Glasgow’s favorite post-punk revivalists, Franz Ferdinand, have a new album in stored for us, with recordings well underway since 2007, with an expected released out of January 2009. A bit of a long wait, but I’m confident it will end up alright, after all you don’t rush greatness *cough. Anyway, Franz have released a new song recently, which they put out for streaming down at their website. The song, titled “Lucid Dreams,” is on the…
Man, Kanye sure knows his timing. The world class producer just released the video for his Steely Dan heavily sampled track, “Champion,” a video that features Kanye training and competing in the Olympics. Of course, he becomes a champion. Song off the recommended latest West album, Graduation. Kanye West “Champion Video” Official Directed by NEON from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.
Finally some Death Cab For Cutie live action. The band is set to concert a bit of what’s left of the summer through Asia, then they’re set to go on a small autumn trek in North America.
Last week’s Jay-Z dope appearance on the Madison Square garden stage, next to Kanye, proved to be a shocker for the whole rap scene. That was the coup de grâce of ultimate marketing stunts. The perfect entry and the perfect announcement for the new album, Blueprint 3. However, in all the commotion and all, I couldn’t get a good fix on the Kanye produced song, off Bluepring 3, titled “Jockin’ Jay-Z.” Well, not anymore, as…
Some would say that love and music, when mixed together, form the most beautiful eclectic expression possible. Brooklyn based duo Courtney Kaiser and Benjamin Cartel, together known as KaiserCartel, can be considered living proof of this. The two met each other in a show, down at the Knitting Factory, where both were scheduled to play on the same bill. Each missed the other’s show, but chatted briefly after. They eventually remained in contact, and after…
What a weekend for Metallica. After providing a world class performance at Texas’ Ozzfest, where they also revealed a new song Cyanide, the influential metal icons also mapped an extensive North American tour, in support of their upcoming album, Death Magnetic, which seems to be complete! The Sword will open all dates with Lamb Of God, Machine Head, and Down opening select dates Dates, plus an awesome artwork of the new album, right after the…
Natasha Khan, more known after moniker Bat for Lashes, seems to have a thing for covers, as she’s just released a cover of The Cure’s classic “Forrest,” after she dangled a bit with Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire.” I don’t think the cover could be considered as suitable material for this The Cure compilation EP, but I think Natasha’s done a terrific job! The song still carries the original’s moody, gloomy air, but with some…
We’ve certainly gone overboard with anticipation for the new Metallica album, over the last few months, but ever since they announced the record’s name and we got to see them live 2 weeks ago, anticipation has slowly turned into obsession. The band’s had some difficulties with new material leakage over the internet, but it now seems they’ve made the first step, by releasing a live video for a brand new song off Death Magnetic, titled…
The oh-so popular emo trend (or not so popular), has a lot to owe to the New Wave innovators, The Cure. Quite frankly, I can’t think of any greater influence these heart broken artists could have, than Robert Smith’s ansamble. As a big thank you, all the biggest emo stars are set to cover The Cure, in a short EP, craftily titled Hypnagogic States (gosh!). Of course, what’s emo without marketing, right? The artists won’t…
Boy, that Jay-Z sure knows how to make an entrance. Yesterday night, during Kanye West’s show in NY’s Madison Square Garden, our very own Shawn Carter (Jay-Z for you fools) made his way around the stage on a avalanche of beats and introduced what’s now officially The Blueprint 3, his latest, upcoming album produced by none other then Kanye West. Anyway, here’s the fun part. Kanye and Jay-Z sung what could be the first track…
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