Captured live at the Cardinal Sin Headquarters, check out this footage of Gene and Brian performing "Living To Die!"






The day has finally come - you can download our favorite little slice of alt-folk darkness, the four-song EP, "Living To Die" from Knoxville, TN's, Gene Priest and the Cardinal Sin!  Produced by both Gene and LDA founder Brian Grosz at their respective studios in Knoxville and Brooklyn, Living to Die got the final mix from the one and only Scott Minor of Sparklehorse.

And after you've clicked over to www.lapdanceacademy.com/living to download the record, check out the video for the title track, edited by Grosz and assembled entirely out of footage from the Prelinger Archive!



And if you're admiring the brass-knuckle rosary on Gene's cover art, head on over to FatherPanik.com, place an order for your own rosary and enter "Cardinal Sin" in the PayPal "message" area of the order form - you'll get a 20% REBATE!




Head on over to Needlesandsins.com for an interview with Naima Mora and Elias Diaz of Galaxy of Tar about tattoos, modeling and more (moderated by our very own, Brian Grosz).

And don't forget to download the two-song "Volatile Glass" ABSOLUTELY FREE!




In anticipation of "Living To Die," his upcoming release with backing band The Cardinal Sin, Lapdance Academy artist Gene Priest has been featured in a piece at Knoxville.com.

Says Priest of Lapdance Academy founder Brian Grosz, "I really have to put it on Brian... He kind of pushed me to do this. He told me my stuff was good and people needed to hear it. Whether I believed it or not, he believed in it enough to put it out."

Well, we can safely say that it's an AMAZING record; and Grosz truly is a "pusher" in all meanings of the word.

Priest begins mixdown this weekend with Scott Minor of Sparklehorse manning the faders and compressors.  Expect "Living To Die" to grace the screen of your iPod in mid-June.




After a 12-month hiatus, Nice New Outfit regrouped to play a pair of shows at The Calhoun School in NYC and Sub Rosa Party in Danbury, CT.  The result of the latter is a series of videos, all shot live and in HD; the result of the former is CAPTURA.

Seven tracks of churning post-hardcore (including cover songs by the famous Quicksand and GlassJaw) recorded to multi-track by Paul Powell and delivered - as always - for free from Lapdance Academy.

Go download your copy today at www.lapdanceacademy.com/captura




Nice New Outfit's "Captura" - recorded live at the Calhoun School in NYC - will drop this coming Tuesday.  In the interim, please enjoy some video from their show the following night at Sub Rosa Party.

We're HUGE Quicksand fans here at LDA, so how about a little "Head To Wall?"






In concurrence with their full-length release, "Pneuma," Brooklyn's Galaxy of Tar has joined forces with Lapdance Academy to issue two tracks on "Volatile Glass," available for free download at lapdanceacademy.com/galaxy

Vocalist Naima Mora soars stratospherically over the Latin-groove poly-rhythms of drummer/sonic-architect Elias Diaz V; Borrowing equally from Diaz's Dominican roots and the industrial pulse of Brooklyn's transit system, GALAXY OF TAR have created an exquisite, liminal space between SANTANA'S "Abraxas" and  TOOL'S "Lateralus."  Rounded out by the torn, metallic shards of Nemanja Rebic's guitars and the deep pockets of Samuel Fernandez's bass lines, Volatile Glass stands as a testament that, yes, there is great music coming out of New York City.

It's not just a fashion show...




If you've already downloaded Alex Walker's "Trust the Fire / Caught Starin" - you don't need anyone to tell you how damned good it is.  But here's some outside opinions if you still need some cajoling to click...

"Overall, Walker proves to be both consistent in sound, while experimental in mood and atmospherics.  Moving from this sort of alternative, trippy rock to play with someone like Andrew Strong -- a virtuoso of blues rock -- proves that there's a lot of depth and creativity to Alex's talent, and ensures that his sound won't be pigeonholed to one genre or style"
-- Hollywood Reporter

While Indie Rock Cafe labeled Walker as a "One Man Bands To Watch in 2010"...

"Alex Walker is a composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist who creates layers of sounds, campfire singalong choruses, doubled-up samples and strong back beats with injections of quirky synth notes"
-- Indie Rock Cafe

Go get your FREE copy of Trust The Fire at www.lapdanceacademy.com/ttf




Today, we're proud to announce the release of a pair of gems from our resident multi-instrumental maniac, Alex Walker!  The title track, Trust the Fire, features vocal appearances from Matt Whyte of Earl Greyhound; Nice New Outfit's Anthony Yacobellis; Lapdance Academy's founding father, Brian Grosz; karaoke queen, Shelly Watson; and indie-songstress, Alyson Greenfield.  It's an all-out campfire jamboree, while the b-side, Caught Starin, is a hauntingly beautiful journey through the darkness of love and love lost.

Don't hesitate - download it today!
www.lapdanceacademy.com/ttf




Riding high and mighty on the tails and coattails of Dogs of Winter, we've got not one but TWO more Spinal Tap cover-songs from alt-bluesman, Brian Grosz.

First up, it's a rollicking delta-blues stomp as Grosz re-imagines "Gimme Some Money" - then we careen off into the saddest of all keys, with the piano/guitar arrangement of "Lick My Love Pump," featuring guest vocals from the illustrious and illustrated lady of Needles and Sins, Marisa Kakoulas.

As always, it's all free, so go download your copy today at lapdanceacademy.com/tap