Tibi Puiu“A love letter to dance music in New York City” is how the electro guru Moby describes his forthcoming eighth studio effort “Last Night,” set for release on April 1. The record’s second video is for Moby’s latest single “Disco Lies” and follows the life of a chick who through some sort of miracle evades death, in a meat processing plant and now, ten years later, seeks revenge. upon the fast food industry. We both…
Download: Moby – ‘Last Night mix’
Veteran house DJ, Moby is gearing up for his upcoming new record “Last Night,” out April 1 on Mute Records, and as a appetizer of greater things to come he’s released a mix featuring samples of tracks from his forthcoming record. The mix has been released digitally in the form of a free download through RCRD LBL, a web-based record label releasing exclusive and completely free music from emerging and established artists. You can download…
Lenny Kravitz: `It Is Time for a Love Revolution’
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Artist name: Lenny Kravitz Album name: It Is Time for a Love Revolution Label: Virgin Records Us Gender: Soul rock Release date: February 5, 2008 ZMErating: 8 and 1/2 Website: www.lennykravitz.com Well the first thing I thought about when I heard about the album was that he’s still single, so what kind of revolution is he talking about?(bad joke, I know). Anyway, this album was intended to be a classic, but the thing is that…
Mocheeba: ‘Dive Deep’
Artist name: Morcheeba Album name: Dive Deep Label: Echo/Ultra Gender: Electronica/Pop/Soul/Trip-Hop Release date: February 19, 2008 ZMErating: 8/10 Website: www.morcheeba.net The mid 90’s saw a new genre of electronica to surface, namely the cult phenomenon of trip-hop, that characterized itself through a eclectic blend of downtempo electronic music and hip-hop. Among representative trip-hop groups to emerge from the mid 90’s scene were Massive Attack, Bjork, Portishead and of course [tag]Morcheeba[/tag]. The later formed by brother…
Hot Chip: ‘Made In The Dark’
Artist name: Hot Chip Album name: Made In The Dark Label: EMI Gender: Electronic Indie/Pop Release date: February 4, 2008 ZMErating: 8/10 Website: www.hotchip.co.uk The electro pop Londoners from [tag]Hot Chip[/tag] have always struck me as your typical smart asses and I simply love them for that. Their awesome blend of smart and humorous knack has always made them terribly appealing to me and since their epic 2006 breakthrough, The Warning, I’ve been a fan….
Jack Johnson: `Sleep Through the Static’
Artist name: Jack Johnson Album name: Sleep Through the Static Label: Universal Gender: Acoustic/Folk/Rock Release date: 4 Feb 2008 ZMErating: 10/10 Website: www.jackjohnsonmusic.com In case you know your music, you already know that Jack Johnson is a legendary singer/songwriter whose musical individuality is as fascinating as it is peaceful and calming. Jack’s band consists of long time members Adam Topol (Drums) and Merlo Podlewski (Bass), and Zach Gill (Keys) who joined the band during the…
Willie Nelson releases birthday box set and tours
Country rock legend [tag]Willie Nelson[/tag] is set to celebrate his 75th birthday, on April 30, by releasing a whooping 100 track long, four CD, box set, called “One Hell Of A Ride.” The box set will be released on April, on Legacy, 1 and will feature songs from across Willie’s five decade long discography; what a epic best of. And if that’s not enough, a day before Willie birthday, on April 29, Legacy will release…
Al Green, The Raconteurs, Elvis Costello and more at Jazz Fest 2008
This year’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, or just Jazz Fest, is closing in and during its 39 year of existence, the festival has been the scene for one the most amazing Jazz and Blues spectacles ever seen. But year after year, the Orleans fest seem to stray from its roots, as more and more artists, from different genres, announce their appearance. So among the huge bunch of jazz artists, performing between April 25-27…
New Morcheeba video: ‘Enjoey The Ride’
The electro infused UK duo of [tag]Morcheeba[/tag], are preparing for their sixth release, their first one without long time front lady Skye Edwards, titled Dive Deep. Left without a vocal lead, the duo was forced to collaborate with various non-permanent artists like Thomas Dybdahl, Cool Calm Pete etc, that although brought a fresh dose of music, caused Morcheeba not to sound Morcheeba anymore. Such is the case with “Enjoy The Ride,” featuring vocals from the…
Radiohead air new webcast live on 8 PM London time
I sense a disturbance in the force ! [tag]Radiohead[/tag] must be up to something … again and their not being very discrete, although as always surprising. If you’ve had loads of fun with the Brits previous webcasts, thumbs down and scotch_mist, then you’ll be thrilled to know that the band have announced, as always though their deadairspace, a brand new live webcast on radiohead.tv, tonight! The cast will air sometime around 8-ish, London time, from…