Owner of Cbgbs Dies

Collected from New York Newswire

It is with deep sadness and regret that we inform you of the death of Hilly Kristal, who died on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 from complications from Lung Cancer.
Kristal, 75, founded the legendary rock club CBGB and ran the club for 33 years.
A singer and songwriter himself, Kristal opened the club to showcase "Country Bluegrass and Blues"; instead the club became a breeding ground for Punk rock. Among the many acts that called CBGB home were Blondie, the Talking Heads, Television, Living Color, Patti Smith and the Ramones.

The club closed in October 2006, but CBGB continues, with a retail store in New York City and worldwide merchandise sales; in addition, there currently are plans to open new CBGB clubs in several locations.

Kristal is survived by his daughter, Lisa Kristal Burgman, son, Mark Dana Kristal, son-in-law Ger Burgman, grandchildren Jenny and Adam Burgman, CBGB, and the thousands of artists and musicians who played the club.

A private memorial service is planned. A public memorial will be held at a later date.

Contributions in Hilly's honour may be made in his name to the American Cancer Society or to the Hilly Kristal Foundation for Musicians and Artists (168 Second Avenue, PMB 207, New York, NY 10003).

Jesu and Eluvium

With a natural appreciation for eachothers music, Jesu and Eluvium join together to compose a record complimenting their similar musical influences. Justin K Broadrick of Jesu offers a daring change in direction with tracks like, "Blind and Faithless," and "Farewell." At times their are still elements of Godflesh, (without all the hate) but for the most part this new material develops a sound much like the late shoegaze band, Ride. As for Eluvium, the only track "Time-travel of the sloth," gives the listenener a continuation of where Jesu leaves off. Definite brilliancy in the planning and preparations of this record. With 2,000 copies already sold through Temporary Residence, on August 22nd Hydra Head records released their portion of this collaboration. A definite must for fans of minimalism as well as shoegaze influenced bands like Mojave 3, Ride, and Swervedriver.

Are Mokkelbost

Some pretty amazing collage art. Visit www.b-o-r-g.org for further information on the artist as well various projects and collaborations. Some of these designs were done using simply vector graphics while others called for paper, plywood, spray paint and other materials.

Soul Control-Involution

Providence Rhode Island's Soul Control offers a style of hardcore often emulated but never executed as precisely as them. Many people compare anything with even a slight groove to bands like; Into Another, Burn, and even Quicksand, but for a band like Soul Control and their ever-changing progression, there is no denying they are quickly developing a sound entirely of their own.

Pre-orders are now available for Soul Control's first full length on Rivalry Records. The street date for this record is September 11, 2007. Involution will feature 11 tracks, a few of which were from their debut 7'' released earlier this year. Make sure to keep close eye on this band if you missed their recent tours with Have Heart, Sinking Ships, and Verse. www.rivalryrecords.com

Bitter End-Climate of Fear

In the wake of the not-so recent New York Hardcore craze, Bitter End redifines the meaning of aggressive music with there follow up LP, Climate of Fear. At first listen there is a vast improvement from Bitter End's first efforts on "Mind in Chains." The first track, "Panic" opens with news clips being played on repeat with a driving bass line downplayed in the mix. Everything about this record from the order of the track listing to the approach of the song writing illustrates a more natural responsiveness as opposed to most releases in recent memory. Climate of Fear will serve as one of modern hardcore's most important albums, standing among its predocessors such as; Best Wishes by Cro-Mags and Brightside by Killing Time. With Bitter End's exhaustive tour schedules and high energy live setting, this new release will be sure to gather alot of interest in hardcore today. Climate of Fear will be released on cd September 11, 2007 through Deathwish/Malfuntion records. For further information on Bitter End and future plans visit Deathwish records at http://www.deathwishinc.com/

Sunn-Oracle

With Southern Lord's 77th installment of a legacy of post metal releases, Sunn is at it again with their brand new record entitiled Oracle. With the addition of Atsuo(drummer from Boris),Attila Csihar(from Mayhem) on vocals as well as the original members Stephen O and Greg Anderson this recording makes for an extremely ecclectic mix of influences. With the title track, "Belürol Pusztít," it begins with very slow, heavy guitar resonance and Attila Csihar's landmark "sealed in a coffin" vocals spoken in Hungarian. Around the 15th minute, Joe Preston makes his entrance with a jackhammer solo, nearly drowning out the mix. Besides the musical element of this release the visual appeal is also fascinating. A collaboration with New York sculptor Banks Violette helped contribute to the music offering a replica of Sunn's backline cast in salt. I'll save the rest for you to enjoy. http://www.southernlord.com/

Intro

As a general lack of interest on the internet I decided to go ahead and write and design a new blog. Justin Jordan who is no longer with us and I used to do a Heart of Atlanta blog shortly after the release of issue # 4, but because of the circumstances I will no longer be posting on that site. Hindue Times is a play on words designed to let the reader know as a disclaimer, whatever written in this blog is not to be taken seriously. Most of what I write is not to be taken seriously, strictly fact vs opinion. Enjoy!