Daniela MurphyBack in September, I wrote an article in which, amongst other questions, I asked Alex Day how he planned to achieve his goal of making it to #1 in the charts by 31st December 2012. He told me; ‘By working bloody hard and doing everything I possibly can! I’ll give it my all and then at least I won’t regret it if it doesn’t work out.’ Well, December has finally rolled around, and the song…
New Phoenix album set to be released in April 2013
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Source The indie band, Phoenix, recently finished the recordings from the upcoming album, witch is actually a follow-up to another album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. Daniel Glass, the band’s head of the label, officially announced that the album is going to be released in April next year. Even if they haven’t made public any name of the tracks from the upcoming album, you can enjoy this song below, which is one of…
Check out new Darkstar track from the upcoming album
Source The latest album from the electronic band, Darkstar, is out in February next year. The album’s name is: News from Nowhere; and they’ve already shared Timeway, but now you can listen to A Day’s Pay for a Day’s Work. Talking about this new album and the recording process, the band announced: It’s all kind of backwards, as well, in that we write, produce, and make an album, and then we…
Jhené Aiko: “Mirrors”
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Jhene Aiko is a fresh face, although she has made her presence felt on recent albums from the Black Hippy crew– and most notably on the hook for Ab-Soul’s “Terrorist Threats”. Her voice on “Mirrors” goes to a darker place, blending in smoothly with the synths and occasional drums. Listen to the song here.
Mumford and Sons already working on new songs
Mumford and Sons have released the best selling album in 2012, but they’re already working on some new material. The band released ‘Babel’ in September – the album went straight to number one, receiving acclaim both from fans and critics; but the band isn’t resting on their laurels, and instead, they’re working even harder. Banjo player Winston Marshall told NME: “Will we wait years for the next album? F*ck, no. You heard it here first….
The Kaiser Chiefs drummer quits the band
Source The drummer from Kaiser Chiefs, Nick Hodgson, posted on his twitter page that he officially left the band: I can confirm I have left Kaiser Chiefs after 15 spectacular years. I’m moving on. I wish the rest of the band the very best! I am really curious about how the band is going to survive without the founder member and songwriter. He also posted a thank you message for the…
Heems – Wild Water Kingdom
Joseph Reid
The entire time I was listening to this mixtape I was thinking, “I first heard of this guy because of ‘Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell’, wow.” Heems, of Das Racist fame, has always had a reputation for novelty rap, but as time goes on he seems more and more interested in shedding that persona in favor of someone who can be taken serious and more importantly, actually rap. What initially caught my ear…
Alice in Chains finish recording new album
Three years after the shockingly good return – “Black Gives Way To Blue” – it’s only about time we got some new work about new Alice in Chains material. Reports have been scarce throughout the entire year. Jerry Cantrell shared a few words regarding the band’s new LP. Apparently, making the follow-up to their first record with singer William Duvall was “like having to deal with the sophomore jinx for the second time in our…
Rage Against the Machine “never to perform again”
It’s a sad day for metal heads, folks. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello shared some of his honest, ice cold opinions about the band and the possibility of playing any concerts in the future. He went as far as to say that Rage Against the Machine will never perform again. “Whether or not we ever play music again in any capacity is unknown. I’m grateful for…
Kraftwerk announce 3D show in London
Source The legendary electronic German band, Kraftwerk officially announced on their website that are going to perform in London at the Tate Modern, next year from 6 to 9 and 11 to 14 February. The whole show will consist of 8 consecutive 3D concerts. In each concert they will play one of their studio albums in full as it follows: 1. Autobahn (1974) 2. Radio-Activity (1975) 3. Trans Europe Express (1977)…