in front of the Palace Theater. “We have been working at this moment for over eight years now and we are finally seeing the impact that our band is making in music.  We really didn’t know what to expect of what effect and impact our music would have until our songs were placed on television.  Now we’re here in Albany, New York sharing the stage with Daughtry and supporting his tour and celebrating our latest album release These Times.  An album think tank collaborative with members from Espionage who just helped to produce the block buster Hey Soul Sister with Train.  Garofalo took in the moment and thought back to the group’s first television placement.  ”TV placement is an amazing opportunity for any artist or group and it is still a crucial element for music artists just starting out.  The connections we made with new fans just in those placements were huge.  I still can’t believe this is really happening sometimes and I sometimes think I will wake up late for work to sell one of these.” Garofalo says smiling and holding up his new white iPhone 4S.  Safety Suit has been heating up ever since those placements and there has been no sign of a cold spell during their last two performances.

The sold out Palace Theater filled quickly and the attendees sat as the lights went out. Safety Suit‘s set was all that separated the Daughtry fans now from seeing Daughtry live. Cunningham walked out first in the shadow of blue light drawing attention with a twirling drumstick.  Garofalo runs out directly on a mission to hit his stage mark at center when a spotlight freezes him instantly in place. Hunched over his guitar Garofalo repeatedly plays a three note guitar drone like an all out alert to brace yourself for something big that’s coming. The Daughtry fans sat heeding this guitar alert and with a brilliant flash from the stage the audience exhaled wide eyed and mouths open as Brown and Henshaw blasted out jumping out from the stage wings. Safety Suit opened the set like a violent storm of sound ravaging the Palace Theater audience whose delayed reaction appeared like a mass collection seeing the coming of the rapture.  The fever of excitement was spread instantly and the uproar of the audience was drowned out by the intoxicating sound of Safety Suit whose magnetic attraction with the audience moved all from observers to fans.

By the time Brown reached the mic he appeared possessed by the holy ghost of music.  His wide eye jaw dropping delivery penetrated the the soul and you can’t but accept the thrust of his vocal power.   Brown has a natural approach to delivering the best performance on vocals which was equally supported by the band members.  It’s his God given talent that is infectious enough to make the unbeliever a believer. Safety Suit is the support act headliners fear and want to have at the same time because they are that good.  The members of Safety Suit each add their love and passion for making music constructed as one light, one sound, one musical movement.  Their synergy wraps around every seat in the house creating intermediary reciprocity kindred between music fans alike.

The set continued onward and Safety Suit nailed every song perfectly. The energy pouring out from their songs such as Never Stop, These Times, and Get Around This reflect the challenges and tribulation a band faces under the rule of a dismantled music industry, but all roads lead to a promise land and Safety Suit knows that first hand with their most monumental performance to date.  This time that moment was revealed at The Hammerstein Ballroom Tuesday night in New York City where Safety Suit was showcased.  Brown delivered a rendition of Jeff Buckely’s Hallelujah which sent chills of enlightenment to all who attended.  ”I have no idea who this band is or where they came from, but WOW.  I’m…wow…what can I say.  I’m a loss for words.” explains David M. from Somers, NY.  ” I can’t remember when I ever liked a support band this much or even cared to know who they are, but I am left amazed at the set I just heard. ” David came to the show with his wife to see Daughtry and walked away a new fan of Safety Suit.  ”I’m really happy I came and I will follow Safety Suit to see when I can see them next.”

Another Sarah J of South Florida said, “Every moment of this show kept me in suspense waiting on the edge of my seat to see what would happen next.” she describes in her experience of Safety Suit’s set.  ”There was not one single dull moment while they were on stage and when the lead singer (Doug Brown) found me in the crowd he grabbed my camera and took it on stage.  I was screaming in excitement as he took picture after picture of his bad mates and then one with me.” Sarah speaking of Doug Brown’s wild side to give his fans the ultimate experience of being living part of the show. In Albany Doug climbed on top of the seats with a helmet cam strapped to his head and at Hammerstein he took a ride ride upon the shoulders of Daughtry‘s tour manager who carried the young singer around the general admission floor.  Safety Suit sends is a living example that when you unleash your inner child light illuminates from within you. The band’s love and passion to play is evident and they continue to impress the music world on all levels.  Safety Suit revitalizes the music performance experience with exhilarated enthusiasm and they are worth more than the price of their admission.

