Artist name: Megadeth
Album name: Warchest
Label: EMI
Gender: Heavy Metal
Release date: October 9, 2007
ZMErating: 10/10
Website: http://www.megadeth.com/
The tracks here are hand selected by frontman Dave Mustaine, including 30 audio and video tracks making their global release debuts, and an additional three tracks that have never before been released in the U.S. They have been cleaning out [...]
Artist name: Radiohead
Album name: In Rainbows
Label: None
Gender: Alternative Rock
Release date: 10 Oct 2007
ZMErating: 10/10
Website: http://www.radiohead.com
Got up earlier then usual this morning, but the sudden lack of sleep has been complemented by the explosion of energy with which “In Rainbows” hit me. I received Radiohead’s latest gem in my mailbox at [...]
Last week we posted the official promo mp3 for My Heart Gently Weeps, a Wu Tang Clan interpolation of the famous Beatles classic “As My Guitar Gently Weeps.” Clan guru RZA recently sat down with Kotori Mag and talked about The Beatles in general, the song, the people who worked on it (Dhani Harrison, [...]
Looks like Radiohead’s latest independent approach to album promotion and sales, basically giving away their latest LP for how much you see fit, has sparked a wave a of revolution amongst the influential bands in the industry. Yesterday it was time for Trent Reznor and NIN to join in, after terminating their contract with their [...]
Artist name: Vanessa Carlton
Album name: Heroes & Thieves
Label: The Inc Records/Universal Motown
Gender: Pop
Release date: 9 Oct 2007
ZMErating: 9/10
Website: http://www.vanessacarlton.com/
According to her this is “the best patch of songs I’ve ever written”. She also describes it as “pretty uplifting” and as having “a lot of layers … [There are] very complex arrangements but everything [...]
Here’s a new blow to the mainstream music industry for ya: Trent Reznor and co. have just ended their contract with Interscope and are now free agents. The 18 year old relationship between Nine Inch Nails and their label has officially been broken yesterday, during an announcement on the band’s website:
“Hello everyone. I’ve waited a [...]
The Depeche Mode frontman sophomore release, Hourglass, is fast approaching and as a teaser for things to come Dave has released yet another single. After the first melancholic synth infused single from Gahan’s new album, “Kingdom,” it’s time for a more thrilling track and “Deeper and Deeper” does well to lighten up the mood. It’s [...]
We’ve all been struck, like by a bolt of lightning, when Radiohead broke the sudden news that they’ll release their latest studio album, “In Rainbows,” this week, without any notice. This is without any doubt one of the biggest surprise of the year and I wouldn’t be very much surprised if it would turn [...]
Artist name: Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band
Album name: Magic
Label: Columbia Records
Gender: Rock
Release date: October 2, 2007
ZMErating: 10/10
Website: http://www.brucespringsteen.net/
It’s been 5 years since we’ve heard anything new from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, whom back then reunited for the first time in 20 years and made a 9/11 tribute album The Rising, condemning [...]
Artist name: Katie Melua
Album name: Pictures
Label: Dramatico
Gender: Acoustic/Jazz/Blues
Release date: 1 Oct 2007
ZMErating: 10/10
Website: http://www.katiemelua.com/
There are those who admire and find great rewards in listening to Katie Melua and there are others who find that her music is just for your grandmother. But most listeners are just not understanding her. Her songs are not just sung, but [...]
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
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