Emerson Lake & Palmer Live In California 1974 Shout! Factory Records [2012] Fire Note Says: Prog legends at the absolute top of their game! Album Review: In 1974, Emerson, Lake & Palmer were at the top of their game, they had just released their most successful album, Brain Salad Surgery, and were on their way … Read more
Hey Fire Note Faithful – we have been laying low this week and enjoying the holiday but fear not- we are gearing up to hit full steam on January 2. Until then though we thought our vinyl followers would enjoy this Polyvinyl Records year in vinyl review. The label consistently releases a nice product and … Read more
Here is a unique opportunity to hear the man behind the music as Quentin Tarantino provides a track-by-track introduction to the songs on his new movie Django Unchained. QUENTIN TARANTINO’S DJANGO UNCHAINED ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK COMPLETE TRACK LIST 1. WINGED 2. DJANGO (MAIN THEME) – LUIS BACALOV, ROCKY ROBERTS 3. THE BRAYING MULE – … Read more
Meat Puppets Meat Puppets II SST Records [1983] Fan Reviewer: Tracey Location: Scottsdale, AZ Age: 25 When I found out that the Meat Puppets were from my home state of Arizona it really spiked my interest in knowing more. After reading up a little bit on the Meat Puppets history and discovering that they had … Read more
Braid have teamed up with rising alternative rock act Balance and Composure to release a split EP via No Sleep Records. The 7-inch features two new exclusive tracks from each band. The record ships on 2/26/13 but you can pre-order HERE.
Guided By Voices’s fourth full-length album, English Little League, is scheduled to arrive April 30, 2013. More details to follow about the ELL release but the cover art (above) already has us excited. With this news and their Down By The Racetrack EP out January 22nd, next year is already shaping up to be another … Read more
#50 Nada Surf The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy Barsuk Records [2012] The combining of Nada Surf’s focus with their high spirits made The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy one of the most optimistic records the band has released to date. The same confidence that has been with band over the years felt even stronger … Read more
Epitaph Records announced this vinyl bundle featuring Bad Religion’s new LP True North due out January 22nd, 2013. Included in the bundle is the True North on Black Vinyl, an Album Tee, an Album Zip Up Hoodie & a Signed All Ages Vannen Watch. The signed all ages watch is limited to 500! You can … Read more
Punk rock activists Hostage Calm recently filmed a session with Chicago’s Audio Tree which can now be viewed here: http://audiotree.tv/session/hostage-calm/ Set List: 1 Brokenheartland 2 Woke Up Next To A Body 3 On Both Eyes 4 The “M” Word 5 War On A Feeling 6 Don’t Die On Me Now The band will be on … Read more
Before we worry about the Holiday; Glasgow, Scotland band We Are The Physics are celebrating our impending doom! Check out their apocalyptic video for their explosive album closer, “Olivia Neutron Bomb”. But be quick – it’s only online for 24 hours! We Are The Physics: Your Friend, The Atom [Fire Note Review 11/16/12] Happy End … Read more
Here is the track “Ohm” from Yo La Tengo’s new album Fade that is due to hit shelves on January 15th.
Lord Huron is playing the UK in February. His debut show on February 7 sold out quickly so another date was added and tickets are now available. His debut album Lonesome Dreams has been building steam since its release in the States on October 10 and will hit the UK shelves on January 14th. 7 … Read more
Outer Battery Records are avid record collectors and sometimes offer albums that they couldn’t release but know would be perfect for fans of their label. Sleep’s “Live in Denver” is one of those records. Recorded in 2010, “Live in Denver” was just released by the Chalker Place Records. Pressed on pot green vinyl, and in … Read more
After three exceptional full-length albums in 2012, Guided By Voices will kick off 2013 with this six song EP titled Down By The Racetrack. The recording has been described as a quick batch of lo-fi weirdness which should remind fans of mid-’90s EPs Get Out Of My Stations or Clown Prince of the Menthol Trailer. … Read more
Here is a Kickstarter project we can get behind. Three guys have made what looks like a quality turntable for a very reasonable price. Check out the info video below and you can find the Kickstarter page HERE. The project still has 33 days left.
You can now pre-order the complete double album Afterman from Coheed & Cambria on Silver and Gold Vinyl HERE. This set comes with the following: Hardcover packaging with 64 page book written by Claudio Sanchez. Song by song story, song meaning, art and lyrics for all 18 songs. Four (4) individual member guitar picks (first … Read more
Tiger High is a tight knit group of musicians all born and raised in the music mecca of Memphis, TN. The group is composed of Jake Vest (Jack Oblivian, The Trashed Romeos), drummer Greg Roberson (Reigning Sound, Arthur Lee’s Love, The Trashed Romeos, Jack Oblivian, Compulsive Gamblers) and longtime musical partners, Toby Vest and Greg … Read more
San Francisco indie-rock trio Geographer will kick off the New Year with a 3-week headlining tour beginning January 12 in Portland, OR. With direct support from ON AN ON, the dates will take the band throughout the West Coast and Midwest, with stops in Denver, Austin, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and more. This tour … Read more
The Fire Note wouldn’t be possible without the talented writers that have signed on here to share their educated thoughts and true enjoyment of music with our readers. Our year end Top 50 was created based on reviews from the collective but clearly everyone has different tastes and ideas when naming the best album released … Read more
Jack White Vault Package #14 Third Man Records [2012] As a fan of anything Jack White – I’ll take anything I can get. So falling out of the Vault Package #14 (which also includes Jack White Live at Third Man and the photo book “Shark Infested Soda Fountain”) is this beautiful 7-inch courtesy of Third … Read more
Ra Ra Riot’s third album Beta Love is set for release January 22 on Barsuk Records. The album marks the band’s first outing as a four piece with members Wes Miles on vocals, Milo Bonacci on guitar, Mathieu Santos on bass and Rebecca Zeller on violin forming the core of the group. Beta Love’s songs … Read more
The Virginmarys will be headlining their own UK show’s in late February to promote their debut album, the electrifying ‘King Of Conflict’ which will enjoy a simultaneous release both in Europe (DoubleCross Records) & in the States (Wind-up Records). In the past year the band have received some great validation, including an iTunes Single of … Read more
The new Robyn Hitchcock record, Love From London, will be released March 5, 2013 on Yep Roc Records. The record was produced and engineered by Paul Noble, and features Noble on bass, guitar, keyboards and vocals; Jenny Adejayan on cello and vocals; Lizzie Anstey on vocals and keyboards and Jenny Macro, Lucy Parnell and Anne … Read more
TY SEGALL 01/18 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore + 01/23 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress ^ 01/24 Marfa, TX – Padre’s ^ 01/25 Austin, TX – Mohawk ^ 01/26 Dallas, TX – Sons of Hermann Hall ^ 01/27 Memphis, TN – Hi Tone ^ 01/28 Nashville, TN – The End ^ 01/29 Atlanta, GA … Read more
Real to Reel (the companion album to the Dave Grohl-directed Sound City feature length documentary) can now be pre-ordered at iTunes HERE or Amazon HERE. The album is due out March 12 on Roswell Records. And for those that pre-order at iTunes, they will get an immediate download of the first single “Cut Me Some … Read more