Tibi PuiuSteve Jobs’ iTunes is undoubtedly the world’s largest online music retail store and as physical records have long ago been outsourced, in terms of sales, by downloads we can safely say that the iTunes charts are a measure to test a band’s mainstream popularity. Let’s take in example the latest end of the year charts from Apple, that have surfaced recently; namely the “best selling albums of the year” and the “best selling singles.”Apparently [tag]Maroon…
New Music Monday: December 10
This is another poor week, in terms of new releases, with only, as usual for this time of year, rap or R&B albums that are worth mentioning. This includes new records from the likes of Bow Wow, The-Dream, Beanie Sigel and reporedly also Nelly, that pushed his latest album’s release date a while back to December 10, but now he’s changed it again to a yet to be announced date. Oh and don’t forget this…
Introducing ‘I Stand’ by Idina Menzel
Considered by many a talented actress, unbeknownst to many, the Tony award winner Idina Menzel (those of you who follow Broadway shows religiously, will undoubtedly recognize her from “Wicked” or “Rent”) is a very talented musician as well. In the past she’s released two albums, that unfortunately didn’t get the necessary attention it deserved and decayed into anonymity. Now, on her third studio effort, titled “I Stand” announces to be a hit record of the…
Josh Homme in the german salt mines: ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll isn’t about safety’
Photo by Matthew Field As previously reported the Californian super group [tag]Queens of the Stone Age[/tag] was set to play a gig in the cold deeps of a German salt mine. The concert took place, in front of a small and intimate crowd, on November 20, where the band played live 700 meters underground. The initial press release reported that the band was going to play a never before performed live track, but haven’t heart…
New Music Monday: 3 December
Seems like the end of the year, apart from holiday and best of compilations, is a good time to release rap albums, at least that’s what the pour of constant hip-hop records, released in these past days and week, leads us to believe. Leading the pack is [tag]Wu Tang Clan[/tag] warlord [tag]Ghostface Killah[/tag], with his much awaited seventh solo release “The Big Dough Rehab”, after last year he delighted us with fish and later with…
25 years of Thriller, special edition re-issue
I believe it’s safe to say that [tag]Michael Jackson[/tag]’s Thriller is one of the best records ever made, an album that brought a dose of fresh funk and at a same time a dash of claustrophobia to the back then transitioning music scene. It was the album, with song for everyone and anytime, from rock to soul, thus Michael’s Thriller got to influence much of the ’80s and although he is now just a shadow…
Metallica’s new single to come out via Rock Band [?!]
It seems more and more bands are starting to release their material through unconventional and exclusive distribution methods. Only this year there’s been [tag]Paul McCartney[/tag] with his Starbucks Memory Almost Full, the famous [tag]Prince[/tag] Verizon mobile released single “Guitar,” [tag]Eagles[/tag] comeback album “Long Road To Eden” released exclusively in Walmart stores and a lot lot more. We live in a digital age of piracy, so I guess artists have to find new ways of promoting…
Mariyn Manson being a attention whore once more
There’s little things that could shock us right now, from behalf of goth dork [tag]Marilyn Manson[/tag], he’s bought some Nazi memorabilia and a child skeleton (buy a real one and I’ll be impressed!), done a semi-sextape with his barely legal girlfriend Rachel Wood and a lot more “disturbing” stuff. This time Marlyn wants to enter Guiness Record Books; to do this he intends to enter a tube filled with 87 venomous snakes and stay there…
Chris Cornell: the lonely wolf
Although he’s been the frontman for one of the grunge pioneers with Soundgarden,before the early ’90 hard rock bum and also the lead singer for one of the most iconic rock groups of the new millenium Audioslave, [tag]Chris Cornell[/tag] feels better riding alone. According to him “I am in a situation where I can kind of spontaneously make decisions and do whatever I feel like doing,” he says. “Any future ideas in terms of recordings…
Wu-Tang Clan reveals tracklist + tours
Christmas came early today when the clan announced their definitive final tracklist for their forthcoming “8 Diagrams,” a record eagerly awaited by fans worldwide for nearly 7 years. The album is scheduled to be released on December 11, via Loud/Universal/SRC/Wu Music Group. Feat your eyes on the tracklist from bellow, where most of you might recognize the wordclass featurings from the likes of: Erykah Badu, George Harrison son Dhani Harrison, and John Frusciante (on The…