Happy day boys and girls! At last some facts and info about [tag]Weezer[/tag]’s upcoming sixth studio effort, have been revealed. That means that their forthcoming LP, suggestively titled Album Six (not very creative guys… ) has a release date, scheduled for April 22, 2008. “Weezer fans truly have something to look forward to,” gushed Weezer bassist Scott Shriner about the new Weezer album on the Weezer website. “The entire band has accomplished some of its…
The Palm Desert based [tag]Queens of the Stone Age[/tag] are back with a video, for their third single “Make It Wit Chu;” a sensual and sexual video, for a very passionate blues-like song. For those of you who are familiar with the Desert Sessions, then you probably know that the song has been featured for years ago, on the Vol. 9 of the “never ending mixtape,” as Josh Homme likes to call them. The video…
It seems like this week is focused more on compilations and cover releases, with new material here and there. Those releasing ‘best of’ CDs include: [tag]The Goo Goo Dolls[/tag], [tag]Spice Girls[/tag] and of course the much publicized [tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag] “Mothership” compilation. Prog rock supergroup Queensrÿche as well as the Phili quintet from [tag]Boyz II Men[/tag] have each released a cover record in the form of “Take Cover” and respectively “Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA.”…
Artist name: Sigur Rós Album name: Hvarf/Heim Label: XL Recordings Gender: Pop-Rock/Experimental Rock Release date: November 5, 2007 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk After playing with the same music and influences for a over a decade, Icelandic post-rock fine musicians Sigur Rós, a lot of people might think that a change might come as a dose of fresh air, for both the band and fans alike. I’m not saying that, during their five records career, they’ve…
Seems like we can’t end a day without posting about [tag]Radiohead[/tag]. OK bare with us! Earlier today the band’s management announced that the In Rainbows CD release date is set to be on December 31 in the UK, via XL Records, with which the band signed a publicezed agreement for distributing their latest record in CD version, outside North America. A few hours later this peculiar post got up, on the Radiohead official blog Dead…
Liverpool homeboys [tag]Arctic Monkeys[/tag] are back with a new video, this time however their less creepy or melancholic, their simply them. The video accompanying the more laid back “Teddy Picker” (killer bass, had to say that) features the band in a recording studio performing the song with a whole bunch of instruments around and a over enthusiast plastic croc. From the ZME recommended Favorite Worst Nightmare.
Broadcast to more than 750 colleges across the country, with a combined enrollment of nearly 7.5 million, mtvU is the largest, most comprehensive television network just for college students. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, mtvU can be seen in the dining areas, fitness centers, student lounges and dorm rooms of campuses throughout the U.S. Now in their fourth year, the “mtvU Woodie Awards” are the only awards honoring the music college students…
Originally from Ohio, singer-songwriter Kate Tucker made her way to Seattle where she met the musicians who would later become her band of Swedes. She’s a balladeer considered by many in the Suzanne Vega, Neko Case and Tracy Chapman mold. I’d say these are flattering comparisons, considering her debut self titled album, has just been released; a confident collection of multi-textured and colorful rock based songs full of acoustically intimate, moodily atmospheric tracks. The album…
The year of 2008, will definitely go down in history as a time of band reunions. Since the beginning of the year countless broken up bands have announced their reunion and in most cases a grand tour or fabouls LP to go with it. [tag]Van Halen[/tag], [tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag], [tag]The Police[/tag], [tag]Rage Against The Machine[/tag] are just a few big names reformed under a lineup or another. Now ending the series of shocking comebacks is the…
Earlier this week, we reported that [tag]Radiohead[/tag], through it’s former label EMI, is set to release a huge boxset that includes all of the pre-In Rainbows discography, on CDs, digital downloads, and a over-expensive flash USB stick, all ready to be boxed and shipped in time for Christmas. This came as a confusing move by the band and it’s management, as this boxed catalog is set to be released on the same day as the…
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