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Archive | January, 2008

New Nick Cave & TBS video: ‘Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!’

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

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Here’s another opportunity to crack myself up, as Nick Cave’s back with some new updates on “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!” (just love the title) This time Nick and The Bad Seeds have released the video for this ‘epic’ song, that depicts the modern day interpolation of the biblical Lazarus resurrection. The video was directed by Iain [...]

Wednesday smilejerker: signs you may be a bit too old for that rock concert

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

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As of today every Wednesday we are going to write an article about something funny or what we think is funny or just what we think you would find interesting. It could be fascinating or just damn silly but in case you smile just a bit after reading the article or during the time you [...]

Music industry scrambles and regroups to make its last stand

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

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There is a LOTR analogy here somewhere but just cannot put my finger on it. The year which just ended a week ago shook the music industry from its very foundation making the napster thing back in the 90s seem fun and games right now; and in a way this shift of power is linked [...]

Download: Kate Tucker and the Sons of Sweden - ‘In The End’

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

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In a previous edition of our MP3 freebies I posted a song that really touched me and that proved to be a true on repeat by Kate Tucker & the Sons of Sweden, namely the slow motioned soundtrack of Faster Then Cars. This time I’d like to put to your attention a song [...]

New Goldfrapp video: ‘A&E’

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

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It’s been just a few days since we posted Goldfrapp acoustic pop ballad “A&E” stream, that we just enjoyed and made us anxious to hear the rest of the group’s upcoming album “Seventh Tree.” The video for “A&E” is quite beautiful and calming, in perfect harmony with the actual song and seeing as it’s been [...]

Xiu Xiu: ‘Women As Lovers’ (album stream)

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

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San Francisco’s favorite experimental indie band, Xiu Xiu, are just a few weeks away from the release of their sixth album “Women As Lovers.” As a unexpected teasers, they decide to stream the whole thing down at the band’s MySpace page. We gave it a few repeated listens, actually it’s on the background as I [...]

Hicks loses record deal

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

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Taylor Hicks is among the fabled few which managed to win American Idol; his self-titled, post-”Idol” album, released in December 2006, debuted at No. 2 on the charts. You would expect him to be a gold mine yet things are not as good as you could have believed. The thing is he has been dropped by [...]

Robin Black back in studio

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

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The glam rock singer goes back in the studio with long-time collaborator and producer Moe Berg, working on material. His last show was with his eponymously-named band on Halloween of 2006. It seems he has been training six hours a day to become a bantam weight cage fighter, something that requires enormous dedication and a lifestyle [...]

Jose Gonzalez goes ‘green’ on upcoming tour + gets nominated for PLUG awards

Monday, January 7, 2008

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This spring sees everyone’s favorite troubadour, Jose Gonzalez, embark on a eco-friendly tour, in partnership with Reverb, a non-profit organization designed to educate and engage music fans and promote environmental sustainability. They work closely with artists to create earth-friendly events and tours. Part of Gonzalez’s ‘greening’ is his rider will include biodegradable catering products, [...]

MC Hammer starts up new career

Monday, January 7, 2008

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His true name is Stanley Burrell and he was the only one who could touch this. But he hasn’t topped the music charts since the early 1990s but he still is a huge name in the business. Still he says that he has another hit on him - only this time around he’ll produce it as [...]

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