Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman posts footage of his solo performance; Black Moth Super Rainbow won’t be playing for a while; MTV Iggy posts a clip of Yo-Yo Ma and Andrew Bird jamming. This and much more…
Weekly Music News Roundup
Led Zeppelin
Imaad Wasif: The Engaging and Sincere Singer’s Second Solo Release
Electric guitars and ’70s rock-inspired music deterring “illusions of youth” such as money, girls and drugs? Imaad Wasif makes it work, using meditation and music to keep the detrimental influences of society from deterring him from sharing beautiful sounds.
Tinariwen: Malian Rebel Rock and Roll
Despite being from a far-away culture, Tinariwen brings us comfortable, familiar rock.
The Mars Volta: In Control
Pumping out loud, fractured rock, The Mars Volta challenges their audience with every new release and live show. If you’re offered ear plugs, take them. And if you’re asked to describe them, don’t say “prog.”
Coalesce: There is Nothing New Under the Sun
When mathy, groove-heavy hardcore outfit Coalesce remodeled a short disc’s worth of Led Zeppelin tunes in 1999, fans of Zep’s famous riffage banged their heads in a whole new way. Guitarist Jes Steineger acted as a down-tuned Jimmy Page, former drummer James Dewees flawlessly recreated Jon Bonham’s beats, and, most importantly, vocalist Sean Ingram created a brutal presence in place of Robert Plant’s pipes.
Coalesce Planning Tour, Seven-Inch for August
After spending the better part of the past six years broken up or as a quasi-functional touring unit, hardcore behemoths Coalesce appear to be returning to an operational status.