The 50th edition of the famous Grammy Awards is just one month away and for the their performance, the alt-powerhouse of [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag] have something special in mind. Meaning they’ve partnered with YouTube to launch a fan contes in which contenders will have to upload a 60 second video that consists of them covering The Pretender with orchestral instruments. That means no guitar, no bass, no drums just string, woodwind and brass players are invited…
[tag]Lenny Kravitz[/tag]’s latest effort lands early next month and it’s tracklist has just surfaced, recently. The new record, titled “It Is Time for a Love Revolution,” spreads across 14 tracks including the already first two announced singles “Bring It On” and “I’ll Be Waiting.” After some early sampling the record sounds terribly promising, a real treat to start off the new year. The album is out February 5.
[tag]Nine Inch Nails[/tag] frontman, Trent Reznor, has recently revealed the “sales numbers” of his latest project, which he participated as a producer for [tag]Saul Williams[/tag]’s third album The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust. The record was distributed exclusively in digital version via niggytardust.com and came in two versions: a free download limited to 192kbps MP3s and a $5 version, that gives the choice of downloading 192kps MP3 version, 320kbps MP3 version or lossless FLAC…
The Swedish pop power-house [tag]Robyn[/tag], has finally managed to land some tour dates, although a few, on US soil as well. She’ll first play at Highline Ballroom in NYC on February 5, after which she’ll head over to the west cost, for a two gig trek in California. Tickets went on sale online since yesterday and can be bought at TicketMaster. Dates and venues right after the jump; special thanks to BrooklinVegan for the heads…
Back in autumn we introduced you to [tag]Goldfrapp[/tag]’s new forthcoming forth album “Seventh Tree,” set for release on February 25. I gave it a few premature spins and can say that it sounds quite great, a bit different from what Alison Goldfrapp and the group that shares her last name used to perform in the past, but still retaining that mellow pop extravaganza, that made the group so big. Seventh Tree’s first single is A…
[tag]J Wells[/tag] has grown along the years into a highly respected west coast MC and producer. Word on the street went especially strong, after the young producer released his recent blunted collaboration with legendary rapper Kurupt, titled “Digital Smoke” that mainly speaks about the current state of the West Coast hip-hop. Recently though J apparently engaged into a rap battle with fellow artist Bishop Lamont, by recording and releasing “I Don’t Give A Fuck.” The…
Here’s a feature about [tag]Nick Cave[/tag] we know you’re all gonna dig, after all with a hip name for Nick and The Bad Seeds’ forthcoming 14th album like “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!” you can’t go wrong. The official tracklist was reveled just recently, as well with a US release date of April 8, one month after Dig lands on UK soil on March 3 via Mute. The first single is set to be title track (I’ve…
[tag]M.I.A.[/tag] just made a photo shoot for the famous fashion designer Marc Jacobs and as the above photo suggests, it wasn’t her best… more at The Modern Age.
There’s no safer and better way to travel then by air, but the heavy metal icons of [tag]Iron Maiden[/tag] go a step further, by commissioning their own custom plane. The plane has been primarily purchased as the band intends to do some serious traveling for their upcoming 2008 tour around the world. Piloting, the converted Astraeus Boeing 757 decorated with the Iron Maiden logo and the band’s skeletal mascot Eddie, will be none other then…
The legendary Athenian alt-rock trio of [tag]R.E.M.[/tag] have recently announced the title and release date of their forthcoming 14th LP. According to Billboard the album, recorded in Vancouver and Dublin and produced by Jacknife Lee, will be titled “Accelerate”, and should be out on April 1. Those of you who may still feel the bitter taste of R.E.M’s lethargic rhythm in the band’s previous album Around The Sun, can somewhat stay at ease, as the…
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