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Xiu Xiu: ‘Women as Lovers’

Artist name: Xiu Xiu Album name: Women as Lovers Label: Kill Rock Stars Gender: Art Rock/Experimental Rock Release date: January 29, 2008 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: www.xiuxiu.org Something I always appreciate in a good musician is originality, better yet actually uniqueness. A rare quality these days, in a time of piracy, digital mastering and plagiarism of retro musical values. The San Fransisco experimentalists, however, don’t fall in the last category, their different and being different isn’t…

Jack Johnson top the charts

Jack Johnson has a very interesting story, after being a pro surfer who suffered from an accident, turned (during a butterfly sort of metamorphosis) into a great singer, which has the rare ability to put pure feeling into words and sounds. He is already a legendary songwriter, and the critics are fascinated by his work and unique signature sound. I’ve admired him since his first release, and he truly is a pleasantly unexpected appearance in…

AC/DC to enter the studio in March

Australian legendary hard rock icons AC/DC haven’t launched a new album for 7 years (even more when I stop to think about it), and despite this, they’re still on the lips of a huge army of fans. They’ve done so much for rock, but certainly they can do oh so much more; and what better way to do this rather than to release a record? “God, I’m ready,” bassist Cliff Williams said. The band will…

Wednesday smilejerker: music parodies I

Some songs are way serious, while others are just hilarious. But the thing is a very serious tune could be turned into an even more hilarious one; this is what Weird Al does best. He can sing, he can rap, he can play guitar, and he’s a comedy genius. We’re gonna let the parodies speak for themselves so without further ado, here are two of his best parodies (hard to choose just two, probably we’ll…

will.i.am set for cinematic debut in new X-Men movie

I found X-Men to be among the only present day movie series, that did somewhat justice to the iconic Marvel comics their based upon. I really enjoyed the whole X-Men trilogy, because of it’s dazzling special effects, so-so story line and of course the spectacular mutants, each with its special ability. My clear favorite? Wolverine, hands down; so recent news of a new X-Men movie, a prequel to the events in the original series, that…

Simmons nails australian babe

Well Gene Simmons has entered a long list of celebrities who were caught in the act, with his pants down for the whole world to see. If you want to see the stuff, you can get it from here, but don’t open it if you’re in a public place. So his dirty little secret is called Elsa. She is a model, and one of the Frank’s Engery Drink Girls, a brand which Gene endorses (apparently…

Naked Madonna mistaken for Monroe

We know how much Madonna has stirred up spirits in her life, and there probably are just few who have done as much as her which outraged. Face it, love her or hate her, Madonna did what she wanted, without considering the impact her actions have; and we love that about her!But as far as I’m concerned, until now nobody can beat Marilyn Monroe at that game! She’s undoubtely the best, even after all these…

New Yeasayer video: ‘Wait For The Summer’ + ‘2080 (live on Late Night with Conan)’

Brooklyn based experimentalists Yeasayer just released a gorgeous animated video for “Wait for the Summer,” not for the original version you might be familiar with from All Hour Cymbals, but a re-recording for an upcoming UK single. The video was directed by the Mixtape Club, who some of you may recall as the dudes that brought you TV on the Radio’s Me-I. Brilliant video. Also the band were featured on the Late Night with Conan…

Goldfrapp: ‘Seventh Tree’ (album stream)

It was clear from the very start, when we saws Goldfrapp’s video for its latest single A&E, that the duo have strayed a bit from the electro sound, that defined them in Black Cherry and Supernature. The same goes with the rest of Seventh Tree, Goldfrapp’s upcoming record, set for a release next week (February 26th). Some believe the record sounds a bit boring and too poppy. I disagree, I’m quite digging it actually; it’s…

Foxboro Hot Tubs Release New Material

In some cases, some bands would rather play in disguise, either as a marketing plan, either because they really want to make something special without being drawed back by some disadvantages of celebrity. Recently there has been a lot of fuss around such a band. A band strongly rumoured to be Green Day in disguise are set to release their debut single. Most people claim it’s obvious they are Green Day because of the guitar…