I can haz some furry new animal stufz? Yes, you can haz, but sadly all of us will have to wait until the beginning of ’09, before any of us can spin the new Animal Collective record, Merryweather Post. A while ago, some lucky chaps had the chance to take part in a label, invite-only listening part, where they sampled the new AC record. As expected it rocked and must of them hailed “Brothersport” as…
It’s just times like these that make me wish I was living in NY City. Yesterday, Jens Lekman, together with his fellow countryman, Frida Hyvonen, played an awesome set of songs down at Googie’s Lounge. Frida Hyvonen, a somewhat obscure name, even for Brooklyn’s underground indie scene, dazzled the over-crowded audience, most probably packed together to get to see Jens. From what I heard she was really, really good, with most songs coming from her…
The Killers’ new album “Day & Age” is still a bit distant, concerning its release date, with another 2 weeks left before it finally gets out. Despite this, most of it’s tracks, including the lead single Human, got leaked all over the internet for quite a while. Speeking of Human, the single’s B-side is called “A Creepling Blow,” and from my personal point of view, at least, it sounds better then the single itself. Quite…
Call it foresight, high statistical measurement or simply woman’s intuition, but it seems Jay-Z put his bets right, as far as the recent US elections are concerned. Right after the 5th of November and the consequent Obama presidential victory, there were hundreds of bands flooding the Internet with various victory songs – Jay didn’t go any lower, either. “History” is the title track of his latest song buzzing through the airwaves at the moment, and…
Yesterday, the 5th of November, will most likely remain in the history books as one of the most important dates of US culture. The day the first colored American President was elected, President Obama. Fireworks, bonfires and loads of other celebrations swept the US and world, alike, in honor of this momentous day. I, for one, got really carried away by the hype and even forget that the day was synonymous with Guy Fawkes day,…
It seems Kanye’s goodie bag is getting ever loose, as another track off his new, November upcoming album, “808s and Heartbreak,” got leaked. “Robocop” is packed with robot-like samples, heavy beats crossed with harmonizing violins (right?) and, thank God, no rapping! Until now, 808s is forming up like a very good, solid installment to Kanye’s already impressive catalog. We’ll know once November 25th, the new album’s release date, finally arrives. Download: Kanye West – Robocop…
In April, of this year, the modern progressive band, Muse, played an one off performance of one of their most rarest tracks, “Fury.” The song was played live in front of a very intimate crowd, at London’s Royal Albert Hall in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. I’m a pretty big Muse fan, but, to be honest, this is really the first time I’ve heard the song. I’ve heard of it, yeah. I knew it…
‘Guess, guess, guess who’s back?’ That’s how Marshall Mathers, better known by his notorious moniker Eminem, begins the intro for his latest track, “I’m Having A Relapse,” the first material we’ve heard from him in a very long time and part of the tracklist of his upcoming album “Relapse.” The song is really, really short, spanning just across the two minute mark, but how short these minutes may be, they’re quite intense. It’s nice to…
Lost is definitely my favorite song off “Viva la Vida,” Coldplay’s latest record, released at the beginning of the summer. It’s somewhat dark vibe, amplified by the beautiful dark church-like organ, makes it beautifully haunting and melodic. “Lost+” is one of the four tracks featured on the Lost single out on November 10 (the other songs are “Lost-” and “Lost@,” and instrumental and a live version, respectively). The song is basically a remix of the…
When one of my favorite DJs, Diplo, and one of my favorite contemporary rock bands, Radiohead, mix together, there can only be goodness getting out of the whole business. Diplo first posted a remix of Reckoner a while back, for the Radiohead Remix contest, now he just posted a final version of the remix down at the home of awesomeness, MadDecent. The end result is somewhat more satisfactory, but I’ll just leave you to the…
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