After the first American idol winner [tag]Kelly Clarkson[/tag] made it big with her impressive and lovely voice it is now the second album was the charm for the former winner Carrie Underwood. It was far better than the first. The 24-year-old country singer’s latest disc, Carnival Ride, checked in at No. 1 with 17,000 in sales, knocking Josh Groban’s “Noel” (11,000) down to No. 2. She has sold 527,000 copies of “Carnival Ride” just in…
She is a master at slipping into musical styles. Being a singer, musician and producer, the bluegrass-country icon Alison Krauss has had, along the years, a stellar career. Having such versatility gave her the chance to work with artists as diverse as Sting, Brad Paisley, James Taylor, Phish, Dolly Parton and Alan Jackson. But she is not going to stop here. Her latest project, with former [tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag] frontman Robert Plant could be a big…
If you’re familiar with the Australian three piece video, for the their summer hit single Plaster Cats Of Everything, then you might think that this odd fellows have at least a few cogs gone missing. But now [tag]Liars[/tag] have just recently released the video for “Houseclouds,” another standout track from the band’s smashing self titled. The antithesis between the thrilling, mad max high speed chases in PCOE and this laid back song and video is…
Here’s the second video, from Panda Bear third LP Person Pitch, one of the best records of the year as a matter of fact. “Comfy In Nautica,” is one of the most laid back, relaxing songs off the album and the video does well to reflect this, revolving around a skilled skateboarder who risen from the deep seas.
This day people from every corner of the world are getting their Halloween groove. Some find it hard to enter the mood. Some find it easy but feel that something is missing. Some have no interest in it but just listen to that kind of music. Here is a list of spooky and grave faves. They should be easy to find and you are probably going to be able to find them with iTunes or…
The hippy event is not just a live act. It is a state of mind which influenced the people who went to it and generations after that. It could be identified with the hippy movement and not just that. Rock singers were there. Names like Santana, Janis Joplin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Joe Cocker and Jimi Hendrix speak for themselves. After that other legends came and sang there. A tribute to those people is in the…
Sam Beam, better known by his stage name of Iron & Wine, is a man of many talents; a multi-instrumentalist, exceptional songwriter and a talented film maker as well, being responsible for the making of all of his music videos. His third studio effort, The Shepherd’s Dog, is a marvelous indie folk arrangement, that provides a more extended palette, compared with his other previous two records, with better percussion and fleshed-out arrangements. His also a…
Tomorrow’s trick or treat day and NYC native rapper [tag]Aesop Rock[/tag] makes no exception, by delivering to us a sweet Halloween themed video, for his lyrically spitting “Coffee.” The video revolves around flesh eating, dancing zombies, with a some great shots and directing from behalf of Ace Norton, who successfully recreated the old B movie horror movies vibe. It’s actually a somewhat Grindhouse spoof, particularly resembling the Planet Terror segment of the movie (and what…
The artist has been described numerous times as a rapper who sprinkles folk, country, blues and rock into his highly-stylized sound. Few people know that he is a Rockies fan. “I’m really pulling for those Rockies,” he says, getting nostalgic for his first love just days before Boston would make quick work of Colorado. “Besides, who wants to see a completely lopsided World Series anyway?”. But baseball is of lesser importance and what concerns us…
There are very few experiences which could be marked as an experience lived just once. Music is meant to speak to the heard regardless of genre or age or religion or those things. So it is lovely to hear about the kind of concert which is going to be held tonight in Halifax. A vocal group from New York is going to sing the songs, which were found in a medieval book of Gregorian chants…
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