Revival?

After a long, sloth-induced hiatus, I have decided to revive Music From the Hammer (though you can't really "revive" something that was never really alive to begin with now can you?). Expect ludicrously irregular and whimsical posts in the future. They will most likely contain pretentious drivel about bands you don't give a shit about and self-degrading comments that really aren't funny, ironic, or cool.

Pirate's Blend

Reggae/soul rockers Bedouin Soundclash have announced the launch of their new label, Pirate's Blend. The first release on the label will be frontman Jay Malinowski's anticipated solo debut "Bright Lights and Bruises". The album features a collection of acoustic songs Malinowski wrote while the future of Bedouin Soundclash was uncertain. As it stands now, the album will drop on February 16th and Malinowski has scheduled a cross-Canada tour in support of it.

Despite being busy with the creation of Pirate's Blend and "Bright Lights and Bruises", Malinowski plans to continue his work with Bedouin Soundclash. The band is bringing in drummer Sekou Lumumba for their upcoming Canadian dates:

February 12th, 2010 – Vancouver, BC – Ontario Pavillion
February 13th, 2010 – Richmond, BC – Richmond O’zone
February 14th, 2010 – Whistler, BC – Whistler Live
March 12th, 2010 – Toronto, ON – CMW with Charlie Winston & Micky Green
@ The Mod Club Theatre

If you are a fellow Hamiltonian, you can catch Jay Malinowski at the Casbah on March 10th.

Pirate's Blend Website: http://www.piratesblend.com/

No Alestorm/The End Of Hostage Life

Opted out of going to see Alestorm after discovering that the show was a full-blown Norwegian Death Metal festival. It's just not my thing..... Anyway today is a sad day for Canadian punk as Hostage Life announced that they will be breaking up as of November 20th. I saw these guys twice this year and they were incredible both times, they will be sorely missed and I hope to see them again sometime in the future.