Episode 11 is now online.You can download here

2008 looks like a promising year for bands in the UAE with a lot of shows and also releases. This episode features bands that have released an Ep/album this year or will release one in the coming months. Some new bands and some vetreans of the scene.

Also,Trendcrusher has a new home http://trendcrusher.shouscene.com

Thanks to Watson for the site and also to Vineet for the intro.

Episode 10 is now online.You can download it at the following link http://www.4shared.com/file/37002899/16d621c6/Trendcrusher_Podcast_Episode_10.html
This episode features bands from Saudi Arabia.The bands featured are Inversion,Sound of Ruby,Grieving Age,Creative Waste,Deathless Anguish and Wasted Land. You can check them out at the following links

Inversion http://www.myspace.com/inversionband 
Sound of Ruby http://www.myspace.com/soundofruby 
Grieving Age http://www.myspace.com/grievingage 
Creative Waste http://www.myspace.com/creativewaste 
Deathless Anguish http://www.myspace.com/deathlessanguish 
Wasted Land www.wastedland.net

Thanks to Fawaz of Creative waste for all his help.

Episode 9 is now online.You can download it here

It features an interview with the Abu Dhabi-based band Indiephone we talked about their Ep "Do you mean Idiophone?", their recording experience, and Hannah's couch fetish.

Check you their music at www.myspace.com/indiephone

 

 

The 8th Episode of the Trendcrusher Podcast is now online.
You can download it at http://www.4shared.com/file/34418366/f5005e26/Trendcrusher_Podcast_Episode_8.html

Episode 8 features Dubai based punk/ska band Gandhi's Cookbook. We talk about their upcoming Ep "In the Cesspool of Culture", their influences, upcoming shows and a possible India tour!

Check out their music at http://www.myspace.com/gandhiscookbook 

Hey guys,
                 got a new interview online, its with the Toroto-based Black/doom metal band, Woods of Ypres.Read it here http://trendcrusher.googlepages.com/woodsofypres1

Do check out their website www.woodsofypres.ca and their myspace for more info.

It will be included in the 3rd issue of the zine which shoud be out by the end of this month.
 cheers
     Pedro

Ampulance Compilation Volume 2: A compilation of music from artists based in the UAE.

In partnership with Trendcrusher, the second coming of the Ampulance Compilation is here - with improved packaging, CD mastering, information about each of the artists in the inlay, and... colour!

Exhibiting a wide range of music on 18 tracks, it's a just representation of the variety of the music scene in the UAE.

Tracklist:

1. Butterspoon Experiment - 'Lazy Man'
2. Indiephone - 'Metrixxx'
3. Behold the Locus - 'Ladder'
4. Sandwash - 'Hey Hey Hey'
5. gopilot - 'oxygen shortages'
6. Gandhi's Cookbook - 'Plaid Parade'
7. Sun King - 'Goin' Crazy'
8. Good Fryday - 'Sweet 16'
9. Ryan Moonshine - 'Moonshine'
10. The Fine - 'Hero'
11. Fate Never Lies - 'As The Spirit Leaves The Body'
12. Amongst Skyscrapers - 'Adela'
13. Private Government Project - 'I am Hate'
14. Of Brutality and Grace - 'Of Desecration and Shadow'
15. Mephibosheth - 'Majesty'
16. Beneath The Remains - 'Carved Within'
17. Abhorred - 'A Lifelong Philosophy'
18. Nervecell - 'Human Chaos'

Artwork by Martin B

The compilation will be sold for 10dhs. All money made will go towards funding more copies of the compilation, future Ampulance shows and anything else we plan in the future.

So, where can someone interested get hold of it?

The Ampulance Compilation: Volume 2 is being released at the Ampulance Acoustic Show II. Be there to get your copy! Information on the show can be found at http://www.phride.com/index.php?showtopic=15392

After this, the compilation will be for sale at most local shows; we'll make sure to announce which shows we will be selling at.

Make sure you join the Ampulance group on facebook, or visit www.ampulance.we.bs to be in the know about other Ampulance happenings!

Episode 5 of the Trendcrusher Podcast is now online.
You can download it at here

This episode features The Private Government Project.I spoke to Milton Kyvernitis about the soon to be released album "Diavatirio", the various people featured on the album and a whole lot more.
Check out a few tracks from "Diavatirio"   at http://www.myspace.com/privategovernment
Keep track of the progress of the album at http://www.phride.com/index.php?showtopic=13088

The Third episode of the Trendcrusher Podcast is now online!

You can download it here

This episode features an interview with Dubai's death metal act Nervecell.
They talk to us about their recent gig in Egypt, their upcoming tour of Australia,their new album "Preaching Venom" and much more.

Subscribe to my blog to know when the next episode will be online for download, as well as online interviews and news.

Please give it a listen and let us know what you think, we'd really appreciate it!
Thanks!

Trendcrusher Podcast's second episode, a special Dubai Desert Rock Festival 2007 edition, is now online!
You can download it here

It features songs from the performing bands at Desert Rock (Iron Maiden, Robert Plant, Stone Sour, Incubus, Mastodon, In Flames and Junkyard Groove) as well as an interview with Lara from CSM about Desert Rock.

Check out the Google page:
http://trendcrusher.googlepages.com

Subscribe to my blog to know when the next episode will be online for download, as well as online interviews and news.

Please give it a listen and let us know what you think, we'd really appreciate it!
Thanks!

Hails
most of you might remember my radio show.since there are no campus radio stations here,i've decided to start a podcast.My buddy Sary co-hosts it with me.  Basically, it's about the UAE local rock/metal scene (though in the future we'd like to include the rest of the Middle East and South Asia). It's got scene news, band interviews, songs, etc. related to the local scene. So whether you've into the scene for a long time or are new and wanna check it out, download this podcast whenever it comes out and give it a listen, and spread the word too!

This episode features a lengthy interview with Sol from Juliana Down.Juliana Down have just released their debut album "Cause and Effect". In our interview,Sol talks about JD, the local scene in the UAE, and other things.

Download the podcast here:
http://www.4shared.com/file/10732924/57769d1c/TRENDCrUSHER_ep1.html

As always comments and feedback are appreciated.

Check the Juliana Down website:www.julianadown.com
Myspace:www.myspace.com/officialjulianadown