It seems [tag]The Who[/tag] may embark on a tour, of unclear proportions, soon. Lead singer, Roger Daltrey, has expressed his intentions of permanently dissolving the band on multiple occasions and this seems like it will be the last tour the band will ever perform in. So, if you want to see one of the greatest and influential rock’n’roll band in history playing live, this might quite possibly be your last chance. So far only two…
A while back Jack White made some comments in the previous Rolling Stone issue, in which he called the Detroit music scene very “negative and suffocating.” This lead to a swarm of misunderstanding and misinterpretations among [tag]White Stripes[/tag] fans and Detroit citizens alike, especially considering Jack moved from Detroit to Nashville back in 2006. Thing is Jack really loves his home town and the people who live in it, it’s just the music scene that…
I haven’t completed the feature for the last 2 weeks, because both me and Andrei have been kept busy with some nasty exams, fact which could be clearly seen by the lack of activity on the blog. We’re both finished with them (we’ve passed, thank you!) and from now on we’ll get back to our normal schedule. Anyway, to start off the week we’ve got two great artists. First up is [tag]Beck[/tag] with his latest…
Right at the end of 2007, we’ve made a small preview of the current year, in which we expressed our excitement for what we believe to be a very fruitful year for music. Everybody knows the best releases come in the summer time. That’s when all the big festivals and tours are held and that’s when almost all the great albums get released. Thoughtful as they are, our colleagues from Pitchfork took the time to…
Listen up “maggots,” the Iowan metal heads of [tag]Slipknot[/tag] are making their last preparations, before the release of their much anticipated forth full studio album, “All Hope Is Gone,” scheduled to hit the record stores on August 26. The celebrate this forth installment and probably to better promote their upcoming new work, the band have also released footage of the new mask. Slipknot have always been famous for their massive cult fallowing, that like to…
After they’ve released a more or less successful [tag]Prince[/tag] cover compilation record, in the form of Controversy, a while ago, the fine folks from Rapster are back with yet another cover song compilation LP, this time featuring artists influenced by the great [tag]David Bowie[/tag]. Matthew Dear, Carl Craig, Kelley Polar, Au Revoir Simone, Joakim, and the Thing are just a few artists who cover the Thin White Duke on “Life Beyond Mars: Bowie Covered”. The…
So some of you may not have heard of the name Brooke Fraser. Hailing from New Zealand, this humble and lovely songbird has already made quite a name for herself in the Pacific region. The album Albertine was released in the U.S not too long ago, and she’s currently on tour. I managed to speak to Brooke over the phone while she was preparing dinner for some friends to just have a chat about her…
[tag]Beck[/tag] and his upcoming new album, “Modern Guilt,” is just a few weeks days away from its release date, and of course the teasers and leaks couldn’t stop either. This time, after Beck previously previewed the first single from the new album, the psychedelic “Chemtrails”, the ’60s revivalist artist, much to the delight of his dedicated fans, has just streamed another two tracks from Modern Guilt. First the electro-gaze infused, Beach Boys harmony packed “Orphans,”…
That’s right ladies and gents, the (probably) most expected album of the year has been officially named. After many many controversies and other stuff I’ll barely mention here (they first said it will be released in February then delayed it for September, then Dave Grohl wrote them an open letter, and many other things) they finally set the name for their new album. Wat’s it called? Death Magnetic. When I first heard this, I had…
Goodness me, what a week! Finally it feels like summer has truly begun, once with this new wave on awesome new stuff. First up is [tag]Coldplay[/tag]’s long awaited follow-up to their critical and commercial hit X & Y, in the form of “Viva la Vida or Death And All His Friends” (we’ve gotten used to the title by now, check out the stream here). The [tag]Goo Goo Dolls[/tag] are also back with yet another awesome…
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