Dutch TV owns! Anthony and The Johnsons play ‘One Dove’ for Paul de Leeuw

Anthony and his band have been performing on TV all over for the past few months. Hard to name a few shows that didn’t have them as guests, and here we are publishing a story on them performing the exquisite “One Dove” live on Dutch national television, on Paul de Leeuw’s show. Who’s a total nutcase, by the way! Check out the performance bellow and skip or not (if you’re dutch isn’t quite as rusty…

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Bands to Watch: Just Jinjer

Comprised of Ard Matthews (guitar, vocals), Brent Harris (drums), Denholm Harding (bass, vocals) and Sandy Chila (guitar), Just Jinjer is the biggest thing that ever happened to the South African rock scene, which, upon their arrival, was totally revolutionized and brought to contemporary standards. The band has sold hundreds of  thousands of records in their homeland, earning them multi platinum status, and managed to play alongside such acts like U2, Crash Test Dummies, Toto, Elvis…

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Meet the people behind Gorillaz – ‘Gorillaz Bananaz’

There’s no doubt to anyone that a shroud of mystery has always been around Gorillaz, the most successful virtual band in history, which is quite funny since they’re a lot better than most real bands out there today. Behind the animated project stand two people: Jamie Hewlett, the man who designed the whole band (Russel, Noodle, 2D and Murdoc), also famous for co-writing the comic book Tank Girl, and the highly talented Damon Albarn, the…

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New Jarvis Cocker song – ‘Angela’ (via e-mail)

^^ Sexy beast! Jarvis Cocker’s new album, titled “Further Complications”, is just one month away. Yup, anticipation is ever building up as the Pulp frontman’s sophomore LP is growing ever closer. Good thing for marketing and their awareness campaigns, since Rough Trade Records just recently released Jarvis’ first single off the new album, “Angela,” out for free download, all exchange for your e-mail addy. Just head over to jarviscocker.net, stream the track and if you…

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New Music Monday: 20 April

Depeche Mode’s highly anticipated twelfth studio release “Sounds of the Universe” is out this week, soon followed by the raging fan bonanza flocking to their Tour of the Universe, while another iconic electronic UK outfit, Pet Shop Boys, is also putting out its latest effort “Yes.” Tinted Windows is quite the interesting project, side-project actually if you analyze its members’ composition – guitarist James Iha, previously of The Smashing Pumpkins and A Perfect Circle, singer…

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Moby with a new video + interviewed by David Lynch

After last year’s fun, but somewhat mediocre “Last Night” LP, Moby wants to make a bit of shift in direction with his upcoming new record “Wait For Me”  – an album centered a lot more on emotions and creativity, as the American DJ himself confessed to in a recent interview with David Lynch. Apparently Lynch even influenced to quite a degree Moby’s new album, thanks to his well known evangelization of creativity as the epiphany…

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Download: Bat for Lashes – ‘Use Somebody’ (Kings of Leon cover)

As if it wasn’t enough her recent “Two Suns” rocked every inch of my body, Natasha Khan, more know after her Bat for Lashes moniker, is back on ZME with yet another incredible cover. Some time ago she covered Bruce Springsteen, then The Cure and now southern rockers Kings of Leon, namely “Use Somebody” off their Only By The Night. Yet again, she manages to turn the track upside down, giving it her own take….

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Sunset Rubdown on new summer tour [+new MP3]

Back in ’07, I was simply in love with Sunset Rubdown’s “Random Spirit Lover”, entranced by it’s witty tunes and soulful melodies. Naturally, I was left begging for more, but now I can only rejoice seeing how, what’s one of my most anticipated summer releases, “Dragonslayer” is so close from its live date. Accompanying the new album will also be a lovely summer North American tour, whose schedule can be found bellow. Also, be sure…

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The Mars Volta back with a new album – Octahedron

I really loved last year’s The Bedlam In Goliath from El Paso’s most formidable rock ansabmle, The Mars Volta. It had everything one could ask from a progressive/neo-pshychedelic record, while John Frusciante’s appearance on the instrumental side, added that special funk souce that eventually made In Goliath one of 2008’s best. Much to my surprise, I’m given to find out that The Mars Volta is prepping a new album, only a year after the previous…

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Download: The Thermals – ‘Now We Can See’

They’re not the brightest bunch in the scene, but although their music can often be a bit depressing, The Thermals’ eerie melancholic sound certainly has its special charm. The band’s new album, their forth, titled “Now We Can See” is out this week and sorta follows in their previous albums’ footsteps, despite they drafted a new drummer and moved to a new label. They’re still ‘post’ too. “It’s totally post-power-pop. We know, we’ve done the…

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