What’s probably the most influential electronic music band in the world, Kraftwerk, will surprisingly tour with Radiohead, as gig openers, for their upcoming 2009 trek. Quite an end to German-English rivalry. Although, Kraftwerk is on board only for a hanful of shows, Latin American fans will be delighted to see the two giants on tour, starting March 15-16, when they’ll kick it off in Mexico City, before calling it quits on April 25-26 in Wolfsburg,…
Arcade Fire has always sorta had a shroud of mystery around it, maybe because of the band’s more or less unique approach to music or maybe just because … it’s just something special. For the fans and curious peeks alike, the band will soon release a DVD, titled Miroir Noir, comprised of a documentary relating the making of AF’s most recent album “Neon Bible”, as well as various live performances from the tour. Through out…
Hey, Folks! Happy new year! The recently passed year of 2008 was a decent one, musically. Decent because we saw quite a couple of fine albums come out, with some nice, surprising debuts (see Fleet Foxes, Vampire Weekend, Bon Iver), but nothing really that stood out. Frankly, ten years from now 2008 will only be remembered by people as the year Chinese Democracy came out. Period. For 2009, though, I’m hoping for a more memorable…
2008 was Justin Vernon’s (aka Bon Iver) year, for sure. His very special debut album, “For Emma, Forever Ago,” (special thanks to its circumstances of creation, special thanks to its soothing nature, special thanks to its sincerity – special by definition) earned him a lot of recognition on and off the scene, and, ultimately, made him one of the most hottest acts of 2008. Naturally, his fans have been aching after some new material and,…
This year’s “Narrow Stairs”, by Death Cab for Cutie, was beautiful, melancholic, soothing; well damn right awesome. Actually, it’s kinda the album that got me into DCFC and turned me into a fan, so naturally I now always get exited when I get to see the band play. Wednesday, the band graced the Late Late Show with their presence, where they played a very solid performance of “Cath,” off Narrow Stairs, after a proper and,…
One of our most anticipated releases for 2009, U2’s eleventh full studio release, has finally received a title and release date, after months and months of silence around the subject. U2’s new album, “No Line on the Horizon,” is set to for a March 2nd/3rd release date (I’m not sure whether it’s on the 2nd or 3rd, yet. A lot of blogs have been mixing the date up, ’till now). The production for the record…
I’m a really big fan of the X-Men series, be it the original Marvel comic books or the awesome movies that followed, so, naturally, one of my most expected movies for 2009 is, without a doubt, the latest movie in the franchise, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, that unravels the mystery behind the impenetrable mutant. I just saw the movie’s trailer, after a friend past it along via IM, and it’s pure awesome! I won’t spoil the…
Every artist, lately, has been releasing Christmas songs, but, honestly, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs never seemed like people with the C. spirit in them. Gathering around a Christmas tree, doing decorating, singing charols… neither of these seems their wacky self, but that doesn’t mean they can’t bang out a hell of a Christmas tune. I’m talking, of course, about YYYs latest “All I Want For Chritmas” song, just recently released down at the band’s myspace….
It seems Scott’s really Happy In Galoshes. I mean, who can blame him, right? I’d be happy too, if I could get to ride around the mexican desert, next to a hot brunette and, as one can see in his latest video “Missing Cleveland”, get to play astronaut with a blond lady friend. I’m not gonna touch on how the track sounds, ’cause frankly there’s not too much to talk about. Moments like these make…
There was a time when Rolling Stone’s editorials and features could rise or break an artist. In time, though, it’s influence has steadily decreased, as the magazine became increasingly irrelevant. I blame MTV – damn kids. A lot of years back, one of the most awaited issues was the December one, as it presented Rolling Stone’s take on the years best albums. For 2008, Rolling’s Stones list is surprisingly diversed, but as usual with some…
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