August 2007

Good Shoes: ‘Impossible’

Impossible is nothing some might say, including English indie quartet from [tag]Good Shoes[/tag], that have just put one of their track, “Impossible”, out for free download on their label’s website. The track’s off their well received debut LP “Think Before You Speak” and covers influences from [tag]The Cure[/tag] to [tag]Franz Ferdinand[/tag].The band’s trademark double guitar riffs and melancholic vocals from behalf frontman Rhys Jones are all present and make a sweet listen. [display_podcast]

Help Daft Punk out with their new video

One of the most famous and popular electro group, the French duo Daft Punk, has recently launched a video shooting campaign, in which you’ll have to grab your video gear and film as clearly and best as you can on one of the band’s live shows. Fresh after a dazzling performance at this weekend’s Lollapalooza Festival, Daft Punk is nearly finishegd with their current tour with only two dates left, with the last venue (…

New Music Monday: 6 August

Another busy week here at ZMEmusic, with some hot new releases from aspiring young artists and ‘veteran’ ones alike. Standing out, this week, has got to be [tag]Architecture In Helsinki[/tag] new record “Places Like This”, from the few tracks i had the chance to sample, I can say it sounds great and may just be their best effort yet. A great album, as well, is [tag]The Coral[/tag]’s fifth installment “Roots and Echoes”, which i recommend…

New Devendra Banhart video: ‘Seahorse’

Psych folk poet and singer [tag]Devendra Banhart[/tag], has just posted his newest video, on his likewise new website, called ‘Seahorse’, from his upcoming ‘Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon’ LP (September 25). The video is quite long, about 8 minutes, so it might bore some of you, but It wasn’t the case with me, had loads of fun with it. The track’s actually segmented into 2 parts, the first part is a more soft and gentile…

New Black Lips single: ‘Cold Hands’

VICE Records, Atlanta indie quartet [tag]Black Lips[/tag]’s label, has just put their newest single ‘Cold Hands’ out for free download. I just love their some what southern vibe and stoner like sound, I gotta tell you this guys seem to get better and better every day. Did i mention they make the wickedest videos? Their upcoming album “Good Bad Not Evil” is set to be released on September 11, so don’t forget(like we’ll let you)…

Karen O interviewed

[tag]Yeah Yeah Yeahs[/tag] first lady Karen O, by her full name Karen Orzolek, has been recently interviewed by the Daily Press. The interview makes a awesome read, with info on regarding YYYs latest EP “Is Is” and tours, in-band disputes and Karen O’s … Playboy posing invitation. Daily Press: Are you guys working on any new songs right now? Karen O: Working here and there, without much pressure on myself. I think Nick and Brian…

Gallows new single: ‘In The Belly Of The Shark’

Watford punk act [tag]Gallows[/tag] are set to prove that punk’s not quite finished yet and are preparing the release of a new single: “In The Belly Of The Shark”. The track’s off their debut album “Orchestra Of Wolves” and is set to be in a store near you on September 17 in CD and two 7″ singles(it includes a cover of Hot Snakes’ ‘If Credit’s What Matters I’ll Take Credit’). The singles sounds as aggressive…

Sean Kingston a sensation at 17

MySpace is in the mainstream and it helped many singers make it big. Sean Kingston had his debut single Beautiful Girls crack the Billboard charts in mid-June and is averaging more than a million plays each week on his MySpace site. “Yeah, I’m searching on MySpace right now, I got about 150,000 (friends),” the 17-year-old says on the line from California. “Everybody that is on there is showing me some love. I mean, I don’t…

Hilary serves lunch to needy

Hilary Duff is used to people waiting to get her autograph, but yesterday morning they got in line for a helping of coleslaw from the popular singer and actress. She was in Edmonton for last night’s concert at Rexall Place and she went to the downtown Hope Mission earlier in the day to volunteer as a server in the lunch line. Most of the people probably wondered who Duff was and most were glad to…

Sum 41’s ‘Hero’ debuts at No. 1

In their homeland. They may be underclass, but [tag]Sum 41[/tag] are heroes in the eyes of a few Canadians. The band’s fifth studio album, “Underclass Hero,” topped the Canadian album charts this week on unremarkable sales of just over 9,000 copies, Nielsen SoundScan reports. This is the first album they made without the guitarist Dave Baksh. They are doing fine in the U.S. where they are at No. 7, selling 45,000 copies. Back in the…