Tibi PuiuHIJK is a three piece indie/art rock band, that just recently came under my radar and left a pleasant impression. Following up the release of the The Pen And The Letter, HIJK has completed a self produced music video to compliment its new single “Paper Boat.” In the video HIJK matches its exuberant power rock to the noir-like story of two masked robbers raiding the home of a tech-hungry evil wizard. Towards the climax of…
A look at last night’s Grammy Awards and the winners list
Kanye West performing, alongside Daft Punk, a new version of Stronger. If you haven’t been living under a rock or something until now, then you’d more then certainly got bugged by all the Grammy hype, that thankfully ended last night. As expect nothing special, no surprise prizes, no stellar moments or mind blowing performances, but I’ve personally gotta admit it wasn’t as lame as I thought it would be. Think I may even have had…
Singers enjoy singing about drugs and sex! Go figure….
Andrei Mihai
To let you in on what this is about, you have to know that according to a study conducted by some very important and serios medical researchers, 33% of popular songs contain explicit content and 42% of songs hint at substance abuse. Aw man, this was obvious for everybody! If even Kylie hints at drug abuse, where’s this world going to? (From her song called Red blooded woman: “You’ll never get to Heaven, if your…
Foo Fighters Grammy moment contest near finale
A while back we told about a contest, that [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag] together with YouTube launched, in which artists were encouraged to upload a 60 second video that consists of them covering The Pretender with orchestral instruments. Well the contest has reached the final three and tonight the contest ends, as the band will perform with the winner at the Grammy’s. Bellow you can view the three videos of each of the talented candidates.
Serj Tankian Announces Solo UK Tour
The System of a Down man has announced his first ever solo headline tour of the UK in support of his album ‘Elect The Dead’. He will play five shows in April beginning at the ABC in Glasgow and finishing up in Birmingham. Prior to this, Serj has only played two headline shows in the UK, in Manchester and London, in between his support slots for Foo Fighters last year. He will probably do great…
Moody metal from Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica is one of the most loved bands of the genre and in Europe they have already appealed to the masses with their talented and very skillful playing. When they needed a keyboardist back in 2002, they received applications from many of Europe’s finest, and since they were aware of the competition, they decided to choose with a more unconventional way.They were each dragged and had to “bear” a night of partying with the…
SXSW 2008 full lineup revealed
The Austin SXSW has always been grand, with a lot great acts every year, never disappointed me and neither did them this year. The lineups were never spectacular, but they were always packed with fresh new unsigned bands. This year the number of obscure, unsigned, totally unknown, but talented bands is the hundreds area, just take a look at the ginormous alphabetized list of attendants at Gigwise. SXSW takes place from March 7-16 and will…
New Las Rayas Blanca video: ‘Conquista’
Yesterday we told you all about a alternate Spanish version of the [tag]White Stripes[/tag] single “Conquest,” that’s soon to be released under the moniker of Las Rayas Blanca and titled “Conquista.” The single is out on February 19, but the video’s already been released, with no visual changes to the original, just Jack’s alternate Spanish ego. The whole thing sounds like a Spanish dubbed B-movie, with Jack’s vocals and accent sounding awful, as many native…
I Love ROCK BAND Valentine’s Day Bash
Valentine’s day can be pretty lonely for music geeks, especially guitar hero fans. So, probably, with that in mind MTV Games, Virgin Megastore, and 1up.com have joined forces to bring you the I Love Rock Band Valentine’s Day Bash, on February 13th. If you think your “rock band” can compete and wish to take your music from the living room to the masses, then don’t hesitate and sign you and your buds in the contest,…
New Snoop Dogg vide: ‘Neva Hafta Worry’ + new album art
We all had loads of fun with [tag]Snoop Dogg[/tag]’s previous retro funk take, Sensual Seduction, now it’s time to listen to his latest single called “Neva Hafta Worry,” a last sample before the release of his ninth studio album titled “Ego Trippin’.” In Neva Hafta Worry Snoop abandons the disco funk (more please) for a slow burner, as he reminds us that he’s been in the game for 15 years, “and I’m [he’s] still relevant.”…