This week sees [tag]Morrissey[/tag] releasing his sixth greatest hits album, titled, well you’ve guest it “Greatest Hits”. One has to wonder if the Moz really has that many hits or this is another fan money exploitation, whichever it is doesn’t matter anymore, as I’m more then sure he’ll make up for it with his forthcoming brand new album this year. Laura Marling, a young promising folk singer/songwriter from Reading, is making her sought after debut…
Artist name: Morcheeba Album name: Dive Deep Label: Echo/Ultra Gender: Electronica/Pop/Soul/Trip-Hop Release date: February 19, 2008 ZMErating: 8/10 Website: www.morcheeba.net The mid 90’s saw a new genre of electronica to surface, namely the cult phenomenon of trip-hop, that characterized itself through a eclectic blend of downtempo electronic music and hip-hop. Among representative trip-hop groups to emerge from the mid 90’s scene were Massive Attack, Bjork, Portishead and of course [tag]Morcheeba[/tag]. The later formed by brother…
A while back we told about a contest, that [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag] together with YouTube launched, in which artists were encouraged to upload a 60 second video that consists of them covering The Pretender with orchestral instruments. Well the contest has reached the final three and tonight the contest ends, as the band will perform with the winner at the Grammy’s. Bellow you can view the three videos of each of the talented candidates.
Artist name: Hot Chip Album name: Made In The Dark Label: EMI Gender: Electronic Indie/Pop Release date: February 4, 2008 ZMErating: 8/10 Website: www.hotchip.co.uk The electro pop Londoners from [tag]Hot Chip[/tag] have always struck me as your typical smart asses and I simply love them for that. Their awesome blend of smart and humorous knack has always made them terribly appealing to me and since their epic 2006 breakthrough, The Warning, I’ve been a fan….
The Austin SXSW has always been grand, with a lot great acts every year, never disappointed me and neither did them this year. The lineups were never spectacular, but they were always packed with fresh new unsigned bands. This year the number of obscure, unsigned, totally unknown, but talented bands is the hundreds area, just take a look at the ginormous alphabetized list of attendants at Gigwise. SXSW takes place from March 7-16 and will…
Yesterday we told you all about a alternate Spanish version of the [tag]White Stripes[/tag] single “Conquest,” that’s soon to be released under the moniker of Las Rayas Blanca and titled “Conquista.” The single is out on February 19, but the video’s already been released, with no visual changes to the original, just Jack’s alternate Spanish ego. The whole thing sounds like a Spanish dubbed B-movie, with Jack’s vocals and accent sounding awful, as many native…
Valentine’s day can be pretty lonely for music geeks, especially guitar hero fans. So, probably, with that in mind MTV Games, Virgin Megastore, and 1up.com have joined forces to bring you the I Love Rock Band Valentine’s Day Bash, on February 13th. If you think your “rock band” can compete and wish to take your music from the living room to the masses, then don’t hesitate and sign you and your buds in the contest,…
Remember the last “Conquest” single from the [tag]White Stripes[/tag]?Yeah the one in which bull fighter Jack gets his ass kicked. Great video, laughs and rockin,’ but now the duo wants to take the hispanic of the single even further, by releasing a alternate version sung in Spanish, suggestively titled “Conquista,”with a whole new video to go with it. Splendid idea mates! The single, in both CD and vinyl form, hits the States February 19 from…
We all had loads of fun with [tag]Snoop Dogg[/tag]’s previous retro funk take, Sensual Seduction, now it’s time to listen to his latest single called “Neva Hafta Worry,” a last sample before the release of his ninth studio album titled “Ego Trippin’.” In Neva Hafta Worry Snoop abandons the disco funk (more please) for a slow burner, as he reminds us that he’s been in the game for 15 years, “and I’m [he’s] still relevant.”…
Ludo is a power-pop rock quintet, hailing from St. Louis, that have recently caught a lot of people’s attention through their cunning humor, great live shows and not ultimately good rock music. They sound like … well their sound doesn’t quite fit a fix genre, being somewhat unique, although being at the same time vaguely familiar. They much resemble [tag]Weezer[/tag], mostly thanks to frontman Andrew Volpe’s Rivers like persona, but with a more glam-like attitude….
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