Early last week, it was reported in the tabloids that the seminal sages of Brit-pop, The Stone Roses, were yet again in danger of reforming. While this would be seen as a glorious second (or even third) coming for many hardcore Roses fans, the truth is that they were never a good live act. Their heavily-produced breakthrough debut album lost its magic on stage and with a singer synonymous with out-of-tune vocal melodies in Ian…
Album: Of Fungi and Foe Artist : Les Claypool Genre: Experimental Rock (?) Release Date: March 17, 2009 Label: Prawn Song ZME Rating: 5/10 Website: www.lesclaypool.com Welcome one and all to my first article for ZMEmusic.com. My name Is Jon Collins, and I’ll be your humble Reviewer for the duration of the….. uh, review. I hope this turns into a regular thing for me, so any ‘helpful’ feedback you, dear reader, wish to plaster me with, I…
If you happen to hear the sounds of a million and three alternative fans whooping and hollering in delight over the next few months, it’s probably something to with the Nine Inch Nails/Jane’s Addiction/Street Sweeper tour that’s sweeping the globe this year. Which, surprisingly, we haven’t covered even once – feel free to slap us about the gums for that oversight, readers! But! We do have important news and gifts to make up for it!…
Well, according to the man himself, he has it all figured out, which is why he’s setting the studio on fire. Bad news is this means he’ll delay his tour in order to finish the follow up to 2007’s double-platinum album “Rock N Roll Jesus.” “I really feel like I’ve kind of got this figured out,” the rapper and singer-songwriter tells Billboard. “I think I can make an equally good record, if not better than…
I’m pretty confused about as to where RATM stand at the moment: they split up in 2000 only to reunite to tour 7 years later, but pretty much all the members are involved in other projects that are recording albums, only RATM is not recording. One Day As A Lion is made up of frontman Zach De La Rocha of Rage Against The Machine, and former Mars Volta drummer Jon Theodore, and their self entitled…
The Dark Was The Night compilation has been spinning frantically in my player over the past few weeks since I got ahold of it. Frankly, I can’t get enough of it, which is actually a big surprise for me too, since I’ve always hated various artists or “NOW, That’s What I Call Music!” compilations. Dark Was The Night is truly special, though. I was meaning on writing a detailed review of the compilation, but for…
Academy award winning pics and successful movies in general have almost always been followed by spoofs, either under the form of a movie, a TV show or …erhh music! Snoop Dogg’s latest track is a collaboration with Tanvi Shah, one of the featured artists on the Slum Dog Millionaire soundtrack, called “Snoop Dogg Millionaire”, an interesting hip-hop spin off. The single does well in mixing hardcore beats with oriental harmonies, as Snoop raps on about…
NYC’s new indie hope, Vampire Weekend, paid newly appointed Late Night anchorman Jimmy Fallon a visit last night, when the band played a brand new song called “White Song.” Although the band’s orchestra adopts a somewhat weird dressing code, the string section of the song makes it quite special, especially when put next to Ezra Koenig’s high pitched vocals. The song is scheduled to appear on VW’s upcoming new album, which has yet to receive…
The Ropes is a rocking NYC duo that’s been getting quite a lot of hype lately, through underground indie and college radios. They’re hip and stylish, without sounding pompous or over-pretencious, and that’s a rare sight in the scene. They just recently an EP, called “By My Gun,” available now on iTunes, featuring quite a few interesting songs, among which we can note as standouts the title track and “Kitty Get Down,” whose masterfully directed…
Through out their short spanned existence, the post grunge Tallahassee quartet Creed rapidly gained popularity among clearly troubled youth, selling millions of records and, in the process, becoming one of the most atrocious bands the earth has ever seen. No, I don’t hate Creed, not more than your average decent music lover, anyway. I can’t lie, I did my own little victory dance when I finally heard the band disbanded, but with these recent news…
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