Fancy getting your laughing gear around some New Jersey progressive rock n roll?? Then allow us to be of assistance! May we introduce to you THE PARLOR MOB. Their debut album ‘AND YOU WERE A CROW’ has just seen a release in their home country and will be released in the UK later this year, however, for the impatient amongst us Brits, is is available digitally NOW on iTunes and at other reputable digital retailers.
We highly recommend that you check it out. But if you think we’re a lil biased, check out the track below. And then we are sure you will be agreeing it’s pretty dandy stuff…
Ever wondered what it’s like to shoot a video? Then wonder no more. When shooting their video for current single GIVE ME WHAT I WANT (in stores May 19th!), KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES took along a chap with a camera and he spent the whole day (and night into the wee small hours!!) and filmed the WHOLE kit n caboodle!
If you head the the MYSPACE UK MUSIC HOMEPAGE, you will be able to see a sample of all the action from the shoot!!
Debut album, SMART CASUAL, which hits stores on the 26th May is available not only as a CD but also as a CD/DVD special edition and on the DVD, you will be able to catch the FULL behind the scenes documentary on there along with ruck loads of other cool features (which may or may not feature a bouncing pink flamingo)!
You can pre-order SMART CASUAL (and single GIVE ME WHAT I WANT) AT THIS LOCATION.
DEVILDRIVER will be interviewed on this weeks BBC 6 MUSIC ROCK SHOW- Friday night (16/05).
KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES are streaming their full debut album, SMART CASUAL, 10 days prior to release (which is set for May 26th) EXCLUSIVLY on NME.COM!
HEAD HERE TO THEIR HOMEPAGE NOW and click on their media player to hear all 12 killer tracks!
And if you are wondering what goes in to recording an album like SMART CASUAL then you should head to the KERRANG! RADIO and KERRANG! MAGAZINE websites from MONDAY 19TH MAY to see the start of a 3 part series of behind the scenes footage shot during the recroding of the album. The exclusive footage will run May 19th, 22nd and 26th of May!
And don’t foget that you can pre-order SMART CASUAL at THIS location.
Can you just imagine your luck? You’re in a bar in Camden, and you spot Steven Wilson (PORCUPINE TREE) chatting to Mikael Akerfeldt (OPETH) about Opeth’s forthcoming album WATERSHED aaaaaaand you happen to have your camcorder with you! Now THAT would be quite the exclusive, no?!
Well METALHAMMER.CO.UK bagged that one and you can see part
LAMB OF GOD have released a trailer for their upcoming DVD WALK WITH ME IN HELL, a 2 disc metal extravaganza that will be released here on JUNE 30TH!!!
If you head to your local independant record store to pick up your copy of OPETH‘s new album WATERSHED (in stores JUNE 2ND), you will recieve a FREE Opeth beer mat, perfect for when you lay back with a cold one to check out the album for the first time!
The mats are available from the following stores, whilst stocks last:
ABERDEEN | ONE UP | |
ABERYSTWYTH | ANDYS RECORDS | |
BANBURY | CHALKY’S | |
BILLERICAY | SLIPPED DISCS | |
BIRMINGHAM | POLAR BEAR | |
BIRMINGHAM | TEMPEST | |
BROADSTAIRS | SOUNDHOUSE | |
CAMBERLEY | ROCKBOX | |
CHESTERFIELD | HUDSONS | |
CHORLEY | TOWNSEND | |
CLITHEROE | TOWNSEND | |
CLYDEBANK | WEST END | |
CONGLETON | A&A DISCS | |
DOWNHAM MARKET | LEWKS | |
DUDLEY | ST RECORDS | |
EAST GRINSTEAD | ALICES | |
EDINGURGH | AVALANCHE | |
EXETER | MARTIAN RECORDS | |
FAREHAM | DESTINY RECORDS | |
FOLKSTONE | MUSIC ROOM | |
GLASGOW | AVALANCHE | |
GOSPORT | REFLEX | |
GREENOCK | RHYTHMIC | |
GT YARMOUTH | BETTER LEISURE | |
GUERNSEY | NO 19 | |
HITCHIN | CD HEAVEN | |
KNARESBOROUGH | FEELGOOD INC | |
LEAMINGTON SPA | EHEAD LIMITED | |
LEEDS | CRASH | |
LEICESTER | ROCKABOOM | |
LERWICK | CLIVES | |
LETCHWORTH | DAVID’S MUSIC | |
LEYLAND | TOWNSEND | |
LICHFIELD | TUDOR TUNES | |
LONDON | SISTER RAY | |
MARKET HARBOROUGH | PENDULUM | |
MELTON MOWRAY | PENDULUM | |
NOTTINGHAM | HEAVY SOUNDS | |
NOTTINGHAM | SELECTADISC | |
PLYMOUTH | DIFFERENT CLASS | |
PRESTON | ACTION | |
RETFORD | PENDULUM | |
SKEGNESS | WATSONS | |
STAMFORD | PENDULUM | |
STROUD | KANES | |
SUDBURY | COMPACT MUSIC | |
SWANSEA | DERRICKS | |
WHITSTABLE | SOUNDHOUSE | |
WIMBORNE | SQUARE | |
WORCESTER | FACE THE MUSIC | |
YEOVIL | ACORN |
In this instalment MIKAEL AKERFELT, vocalist and general musical genius of OPETH talks about the artwork for upcoming release WATERSHED– the artist behind it and it’s meanings and also the difference in artwork between the differing editions of the albums.
WATERSHED will be released on the 2ND JUNE as a CD. CD/DVD, digital download and vinyl. The latter will be limited to only 200 copies in the UK.
PRE-ORDER THE SPECIAL EDITION HERE
To celebrate the release SMART CASUAL, KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES will make an instore appearance at their local HMV!!
Head to
HMV
53 Queens St,
CARDIFF,
CF10 2AS
MONDAY MAY 26TH
and from 4.30pm the guys will be in store for a live performance and signing session!!!
KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES will be previewing their debut album SMART CASUAL EXCLUSIVLY on NME.COM from FRIDAY 16TH MAY until it’s release on MONDAY 26TH MAY!!!
The album, which features singles ‘Easy Tiger’ and ‘Give Me What I Want’ (the latter in stores May 19th) and CURRENT FREE DOWNLOAD TRACK ‘Good Boys Gone Rad’, is currently available for pre-order at the following locations at the following prices:
ORDER DIGITAL STANDARD EDITION HERE FOR