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Impending Doom: Tom Waits Prepares Live Album.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

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Impending Doom: Tom Waits Prepares Live Album.

Hello. Have you been having a good day? Oh, I’m sorry - didn’t she warn you? Oh dear. Well, I’m sure they make a cream for that. Oh, they don’t? I see. Well, if anything is going to cheer you up, it’s the paragraphs which directly follow this one. Tom Waits’ fancy new website tells us [...]

Devandra Banhart maps North American tour

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

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Devandra Banhart maps North American tour

In just a few weeks, Devendra Banhart new album “What Will We Be” is scheduled for release under Warner Bros., marking his first release under a major label. Naturally, he’ll be touring through much of North America, with his name stamped across most festivals’ posters. For now though, all we know is of his upcoming [...]

New Monsters of Folk videos: ‘The Right Place’ + ‘Say Please (live @ The Tonight Show)’

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

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New Monsters of Folk videos: ‘The Right Place’ + ‘Say Please (live @ The Tonight Show)’

We’ve got two awesome videos for the day straight from the ZME inbox, both signed by one of the best projects of the year, Monsters of Folk. The first is the official video for “The Right Place,” filmed pretty old school in black and white, featuring the band members giving it all they have in [...]

Hot Streaming: two new songs from Monsters of Folk

Thursday, July 30, 2009

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Hot Streaming: two new songs from Monsters of Folk

Have I ever mentioned what’s my second favorite super group of the year? Coming before The Dead Weather, and beneath the Josh Homme/Dave Grohl/J.P Jones extravaganza (you can’t possibly compete with this. sorry) is the newly confirmed Monsters of Folk, comprised of Jim James (My Morning Jacket), M. Ward (solo/She & Him), Conor Oberst and [...]

The Avett Brothers @ Daytrotter Session

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

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The Avett Brothers @ Daytrotter Session

The North Carolina bluegrass quartet The Avett Brothers recorded an incredible Daytrotter session a few months ago, during the bands stint at SXSW. Like always in their live performances, The Avett Brothers were simply incredible, shinning thanks to their rootsy, soulful approach to music. Sincere, from the heart music is hard to find during our [...]

Download: Oasis - ‘(Get Off Your) High Horse Lady’ (Devendra Banhart remix)

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

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Download: Oasis - ‘(Get Off Your) High Horse Lady’ (Devendra Banhart remix)

It’s curious how Devendra Banhart went around mixing Oasis, if you consider the later is a band that’s more into dance strings, while Banhart’s music is as weird and inaccessible per he is talented. Nevertheless, Banhart was given the opportunity to remix any Oasis track of his choosing from the 2008 LP “Dig Out Your [...]

Elvis Costello plays new song for Newsweek and bashes Steve Jobs for making iPods

Friday, May 22, 2009

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Elvis Costello plays new song for Newsweek and bashes Steve Jobs for making iPods

The constantly energetic Elvis Costello will be expanding his respectable catalog next week with yet another album, titled “The Secret, The Profane, and the Sugarcane.” Recently he paid a visit to Newsweek’s Pop Vox music session, where he played his latest single “Sulphur to Sugarcane,” a moving southern anthem. That’s not all though, besides playing [...]

Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens): ‘Roadsinger (To Warm You Through The Night)’

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

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Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens): ‘Roadsinger (To Warm You Through The Night)’

Album name: Roadsinger Artist name: Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam Genre: Folk, Rock, Pop Released: May 5, 2009 Label: Umvd Labels ZME Rating: 10(!)/10 Website: Yusuf Islam When Cat Stevens said he would never sing ever again in the late 70s, I was devastated and it seems it was just yesterday. Nah, I’m just messing with you, but still… Here was this absolutely brilliant [...]

Mélanie Pain: ‘My Name’

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

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Mélanie Pain: ‘My Name’

Album name: My Name Artist name: Mélanie Pain Genre: Pop/Folk Released: April 21, 2009 Label: 101 Distribution ZME Rating: 8/10 Website: www.myspace.com/melaniepain Pop music has just updated its own definition through a new album released by Nouvelle Vague’s lead singer Mélanie Pain. It’s her first solo album after 5 years of non-stop touring with the bossa nova band. She first released her [...]

Karmadillo @ The Bakers, Cambridge (27/03/09)

Friday, April 3, 2009

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Karmadillo @  The Bakers, Cambridge (27/03/09)

This was a slightly different affair to the usual Karmadillo gig that fans from their hometown are used to; comedic front man Rishi had promised a complete set of brand new songs on the run up to this and as a result The Baker’s was rammed with people wanting to be the first to hear [...]

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