Tibi PuiuAlthough Bloc Party still is on a indefinite hiatus, that doesn’t seem to stop the band’s frontman from expressing himself though a debut solo album. So it has it Kele Okereke, or just Kele as he decided to sign himself, will release “The Boxer”, his solo debut, on June 21 in the UK and June 22 in the U.S via Wichita/Polydor and Glassnote. Okereke recorded the album mainly in New York with producer Alex Epton,…
Gang of Four ask for donations
Steve Lampiris
The influential post-punkers have asked fans to help finance their newest endeavor, Content, via donations. They chose pledgemusic.com, and you can see the project for yourself (and perhaps throw some change their way). While you can purchase a standard version this summer when the album comes out, a donation now will actually get you some tempting goodies (as well as the album). Depending upon how generous you are, you can receive extras like: signed album…
Wolf Parade announce new album and tour
The band postponed all their other endeavors and side projects (Sunset Rubdown, Handsome Furs, Swan Lake, Moonface), and finally decided to concentrated their creative forces back to the the ‘mother ship’ when Wolf Parade started recording again last late year. Today, we have some first details concerning the new material courtesy of a recent Pitchfork interview with Wolf Parade co-leader Dan Boeckner. So it has it that the new, third Wolf Parade album will be…
Sony accuses Beyoncé of piracy over her own videos on YouTube
I just find the following story fascinating on so many levels. Sony Music is alleging that Beyoncé committed piracy due to her own music videos being on YouTube. Specifically, Sony is taking issue with “Single Ladies” existing on her official YouTube account. If you go to it, “Ladies” has been replaced with a disclaimer reading: “This video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds” (with “your…
Universal to lower CD prices
In a move that’s a decade too late, Universal Music Group has chosen to lower the prices of most new releases in an attempt to combat the continued decline of music sales. The major’s “Velocity” pricing program responds to the continuing plunge in CD sales, taking aim at brick-and-mortar retail stores that have scaled back on floor space dedicated to music. The pricing adjustments will also bring CD prices more in line with what consumers…
Animal Collective is ‘burned out’
After two incredible albums, “Strawberry Jam” and “Merriweather Post Pavilion”, a lot of touring in between and beyond, and even the full length motion picture ODDSAC released at the beginning of this year, it seems Animal Collective has begun to show signs of growing weary. “There was just so much touring for us,” Panda Bear (aka Noah Lennox) told BBC 6 Music. “We’re not really road dogs. We were really happy with the record, so…
Gorillaz accused of plagiarism by Eddy Grant
We’re just three months into the new year and already there are talks about the first major plagiarism scandal of the year, following last year’s now infamous feud between Coldplay and Joe Satriani. This time around the protagonists are Gorillaz and 80’s raggae sensation Eddy Grant, the later claiming Damon Albarn blatantly used significant portions of his song “Time Warp” to write the latest Gorillaz single “Stylo,” all without giving any credit. “My song sits…
iamamiwhoami is Jonna Lee?
Seems like the whole iamamiwhowherehowthefuckami mystery has been unraveled once and for all, and the artist behind it all is quite the unlikely candidate, considering the whole blogosphere didn’t even mention her during the whole thorough teaser dissection process. The latest video proves it all, if you happen to have a pair of sharp eyes, revealing without a doubt once and for all that Swedish artist Jonna Lee and her band are responsible for the…
Foo Fighters team with Butch Vig for new album
Forget the Greatest Hits album being an obituary. Apparently there is no hiatus. According to Dave Grohl, he and drummer Taylow Hawkins “have already started demoing songs” for a new album. Oh, and the band is working with producer Butch Vig – ya know, the guy that did Nevermind. Better still, Grohl seems to think the new material “could be our heaviest yet.” Better still, the band will be recording in analog in Dave’s garage….
Thom Yorke’s solo band gets a name and maps tour
Thom Yorke’s solo project was seen with great enthusiasm by critics and fans alike when the all-star supergroup, composed of Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, R.E.M. drummer Joey Waronker, talented Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Mauro Refosco, and the one and only Flea, played two LA gigs at the end of last year. The band played the entirety of Thom Yorke’s solo debut album, The Eraser, as well as some new songs and Radiohead B-side “Paperbag Writer”. Today, it…