Artist name: Lori McKenna Album name: Unglamorous Label: Warner Bros Records Gender: Country/Folk Release date: August 14, 2007 ZMErating: 8/10 Website: http://www.lorimckenna.com/ Lori McKenna is a mother of five from Stoughton, Mass. (pop. 27,000), about 20 miles outside Boston. Almost every info you can find about her begins with that and so when listening to the album you should not let yourself be influenced by that. Was not quite sure what to expect and when…
Sounding more like a TV commercial then a music video, [tag]Go! Team[/tag]’s latest video “Do It Right” goes retro, with a ’80s vibe and faded technicolor. The band’s all set in cartoony land, an outburst of colors and shapes, toped by a first-listen annoying chorus, but which later grows and you, after finally settling in. Frontsinger’s, Ninja, rapping is omnipresent, but new the new addition to the band Kaori Tsuchida energetic vocals, in the chorus,…
The people at BGO (Beat Goes On) records recently re-mastered Lita Ford’s first two releases and stuck them on one disc. Those who like what she sings probably had them recorded to some cassette. Dancin’ On the Edge is the epitome of what all other female rockers should strive for in an album. The track Dancin on the Edge keeps the fast pace moving along. Run with the $” and “Hit and Run” are Loverboy-style…
This Monday sees, East-Coast legendary rappers [tag]Public Enemy[/tag], release their first album in 8 years, their ninth LP “How You See To A Souless People Who Sold Their Souls”. Also the soundtrack for the popular animated series “Class of 3000”, staring [tag]Outkast[/tag] frontman Andre 3000 is set to be in a store near your, starting now. Andre 3000 – ‘Class of 3000’ Public Enemy – ‘How You See To A Souless People Who Sold Their…
This is the video that caused [tag]50 Cent[/tag] a serious meltdown this week, after he released the video for Ayo Technology (feat JT), his next video “Follow My Lead”, that wasn’t supposed to be released until late October, was leaked. That led Fifty to address some harsh words to Interscope officials and threaten not to promote the album until it’s release on 9/11. The video starts off with a scene where 50 is like all…
Simple, now’s your chance! UNCUT Magazine is planning to interview [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag] frontman [tag]Dave Grohl[/tag] soon, and are asking for your questions, if their good enough, funny enough or plain old interesting they might get selected and you could get your most troubling questions, about your favorite rock star, answered. Send your questions via e-mail, by 9AM on Tuesday August 14, to uncutaudiencewith@ipcmedia.com.
Bad boy gone good, country/folk/rock/whatever star [tag]Ryan Adams[/tag] has just recently announced the details concerning his upcoming autumn North American tour, but this after he’ll have a short series of gigs in New Zealand and Australia. Ry will be joined by his band The Cardinals on the tour that will see him and co. play across North America, supporting Ry’s latest LP Easy Tiger, on such venus as: NY, Milwaukee, Birmingham, Chicago or Madison.
Last week we had a little discussion about [tag]Devendra Banhart[/tag]’s latest video, the 8 minute epic Seahorse. Now the song has been chosen as the official promo for Devendra’s upcoming LP, “Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon”, set for September 25, and has been released for free sampling by XL Records. [display_podcast]
New York based three-piece [tag]Liars[/tag] are only a few weeks away from releasing their forth LP, the selftitled “Liars”, which has been getting a lot hype around it lately. The band will embark on a album promotion tour, shortly after the albums release, on August 28, hand in hand with their mates from [tag]Interpol[/tag]. The tour will see Liars and Interpol perform in locations all across America, from NY’s Madison Square Garden to LA’s The…
‘An End Has A Start’ is the selftitle track of Editors newest album, the second single after ‘Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors’. The single will be out on September 3, and will include the b-side “Open Up” as well, which you may recognize it as the bonus track off the Japanese album edition. The song has a classic Editors sound and vibe, with the trademark exploding guitar wall and Tom Smith commanding vocals. As for…
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