Stereogum — “You don’t let someone you love feel afraid,” Jilian Medford sings on the opening track of IAN SWEET’s debut full-length, Shapeshifter. Falling in love is terrifying in and of itself; realizing you’ve lost too much of your individuality in ... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — "Bottom of a Bottle" became a major party hit in 2003 just as nu-metal was phasing out. SMILE EMPTY SOUL's ballsy "do it for the drugs" mantra threw enough shock factor into a song that would've otherwise rang as a blatant LINKIN PARK knockoff to pro... more info

Nialler9 — Body & Soul are putting on The Shapeshifter’s Ball, a special “evening of Immortal Proportions, Dark Veils & Twisted Tales in association with the Bram Stoker Festival” in IMMA on Saturday October 25th. The “intimate, slightly twisted, Gothi... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Shapeshifter Lee Bannon drops the visuals for new track “Value 10“, taken from the prolific... Read more » more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Located in the always-growing Gowanus/Park Slope area, about a .4 mile walk from Union Hall, Shapeshifter Lab (18 Whitwell Place) is a new 4200 square foot performance space...."this newly renovated performance space hosts the world's most innovative... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Leila Batmanghelidj Post-rock never made into the mainstream, but it had a huge influence on alternative music in the earlu nineties. Washington DC band Last Tide keep the wall-to-wall music alive on their EP The Broken Places. In the five tr... more info

Chorus.fm — Our friends in *Shining Through (http://www.absolutepunk.net/shiningthrough)* have posted their new EP, Shapeshifter, for free download on their AP.net Profile (http://www.absolutepunk.net/shiningthrough). Fans of *_Weatherbox_*, *_Criteria_*, and *... more info

Panormx — A small selection of tracks that I've been listening to a lot lately...I recommend each one of them.-Fall Out Boy - I Don't Care (Tommie Sunshine & Mightyfools Remix) !!!!Sticky K - The Testament Of Dr. MabuseB.Rich - BumpMyagi - Shapeshifter (Malent... more info

Chorus.fm — Love is the finest thing around, whisper something warm and kind. *Shining Through* - Shapeshifter EP (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1063552) (Julia Conny) *Mat Kearney* - City of Black and White (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthr... more info

JamBase — New Monsoon Is Back From Hiatus With New Live CD To Play Album Release Concert at The Independent, San Francisco 4/11 New Monsoon New Monsoon is making their much-anticipated return to the live performing circuit this spring with an album release ... more info