The Movie Overdose boys jet off into space with Duncan ‘Zowie Bowie’ Jones for his directorial debut, Moon. The guys then have a chat about Steven Spielberg as regards the twin Hs of Harvey and Halo and the potential of future installments of the Pirates of the Caribbean story. They then have a chat about the need for documentary and biopic subjects to be interesting, the food in Big Night, the scale of Avatar and the relentless cynicism of Ace in the Hole. The boys conclude with a round-up of trailers, noting whether Wes Anderson’s Mr Fox is looking Fantastic, why James McTeigue will never make it and questioning if the gents in Hot Tub Time Machine could ever really be friends.

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Mercy is moody.

Many people aren’t sure how they feel about Rocco DeLuca and The Burden’s latest album Mercy because its less rock-focused than his first album, I Trust You To Kill Me. It’s not that Mercy isn’t rock-focused, it’s a different type of rock. It’s soulful blues infused rock.

The first album was much more commercial. Think about it, a lot of the the tracks on I Trust You To Kill Me would be considered acceptable for mainstream pop radio stations. This isn’t to say that Mercy’s tracks aren’t radio worthy, they just have a different feel and belong in a more focused genre and setting. Mercy is an album you’d really enjoy because of the artistry behind it.

DeLuca collaborated with producer Daniel Lanois (U2, Bob Dylan) to create this poetic 11 track album. It literally feels like DeLuca is singing you his poetry. Actually, he kind of is! Check out The Link’s interview with DeLuca to see what we mean.

His guitar riffs on his Dobro guitar literally vibrate through the speakers and into your soul. Although I would have liked a few more upbeat songs like on the first album, I really do enjoy the album and its purpose and I appreciate it all the more after learning of how it was crafted with so much passion.

Favourites: I Trust You to Kill Me, Nightingale, Save Yourself

-Alicia Agarrabeitia

..is the name of the latest release by Rocco DeLuca & The Burden. They hail from Long Beach SoCal, but their sound seems like it was dug out of the bayou, laced with pop-sensibilities, and indie-fied [totally not a word, but writing a personal dictionary comes along with the territory of blogging]. With DeLuca’s dobro and wailing vocals, this four-piece band/pièce-de-resistance is enjoyed better in a live context. Their studio material falls flat without the dynamic of a live performance. Totally weird fact – they were signed by Kiefer Sutherland’s label Ironworks. Yes, that’s the guy from 24. No, I don’t know why he has authority in the music business. Since their touring schedule is relatively non-existent, unless you live in California, I found a clip of Rocco DeLuca doing his solo thing. ‘Cause honestly – he’s much yummier when you can get him alone.

Folk, Blues, Stomp! Clothes? Not anymore at least.

I just wanted to post a shameless plug for my own website, Inner Ear. Inner Ear is a music website that used to focus solely on promotion, but because I do pretty much everything myself, it was kinda hard to keep on doing a good job on that. So the focus has shifted more towards reviews & interviews. Things are going slightly better again lately, after a few months where things were quiet (well, i had to graduate too).

You can also find us on Myspace & Last.FM

As for interviews and reviews that we feature so far:

Interviews:

Jim Gaven
The Craze
Honor Society
Republic of Letters
Lazyeye
Kendall Payne
Rosemary’s Sons
AM
Days Difference
Elseworth
Lisa Redford
Carbon Leaf
Kill The Alarm
Chad Perrone
Fenix Tx
Patrick Park
Fiction Plane
Fedchenka
Syd
Mark O’Shea
Joe Hedges
Rooney
Dakota Fate
JJ Appleton
Francis Martin
the Tom Glenne 5.5
Ernie Halter
SLAB
Cordless
Alphaspin
Mike Finley

apart from the 4 reviews that are expected soon, we are also negotiating interviews with several other artists and bands, but none of these have yet been confirmed. I hope to get answers from these people soon and I will let you know!

Reviews:

(the italic reviews listed are to be expected (relatively) soon)

