A few days ago, a handful of lucky journalists had the chance to preview a part of the upcoming [tag]Wu Tang Clan[/tag] new album “8 Diagrams”, at a listening party set up by clan leader RZA. Village Voice, from the small bits and pieces of songs they’ve listened to, stated that the upcoming effort sounds great and “if those twenty minutes are any real indication, and I hope to God they are, The 8 Diagrams…
This week marks the controversial showdown between two of the most famous MCs in the industry [tag]50 Cent[/tag] and [tag]Kanye West[/tag], as both of their solo albums, “Curtis” and respectively “Graduation” are being released on the same day 9/11. A while back Fiddy sparked a psychological and marketing battle, between him and Kanye, when he promised to quit solo music if West outsells him on the release day. Amazon reports that Kanye is ahead of…
I’ve fallen head over heels for Jens Lekman’s extraordinary music from the first song I’ve listened to, a few years back. My CD-player had the honor of spinning his 2005 debut, When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog, countless times and brought a lot of joy and inspiration in a lot of difficult moments in my life. Now his second record Night Falls Over Kortedala is fast approaching and as the fortunate fellow…
It seems so, all facts lead to it, although a few months back Robert Plant denied any such rumors, in his characteristic fashion, saying “If there was one, then there wouldn’t be enough doctors to support it!”. What facts, do you say? Well for starters at the beginning of the week English ticket adverisers put ads out offering tickets for a Led show at the O2 Arena, London. News has it founding members Jimmy Page,…
Having undergone a label transition from Sub Pop to Brushfire Records, Bay Area indie rockers Rogue Wave will soon release their third record Asleep at Heaven’s Gate. One of album’s stand out track is ‘Lake Michigan’ a song that’s video premiered earlier today on Spinner, featuring the band no where near Lake Michigan, as some of you might thought, but in a quite the opposite environement, just outside Los Angeles. Playing in middle of nowhere,…
You’ve heard it good alright, [tag]Radiohead[/tag] have just added the finishing touches to their latest, still un-titled, upcoming release and are currently pondering the release date, at least that’s what the band’s guitarist Jonny Greenwood told Paste Magazine. “We just had a meeting about that today,” said Greenwood on September 7. “We’re very relieved to have finished recording, now we have to decide what we should do with it.” You can listen to a sample,…
Both Dan Boeckner and Spencer Krug, the leading men of the Montreal indie sensation [tag]Wolf Parade[/tag] seem to be doing great with their solo projects, but that just means a apron on the WP current hiatus. Dan, together with his wife released a lovely album back in December under the [tag]Handsome Furs[/tag] tag, while Spencer and his band Sunset Rubdown are just weeks away from the release of their first album Random Spirit Lover. Although…
This is truly a sad day for the opera world and music lovers alike, as the “king of the opera” Luciano Pavarotti just recently past away, in his home located in Modena, Italy, due to pancreatic cancer complications. Regarded by many as the most important tenor of our times, the 71-year old singer achieved global fame and success during the mid ’60s and ’70s , becoming a global ambassador for the opera and Italy. He…
Artist name: Black Lips Album name: Good Bad Not Evil Label: Vice Records Gender: Alternative Rock/Garage Rock Release date: September 11, 2007 ZMErating: 7.5/10 Website: http://www.myspace.com/theblacklipsThe term of garage rock revival seems to get tossed around a bit easily, few bands really follow up to their label so to speak, but a band of witty post-teenagers that jams in dark basements to Stooges songs, such as early [tag]Black Lips[/tag], might deserve their tag line. Although…
[tag]Biffy Clyro[/tag] has always been notorious for their energetic and raw videos, like Semi-mental or Saturday Superhouse, but this time its a bit different. Their latest video “Machines”, the fifth single of Puzzle, is a lot slower then Biffy has accustomed us to, very static and emotional, packed with Simon Neil’s shivering and beautiful voice and acoustics. The powerful lyrics ( i would dig a thousand holes, to lay next to you) are meant to…
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