This is fucking massive gents! Not only did [tag]Radiohead[/tag] announce the tracklist and the title for their upcoming seventh album, but they shocked everyone by releasing it on such short notice, that means that starting from October 10 you can experience its magic. Here’s the spark that light the world on fire yesterday, a blogpost on the band’s Dead Air Space. Hello everyone. Well, the new album is finished, and it’s coming out in 10…
This week marks the re-entry in the scene of two iconic rock groups: [tag]Bruce Springsteen[/tag] & the E Street Band and English heavy metal pioneers [tag]The Cult[/tag], with Magic, respectively Born Into This. Also both country star Faith Hill and the famous alt group Matchbox Twenty have each released best of compilations in the form of The Hits and respectively Exile On Mainstream. Bruce Springsteen (feat the E Street Band): Magic The Cult: Born…
Yesterday, the nominees that have the honor of being inducted in next year’s Rock & Roll HOF were announced. Our of the 9 nominees, only 5 will make the cut; quoted with the best chances are [tag]Beastie Boys[/tag] and [tag]Madonna[/tag]. For a band to be nominated they had to release their first single before 1982, the year that Madonna’s “Everybody” and the Beasties’ punk EP Polly Wog Stew came out. I have to say that…
Fathers of punk [tag]Sex Pistols[/tag], reunited and meaner then ever have just re-recorded one of their characteristically controversial tracks, “Anarchy,” to be used in the forthcoming Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. First time in the studio in 30 years and you record for a video game. That’s bad ass. [display_podcast] On a similar note, SP have added 2 more dates to their stellar reforming string of gigs. An extra night at Brixton Academy on…
One of the best selling rock band in history, and one of my personal all time favorite, [tag]R.E.M.[/tag] is set to release their first live double CD/DVD, in their 27 years existence, in the middle of October. The footage captures singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, and bassist Mike Mills doing what they do best at a dynamic 22 track set show at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, on February 27, 2005. Directed by…
The [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag] were supposed to be relaxing this year after releasing a monster double album (In Your Honor) and touring almost every corner of the planet in 2005. Instead, frontman Dave Grohl and drummer Taylor Hawkins find themselves on a promotional tour supporting the new Foos’ record, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace which is in stores. “We started demo-ing music and we were coming up with some really great ideas and, honestly, at this…
Leading this week’s pack of new releases are, among many others, the [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag], with their much awaited “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace”, the blues-rock sorceress [tag]PJ Harvey[/tag], with “White Chalk” and our favorite balladeer [tag]Devendra Banhart[/tag], with “Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon.” Also troubadour [tag]Jose Gonzalez[/tag] releases his sophomore record, in his characteristic acoustic guitar and soul manner in the form of “In Our Nature.” Busy, busy week, we just love the fall. Foo…
After releasing a stellar album in the form of Because Of The Times, at the beginning of the year, the Followill quartet are already planning a follow up. The band is currently extensively touring the US, after which they’ll head to UK, before flying to the more sunny shores of Australia. In this extremely busy schedule [tag]Kings of Leon[/tag] manage to write new songs as well, and according to the eldest brother, drummer Nathan Followill:
Capitan Kirk vs. Capitan Picard, Ghandi vs Buddha, Bill Gates vs Steve Jobs all ones of the greatest one on one feuds in history, but such a list couldn’t go on without adding the latest Kanye vs Fifty. No need to detail the skirmish between the two, the important thing is the results are in and Fifty isn’t looking to good. This week Kanye’s third album Graduation toped the Billboard top 100 with a whooping…
The man that I find to be the best and most representative balladeer of new millenium, [tag]Devendra Banhart[/tag] will be releasing a new album called next Tuesday, 25 September. As a more then sufficient sample of his new work Devandra has put out for streaming the whole thing on his myspace, all 16 tracks. Listen it, feel it and buy it!
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