[tag]Depeche Mode[/tag] frontman Dave Gahan has signed a record deal with Mute Records, for his follow up to his first solo album Paper Monsters. His second album, dubbed Hourglass, is set to be released in late October (exact date will be announced soon). The recordings were held in Dave’s own studio 1th Floor Studios in New York, with the help of Christian Eigner (drums) and Andrew Phillpott (bass and guitars), members of Depeche Mode’s touring…
[tag]Art Brut[/tag] are back with their first video Direct Hit from their 2nd album, It’s a Bit Complicated. I gotta say when i first saw this video I was almost on the floor laughing, but i managed to remain sited and giggled through out the whole video. It appears the video’s action takes place in ancient Rome were it seems there’s a party, a toga party but giving the circumstances I guess this is a…
These few weeks were packed with [tag]Spice Girls[/tag] reunion speculations. Some of the group’s members confirmed the rumors, other denied them. It was damn right confusing! Well it’s pretty clear now, Sporty, Posh, Ginger, Baby and Scary are back and ready to tour in a venue near you. The announcement was made later today at London’s 02 Arena, after taking some photos together for the first time since their breakup in 2001.
I was thrilled when i saw this post at NME, which stated rock legends [tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag] were set to reunite for a memorial concert, in honor of their late record producer Ahmet Ertegun.
The Californian trio [tag]We Are Scientists[/tag] have released the dates, for their upcoming winter tour in the UK, which will begin in November. If you’re interested you can buy the tickets begging this Friday, the 29th of june from gigsandtours.com, or if you wan’t to buy them faster you turn to kaiserchiefstickets.co.uk, who’ve started to sell tickets since yesterday.
On June 26, “The Essential Paul Simon,” a two disc, 36 song set spanning Simon’s extraordinary four-decade career, has been released by Warner Bros. Records. The release stands as the single best collection of Simon’s greatest songs, beginning with “Mother And Child Reunion” from his groundbreaking debut. The set includes highlights from each of Simon’s albums, up to the collection’s closer “Wartime Prayers,” from the acclaimed 2006 album ‘Suprise.’
Artist name: Editors Album name: An End Has A Start Label: Kitchenware Records Gender: Indie/Rock Release date: June 25, 2007 ZMErating: 7/10 Website: http://www.editorsofficial.com/ [tag]Editors[/tag] stormed the rock charts in early 2005 with their platinum debut album “The Back Room”. It was such a stunning first album, critic acclaimed world wide, but what of their second installment ‘An End Has A Start’? It’s always hard for any band to out due them selfs, after a…
The rumors are true, [tag]Jack White[/tag] is set to play Elvis Presley in “Walk Hard”, directed Jake Kasdan and staring John C. Rilley. Jack also acted in Cold Mountain and Coffee and Cigarette, for which he gained critical praise. Who knows maybe this will be the begging of a blooming movie carrier for the charismatic vocalist and guitar player. “John C Reilly called me up and asked if I would do it. They were filming…
Not as many new releases as last week, but some decent one non the less. [tag]Editors[/tag] are really a favorite of mine, so i’m really happy they’ve released a new record “An End Has A Start” (i’ll be doing a review as soon as i get the record, so be sure to check back). On a similar note ex-Sugababes Siobhan Donaghy delights us with her 2nd solo album “Ghosts” and never weary [tag]Beastie Boys[/tag] release…
On July 15th, after a Congress deliberation, the radio web-casting royalty fees will double, which in term will cause small and mid sized webcasters to go bankrupt. As a response to this, the major web radios like Rhapsody, Yahoo, Pandora and other smaller ones, have united under the SaveNetRadio Coalition. They will go in radio silence as of tomorrow, June 26, for 24 hours, as a protest for the outrageous fees, which will lead to…
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