This week marks the controversial showdown between two of the most famous MCs in the industry [tag]50 Cent[/tag] and [tag]Kanye West[/tag], as both of their solo albums, “Curtis” and respectively “Graduation” are being released on the same day 9/11. A while back Fiddy sparked a psychological and marketing battle, between him and Kanye, when he promised to quit solo music if West outsells him on the release day. Amazon reports that Kanye is ahead of…
New Music Monday: 3 September
This weeks sees some hot comeback from the likes of Hard-Fi, with their sophomore new record “Once Upon A Time In The West” and Athlete, who’ve released their third effort “Beyound The Neighborhood”. Also US Calvin Harris fans can rejoice as his debut album, “I Created Disco”, is now available in the states as well, after it has been fairly well received by UK listeners. Hard-Fi: Once Upon A Time In The West Athlete: Beyond…
New Music Monday: 27 August
Last week’s swarm of records, echoes through this week as well, in a way preparing us for the huge wave of releases that will hit the market on 9/11. For now [tag]Super Fury Animals[/tag], [tag]Liars[/tag] and [tag]Art In Manila[/tag] lead the pack for this week’s new records. Liars: Liars Super Fury Animals: Hey Venus!
New Music Monday: 20 August
This last few weeks have been a bit poor in new releases, in both quantity and quality, but this week it’s different, as a swarm of great new records will hit your music store this week. “Kala” from [tag]M.I.A[/tag], “Under The Blacklight” from [tag]Rilo Kiley[/tag], “Challangers” from [tag]New Pornographers[/tag] or “Andorra” from [tag]Caribou [/tag] are just a few of the great albums to gracefully land in your iPod. Caribou:
New Music Monday: 13 August
This Monday sees, East-Coast legendary rappers [tag]Public Enemy[/tag], release their first album in 8 years, their ninth LP “How You See To A Souless People Who Sold Their Souls”. Also the soundtrack for the popular animated series “Class of 3000”, staring [tag]Outkast[/tag] frontman Andre 3000 is set to be in a store near your, starting now. Andre 3000 – ‘Class of 3000’ Public Enemy – ‘How You See To A Souless People Who Sold Their…
New Music Monday: 6 August
Another busy week here at ZMEmusic, with some hot new releases from aspiring young artists and ‘veteran’ ones alike. Standing out, this week, has got to be [tag]Architecture In Helsinki[/tag] new record “Places Like This”, from the few tracks i had the chance to sample, I can say it sounds great and may just be their best effort yet. A great album, as well, is [tag]The Coral[/tag]’s fifth installment “Roots and Echoes”, which i recommend…
New Music Monday: 30 July
“Monday, Monday so good to me . . . Monday morning, it was all i hoped it would be”, sorry about that, was having a depressing walk through ’60s memory lane. Anyway speaking of Mondays, lets take a look at this week’s new things. [tag]Good Books[/tag], “Britain’s next big thing”, as they’ve been dubbed by many critiques release their debut album “Control” this week, while another young artist [tag]Amy MacDonald[/tag] puts her first record on…
New Music Monday: 23 July
It’s Monday and as always we’ll be covering this weeks new releases. A meagre month in terms of music, there aren’t too many interesting records to chose from, compared to previous Mondays. Worth mentioning is “Underclass Hero”, the new LP from [tag]Sum 41[/tag] and [tag]Garbage[/tag]’s all time hit compilation “Absolute Garbage”. Irish indie quintet [tag]The Thrill[/tag] are also back with their third full length album “Teenagers”. Chicane – ‘Somersault’ Sum 41 – ‘Underclass Hero’