Tibi PuiuHIJK is a three piece indie/art rock band, that just recently came under my radar and left a pleasant impression. Following up the release of the The Pen And The Letter, HIJK has completed a self produced music video to compliment its new single “Paper Boat.” In the video HIJK matches its exuberant power rock to the noir-like story of two masked robbers raiding the home of a tech-hungry evil wizard. Towards the climax of…
A look at last night’s Grammy Awards and the winners list
Kanye West performing, alongside Daft Punk, a new version of Stronger. If you haven’t been living under a rock or something until now, then you’d more then certainly got bugged by all the Grammy hype, that thankfully ended last night. As expect nothing special, no surprise prizes, no stellar moments or mind blowing performances, but I’ve personally gotta admit it wasn’t as lame as I thought it would be. Think I may even have had…
Singers enjoy singing about drugs and sex! Go figure….
Andrei Mihai
To let you in on what this is about, you have to know that according to a study conducted by some very important and serios medical researchers, 33% of popular songs contain explicit content and 42% of songs hint at substance abuse. Aw man, this was obvious for everybody! If even Kylie hints at drug abuse, where’s this world going to? (From her song called Red blooded woman: “You’ll never get to Heaven, if your…
New Music Monday: 11 February
This week sees [tag]Morrissey[/tag] releasing his sixth greatest hits album, titled, well you’ve guest it “Greatest Hits”. One has to wonder if the Moz really has that many hits or this is another fan money exploitation, whichever it is doesn’t matter anymore, as I’m more then sure he’ll make up for it with his forthcoming brand new album this year. Laura Marling, a young promising folk singer/songwriter from Reading, is making her sought after debut…
Bullet for My Valentine: `Scream Aim Fire’
Artist name: Bullet for my Valentine Album name: Scream Aim Fire Label: Jive Gender: Heavy Metal Release date: January 28, 2008 ZMErating: 8 and 1/2 Website: www.bulletformyvalentine1.com Well I had heard a whole lot about this album before listening to it; and most of what I’ve heard was really bad. So I started listening to it with kind of low expectations, not being a [tag]Bullet for My Valentine[/tag] fan, and I to my shame I…
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…
Foo Fighters Grammy moment contest near finale
A while back we told about a contest, that [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag] together with YouTube launched, in which artists were encouraged to upload a 60 second video that consists of them covering The Pretender with orchestral instruments. Well the contest has reached the final three and tonight the contest ends, as the band will perform with the winner at the Grammy’s. Bellow you can view the three videos of each of the talented candidates.
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….
Serj Tankian Announces Solo UK Tour
The System of a Down man has announced his first ever solo headline tour of the UK in support of his album ‘Elect The Dead’. He will play five shows in April beginning at the ABC in Glasgow and finishing up in Birmingham. Prior to this, Serj has only played two headline shows in the UK, in Manchester and London, in between his support slots for Foo Fighters last year. He will probably do great…
Moody metal from Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica is one of the most loved bands of the genre and in Europe they have already appealed to the masses with their talented and very skillful playing. When they needed a keyboardist back in 2002, they received applications from many of Europe’s finest, and since they were aware of the competition, they decided to choose with a more unconventional way.They were each dragged and had to “bear” a night of partying with the…