Amusement Parks on Fire and More San Diego Love...
The band Amusement Parks on Fire was originally the one man project of Michael Feerick, who is just over the age of 20. Amazing, in that at that age he had already written and recorded the self-titled album for Amusement Parks on Fire. I am guessing the album did well enough to inspire the assembling of a full band to take the show on the road, as that's what Feerick did for the majority of 2005.
After all the touring and a well received live show from fans, the band is now close to putting out their second record Out of the Angeles on V2 in the UK come June 5th. Musically, Amusement Parks on Fire are an explosion of guitars and melody with the volume knob turned as far as it possibly can go. Dubbed "stargazing" music in the bands bio, it's a fair label in comparison to the bands bombastic riffs and melodies. One of my favorite discoveries in 2005 was their self titled debut and the track off of it "Venus in Cancer", which serves as a great example as to what this band is all about. Purely rock driven without giving up any of the beauty of shoegazer acts of the past.
Amusement Parks on Fire - Venus in Cancer [MP3]
Be sure to pick up their self titled debut here which was issued in the states through V2.
My search for all things Headhunter/Cargo related proved to be a bit more fruitful than I would of thought. I was pointed toward a San Diego based radio show on 91x called Dated and Jaded that airs every other Sunday night at around 7:20 PM Pacific. It's hosted by Bryan Spevak and Larry Munroe (thanks for the heads up!), who played a big part in Cargo's existence. Each show contains a very informational look back at past San Diego and Cargo/Headhunter related bands from the late 80's to mid 90's, in which they share anecdotes, stories, and play a couple songs from selected bands. It's a very valuable source of information and something of definite interest to those who may of been fans of the label and/or many San Diego related bands of that time. Head on over to the Dated and Jaded website for more information and you can also download MP3's of past shows in which they've already covered bands like Chune, No Knife, Three Mile Pilot, and Heavy Vegetable.
You can find an online stream over here and please do check it out every other Sunday at 7:20 PM Pacific.
After all the touring and a well received live show from fans, the band is now close to putting out their second record Out of the Angeles on V2 in the UK come June 5th. Musically, Amusement Parks on Fire are an explosion of guitars and melody with the volume knob turned as far as it possibly can go. Dubbed "stargazing" music in the bands bio, it's a fair label in comparison to the bands bombastic riffs and melodies. One of my favorite discoveries in 2005 was their self titled debut and the track off of it "Venus in Cancer", which serves as a great example as to what this band is all about. Purely rock driven without giving up any of the beauty of shoegazer acts of the past.
Amusement Parks on Fire - Venus in Cancer [MP3]
Be sure to pick up their self titled debut here which was issued in the states through V2.
My search for all things Headhunter/Cargo related proved to be a bit more fruitful than I would of thought. I was pointed toward a San Diego based radio show on 91x called Dated and Jaded that airs every other Sunday night at around 7:20 PM Pacific. It's hosted by Bryan Spevak and Larry Munroe (thanks for the heads up!), who played a big part in Cargo's existence. Each show contains a very informational look back at past San Diego and Cargo/Headhunter related bands from the late 80's to mid 90's, in which they share anecdotes, stories, and play a couple songs from selected bands. It's a very valuable source of information and something of definite interest to those who may of been fans of the label and/or many San Diego related bands of that time. Head on over to the Dated and Jaded website for more information and you can also download MP3's of past shows in which they've already covered bands like Chune, No Knife, Three Mile Pilot, and Heavy Vegetable.
You can find an online stream over here and please do check it out every other Sunday at 7:20 PM Pacific.
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