At his age and with his knowing of music it is hard not to listen to what he says. His words are often filled with wisdom and when he says that the inspiration for the title of his latest album, Memory Almost Full, came from a phrase he saw on his cellphone there is a story there. A good story is there. “It seemed symbolic of our lives today,” the 65-year-old ex-Beatle said Monday. “Your…
After launching Rock N Roll Jesus this year just October 9, 2007 and selling 172,000 copies in its first week [tag]Kid Rock[/tag] is just not acting his age. His music is hard and refreshing but he is 36 and fighting should not be a thing you do at that age. He was arrested early Sunday after a brawl at a restaurant and spent about 12 hours in jail before being released, police said. He stopped…
Artist name: Serj Tankian Album name: Elect The Dead Label: Serjical Strike Gender: Alternative Metal/Art Rock Release date: October 23th, 2007 ZMErating: 8.5/10 Website: http://www.serjtankian.com Probably the most recognizable voice in post-modern heavy metal, [tag]Serj Tankian[/tag] has finally broken loose from the SOAD tree and, to his fans delight, released his debut solo album, suggestively titled “Elect The Dead.” As you soon find out, it’s a album about our decaying civilization, the monstrosity of our…
Hip-hop duo Tek and Steel, better known as Smif-n-Wessun are releasing their much anticipated forth album this week, titled Smif-n-Wessun: The Album. So as a appetizer and sampler consider this latest video for “Stomp,” The Album’s first single. The video features SnW and crew rapping out in a typical East Side manner, marching through the dirty, graffiti tainted streets. We’ll be doing a Smif-n-Wessun interview this week, so stay tunned for updates.
East side rapper [tag]Jay Z[/tag] will soon release his staggering tenth studio album, at the beginning of next month (Nov). On November the 6th, the day when American Gangster drops out, Jay will embark on a all-so-brief 5 gigs long promotion tour. American Gangster allegedly a concept album, is announcing to be a spectacular one, heavily influenced by the same titled movie, set to screen at the beginning of November. Jay Z is not the…
Both known as reciprocal fans Atlanta [tag]Black Lips[/tag] and fellow southern DJ Diplo have finally crossed paths artistically, as the later remixed the wacky quartet’s sluggish garage jam “Veni Vidi Vici.” Diplo has definitely raised the song’s tempo through the infused synths and up beats, high rhythm suiting the song well. There’s still a lot of things to be told about this catchy remix, but there no use in dwelling into details, better check for…
The Canadian sister-act Tegan and Sara, have recently released their 2nd single in the form of their fifth album title track ‘Con’. The video starts off with one of the twins lying on a psychiatrist’s couch, while the good doctor is trying to help her, by remembering certain events. At one point the whole thing starts to backfire and the shrink collapses unconscious, after which the one of the twins (can’t really tell which is…
Busy, busy week here guys! We’ve got [tag]Serj Tankian[/tag](SOAD) with his debut solo album Elect The Dead, while another famous frontman, [tag]Dave Gahan[/tag](Depeche Mode) is set to release his sophomore solo record Hourglass. Libertines fans may have been disappointed by [tag]Babyshambles[/tag]’ first LP, but by the looks of it this second record, titled Shotter’s Nation, is set to please and deliver a lot of people. Of course this week’s clear favorite is [tag]Neil Young[/tag] and…
Dream folk musician and artist Marissa Nadler brought her slow and melancholic music to the Daytrotter Session, where she performed four exceptional songs, using just a acoustic guitar and her weary and beautiful voice. The tracks played include 3 songs from her Songs III: Bird on the Water LP, as well as an unreleased song. Here’s a description of the songs from Marissa herself: These four songs are from a combination of origins. “Sylvia” and…
If you’ve been living in a cave or something like that, then you should know that a [tag]Bob Dylan[/tag] biopic titled I’m Not There is set to run on the big screens next month. You can’t really make a movie about Bob Dylan without a proper soundtrack and the current excellent cover songs performed by various artists ranging from indie to pop to rave do well in paying tribute to the legendary artist. “I’m Not…
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