They will continue to tour as a support to Daughtry‘s Break the Spell Tour.  You may even choose to follow current music purchasing trends by visiting Tunes to download your own copy of Safety Suit‘s These Times onto your PC and mobile devices just like Emma Y. of Long Island did before leaving the venue.  ”The line was too long and I’m downloading the tracks right now on my iPhone.  I love that I can discover new music live and walk away with their songs downloaded before I even leave the show.  I never did that before tonight and I was so impressed with Safety Suit that I needed to hear their music again.” Emma says rushing for her train at Penn Station.  ”I’m not sure when I will have the same impressions of a band to be this motivated to buy music on the spot.  Safety Suit..Wow.” Wow is the word of the day when describing Safety Suit and the fans will have to wait for what comes next from this group on the rise and with continued support, guidance, and solid efforts by the Safety Suit team this bands future could send this band on a journey of incredible success and a rich history to measure up to.  If these two shows testify to what is up next for the young group then be prepared because the best is yet to come.

Words and photos by Marc Birnbach

The Parlotones – Journey Through The Shadows (Island)

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Tracklist:
1. Freakshow
2. Soul and Body
3. Brave And Wild
4. Save Your Best Bits
5. Goodbyes
6. Sweet As A Stolen Kiss
7. Honey Spiders
8. We Just Wanna Be Loved
9. Down By The Lake
10. I am Alive
11. Sing You To Sleep
12. Suitcase For A Home

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Kindness – World, You Need A Change Of Mind

Metacritic Score: 75 out of 100
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Tracklist:
1. SEOD
2. Swingin’ Party
3. Anyone Can Fall in Love
4. Gee Wiz
5. Gee Up
6. House
7. That’s Alright
8. Cyan
9. Bombastic
10. Doigsong

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Sing along to the first single, Silenced By The Night: 

Lyrics

In a city like mine there's no point in fighting
I close my eyes, see you and me driving
If I am a river, you are the ocean
Got the radio on, got the wheels in motion
We were silenced by the night

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Keane – Strangeland (Island)

Metacritic Score: 53 out of 100
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Tracklist:
1. You Are Young
2. Silenced By The Night
3. Disconnected
4. Watch How You Go
5. Sovereign Light Cafe
6. On The Road
7. The Starting Line
8. Black Rain
9. Neon River
10. Day Will Come
11. In Your Own Time
12. Sea Fog

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Daughtry continues the 2012 tour at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino where a full house beat all odds incited by Renegade, a raw driven track recorded on the band’s third album release “Break The Spell“. Any hesitation on whether or not this TV created rock star runner up could return after a two year hiatus was quickly snuffed out when Chris took center stage amidst the ignited audience. Daughtry sang Don’t You Wanna Feel Like a Rebel, Renegade On The Run, Real Live Wire In The Cross Fire Riding Shotgun. Daughtry has made no deals with any Devil and he not sold his soul. He just boldly challenges his doubters to call his success what they want with his own open invitation to feel out of control in their own unique ways singing “Here we go!” Here we go in deed, and with a wall of thunderous sound pushing the fans back the show kicked off illuminating hands reaching high and fans jumping out of their seats in a strident pace that even Bon Jovi would nod their approval to.

Daughtry’s success from his days on American Idol continue to skyrocket upwards towards new levels of stardom. His reception by fans is a seed grown from Chris’s ability to write a wide spectrum of people across an even wider generation gap. It’s Chris’s dexterity and competence which keeps his potentiality as a promising music artist with a long career ahead possible. His family friendly shows draw people from all walks of life and they come simply because they connect to Daughtry and love his music. That connection is cemented through Daughtry’s real life stories written in his songs about the daily struggles and curve balls that the harsh reality of everyday life can hurl. Daughtry’s ability to remain openly honest with his music gives the audience what they seek, Hope in a world that appears to be falling apart at the seams.

