Since they first popped out on the mainstream radar, with the critical acclaimed release Z, the Louisville quintet hasn’t quite fancied itself in making public appearances, apart from the usual gigs. If you add that to almost 3 years of non existing new material, you could MMJ is kinda holding back on us, details, however, concerning their much anticipated upcoming, still untitled album, have emerged. For now what we know is that the recordings are…
We usually don’t like to talk about politics, actually I personally hate it, but [tag]Arcade Fire[/tag] frontman, Win Butler, recent statement is worth posting, as it sums a bunch of sentiments, I myself had accumulated during these seemingly neverending election campaigns. Although Win rarely update’s his blog scrapbook, he makes it up for it with incendiary posts, like his recent outburst against Hillary Clinton’s “bullshit” (I’m quoting, cut the crap), in which he heavily criticizes…
Breakout British group [tag]The Horrors[/tag] and director Marvin Scott Jarrett (Nylon Magazine) are set to attend the 2008 Sundance Film Festival where the documentary film “Counting in Fives,” centered around the band, will be unveiled. The “rockumentary” follows the group through the streets of London and the US, in the studio writing their second record, and throughout concerts in the UK and the US, ultimately exploring how these dynamic personalities came to form The Horrors….
The Atlantic was a rocking it out last week, when a all star jam band, got together and decided to pay homage to the great [tag]David Bowie[/tag], who through four decades of music, provided a constant influence for young, emerging bands. As the title suggests all was staged on a cruise ship, where the group operated under the moniker ‘Oh, You Pretty Things,’ led by Ron Johnson and featuring the relatively reclusive Jon Fishman (Phish),…
The trip-hop UK duo, of [tag]Morcheeba[/tag], are just a few weeks away from their highly anticipated new album, titled “Dive Deep,” release. With over 6 million albums, several tours behind their back and some of the most moving and instantly recognizable tunes throughout the nineties, Paul and Ross Godfrey are confident they’ve made a record that’s set to propell them back into the spotlight. Actually the Godfrey brothers consider Dive Deep as a “emotional blueprint”…
We talked a bit about [tag]Sheryl Crow[/tag]’s forthcoming new record called “Detours”, in a previous post, but now we’re back with some details. For instance, after resolving, her misunderstandings with long time friend and collaborator, Bill Bottrell, the both in a burst of creativity, recorded twenty-four songs in forty days in the basement studio of Crow’s Nashville-area home. Of these, only fourteen made the cut, on what’s considered Crow’s most personal album yet, fact she…
Seems like a lot of artists have recently endevoured into ‘green’ activities and charities, don’t really know what sparked this sudden interest; you’d think its an election year. Anyway, The Green Owl Comp: A Benefit for the Energy Action Coalition is a a two-CD/one-DVD collection, packed with rare, live and remixed songs from some of the world’s finest indie artists. All the earnings from the compilation’s sales, will be donated to the Energy Action Coaltion…
Few artists can release five ‘best of’ compilations and actually get away with it, but if you’re name is [tag]Morrissey[/tag] you’re not just ‘any artist’, as his latest and sixth compilation record “Greatest Hits” is set for a early February release. The best of mostly includes hits from his post ’00s albums, like “You Are the Quarry” or “Ringleader of the Tormentors,” some tunes from the ol’ Smith days and also two bran new tracks…
Over complicated band names are every blogger’s nightmare and all I can say is a lot of people will be glad, that the Vegas quartet have decided to change their name. Well not entirely that is, just that messy exclamation point, that seems to cause a lot of trouble amongst press people, so the band’s name is just “Panic at the Disco” now. Oh and if you though one “!” is bad then check out…
[tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag] bass player, John Paul Jones, has just been asked a series of very interesting questions by Rolling Stone, in what’s the first band member interview, since the massive O2 gig. In the interview Jones tells, famous RS critic David Fricke, that there’s a band meeting this year and confesses that “it could be fun to do more stuff.” Well that’s sure to spark a lot of commotion, meaning either their readying for a…
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