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Bands To Watch – Let’s Buy Happiness

Let's Buy Happiness: (l-r) James King - Drums, James Hall - Guitars, Sarah Hall - Vocals, Mark Brown - Bass, Greame Martin - Guitars.

After just twelve months of forming (with the line-up as it currently stands) and having recently ended their time as compulsory education students, Let’s Buy Happiness’ interlocking guitar patterns, syncopated drum beats and distinctive female vocals have been one of the hottest topics on the UK radar scene this year. Despite being…

Interview: Chris Letts (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros)

I caught up with Christian Letts, the lead guitarist of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, where the band was performing at the DeLuna Festival in Pensacola, Fla. Christian provided some great insight behind the mantra of this quirky and loveable 10-piece band. ME: You guys have some really positive songs, and I read that Alex Ebert wanted to sing of optimism and positivity instead of songs that just reiterated a destructive attitude, how has…

R.I.P. LimeWire: P2P giant forced to shut down

As a result of relentlessness attacks by the dying music industry against P2P services, one of the biggest players in the sharing scene LimeWire has been forced to shut down its service for a minimum of 6 months as a result of a court order. The order was definitely settles this Tuesday when U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood in Manhattan entered a permanent injunction, ordering the service to disable the searching, downloading, uploading or file…

New Tron Legacy trailer featuring Daft Punk soundtrack

This summer I managed to get ahold of some footage and samples of the alleged new Tron Legacy soundtrack by futuristic house DJs Daft Punk. I was sorry to find out a few days later that they were actually fakes. Today, it seems like we’ve been finally granted to hear the real deal once with the release of this latest Tron trailer, which besides revealing some incredibly awesome scenes from the upcoming 3D blockbuster, also…

Listen: The Temper Trap – ‘Fools’ (Peter, Bjorn and John remix)

If you enjoyed the Melbourne quartet’s 2009 debut, then the upcoming remixed version of “Conditions” will definitely light your day. Featuring rehashes by the likes of Fool’s Gold, Rusko, Penguin Prison, Alan Wilkis or Peter, Bjorn & John, “Conditions Remixed” comes in as fresh and dazzling, as The Temper Trap’s debut. Below you can stream PB&J’s version of Fools – a minimalist, lightweight rendition that excellently blends with the band’s original harmonies.

Kanye West’s banned awesome cover art

THIS IS NASTY!

Kanye’s fifth studio album in six years, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”, will be due at the end of next month, and as always the graduate always knows how to create controversy and flame spirits. Whether releasing tracks for free on his blog/twitter or making some of the most monstrous television appearances, Kanye is at the top of his game when creating turmoil around his persona or work…

Bands to Watch: The Spies

So I was mailing back my Netflix pick (The Postman Always Rings Twice) last week and I couldn’t help but think Film Noir is so damn cool. With all the Femme Fatales, crooked cops and spies running around it puts you in the mood to be mysterious. That’s what I enjoy about the Los Angeles based band The Spies. They get that cool and mystery go a long way, probably because two of the band…

New Iron & Wine album – Kiss Each Other Clean

It’s been almost three years since we’ve heard new material from Sam Beam’s alt-folk project, Iron & Wine, but according to a recent press release that found its way to our inbox, a new album is on the horizon. Slated for a 2011 release, the follow-up to 2007’s extraordinarily well received “The Shepard’s Dog” will be titled Kiss Each Other Clean, with release efforts being handled by the band’s new label Warner Bros. Records in…

Gene Simmons on P2P: “sue every fresh-faced, freckle-faced college kid…”

Sue first and ask questions later seems to be Gene Simmons, the legendary Kiss bassist and frontman, device in handling his business. At the recent MIPCOM convention in Cannes, France, Simmons was invited as a keynote speaker to speak about “branding” and how he managed to transfer KISS into a million dollar business, expanding the brand everywhere from guitars, to comic books, to condoms. “Make sure your brand is protected,” Said Simmons. “Make sure there…

Listen: Karen O – ‘If You’re Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough’ (Jackass 3D song)

Stupid is fun alright, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O cover of Roger Alan Wade’s “If You’re Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough” for the Jackass 3D soundtrack kinda nails the spirit. Sung with a country twang and southern accent, Karen’s version provides a nice first listen of the Jackass 3D soundtrack out digitally October 12, which also features tracks from the likes of Weezer, Twisted Sister, and N.A.S.A.’s Squeak E. Clean remix of…