The Last Shadow Puppets are Miles Kane (from The Rascals) and Alex Turner, the famous Arctic Monkeys frontman and lead guitarist. Very close friends ever since Arctic Monkeys toured with Kane’s previous group, The Little Flames, the eclectic duo felt so great jamming together, that they decided to devise a cunning plan. That very plan is The Age Of The Understatement, is an album of 12 full-blooded songs, bold and brassy, full of drama, wit…
“All rise, for The Roots!” was how Stephen Colbert introduced one of my long time favorites, Philly natives The Roots, as they closed last night’s show of “The Colbert Report”. The band performed an irreverent take on “The Star-Spangled Banner”, after which they simply trashed their instruments, as a sign of rebellion. Rebellion against … I’m not sure what, maybe the current state of the union, maybe world hunger or maybe just to rock out….
For those of you a bit unfamiliarized with the band, here’s a quick rock history lesson. Mudcrutch was mid ’70s rock band from Florida, that was packed with potential and talent, but unfortunately never made it big. The band apparently broke up prematurely, as they didn’t even record a proper studio album debut, but while Mudcrutch didn’t manage to achieve success, it did however spawn one of the most popular acts ever seen in the…
For as long as I can remember The Breeders have been subjected to unworthy ignorance and ill recognition of their efforts. Truth is people don’t know what they’ve been missing all these years, seeing as this alternative quartet has been coughing up quality, magical pieces of music since 1988. Odds are, that Mountain Battles, the band’s latest album, will suffer the same lack of appreciation, which is too bad considering how many great moments there…
My favorite record for this week is clearly Anthony Gonzales,’ or M83 as he’s better know, fifth LP “Saturdays = Youth.” I’ve always been fascinated by the way he masterfully mixes electronic and shoegazing elements, that gave as result some wonderful eclectic ambient music. Then there’s of course one of our recent favorites Tristan Prettyman, and her latest sophomore release “Hello…x.” Also another album worth picking up this week, is the latest LP from the…
Winwood seems off and running lately, with an opening slot on the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tour this summer to boot. But today we’ve got a treat for all you old school blues fans, as the following video features two legends, former Blind Faith colleagues singer-songwriter Steve Winwood and guitar master Eric Clapton. “Dirty City” is the first single off of Steve Winwood’s latest solo record, in which he partners with his old brother…
Coldplay, the famous British soft-hard-rock-pop-eclectic quartet, have just recently taken to the interwebs and revealed their latest album’s tracklist and, of course, title. The new record will be called “Viva la Vida,” most probably influenced by their stay in Barcelona, where they recorded the album and will contain just 10 tracks. The groups forth studio effort was set to be initially titled “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends,” but luckily (for all…
The Californian punk quartet, The Offspring, have just revealed to their eagerly awaiting fans, that they’ve finally manged to finish recording their latest studio effort “Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace,” the band’s first album in five years, since the 2003 Splinter. “After over a year of recording, I’m happy to announce that we are finishing up our CD this week. We’ve worked really hard on this and I think it’s some of the best…
Yes, you’ve read it right folks, Prince has been added to this year’s Coachella lineup, as a Saturday (4/26) headline, joining other acts like Breeders, Portishead, MMJ, Kraftwerk, or Roger Waters. When he’s not suing fans, his royal majesty, Prince, actually makes some music. To be honest I pretty much despise Prince for all that he represents, but while it’s clear I’m not anywhere near being a fan, I have to admit he’s a great…
I just had to post this! I can barely type from all the laughing. Apparently the above photo is the actual cover art for Lil Wayne’s latest upcoming album Carter III. The new record from the New Orleans rapper will land on May 13th via Universal. Who here also loled ?
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