The Minneapolis based Tapes ‘n Tapes created a whirlwind in the indie community, back in 2006, with their critical acclaimed debut record The Loon, that brought them comparisons with the likes of Pixies and Pavement. Now, at their sophomore release, titled “Walk It Off,” the band plan to live up to their growing fan base expectations and deliver from all points of view. “Hang Them All,” the first single, has recently been released as a…
Ringo heads for Niagara Falls
Former fab four Ringo will launch his 31-date, All-Starr Band tour at Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, Ont., on June 19-20. We’re very glad to see that he’s feeling great and he has such big plans!Last month he confirmed to Sun Media during a teleconference interview that he will be returning to Canada to prepare and launch his new tour. Also, Rolling Stones announced the 2008 lineup, which will be just fantastic! It includes…
Foos working on new material during soundchecks
Fresh after their double Grammy Award winning night, where they also performed the show’s most intense live performance, the Foo Fighters reveal they’d fancy doing a follow-up to last year’s Echoes Silence Patience & Grace in the near future. We’re already working on songs,” bassist Nate Mendel tells Billboard.com. “We’ve got a handful of them that we’re working on at sound check, which has never really happened, so we’re getting a good start. The band’s…
Ozzy Osbourne naked at the Brit Awards [?]
Tomorrow (20th February), the 31st edition of the BRIT Awards will take place at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, where happily married couple Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are set to present the show. However BRIT bosses have already expressed some concern, regarding the show’s moral integrity, as some of them fear the veteran rocker may appear naked on stage. According to the Daily Star, the concerns arose after his wife, Sharon Osbourne revealed…
New Spoon video: ‘Don’t You Evah’ (alternate version)
You’ve all gotta remember Spoon’s keepon video for their single “Don’t You Evah,” in which the little dancin’ robot got to stroll all over Tokyo, while some fun band cameos were pupping out all over the video. Now another video of the song has surfaced, this time more human, featuring footage of live performances by the band, places they’ve been on tour and stuff like that, all mixed in with some strange cinematography technique, including…
Aerosmith to begin recording Album next month
Well Joe Perry was the featured guest on Eddie Trunk’s “Friday Night Rocks” radio show on New York’s Q104.3 FM February 15. In case you didn’t catch it, you missed out. Joe talked about several things, from his son to a new Aerosmith album.First, he revealed that he is doing two shows with his sons’ band Tab The Band. They will play Aerosmith stuff, Joe Perry stuff, original stuff, covers, and much more. Sounds pretty…
Iron Maiden release Live After Death
Extremly few bands have managed to achieve the class and showmanship which Iron Maiden embody in every one of their shows. Unfortunately, their more recent work, despite being quite good, is far from reaching the level of their golden age records. For those of you who feel a bit nostalgic, or just want a piece of brilliant music, this is the best place to start.The new release looks back to what could certainly be called…
New Music Monday: 18 February
Loads of new and interesting records this week, especially at the indie front with lo-fi duo Mountain Goats leading the pack with their latest LP “Heretic Pride,” which has been getting a great deal of attention and critical claim from the very beginning. Also Deerhunter frontman Brandon Cox, is releasing his first solo album, under the moniker of Atlas Sound, titled “Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel.” Back in the…
ZME Music technical update successfully complete
We’re happy to announce that we’ve successfully manage to upgrade and fix our blogging platform and its related auxiliary modules. You might have lately noticed the alarming number of times the blog’s been down or a great deal of pesky function errors. Consider it to be over (or so we hope) and as of now ZME Music is faster, better and more reliable then ever before. Thanks for your constant support and understanding over this…
New Duffy stream: ‘Mercy’
Aimee Anne Duffy, more known after her stage name of Duffy, is a Welsh soul singer, that’s been getting a lot of attention, thanks to her impressive vocals. Her sound reminisces a sweet era of music, when music was a way of life, but with a modern touch, thus resulting in a interesting eclectic mix of retro and contemporary music. She began songwriting at the tender age of 10, influenced by artists who’s music raised…