Tibi PuiuNew rave UK band [tag]New Young Pony Club[/tag], released what we believe to be one of the best electronica album with Fantastic Playroom, brining back the ’80s in a post-punk revivalist masterpiece. “Get Lucky,” one of the tracks from the band’s debut LP, is built around the whole band’s feel good and disco concept; it’ll undoubtedly provoke some groovy dancing from behalf of the listeners. The LP’s name, Fantastic Playroom, does well to describe the…
Jimmy Eat World lighten up
Andrei Mihai
The band came together in the early ’90s and they were one of the first bands making that sound, which became known as “emo.”. So they have a tight thing with this genre or subgenre. The Arizona-bred group of sensitive rockers spent more than a decade crafting and recording their hard-core, dark side of life tunes –paving the way for bands such as Alexisonfire, and [tag]Fall Out Boy[/tag]. They are going to release Chase This…
New Holy Fuck video: ‘Milkshake’
“Toronto’s evil supergroup” has their familiarly known in their icy homelands of Canada, Holy Fuck has recently come to our attention with a mind blowing animated music video, for their lo-fi electro infused “Milkshake.” Video director’s take, Chad Van Gaalen, is a surreal world of constant shape shifting and morphing. Hungry underwater raccoons, cheesburger eating clams, walking plants, a cameo of a nude woman giving birth and a whole lot of other bizarre things, often…
New Kylie Minogue video: ‘2 Hearts’
We’ve been eagerly waiting to sample [tag]Kylie Minogue[/tag]’s new work, every since we posted about her comeback in the mainstream. Her latest single “2 Heats.” from her forthcoming tenth studio album, is looking pretty damn good and reminisces the glamor of “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head.” The video features Kylie dressed in a somewhat retro black dress, singing and dancing on top of piano, while the rest of her band jams around her….
Madonna to ink $120M deal
There is a lot of interest around record labels these days and there are bands like Radiohead and Oasis which are trying to shift the balance of power. They are trying to move the power from the record labels to the people. But aside from that there is also a shift of power inside record labels. [tag]Madonna[/tag]’s deal to abandon Warner Music for concert promoter Live Nation signals more than just a tectonic shift in…
Slash caught between worlds
He was known as lead guitarist for legendary hard-rock act Guns ‘N Roses and his drinking is somewhat legendary. He is 42 and a father of two and he says that he came of age in a pre-Internet, pre-camera-phone era — one where entertainers were still entitled to a modicum of privacy. But technology is at growing fast and there is a lot of gossip around the most intimate details of a rocker’s life. The…
The Cribs set to tour North America
The Franz Ferdinand protégés [tag]The Cribs[/tag] have recently released the dates for their forthcoming trek to the States and Canada. The gigs will kick off next month and if you didn’t know this already, then beware the band is really fierce and wild on their live shows, for a indie band at least, being pretty notorious for chaotic performances and frontman Ryan Jarman in-crowd passing outs. Dates after the jump.
The Killears reveal B Sides collection cover art
Last week we had the chance to sample [tag]The Killers[/tag] latest take on a Joy Division classic, “Shadowplay”, cover which is present in the Las Vegas quartet upcoming B Sides, rarities and remixes album Sawdust. Today it’s time for another cover . . . cover art that is, as the record’s artwork has been revealed later today. It features a autumn forest landscape with a big and neglected arm in the center.
Your only chance to catch Robert Pollard live in 2007
The Guided by Voices mastermind [tag]Robert Pollard[/tag] has just announced the dates for his first tour of the year, that its if you can even call a 2 gig series a tour. Robert and .co, Jason Narducy on bass, David Suycott on drums, and Dag Juhlin and Mitch Marlow sharing guitar duties will unleash their inspiring music upon the unsuspecting fans of Chicago on November 30, and Newport, at Kentucky’s Southgate House the following night.
New Modest Mouse video: ‘Little Motel’
Reverse chronology videos are always confusing and a bit of a drag, but always fun. Such is the case of Modest Mouse’s latest video for “Little Motel,” following the life of a troubled woman and what looks like her son in rewind, from finish to start. Interpol Deja Vu? Modest Mouse – Little Motel