Bass guitar, electric guitar, voices and drums comprise a Rock Band. Sometimes other stuff gets thrown in there too, or subtracted, but thatís usually the essence of it.
Before the release of their new record Smile on April 29th, Atsuo Mizuno of Borisgot together with Pitchfork to talk about the album, international touring, and why they seem to be more popular outside of Japan.
Attraction By Addition
Swervedriver has been added to this year's Coachella line-up. Catch them on Sunday as the sun begins to set. Tickets are still available for all those procrastinators out there.
And for those of us who won't be able to hang in the desert for a few days...
The Chariot's Josh Scogin has directed a video for the song "They Drew Their Swords." Explains Scogin,"I wanted it to be really out there, with no boundaries or real structure. We really wanted it to show how chaotic the music was, and made that the main focus, even more than the video itself. I'd say the random segments are the circus sideshow, but more realistic. Anything I wanted to shoot I did and if it worked I kept it." Check out the results here.
Summer Mayhem
UNDEROATH will headline the Hot Topic Stage during this summer’s Rockstar Mayhem Festival, set to kick off July 9th at the White River Amphitheatre in Seattle. The much-buzzed-about tour will hit 30 cities in the U.S. and Canada between early July and late August. A full itinerary will be announced on April 1 with the festival's pre-sale commencing on April 4th and the national on sale to commence on April 19th.
Can't Make It To The Show?
Pelican released a DVD packed with live-footage back in December. Check out this review.