The 2012 “Break The Spell” tour play list highlights the 2011 album release over two hour showcase. Titles include Spaceship, Outta MyHead and Louder and Louder as well as some previous hits such as September and Over You and two surprise toss in’s covers by Tom Petty and Billy Idol. Chris connects with his audiences no matter where he plays with his stories and music. One such story Daughtry told on Sunday’s stop at Albany’s Palace Theater spoke about Daughtry‘s latest single 4 AM. “This is a track written for the 2012 Esquire Song Writer Contest which I took part in along with some incredible artists and it wasn’t contest really. Chis said referringto his recent participation in the Esquire Song Writer contest. Daughtry explained, “I was given the challenge along with the other music artists to write a song based on three words given to me by Esquire and the words they chose were “Pacific Standard Time”. I don’t know anything about Pacific Standard Time and because I don’t live in that time zone I wasn’t sure what to write or how to even explain what is a Pacific Standard Time is anyway?” Chris soloed his new track with his acoustic six string in an emotionally inspiring premiere. The song about a boy missing his girlfriend separated by the distance of many time zones and the sadness of being apart was an instant hit for fans and proceeds from the sale of this track will benefit charity.

Each show is a milestone in Chris’s young evolving music career. Dreams are meant to be broken and it wasn’t so long ago when Chris was playing unknown bars with his prior bands. He is a living example that forgotten dreams can surface at any time when great persistence and hard work prevail beyond uncertainty. The proof is in the storywhere a young 26 year old Daughtry walks into a New York City office with nothing more than an acoustic guitar strapped to his side for the biggest showcase of his entire life. A showcase with the Godfather of Jive Records, Clive Davis. Chris’s impersonation of Davis sounded like something out of The Sopranos, but the audience got the point andheard as close of a rendition on that fateful day of Home.

Tuesday night, Photos of family and yesterdays gone by projected on amassive screen were all the frills needed to dress the stage at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Once again fans warmly received Daughtry and his band were received with blaring shrills and deafening applause. New York City was popping as Chris jumped from the stage to have some one on one time with his fans in the front row.The playlist remained the same and had some fans who been following the group hoping to hear more Daughtry tracks such as Jennifer F, of Hartsdale, New York who spent the last week driving the last leg of the New England shows at MGM Grand, Palace Theater, and the Hammerstein Ballroom. “I want to know what a girl needs to do to get a little Tennessee and less Rebel Yell?” She says referencing song selections. “I’m a huge Bon Jovi fan and it was in 2005 when I turned on American Idol and heard Chris singing Wanted. I was hooked and wanted to see more.” Jennifer went on to showcase her new found love of Daughtry with her own personal stories which includes listening to all three Daughtry albums over and over again for almost a week straight just so she could sing with the Chris and his band. “They remind me so much of Bon Jovi from even with the start of this show which reminds of how the Circle Tour opened (Bon Jovi’s 2010-2011tour) and now Daughtry has a Keyboardist. I really want to see what Daughtry does next to step away from the Bon Jovi image and to definehis own.

“Daughtry‘s 2012 “Break The Spell” tour continues to heat up as the scheduling for more dates build throughout the summer of this US tour. He will be accompanied by Safety Suit who are equally fantastic and deserving of their own review which will come shortly and are officially on “band on the rise” list, but here it’s all about Daughtry. Chris continues to defy the law of American Idol runner upsand winners by succeeding past the lack of faith some skeptics still may have of him. The confidence gained from these three shows andwith the shows to come are enough to provide certainty and assurance that he is not going anywhere any time soon thanks to the endowment that is created by his music. If these three shows have any foreshadow of what is to come from Daughtry then get ready to put your AC on turbo mode because the Daughtry will be heating up at a show near you making this summer the hottest enough on record and like that Chris closed his sizzling performance in New York City show out withthree of his own little words. “It’s Not Over.”

Words and photos by Marc Birnbach