An important figure of the 1990s electronic scene, Bomb The Bass has been very shy with new material, for the last couple of years. His latest, 2008 released album, “Future Chaos,” enticed a lot of fans and caused a lot of headaches with its constantly changing shelve arrival date. Finally, after two years of in-the-making, Future Chaos came out and a whole community of nostalgic fans rejoiced – most of them did anyway, since Tim…
In a recent NY Times news blurp, it’s said that Michael Jackson’s epic pop masterpiece, the 1982 “Thriller,” will most likely get revamped as a Broadway musical, after the Nederlander Organization bought off the rights to produce it. According to the NYT, the whole album, along with MJ’s other smashing record, “Off The Wall,” will serve as soundtracks, while one of the most popular music video ever made will, probably, be the concept. Dancing zombies…
I know I’m a few days late with this, but I barely now remembered to post about it. I saw Fleet Foxes’ live performance, when they played this past weekend at the Saturday Night Live show, and was pleasantly surprised how well they behaved themselves. Nice to see again bands that can play live just as good or even better than in the studio. Check out the two songs from this SNL, “Mykonos” & “Blue…
“The Crying Light,” the latest effort from behalf of the dark cabaret group Anthony and The Johnsons, is incredible from so many point of views. It’s beautifully dark, melodic and thoughtful, while supporting a heavy dose of catchy pop as well. The video for “Epilepsy is Dancing,” the first single off the album, is …breath taking. Intricate makeup, stage sets and costumes help the video stand out as a sheer spectacle for both eyes and…
PJ Harvey and John Parish make quite a great creative duo, their multiple collaborations spaning across many years, with a lot of critical acclaim. Although John most of the time is in the backseat, producing PJ’s albums, they once joined forces and released a really solid record, “Dance Hall at Louse Point,” back in ’96. The formula worked and the two are prepping to reform, with a new album, dubbed “A Woman A Man Walked…
2009 will definitely be an interesting year for music – a lot more inspiring and pleasant than 2008, that’s for sure. The latest issue of Billboard tries to do a rundown of this year’s upcoming releases, although mainly mainstream-only acts, mentioning artists like Kelly Clarkson, 50 Cent, Eminem, Franz Ferdinand, U2 and a few more. Among them was also Chris Cornell, a man I’ve always admired and looked up to, because of his extraordinary talent…
It’s been a while since we’ve written a NMM post, mainly because the end and beginning of December, respectively January, have always been very blunt and poor in terms of releases. Things are shaping up again though, and this week we’ve got a few interesting artists, with some equally interesting new material. First up are the more or less justly hyped Animal Collective and their latest record, Merryweather Post Pavilion, that finally gets officially releases…
Yup, that’s the new cover art for U2’s upcoming twelfth studio effort, “No Line on the Horizon,” and while many hail it as one of the worse album art of the decade, we kinda find it okay, in a zen sorta way. The gray ocean horizon thingy was shot by Hiroshi Sugimoto, a Japanese photographer, symbolizing the never-ending horizon and the eternity of dreams. Ok, I get that, but what about that big ass, gray…
The next The Decemberists album is getting near and, consequently, the guys have decided to put up their first single, “The Rake’s Song,” off the upcoming “The Hazards of Love,” for free/legal download. The songs loopy acoustic string guitar puts you in a sorta hypnotic trance, as the band’s lead vocalist, Colin Meloy, narrates a tale of romance, fatherhood and despair. It’s not titled The Hazards of Love for nothing, you know. Oh, and the…
On January 20th, after a very turbulent year of 2008 and some even more gruesome 8 years before, finally the newly elected President of the USA, Barack Obama, will be officially inaugurated. We’ve seen a lot of tributes in his honor by various bands, be it songs or whole albums, especially in late 2008, but the bellow video just hits the spot. It’s made by an indie team of directors, with various puppets walking about,…
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