Artist name: U2 Album name: No Line on the Horizon Label: Interscope Genre: Rock Release date: 27 February, 2009 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: www.u2.com Now, if I were to describe my feelings towards No Line on the Horizon, before spinning it, I’d definitely disapprove of anticipation and call for skepticism. Few albums were given in the past years, that promised to become huge slumps, only to transcend to classic LP status. I almost was prepared to…
Röyksopp’s new video for its latest single “Happy Up Here” is quite the coolest thing to drop off the internets in the last couple of… minutes. Hey, the internet is a very cool place, so don’t be fooled – this is definitely an awesome visual experience. Imagine this, high end graphics + space invaders + a city in distres = Röyksopp madness! Check out the video bellow. “Happy Up Here” is out as a single…
Wilco, one of the most prolific acts of the last past decade, are apparently back on schedule new material-wise, with a new album, their eight, in the works. Our very lucky fellow journalists from Rolling Stone had the chance to catch the band working in their home-town Chicago studio, where they sampled no less than seven new tracks off the new, yet untitled, album, currently scheduled for a June release. The fine RS gentleman diagnosted…
Just one week after we posted the latest Yeah Yeah Yeahs single, titled “Zero,” in MP3 format, it now seems we’re yet again treated with another MP3, this time for the ecstatic “Heads Will Roll.” Sound-wise, nothing much to difference it from Zero. Same double layered synths, Karen O highly commanding vocals and vintage garage vibe. Off the, upcoming new YYYs LP, “It’s Blitz!” out April 14th. P.S. Oh, yeah. Forgot to mention that “Heads…
One of my very favourite things I’ve seen on Youtube over the years was Mike Patton, giving an interview at Lollapalooza. He talks about his upcoming projects – some Italian music, and probably a record consisting solely of him gurgling on some turps, while jabbing a violin into some children’s eyes (although he neglects to mention that one) – before getting distracted by the strains of Wolfmother playing on a stage nearby. He administers a…
Wearing the French banner high and loud around the world, as one of its nation’s most prolific alt rock bands, Phoenix is prepping the release of, what’s now, its forth full length installment, curiously dubbed “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.” Judging by the album’s first, smoking single, “1901,” seems like WAP is going to be, most likely, a very welcomed addition to Phoenix’s already solid discography. Catchy hooks, a loud chorus and free fall guitar lines make…
What’s one of the most intriguing metal figures in the United States, Richmond natives Lamb of God are back after a three years absence with their sixth installment, “Wranth.” The album continues more or less in the same directions, with very few subtle differences. But, hey, why fix something if it ain’t broken? Swamp rockers the Black Lips are also back with a new LP, “200 Million Thousand,” one which continues in the same care-free,…
I know. 99% of the time, music journalism isn’t very helpful. It’s, at best, pretentious attempts to appear to be gripping the zeitgeist, and at worst, thinly-veiled marketing schemes disguised as a semi-cogent thought process. But I feel that here at ZME, we can be something more. An agent of virtue – a voice that’s willing to champion the good and stamp on the bad. A veritable He-Man amongst Cringers. At the very least, we…
The all girl trio’s last year self titled debut was nothing short of amazing! It was raw, up beat, fun, catchy and more, all wrapped up in a beautiful indie package. Currently, the Vivian Girls are touring the US a bit, after a pretty long stint in Europe, so keep your eyes pealed for gigs. What I have for you today, however, is a new VG track I’m prepared to share, curtesy of the oh-so…
For the last couple of days I’ve been away on a short stray to the mountain side, far from any means of communications – I didn’t even have any signal on my phone, let alone internet. That’s why, when I came home a few hours ago, I kinda felt like the last person in the world who has yet to hear the new U2 LP (if there’s someone who hasn’t, yet, listened to the new…
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