The 15 Most Anticipated Releases of 2010

Hope you’ve all had one hell of a crazy, yet responsible, good time this New Year’s Eve  – after all, it was the last party of the year, of the decade for that matter. Oh, and it’s been such a sweet year for music, filled with some incredible scores on all fronts, hasn’t it? Rest assure, though, if you’re feeling a bit disheartened about 2009’s passing, since, from the look of it, 2010 is going…

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New Hot Chip album and tour in 2010

Ah, finally! I’ve been nervously waiting for a follow-up to Made In The Dark, which is quite the pop gem, for ages now, and I can only rejoice at the news that Hot Chip’s new album, titled “One Life Stand”, will get released at the beginning of 2010. Here’s what I’ve read about the record in a press release I’ve just received: One Life Stand sees a proliferation of influences as diverse as the burgeoning…

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Download: Hot Chip – ‘Touch Too Much’ (Fake Blood remix)

Hot Chip + Fake Blood = Awesomeness! Lately, I’ve really began to get into Fake Blood’s brilliant remixes, mostly because I love the way he takes other people’s music, mashes up, adds a bit of ‘fake blood’ and cinnamon and makes it his own. His latest remix is that of “Touch Too Much,” originally played by Hot Chip, off Made in The Dark. Check it out the mp3 bellow, as well as Fake Blood’s other…

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Hot Chip: ‘Made In The Dark’

Artist name: Hot Chip Album name: Made In The Dark Label: EMI Gender: Electronic Indie/Pop Release date: February 4, 2008 ZMErating: 8/10 Website: www.hotchip.co.uk The electro pop Londoners from [tag]Hot Chip[/tag] have always struck me as your typical smart asses and I simply love them for that. Their awesome blend of smart and humorous knack has always made them terribly appealing to me and since their epic 2006 breakthrough, The Warning, I’ve been a fan….

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New Music Monday: 4 February

What a fine week this is gonna be, with new records from the likes of acoustic master [tag]Jack Johnson[/tag], soul/funk multi-instrumentalist [tag]Lenny Kravitz[/tag], country sweetheart [tag]Sheryl Crow[/tag] or electropop brits [tag]Hot Chip[/tag]. Fine week indeed. Jack Johnson: Sleep Through the Static Lenny Kravitz: It is Time for a Love Revolution

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