Tibi PuiuIt’s been just a few days since we posted [tag]Goldfrapp[/tag] 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 direct by Douglas Wilson, whom you might remember as the director for Bat For Lashes’ terrific video for What A…
Xiu Xiu: ‘Women As Lovers’ (album stream)
San Francisco’s favorite experimental indie band, [tag]Xiu Xiu[/tag], 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 type, and so far it’s shaping up as a really solid effort. Need more listens to form a opinion for…
Jose Gonzalez goes ‘green’ on upcoming tour + gets nominated for PLUG awards
This spring sees everyone’s favorite troubadour, [tag]Jose Gonzalez[/tag], 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, and a reduction of plastic water bottles will be facilitated by providing his crew with re-usable water bottles to carry throughout…
New Music Monday: January 7
This is the first Monday of 2008, and if you remember our year-end article about this year’s new records, then you’ll share our sentiments, that this will be the first of many excellent musical weeks. As expected though, the first week, as well as the song, are a bit scarece, after all this is the worst possible time to release a record, but after that we should expect only the best. This week [tag]Kate Nash[/tag],…
Foo Fighters to perform with talented fan at the Grammy’s
The 50th edition of the famous Grammy Awards is just one month away and for the their performance, the alt-powerhouse of [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag] have something special in mind. Meaning they’ve partnered with YouTube to launch a fan contes in which contenders will have to upload a 60 second video that consists of them covering The Pretender with orchestral instruments. That means no guitar, no bass, no drums just string, woodwind and brass players are invited…
Lenny Kravitz reveals new album tracklist
[tag]Lenny Kravitz[/tag]’s latest effort lands early next month and it’s tracklist has just surfaced, recently. The new record, titled “It Is Time for a Love Revolution,” spreads across 14 tracks including the already first two announced singles “Bring It On” and “I’ll Be Waiting.” After some early sampling the record sounds terribly promising, a real treat to start off the new year. The album is out February 5.
Trent Reznor: ‘disheartened’ with latest project figures
[tag]Nine Inch Nails[/tag] frontman, Trent Reznor, has recently revealed the “sales numbers” of his latest project, which he participated as a producer for [tag]Saul Williams[/tag]’s third album The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust. The record was distributed exclusively in digital version via niggytardust.com and came in two versions: a free download limited to 192kbps MP3s and a $5 version, that gives the choice of downloading 192kps MP3 version, 320kbps MP3 version or lossless FLAC…
Robyn finally announces US tour dates
The Swedish pop power-house [tag]Robyn[/tag], has finally managed to land some tour dates, although a few, on US soil as well. She’ll first play at Highline Ballroom in NYC on February 5, after which she’ll head over to the west cost, for a two gig trek in California. Tickets went on sale online since yesterday and can be bought at TicketMaster. Dates and venues right after the jump; special thanks to BrooklinVegan for the heads…
Goldfrapp stream: ‘A&E’ + new cover art
Back in autumn we introduced you to [tag]Goldfrapp[/tag]’s new forthcoming forth album “Seventh Tree,” set for release on February 25. I gave it a few premature spins and can say that it sounds quite great, a bit different from what Alison Goldfrapp and the group that shares her last name used to perform in the past, but still retaining that mellow pop extravaganza, that made the group so big. Seventh Tree’s first single is A…
Download: J Wells – ‘I Don’t Give A Fuck’
[tag]J Wells[/tag] has grown along the years into a highly respected west coast MC and producer. Word on the street went especially strong, after the young producer released his recent blunted collaboration with legendary rapper Kurupt, titled “Digital Smoke” that mainly speaks about the current state of the West Coast hip-hop. Recently though J apparently engaged into a rap battle with fellow artist Bishop Lamont, by recording and releasing “I Don’t Give A Fuck.” The…