Album: Modern Vampires of the Ciy Artist: Vampire Weekend Genre: Indie Rock Release: May 13, 2013 Label: XL Recordings ZME Score: 8.5/10 Website: www.vampireweekend.com Musicians trying to make a name for themselves in the age of Web 2.0 often find the Internet to be a double-edged sword. There’s no denying that with Bandcamp, Twitter, Facebook, and the blogosphere, every up-and-coming band now has the potential to reach a wide audience and share their music with the…
Mary Lambert is an artist that is gives her audience more than just music; she gives them messages, personal snapshots of her own life, and discussions on controversial issues. Already being featured Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ Same Love, concerning itself with struggle of sexual-orientation and homosexuality, Lambert has already started making a name for herself in a way that diverts from making music to dance to, but music…
Queens Of The Stone Age have posted a special animated feature showcasing some of the choice cuts from new album …Like Clockwork, out June 3. So… what do you guys think ?
In honor of Kanye’s SNL performance tonight I’ve listed my 50 favorite Kanye West songs, including features and collaborations. Because of short notice, only the top ten have descriptions. Enjoy and debate. 50. DJ Khaled Feat. Kanye West, Consequence and John Legend – Grammy Family Grammy Family 49. John Legend feat. Kanye West – Number One Number one 48. Rhymefest feat. Kanye West – Brand New Brand New 47. Common feat. Kanye West – Southside…
The Dillinger Escape Plan has premiered the third song off their upcoming full-length album, One of Us Is the Killer, due out May 14th on the band’s own record label, Party Smasher Inc, in partnership with Sumerian Records. The song strikes the perfect balance between pure aggressiveness and beautiful melodies, an enormous feat for such a relentless band as DEP, and is enough to add on to the already high level of anticipation felt…
From theberry.com. There’s something about the rapping style of Ben Haggerty, otherwise known as Macklemore, which is so story-like that it makes it so ear-worthy. Even with his hit Thrift Shop, you can’t help but love it because it’s such a story, and a funny one at that. The American rapper seems to be taking the Hip Hop scene…
Cut Your Hair – Mad Love Now this is possibly the strangest but catchiest song I’ve heard for a while. Opening with the lyrics “Raveee…” does make me think “what is this”? But I’m soon over that when I hear the wonderfully soothing guitar strings combine with the melodic piano riffs and vocals that may remind you of something from the 90’s . At first I assumed this was a generic indie pop band from…
Vampire Weekend have revealed another song from their upcoming third LP, Modern Vampires of the City. The track, entitled “Ya Hey,” is accompanied by a video containing lyrics and footage of people bursting wine bottles open. Modern Vampires of the City is due to be released on March 14th in the US. You can watch the video for “Ya Hey” below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=i-BznQE6B8U
Not sure who to see? Here a few artists to check out on the Saturday of Live at Leeds Festival! Man Like Me Do you remember that quirky IKEA advert that went on about parties in kitchens? Well, you may recognise these guys and their vocals from precisely that. Man Like Me are a North London trio of absolutely wacky music and although it sounds like they can’t really be bothered, their mix of…
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