I used Earlove, the hi-fi earplugs to the Camera Obscura/Princeton Show @ Lincoln Hall on April 5th and my ears were definitely happy after the show. I was able to enjoy the music without the headache. These ear plugs are super comfortable, easy to use and aesthetically pleasing. ”Earlove ear plugs were designed to reduce overall sound level while preserving sound quality (i.e. no distortion or muffling of voices, environmental sounds, or music). Earlove uses the same…
Although 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,…
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…
This week’s stand out release is definitely “Here Lies Love”, the product of a unpredictable collaboration between David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, about the life of the former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos and her relationship with a servant from her childhood. It’s an immensely ambitious project, backed by an intricate concept and a guest list stretching for miles. If someone had the chance of sampling the record, I’d love to hear some…
The Hold Steady have been really pampering us lately, having offered two three new songs off their new album “Heaven is Whenever” for streaming, as of today. Hopefully they can show other bands a lesson on how proper previewing should be made. The latest track upped for sampling is the nostalgic anthem “Weekenders”, a massive song. Really, the scale of the sound is immense! Definitely like it more than “Hurricane J” or “Rock Problems”. All…
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…
So, if you’re of the age where standing up requires a manly grunt and a sturdy handhold, you may remember a time when the Smashing Pumpkins were an exciting, viable rock band, rather than a withering, sputtering self-parody, and when Jane’s Addiction were quirky artisty-types rather than the embarrassing uncles of the alternative scene. It’s fair to say that Apteka – promising upstarts from Chicago – probably have some fond memories of that time, because…
We’re giving away one vinyl copy of Sade’s first album in ten years, the recently released “Soldiers of Love.” The winner will be chosen at random next week. To enter the contest, please leave a comment below letting us know what kind of artists would you like to be featured in the giveaways to come, here on ZME. A little bit about Sade: Known for their one of a kind timeless sound, Sade has enjoyed…
How have we not posted about this already? The Hold Steady’s new album, Heaven is Whenever, is all set for release in May (the 4th in America, 3rd in Europe), and to set tongues a-waggin’, they’ve been drip-feeding songs from the album around the internet like delicious little morsels of heroin – seemingly innocuous, but so very more-ish. So, to start with, our pretentious chums over at Pitchfork have been kindly streaming “Hurricane J”. Go…
One of the most exiting releases of the season, The Dum Dum Girls’ “I Will Be”, is this week’s personal favorite out of the whole, rather modest, selection of records. Other recommends include Erykah Badu’s “New Amerykah, Part II: Return Of The Ankh”, Wooden Shjips’ “Vol. 2”, Angus & Julia Stone’s “Down The Way”, and Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs’ “Medicine County”. [MP3] Dum Dum Girls – ‘Jail La La’ [MP3] Wooden Shjips – ‘Motorbike’…
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