A week ago Music Week editor Matt Talbot hinted us at the next Hear Music signing, a Starbucks label, after he stated: “I’m absolutely sworn to secrecy. But it is another big-name artist — one of the all-time great female artists which will, I think, reaffirm what Hear Music is all about.” Today, however, all the rumors and speculation that were up and about as a result of the above statement, have been made clear…
Brooklyn based indie quartet [tag]Grizzly Bear[/tag] will embark soon on a tour, in which they will roar their way through a series of gigs, spanning across the icy plains of North America. Joining them will be the likes of [tag]Feist[/tag] and [tag]Dearhunter[/tag]. If you mist their recent awesome performance at this years Pitchfork festival, then you still have a chance to hear them live on the following dates and venues: August 26: New York, NY…
Here’s a strange one from Atlanta flower punks [tag]Black Lips[/tag], named Katrina, a lover’s call to his lady friend ( err a hurricane i guess) . The single is extracted from their upcoming album “Good Bad Not Evil”, due to be released on September 11. The video is extremely catchy, with a lot of closeups (actually mustache closeups, yuck), and background set changes in color. Oh and is the drummer banging with fish or with…
As previously reported, Green Day was set to do a punkified version of the famous theme song for one of the most popular TV shows of all time: “The Simpsons”. The The Simpsons soundtrack was released yesterday, containing 15 tracks mastered and “baked” by orchestral composer Hans Zimmer, whom you may remember as the man who made the O.S.T for such movies as Gladiator, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Rain Man and a lot more. The…
Artist name: Sum 41 Album name: Underclass Hero Label: Island Records Gender: Punk Rock Release date: July 24, 2007 ZMErating: 3/10 Website: http://www.sum41.com Just when you thought you heard the last of [tag]Sum 41[/tag], the Canadian trio are back to prove us wrong. After 10 years of being together, 4 platinum albums and numerous sell out tours and gigs, the Deryck Whibley fronted band return with their fifth studio release “Underclass Hero”. I have to…
Today, ‘Punk’s Not Dead’, a documentary that covers the punk scene from its inception in 1976 to the present, makes it’s screen debut in Siskel Film Center, Chicago. The documentary, directed by Susan Dynner, an self-proffesed American hardcore punk fan, consists of interviews with great personalities from the punk scene, together with some live performances from the major punk artists. Green Day, Sum 41, Ramones, Billy Idol, My Chemical Romance, Good Charlotte and Bad Religion…
Here’s a great song and video from one of my favorite band [tag]Maximo Park[/tag], called “Girls Who Play Guitars”. It’s got everything that screams brit pop about it, and the lyrics are fun to sing along with. The video was directed by Leslie Ali, a good choice i might add as the video goes well with the song, leading to loads of fun. In the begging the band play in a all white outfit, in…
I’ve always had the deepest respect for one of my favorite Indie bands [tag]Blonde Redhead[/tag], delighting people with their music and work for 10 years now. Their last release “23” simply blew my mind, its such a great record with great songs. One of these great songs is “The Dress”, a very pretty and passionate song, but also delightfully uncanny, thanks to Makino’s masterful whisper. The video was directed by Mike Mills, a man with…
US [tag]Arctic Monkeys[/tag] fans are in luck. The band recently announced the dates for their upcoming US tour, as part of their World Tour. The indie quartet have just received a second Mercury Music Prize nomination, for their second full length album and seem quite on a row. Besides the US, they’ll play on two occasions in Canada as well, in Toronto and Montreal. The dates: September 5: New York, NY Central Park Summerstage September…
It seems every where i turn i can’t shake Billy Corgan, the man’s everywhere. This time he sheds some light on the much controversial Tarantula single cover, depicting Paris Hilton holding a BlackBerry with the Zeitgeist album cover on the screen, and a low-resolution image of a mushroom cloud in the background. Here’s how Billy convinced the oh-so ‘popular’ Paris Hilton to pose for the cover: ( via Blabbermouth) Actually the original idea was we…
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