If you recall, in a previous post, we talked about a video making contest for [tag]Bjork[/tag]’s newest single ‘Innocence’. Bjork chose 10 lucky finalists from 500 entries, that were up for voting on the website and yesterday evening the winner was announced. Actually winners, the french directors Fred & Annabela who won with entry #10, the best video out of the finalist, hands down; I haven’t seen videos as good as this from actual hired…
Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony, who co-star in the new movie “El Cantante,” will go on a concert tour together starting next month. They have time to spend together and that is nice to notice. The 14-date tour will open Sept. 29 in Atlantic City, N.J., and wrap up Nov. 2 in Miami. She will perform songs from her Spanish-language album, “Como Ama una Mujer (How a Woman Loves),” which was mainly produced by…
The Sri Lankan originated artists [tag]M.I.A.[/tag] has released her newest video, “Jimmy”, the second one from her second album, “Kala”. The single itself will be released on August 13, after it made its debut in Japan, in early July. “Jimmy” is a remixed cover of the hit Bollywood ’80s sensation “Jimmy Jimmy Aaja”, sung by the classic hindi pop singer Parvati Khan, as part of the “Disco Dancer” soundtrack. The video itself, features M.I.A. dancing…
[tag]System Of A Down[/tag] frontman Serj Tankian, today (August 7), has launched his first ever single and likewise video in his solo career, namely the controversial track “The Unthinking Majority”. The single is off Serj’s debut album “Elect the Dead”, due on October 23 and is meant to be an eye opener to the American audience, with lyrics contesting the current administration and war in Iraq ( “I believe that you’re wrong/Insinuating that they hold…
One of the most famous and popular electro group, the French duo Daft Punk, has recently launched a video shooting campaign, in which you’ll have to grab your video gear and film as clearly and best as you can on one of the band’s live shows. Fresh after a dazzling performance at this weekend’s Lollapalooza Festival, Daft Punk is nearly finishegd with their current tour with only two dates left, with the last venue (…
Psych folk poet and singer [tag]Devendra Banhart[/tag], has just posted his newest video, on his likewise new website, called ‘Seahorse’, from his upcoming ‘Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon’ LP (September 25). The video is quite long, about 8 minutes, so it might bore some of you, but It wasn’t the case with me, had loads of fun with it. The track’s actually segmented into 2 parts, the first part is a more soft and gentile…
Watford punk act [tag]Gallows[/tag] are set to prove that punk’s not quite finished yet and are preparing the release of a new single: “In The Belly Of The Shark”. The track’s off their debut album “Orchestra Of Wolves” and is set to be in a store near you on September 17 in CD and two 7″ singles(it includes a cover of Hot Snakes’ ‘If Credit’s What Matters I’ll Take Credit’). The singles sounds as aggressive…
The new [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag] single “The Pretender”, due to be out on September 10, has been leaked all over the internet, after being played in a world exclusive on KROQ so now anyone can download and listen it. The song’s great, with the classic Foo Fighterish stadium anthem vibe and sound, great riffage and powerful Dave Grohl vocals. All we can do now is wait for the full album, “Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace”, to…
A few months ago an announcement at [tag]Bjork[/tag]’s website opened a ‘YouTube like’ video contest for the Islandic diva’s track “Innocence” of the recent “Volta” LP. Innocence is to be made as video. An idea is born. The idea is to make the video. The video to Innocence, a song of yet to be released Volta record. Who is to make the video? Another idea is born: It is to be you, my dear! Anyone…
Soul musician José González (yes, he’s Swedish) has just posted a two new tracks off his upcoming second LP “In Our Nature”, set to be released in 25 September of 2007, on his myspace. I simply loved his debut LP, “Veneer”, his slow, whispery voice and classic guitar just hits my spot and I expect nothing less then a brilliant sequel from Jose. Right after his second release, Jose will embark on a US record…
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