1 Giant Leap – 1 Giant Leap
2nd Place Driver – 2nd Place Driver [EP]
2nd Place Driver – Leave [EP]
2nd Place Driver – …1
2nd Place Driver – The Hungry Ones
2nd Place Driver – Full Speed, Bare Naked
3 Doors Down – The Better Life
3 Doors Down – Away From The Sun
3 Doors Down – Another 700 Miles [EP]
3 Doors Down – Seventeen Days
3 Doors Down – 3 Doors Down
12 Stones – 12 Stones
12 Stones – Potter’s Field
12 Stones – Anthem For The Underdog
30 Seconds To Mars – 30 Seconds To Mars
30 Seconds To Mars – A Beautiful Lie
39 Reasons – 39 Reasons [EP]
a balladeer – Rumor Had It [EP]
a balladeer – Panama
Aaron Lines – Living Out Loud
Aaron Lines – Moments That Matter
All She Wrote – Coshade
Alli Rogers – Always Eden
Alli Rogers – One [EP]
Alli Rogers – The Day Of Small Things
Alli Rogers – At Sea
Alli Rogers – You & The Evening Sky
Alphaspin – Through The Solar Waves
American Hi-Fi – American Hi-Fi
American Hi-Fi – The Art of Losing
American Hi-Fi – Hearts On Parade
Augustana – Midwest Skies & Sleepless Mondays
Augustana – Mayfield [EP]
Augustana – You’ll Disappear [EP]
Augustana – All The Stars & Boulevards
Augustana – Can’t Love, Can’t Hurt [EP]
Augustana – Can’t Love, Can’t Hurt
Billy Boy On Poison – Sweet Mess [EP]
Blyss – Diff’s Lucky Day
Chad Perrone – Used To Dream
Chad Perrone – Wake
Clockwork Noise – Myspace Tunes
Cordless – Something Real [EP]
Cordless – Bright Lights
The Craze – Introducing.. The Craze
The Craze – Get Up! [EP]
Dan Wilson – Free Life
David Beebee – dB²
David Beebee – David Beebee [EP]
The Fray – Reason [EP]
The Fray – How To Save A Life
The Fray – Live @ Electric Factory
Honestly – Have A Nice Life
Honestly – Ghosts Of A Brilliant Past [EP]
HoneyHoney – Loose Boots [EP]
Honor Society – The Green Light [EP]
Honor Society – A Tale Of Risky Business [EP]
Hotspur – Myspace Tunes
Hotspur – Beta
Hungry Hungry Hypocrites – Rock, Roll, Fire & Magic
JJ Appleton – 500 Moments
JJ Appleton – Uphill To Purgatory
JJ Appleton – Someone Else’s Problem
JJ Appleton – Black & White Matinee [EP]
John Taglieri – Leap Of Faith
John Taglieri – Half & Half
John Taglieri – NOW!
John Taglieri – Wide Awake & Dreaming
Keaton Simons – Currently [EP]
Keaton Simons – Exes & Whys
Keaton Simons – Blink [EP]
Keaton Simons – Can You Hear Me
Keith LuBrant – Searching For Signal
Lazyeye – Lights In The Attic
Lifehouse – No Name Face
Lifehouse – Stanley Climbfall
Lifehouse – Lifehouse
Lifehouse – Who We Are
TMATSMM & God Is An Astronaut – Split 12″ [Vinyl]
Matt Swachman – Uncharted Territory
Mike Finley – Mike Finley [EP]
Mike Finley – The Way We Are [EP]
Missing Leg Compartment – Myspace Tunes
Nephu Huzzband – Papers [EP]
Patrick Park – Loneliness Knows My Name
Patrick Park – Mondays In Spaceland
Patrick Park – Stickbirdsongs [EP]
Patrick Park – Everyone’s In Everyone
Patrick Ryan Clark – Translation
Radiohead – Pablo Honey
Radiohead – The Bends
Radiohead – OK Computer
Radiohead – Kid A
Radiohead – In Rainbows
Republic of Letters – Spirit Or A Ghost [EP]
Rocco DeLuca & The Burden – I Trust You To Kill Me
Rosemary’s Sons – Misery Loves Company
Rosemary’s Sons – All In Hand
Rosemary’s Sons – St. Eleanor’s Park
Rosemary’s Sons – “The Others” [working title]
Seven Mary Three – Day & Nightdriving
SLAB – Betray The Past.. Infect The Future
Snow Patrol – Songs For Polarbears
Snow Patrol – When It’s All Over We Still Have To Clear Up
Snow Patrol – Final Straw
Snow Patrol – Live & Acoustic @ Park Ave
Snow Patrol – Eyes Open
Souls A Fuse – Under The Spotlight [EP]
Three Days Grace – Three Days Grace
Three Days Grace – One-X
the Tom Glenne 5.5 – .married
the Tom Glenne 5.5 – White Soul
the Tom Glenne 5.5 – Free Rock

reviews for (among others): Untyde, Making April, Dakona, Fiction Plane, Silkstone, Rooney, Erny Green, Solo, Radford, Steve Bertrand, Emerson Hart, Avion, Voicst, Racoon, Krezip, Days Difference, My Favorite Highway, Jim Gaven, Kill The Alarm, Leaf, Alamo Race Track, Little things that kill, Big City Rock, We The Living, T.E.A. & Marwood are expected to follow.

Rocco Deluca & The Burden

Rocco Deluca & The Burden mit “Colorful”

Rocco Deluca & The Burden mit “Swing Low”

Gotta love the dobro sound!!