Cannibal Cheerleader

If you’ve never heard of these Beck-referencing, groove-tastic, spazalicious, leave-it-all-on-the-dancefloor rockers, you owe it to yourself to check out Whirlwind Heat. The first time I saw these guys was summer of 2006 on their tour with another Cannibal Cheerleader favorite Be Your Own Pet. Clearly these two acts had developed a competition to who could pull off the more insanity-induced set, and the winner was definitely the audience that night. The Heat have just released their newest LP, called Self-Titled or Scoop Du Jour on Rhapsody and 

Amazon, so go download it immediately. This album exists in the same vein as their previous

 LP Types of Wood but the dutiful listener can detect a greater presence of an underlying funkiness on this record. Check out this cover of “Another One Bites the Dust” and you’ll see what I mean.

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One has to decide for oneself whether British tabloid mainstay and Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty is inspiring or sad. The ex-Libertine has made as much a name for himself since

 his previous band’s collapse by dating supermodels and shooting smack as he has by penning woozy rambunctious rock tracks. I for one still think of the Libertines and hence Pete and co. as the greatest rock and roll story no one ever wrote, and sadly this guy has to live it. What we do get out of it though this time around is Oh What A Lovely Tour, 19 solid live tracks from Babyshambles’ most recent tour, most of which are delivered with the stoic, Cockney drawl that Doherty puts up when he hides his emotions. However, there exists a level of sincerity and vulnerability in all of songs, especially tracks like “The Lost Art Of Murder” and “Albion”, and the audience, singing along with nearly every song, clearly connects with their fallen hero. This record definitely makes the team and no, it’s not a pity pick; this kid fought for it and deserves it. 

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According to our favorite thrash-metallers Prey for Sleep’s Myspace we’ll be soon hearing new tracks from the group as they travel up to Cincinnati in early August to record tracks for a new EP with high-profile producer Don Debiase. According to lead-singer Hunter Townsend, the band will also soon be featured in a video game, have a new track up on their Myspace (”Sins of Unrest”), and have added a good deal of Texas dates. Lastly, the band’s videos for “Empires of Blood and Lust” and “Reborn” will be premiering on ME-TV within the coming weeks, so look out for those! Here’s the video for “Reborn” on YouTube in case you missed it last time around.

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Posted: July 14th, 2008
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