Despite issues with Lemmy’s health, Motorhead seems adamant to keep the ball rolling; the legendary frontman announced the new album’s cover and tracklist via Facebook, adding: “We’re half way through a new album right now, and we’re going to Europe for some festivals, to do the usual European thing later in the year. I dunno about the summer yet. We’re trying to get some American shows in the summer.” The release date is still a…
‘AM’ – the newest Arctic Monkeys album is up for streaming on iTunes. The album, which is set for release on September 9, is their fifth, and includes some notable guests, including Josh Homme and former member of The Coral, Bill Ryder-Jones. In an interview with Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1, Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner said that the album title was inspired by the Velvet Underground’s 1985 compilation album VU. “I actually stole…
You might know Jon Hopkins from his work with Coldplay on Viva la Vida from his mixing of various artists, including Wild Beasts, Nosaj Thing, Imogen Heap, Four Tet, and James Yorkston. As for Natasha Khan and Bat for Lashes – I don’t think I need to say anything else. Jon Hopkins is behind the score for the upcoming film How I Live Now, and today he shared with us a bit of that soundtrack….
Testament guitarist and Alex Skolnick is “immersed in global rhythms,” writing his first acoustic album with Planetary Coalition, his new, very ambitious project – an album which is set to hit the stores in Spring 2014. A flavored collection of musicians from all over the world, Planetary Collection is his newest side project, a World Music-Art-Ecology-Architecture project which kick started at Union Square in June 2012, at the annual Make Music New York Festival. Their…
The progressive metal gods are in the studio, working on another studio piece which will thrill our ears and scare off kids on a radius of 3 blocks. According to Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt, they’ve already written 4 songs entirely for the new CD, and three others are in various states of completion. “We’ve been looking at [tracking the next album at] Rockfield Studios in Wales where QUEEN recorded ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, but we haven’t made…
The Pixies surprised us once again – not only did they release an awesome new EP (EP-1) which contains four new songs recorded at Rockfield Studios alongside Gil Norton, they also streamed a new song. Indie Cindy, a mellow tempoed tune with edgy riffs and edgy lyrics is accompanied by a rough video, depicting a hook-up gone terribly wrong. The term “Indie Cindy” is actually not original – it was coined by a band called…
Last week we found out that it was indeed Arcade Fire which was behind the graffiti, videos, and Instagram account advertising Reflektor and the date September 9th at 9pm. While we’re still not sure if Reflektor is the name of the album, the single, both or something entirely different, one thing’s for sure: a new song will be premiered on the 9th. The news was confirmed over the weekend by Richard Kingsmill, the music director…
It’s good to know that a musical god like Paul McCartney is not thinking about quitting the business. I mean seriously, the man is like an artefact from a former, greater civiliation. He’s like a deity among men, come down from Olympus or Asgard or something. So despite being in his 70s, Sir Paul McCartney isn’t planning on stopping any time soon; done. It’s not even a possibility. Why? Well, it’s simple: he loves music….
As much as we like to put on our pretty dresses and show just how bad girls we are, it’s always nice to put things into perspective – and the Foo Fighters have helped us do just that. “I make my living playing rock ‘n’ roll, I’m not going to complain about it,” Hawkins briefly told TMZ. “Who cares, those awards are nice but they don’t f–ing mean sh-t, it doesn’t matter.”, bashed drummer Taylor…
It’s already been 8 years since the goth festival is rocking the heart of Transylvania! The warm and lively audience has been met with great performances every single time, and this year was no exception – with bands such as Within Temptation, Lacrimosa and Haggard – this is no surprise. Day 1 – Amaranthe, Haggard, Within Temptation The Artmania festival is not only about the music – before the big concerts start, it features a…
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