This Saturday, the highly prolific [tag]Radiohead[/tag] frontman, Thom Yorke attended “The Jonathan Ross Show,” on BBC 2 radio, where among other things, he acoustically performed two songs: the mellow “Reckoner,” from In Rainbows and “Everything In Its Right Place,” from Kid A. After the short performance, Thom was interviewed, revealing among other ramblings, that people paid, in average, about £4 UK or 8 US $ for a In Rainbows digital copy. Talks also included discussions…
One of my favorite songwriters, Spencer Krug, is set to travel across the Atlantic , accompanied by his band [tag]Sunset Rubdown[/tag], as part of a spring tour in Europe. The Canadians will be touring across the old world, through out UK, Ireland, and a couple Scandinavian countries before ending in early June. Should prove entertaining, especially because I,myself, am European and a big fan of the band, hopefully I’ll get to review a gig. All…
Earlier today master guitarist Jimmy Page stated for journalists in Tokyo that, after performing a show to remember at last month’s O2 benefit concert, he’s ready to take [tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag] on tour, but no sooner then September. “The amount of work we put into O2 was what you would normally put into a world tour anyway,” Page, 64, said of the intense rehearsing the band did for the Dec. 10 concert at London’s O2 Arena.
This weeks seems to be the first “big one” of the year 2008, with a lot of excellent new releases from both experienced and new comer artists. The clear highlight is “The Bedlam in Goliath” by [tag]The Mars Volta[/tag], which is already shaping up as a contender for best album of the year. List nerds should bookmark this, so they don’t forget it at the end of the year. A pop icon of the ’80s…
Artist name: Cat Power Album name: Jukebox Label: Matador Gender: Indie Release date: January 22, 2008 ZMErating: 8/10 Website: www.catpowerthegreatest.com It’s a pretty well known fact Chan Marshall, aka [tag]Cat Power[/tag], is a bit eccentric in nature, to say the least, fact that can be attested by her live show attendants. But this exact eccentricity, combined with her signature weary, smoky vocals made Chan who she is today, one of the most well sought indie…
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…
The iconic alternative rock band [tag]R.E.M.[/tag], has just revealed the tracklist for its 14th record, Automatic, as reported by Billboard Magazine. Accelerate is due April 1 via Warner Bros, spanning across a 11-track set, which gets in and out in a lightning-quick 34 minutes and change, is led by the single “Supernatural Superserious.” For the single, a video was shot earlier this week on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, that’s expected to air sometime in February….
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…
The punk quartet of [tag]Against Me![/tag] just released the video, for their latest single “Stop,” just in time for the US elections, as they remind us to “stop, take some time to think, figure out what’s important.” Solid advice guys, that’s something we should all do more often. As for the video, it features the Florida new wavers chilling on the couch, as their alter egos play on TV; the black and white effects do…
The digital music rivalry between iTunes and Amazon has reached a new level, with the music industry’s latest bomb shell. Earlier today, the social music network last.fm, home of over 15 million active users, signed a deal with all four major labels as well as over 150,000 labels and artists, for a new service, that enables users to listen to their favorite songs on-demand. As part of the deal, Last.fm will give users access to…
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