Tibi PuiuFew people can name them selfs true songwriters, among these is Robert Pollard, a living indie rock legend that has succeeded in bringing joy and tears of happiness to his fans for over 25 years now. “Shadow Port” features the usual Robert Pollard signature vocals and moody indie guitar riffs, the video is the actual treat.The video isn’t really what you would call a regular Robert Pollard video, the whole thing is made out of…
Download: Bloc Party – ‘Flux’
Always been a fan of [tag]Bloc Party[/tag] from the moment Silent Alarm hit the air waves back in 2005; got me instantly hooked. Yesterday I just got news that they’ll soon release a new single, called “Flux”, and apparently it didn’t take it too long to surface on the web. The song’s brand new, hasn’t been featured on any albums, just live shows. It’s actually a bit different from what BC accustomed us along the…
The Orlando Voodoo Music Experience: details and headliners
The Voodoo Music Experience music festival has always been one of my favorites to watch, since it’s fist edition in ’99. Responsible for this is the top notch headliners and the ever present great crowd, few people are as greeting and open as the good townsfolk of New Orleans. This year is set to be nothing short of spectacular with headliners as [tag]Rage Against The Machine[/tag], [tag]Smashing Pumpkins[/tag], [tag]Wilco[/tag], [tag]Ben Harper[/tag], [tag]Sinead O’Connor[/tag] and many…
The Killers cover Joy Division for biopic
This week, what is considered, one of the best music biopics ever made, Control, is set to hit the US theaters. The movie follows Ian Curtis (Riley), the enigmatic frontman of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23. The biopics soundtrack is made out of old, classic Joy Division sons and covers performed by various artists, one of these songs is the band’s hit…
Nightwish: ‘Dark Passion Play’
Andrei Mihai
Artist name: Nightwish Album name: Dark Passion Play Label: Nuclear Blast/Roadrunner Records Gender: Symphonic Metal Release date: September 26, 2007 ZMErating: 8/10 Website: http://www.nightwish.com/ Three years have passed since the previous release of the band. In 2004 the finnish quartet gave Tarja Turunen over 60 minutes material which is more than hard to play; it was so hard it could break the neck of almost any mezzo-soprano in the studio and she sang it in…
Download: Wu Tang Clan – ‘The Heart Gently Weeps’
Yesterday we reported, the legendary NY based rap group [tag]Wu Tang Clan[/tag], just got clearance for sampling the classic Beatles classic “As My Guitar Gently Weeps,” actually the first Beatles sampling in history. Well apparently they didn’t sampled the Beatles, but what they did was a reply to the song; a interpolation, as explained by the band on the band’s myspace blog. “The statement that we made yesterday was incorrect and we apologize for any…
Preview: Josh Groban ‘Noel’
Josh Groban gained international fame and recognition a few years ago when he unleashed his signature baritone voice upon the world, often combined with orchestra instruments leading to what many people call classical pop. For his fans, Christmas comes early this year, as his forth studio album and first holiday compilation ‘Noel’ is set to be released on October 9. Joining Groban are London Symphony Orchestra and several guests artists and once again Grammy-winning producer…
Wu Tang Clan have the green light to sample The Beatles
Rap demigods [tag]Wu Tang Clan[/tag] have managed to be the first ever musical group to be allowed to legally sample [tag]The Beatles[/tag]. A mighty feat no doubt. The song in question to be sampled is “As My Guitar Gently Weeps” and as we reported a while back it’s set to feature guitarist John Frusciante from RHCP and George Harrison’s 21 year old son, Dhani Harrison on acoustics. The cover is set to appear on the…
New Oasis video: ‘Lord Don’t Slow Me Down’
“Lord Don’t Slow Me Down” is the only download only single, ever to be released by [tag]Oasis[/tag]. The single will be available for purchase from most retail download stars starting from October 21, just a few days before the rockumentary with the same name will be released, a view on the band’s adventures during the “Don’t Believe the Truth” world tour from 2005/2006. The video itself is a black and white collage of scenes from…
Big Day Out headliners and schedule announced
One my favorite festivals is the Big Day Out Festival, a January/February trek in the Australian and New Zealand outback featuring live shows from the most hip acts at present date. This year’s headliners include: [tag]Arcade Fire[/tag], [tag]LCD Soundsystem[/tag], [tag]Rage Against The Machine[/tag], [tag]Battles[/tag], [tag]Bjork[/tag], Dizzee Rascals just to name a few, with future artist to be announced as the festival dates close in. For now you can have a look at the BDO schedule…