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January 24, 2007 by RNS RobotPlease visit www.connexionsmusic.com and bookmark it for continued adventures of the Holland Row blog. Ding!
NAPW Tuesday Night Fights (Jan 23)
January 24, 2007 by RNS RobotTUESDAY. NIGHT. FIGHTS.
01/23/2007
The crowd is chattering before the start of Tuesday Night Fights, but then the lights go down and it’s silent for a few minutes. Then…”BAD BOYS, BAD BOYS, WHATCHA GONNA DO?” The crowd BOOS as a frustrated Commissioner R. Joseph Winchell III stomps down to the ring, huffing and puffing. Frank Warburton looks confused, but Winchell grabs the mic from his hands and shoves him aside.
Best/Worst Music of 2006
January 13, 2007 by RNS RobotBEST ALBUM
MuteMath – s/t
There isn’t really anything that comes close. MuteMath’s long-awaited full-length release is tops of the pops. And such.
Worthy Mentions
Underoath – Define The Great Line
Jars Of Clay – Good Monsters
Norma Jean – Redeemer
Stavesacre – How To Live With A Curse
Riley Armstrong – La Loop
Beck – The Information
BEST ARTWORK
MuteMath – s/t
Deserves to be showcased on a vinyl release.
Worthy Mentions
Starflyer 59 – My Island
Stavesacre – How To Live With A Curse
WORST ALBUM
Skillet – Comatose
One of the worst records of the past like, three years. Also file under “Biggest Disappointment.”
BEST OLD DISC I FOUND
Thrice – Vheissu
Released 2005, wow.
Older still
Guardian – Buzz
Plankeye – Straight Exchange
Beck – Sea Change
Bride – Snakes In The Playground
The Prayer Chain – Shawl
Other Great Stuff
Nintendo Wii
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Batman Beyond: Season 1 DVD
The Prestige
Casino Royale
Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon DVD
Yep.
Winter = RONNIE-PALOOZA
January 2, 2007 by RNS RobotIt is a good three months to be a fan of Ronnie Martin/Joy Electric.
JANUARY 9: JE “Workmanship” EP (online at velvetbluemusic.com)
JANUARY 23rd: Bros. Martin (Joint project with brother Jason of SF59)
MARCH 20: JE “The Otherly Opus/Memory Of Alpha” full length
Icicle Struesel EP
And I am also going to buy “Ministry of Archers” finally. Bring on the analog synthpop. BRING IT. I SAID BRING IT.
WANTED: Band mates
January 1, 2007 by RNS Robot~Wanted~
Christian musicians to form passionate, intense, somewhat aggressive, deep, spiritual and emotional hard rock/industrial/metal band in the CENTRAL FRASER VALLEY (Abbotsford, Chiliwack, Langley, Mission, anywhere within 30 minutes of Abbotsford.)
Drummer, guitar player, bassist, keyboardist, some combination of at least three-piece. I may play guitar and sing/scream, I may simply be lead vox.
Influences include:
Project 86
Circle of Dust
Argyle Park
Marilyn Manson
Nine Inch Nails
The Tea Party
Monster Magnet
Blindside
Demon Hunter
Massivivid
OLD Skillet
Stavesacre
Tourniquet
I am looking for real people who desire to perform music that is more than just “party rock”, but something meaningful, powerful and sometimes life-changing with a theatrical + intense stage performance.
For further information, please contact ryan.ro@mac.com.
Underoath LIVE review
December 28, 2006 by RNS RobotUNDEROATH
w/Silverstein, Moneen, He Is Legend
September 14th, 2006
Vancouver, BC
Croatian Cultural Center
I became an Underoath _fan_ with their latest release, the epic _Define The Great Line_. So hey, when they come to town within a couple months of releasing said record, who am I to not go?
Norma Jean – Redeemer review
December 28, 2006 by RNS RobotRedeemer
Norma Jean
Solid State Recordings
11 songs / 41:42 minutes
Up-front admission: I am not a fervent hardcore fan. I say this only to make it understood that I do not have a wide frame of reference in regards to bands like Norma Jean, Underoath or Spitfire. I can respect the ideas behind hardcore and the punk-like ethos of many of these bands, but I do not know the “scene.” Because of this, I thought I’d ask my good friend Andrew Hall, a huge Norma Jean fan, some questions I had no answers to.
“Is Norma Jean doing something unique in hardcore? Are they doing it _well_? Is _Redeemer_ better or worse than their prior work?”
Disciple – Scars Remain review
December 28, 2006 by RNS RobotScars Remain
Disciple
SRE Recordings
11 songs / 38:51 minutes
DISCIPLE’S NEW ALBUM IN 100 WORDS OR LESS:
“Does Travis Wyrick know any guitar tones that DON’T sound like Pillar — wait, that second guitar sounds awesome. Kevin’s screaming! Holy crap eighties metal riff! Did that sound like “To Hell With The Devil?” Oh wow this track is awesome. AHHHH NICKELBALLAD! Skipped that just in time. NECK SLIDE! Momentum BUILDING! Momentum… lost.”
Delirious? – Live At Willow Creek CD/DVD review
December 8, 2006 by RNS RobotNow Is The Time: Live At Willow Creek
Delirious?
Furious? / Sparrow
15 tracks / 77:42 minutes
Let’s see here. Loads of singles with b-sides and remixes galore. Three prior live albums. One loaded DVD featuring two documentaries, every music video and more. A “Greatest Hits” type disc with re-recordings of some of the band’s more famous songs. A Spanish language album. Delirious? sure can crank out the extra material. Their latest release is a live cd/DVD combo titled _Now Is The Time: Live At Willow Creek_. Quite a mouthful to say and not nearly as rock & roll of a name as the recent live disc from the Foo Fighters, _Skin & Bones Live_. But like the Foo Fighters, Delirious? knows how to give back to their fans, a rarity in the christian market. Sure, there’s a truckload of “Special Editions” coming out lately, but those are more of a piss-off to fans than anything else. “Hey, thanks for being a fan and buying the record in week one, now buy it again six months later with a couple new songs and some DVD footage for full-price or more!”. But I digress.
