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Israel wants Beatles

In 1965, the band was booked to play in Israel and everything seemed set for a huge concert. But the, the government refused to grant the necessary permits on the ground that its music might corrupt the country’s morals. Everybody was sorry, and the regret remained.But now, it seems Israel wants to make it all [...]

Caribou: ‘Andorra’

Artist name: Caribou Album name: Andorra Label: Merge Records Gender: Electronica Release date: August 21, 2007 ZMErating: 9.5/10 Website: http://www.caribou.fm/ Imagine living in a world of your own, a world where man is no longer its master and overseer, but a simple observer, a world in which innocence, youth and all that is pure blossoms. I might seem like I’m getting [...]

‘Walk Hard’: a Johhny Cash biopic parody

Remember when we told you Jack White was going to act in a new movie soon? Well that movie is none other then Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story a clear spoof of the Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line, staring John C. Reilley as Dewey Cox, a man on a mission: to become [...]

Art Brut: ‘It’s a Bit Complicated’

Artist name: Art Brut Album name: It’s a Bit Complicated Label: Mute Records Gender: Alternative Rock Release date: June 19, 2007 ZMErating: 7/10 Website: http://www.artbrut.org.uk/ Art Brut came like a breath of fresh air on their debut in 2005, with “Bang Bang Rock & Roll”; inspiring a sense of exuberance in the pool of over serious indie bands. The sound of their [...]

Paul McCartney: ‘Memory Almost Full’

Artist name: Paul McCartney Album name: Memory Almost Full Label: Hear Music - Starbucks Gender: Rock/Alternative Release date: June 4, 2007 ZMErating: 4.5/5 (awesome) Website: http://www.paulmccartney.com/ Wine gets better by the ages and so does Paul McCartney’s music, releasing his 21 solo album a few days ago, at the soon to be age [...]

John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ on canvas

John Lennon’s former wife Yoko Ono has given permission for one of John’s greatest song “Imagine” to be immortalized as pop art. Imagine is a utopion themed song, that first appeared in 1971, as part of John Lennon’s album Imagine. In 2004 it was voted the third best song in the world by Rolling Stone Magazine, [...]