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Dead Video Discs?
Are those stacks of coasters? I better grab some drinks now that I have 250 places to set them without getting rings on my coffee table.
There’s been a lot of talk about the impact that web videos have had on DVD sales. Some argue that DVDs are dead. Others argue that clicking the full screen button on a web video can’t replace the experience of popping in a DVD and watching a video from the comfort of the couch.
Sure, the more tech-savvy among us can fashion a viewing experience that blurs the line, but not everyone is up for deciphering the dozens of cable acronyms to get their favorite web videos on the big screen.
There are a lot of really talented people out there who are gearing up to release DVDs in the near future. Before you stash away your dvd player in the closet with your VCR player keep these upcoming releases in mind:
- 90 East
- Animal
- Anthem II
- BMXFU
- Demolition
- Empire
- S&M (4 dvds this summer)
Hot Water Music releases new album
No Idea Records had just released a new studio album from Hot Water Music. Entitled Redemption, the record marks the band’s return to their original hometown label after years at Epitaph Records.
Owner Var Thelin had this to say about the release and HWM returning to their former home:
‘Twelve new songs, recorded in 2010 at the new Stresstudio in Gainesville, Florida. Redemption shows a return to form for HWM; dual palm-muting, anthemic choruses, and the rhythm section is showboating harder than “Fuel for the Hate Game.” The tempos are up, the energy is scorching, and nary a delay pedal is to be heard. 12 songs, 27 minutes. This is the record you have been waiting for!’
Long time drummer and recently added member to Against Me! George Rebelo plays drums on side A while Against Me!’s previous drummer and current taco shack owner Warren Oakes plays drums on side B.
This will be the band’s first studio album recorded for the label since Fuel for The Hate Game was released 13 years ago. No Idea recently re-released several HWM albums including classics Forever and Counting, No Division, The New What Next, Caution, A Flight and a Crash, and double-LP collection Till the Wheels Fall Off.
The band will be performing at this year’s annual Punk Rock Bowling, hosted by BYO Records, as well as a summer tour of Europe.
Hot Water Music tour dates:
5/7 ‘“ Las Vegas, NV @ Sunset Station – Punk Rock Bowling
6/11 ‘“ Nikelsdorf, Austria @ Nova Rock Festival
6/12 ‘“ Interlaken, Switzerland @ Greenfield Festival
6/13 ‘“ Trier, Germany @ Greenfield Festival
6/14 ‘“ Antwerpen, Belguim @ Trix
6/16 ‘“ Helsinki, Finland @ Notsuri
6/17 ‘“ Goteborg, Sweden @ West Coast Riot Festival
6/18 ‘“ Scheesel, Germany @ Hurricane Festival
6/19 ‘“ Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany @ Southside Festival
6/21 ‘“ London, UK @ Islington Academy
6/22 ‘“ Leeds, UK @ Irish Centre
6/23 ‘“ Newport, UK @ TJ’s
6/24 ‘“ Portsmouth, UK @ Wedgewood Rooms
6/25 ‘“ Paris, France @ Glazart
6/27 ‘“ Barcelona, Spain @ Estraperlo Club
Defgrip Original: Ruben Alcantara
The guys over at Defgrip just posted their latest installment from the Defgrip Originals series featuring Ruben Alcantara. I love these features, each for a different reason. Ruben shares his thoughts on travel and how the feeling of watching videos has changed with the shift from traditional videos to their web-based counterparts.
Check out the whole post over on Defgrip. I suggest popping in the T-1 video after you’re done if you need a reminder of the amazing experiences that exploring the world can bring.
From the forum
“mark and bobby” via cottle
Nü Metallica
It’s good to see that Metallica just keeps getting better and more refined with age. I thought they might start to go downhill after Reload, but they just keep improving. In hindsight all of that Kill Em All crap they did in the 80’s was really barbaric and amateur compared to their new stuff. Their sound is so much more mature these days.
No Friends tour dates
Download the new album here !
NO FREINDS TOUR DATES
4/02/10 Raleigh, NC @ The Pourhouse w/ Deep Sleep, Double Negative, Pollution
4/03/10 Harrisonburg, VA @ Macrock w/ Deep Sleep, Double Negative, Wasted Time, Valkaryie
4/04/10 Washington DC @ TBA
4/05/10 York, PA @ The Skid Row Garage w/ Deep Sleep, Common Enemy, and Olde Tiger
4/06/10 New Brunswick, NJ @ Bosnia w/ Deep Sleep, Nightbirds
4/07/10 Boston, MA @ Church of Boston w/ Deep Sleep, Ramming Speed, Hellbent Hookers, Livver
4/08/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Bruar Falls w/ Deep Sleep, The Bombettes, Nightbirds
4/09/10 Philadelphia, PA @ The Terrordome w/ Deep Sleep, Affirmative Action Jackson, John Wilkes Youth
4/10/10 Richmond, VA @ The Bikelot w/ Deep Sleep, Cloak/Dagger, Dry Spell, Freeman
From the Worcester files
Irregular LM contributor, Ryan Worcester sends this in…
Fun biciclette da Italia
Italian Least Most’r Alessandro sent over a few photos of dudes having fun on bikes. Check out Behind Magazine and No Soccer for more from their neck of the woods.
03-25-2010
I’m not sure what’s up with the Daily Ops, it hasn’t worked in a couple days. We’ll look into it. Until then enjoy this random shot of Hazel Homan (just some bike rider’s dog).
Edit: looks like it’s still working here, but the photos aren’t feeding into the news page. Jason has something new in the works. Sit tight.
Black Lips
“The Black Lips are grimy and disheveled, clever and infectious, it’s a sloppy heap of classic pop, psychedelic haze, spastic rock, and teenage disaffection mixed to lo-fi imperfection in some kid’s filthy garage.” I stole that from the Boston Globe, I’m not a writer, but that’s what I’d say. The Atlanta, Georgia-based garage rock revivalists established their reputation in the early 00’s with a live act that bordered on the fringes of legality, and indeed led the band to being banned from several venues in their home state. Although the show at Johnny Brendas in Philadelphia wasn’t as crazy as I’ve heard they can be, the show was still nuts. Everyone was jumping around. The floor was flexing so much I stood by the bar because it seemed like it was going to cave in any second. Beer, cups and people were flying everywhere. The guitarist even dove across the bar and started drinking out of the tap right next to me in the middle of a song. Its been a while since I saw a band and their fans with so much raw energy. Do yourself a favor and go see em if they’re nearby. You won’t be disappointed, unless you hate fun.
-Bob Myers
This would make a perfect bmx video song. Has anyone used it yet?
Here’s some video from the Philly show on Saturday. You can tell they’re getting loose. “More beer in my monitor please.”
