http://www.guerrillamagazine.com New Music News To Melt Your Face Off Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:34:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Alexx Calise is mad as hell and she's not gonna take it anymore. For In Avanti, the follow up to 2007's Morning Pill, the Los Angeles based singer/songwriter has piled on the crunching guitars and dialed up the animosity, singing pitch-perfect melodies with vitriolic lyrics about betrayal and love gone ... http://www.guerrillamagazine.com/in-avanti-is-the-perfect-mix-of-melody-and-malice/0514 Who: Socratic From: Cranford, New Jersey Best song: “Boy in a Magazine” Check them out: http://www.myspace.com/socratic http://www.guerrillamagazine.com/bow-socrati/0508 Go download Canterbury's CD, Thank You, for free, it is fantastic. Who: Canterbury From: Odiham, United Kingdom Best song: “Diver” Check them out: http://www.canterburythankyou.com/ http://www.guerrillamagazine.com/bow-canterbury/0495 You'd be hard pressed to find an artist more passionate and driven than Alexx Calise. Most artists go into the studio to record one album, but not Alexx Calise. She's in the studio cranking out, not one, but two albums. The first is a follow-up to 2007's Morning Pill and ... http://www.guerrillamagazine.com/alexx-calise-chases-her-morning-pill-with-two-new-records/0500 WORST SONGS: 1. Millionaires - “Just Got Paid, Let's Get Laid” This song is just juvenile, and not the good kind of juvenile. 2. Jason Derulo - “Whatcha Say” A ridiculously huge single but no album to back it up. Also, did I mention the lyrics are ridiculous? “I don't want you to leave ... http://www.guerrillamagazine.com/the-worst-of-2009-in-music-according-to-jacob/0487 BEST ALBUMS: 1. Enter Shikari - “Common Dreads” (Ambush Reality/Warner Music) Honestly I didn’t think these scrappy Brits could top 2007’s “Take to The Skies,” but they went and proved me wrong. When “Solidarity” erupts in all its chugging, bleeping glory and Rou Reynold’s beloved inhale scream is brought to bear it ... http://www.guerrillamagazine.com/the-best-of-2009-in-music-according-to-jacob/0482 Muse, one of the greatest rock trios ever, gave two back to back sold-out shows at Wembley in 2007. A defining weekend in this decade's music history, the entire concert is now available for free on Hulu, or in the embedded video below. Warning: prepare to have your mind blown. http://www.guerrillamagazine.com/watch-muse-live-at-wembley-now-on-hulu/0478 Lights just released a full-length on October 6th titled The Listening. Who: Lights From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Best song: “Ice” Label: Doghouse Check them out: http://www.myspace.com/lights http://www.guerrillamagazine.com/bow-lights/0473 AFI just released their eighth full-length studio album, Crash Love, last Tuesday. Who: AFI From: Ukiah, CA Best song: “Days of the Phoenix” Label: Interscope Check them out: http://www.myspace.com/afi http://www.guerrillamagazine.com/bow-afi/0468 Coffee house music never sounded so good. I'm not even joking. Who: Rodrigo y Gabriela From: Mexico DF Best song: “Hanuman” Label: Rubyworks Check them out: http://www.myspace.com/rodrigoygabriela http://www.guerrillamagazine.com/bow-rodrigoygabriela/0463