POP ROCK HIP HOP Motorhead Aftershock www.imotorhead.com Motörhead delivers their 21st studio album, an enormous and prophetic Aftershock. Recorded at NRG Studios in North Hollywood, it is a true leveler, a crushing confirmation of everything Motörhead stands for, marching from the dust storm to deliver 14 belting statements which see Motörhead in perhaps their best writing form for years. There’s swagger, there’s punch, there’s speed and there’s dirty filthy grooves, Lemmy Kilmister, Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee showing clearly that Motörhead is not simply a band, it’s a genre! Da Killah Genius Da Killah N’ Comin’: Episode 1 Heaven N Hell www.dakillahgenius.com From New Jersey city streets comes Da Killah Genius, the new voice of hip hop. With experience and spirit, he does it all – vocals, songwriting, keys, mixing, turntables and producing. Full of raw energy.
Wood Shampoo Crack, Crack Heart Attack www.wobblehouse.com Good times aside, at its core, CRACK, CRACK HEART ATTACK is a collection of pop-routed gems of the guilty pleasure variety that so few seem able write any more. Almost rock for rock’s sake and steeped in a proud tradition of dirty secrets, hedonistic pleasures, coy turns of phrase, tasty guitars, enigmatic vocals & edgy hooks; CRACK, CRACK HEART ATTACK is a tight snapshot of an unblemished rock spirit who could hold it back no longer.
The Last Danger www.laexplosion.com Danger, the seventh fulllength album, by The Last preserves the legendary Los Angeles punk outfit’s patented sound while adding a kinetic spark. This is everything that fans have been waiting seventeen years for and so much more. For Danger The Last have added members Bill Stevenson (Descendents, ALL, Black Flag, FLAG, Only Crime) and Karl Alvarez (Descendents, ALL).
Dilana
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