“Astronauts of Antiquity” is an electro/neo-soul indie band from New York. The band has two main members: India and B. Rhyan, but they also work with 4 other musicians, to get the most out of the instruments they want to play and to have the complex and worthy live performances their songs would suggest they have. They have released an album in 2005 – AOA 1 – and have released their second work in February…
Band officials just recenly unveiled the cover art for Wolfmother’s upcoming “Cosmic Egg.” “That’s a darn big ass egg alright”, says the stoked young boy in the bushes, staring enigmatically. In the land down under, however, nothing is surprising anymore. Enough with the comic eggs though, I want heavy and mind blowing cosmic jams! I’ve been pretty anxious about the new album ever since I heard Wolfmother’s new single “Back Round” when we featured it…
As previously reported, the raddest supergroup to have graced the rock scene in years, namely Them Crooked Vultures, hit Chicago’s Metro this Sunday, rocking the sweaty 1,000+ privileged crowd in hall. How was the band’s debut? Considering it came as an aftershow for the three day Lollapalooza fest that went on this weekend, by all accounts that surfaced (see twitter) it was a simply marvelous experience – hands down the best show from the Lollapalooza…
As the summer gets hotter the stream of new releases seem to get ever thinner, but that’s only normal – it’s always been like this, and one can only wait for autumn’s sweet cold touch that always revigorates our playlist with new music. Of course, this doesn’t mean there’s nothing worth while coming up… Patrick Wolf’s “Bachelor” for example is one of this week’s gems, finally getting an US presence after the subsequent June UK …
ZME: Let’s get to know you guys a little better. Please describe yourselves with no longer than 10 words each. What words best represent your characters, your way of life etc.? Sune Sølund – opinionated know-it-all kind a guy with flair for morel mushrooms Thorben Seierø Jensen – selfcentered, egotistic and insecure hypocondriac with a crush on B. Spears Kristine Permild – anthropologist with lots of undetermined phobias Laurids Smedegaard – the undisputed dog lover…
Yes, this column is months and months late. Get over it. I wasn’t writing for ZME in February and, more importantly, I have a valid point to make. So here we go. The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences doesn’t know shit about music. The Grammy Awards used to mean something and were actually worth paying attention to. I don’t know when the award’s value began its downward trend. Perhaps it was when Album…
NME reports that the Red Hot Chili Peppers will end their two year hiatus in Octomber. Jay-Z covers the Beastie Boys at last weekend’s APW fest. Coldplay pays a tribute too. Michal Jackson’s mother finally gets custody for the late artist’s children. Radiohead has released a new song for charity purposes. New (awesome) Jay Reatard video. The A.V. Club reviews the new Modest Mouse record No One’s First, And You’re Next. The 2009 MTV VMA…
Pulled Apart By Horses. Image courtesy of The Spider Hill. Biffy Clyro have recently announced the support acts playing on their UK and Irish tour and more dates for later in the year which will see the band travel across Europe. Although initially the support was announced as Welsh rockers Future Of The Left this is now not the case due to unforeseen circumstances. The band will now be supported by Leeds lads Pulled Apart…
Northern Portrait are a relatively new indie pop band. They formed only two years ago, yet as you’ll find out (or perhaps, as you already know) they have released two EPs and are to release their very first album. They come from Denmark and are on the look for the best pop song. Apparently, they have come quite close to this. If you want to check some of their so far released tracks, just go…
Exactly one month ago we were stoked to report the formation of one of the most awesome supergroups to see the light of day in years – a band comprised of none other than Led Zep’s John Paul Jones, Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme. Today, we’ve got a name for the three – The Crooked Vultures. Looks like the band’s first show will be held at Chicago’s Metro…
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