Artist name: LeAnn Rimes Album name: Family Label: Curb Records Gender: Pop/Country Release date: October 9th, 2007 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: http://www.leannrimesworld.com With this release she shows that she has grown up into a true artist that can sing loud and soulful. She has made the difference from a great voice and a great vocalist. She also shows that she is a true songwriter. Co-writing everything but the two bonus cuts previously released duets with Reba…
The Guided by Voices mastermind [tag]Robert Pollard[/tag] has just announced the dates for his first tour of the year, that its if you can even call a 2 gig series a tour. Robert and .co, Jason Narducy on bass, David Suycott on drums, and Dag Juhlin and Mitch Marlow sharing guitar duties will unleash their inspiring music upon the unsuspecting fans of Chicago on November 30, and Newport, at Kentucky’s Southgate House the following night.
Reverse chronology videos are always confusing and a bit of a drag, but always fun. Such is the case of Modest Mouse’s latest video for “Little Motel,” following the life of a troubled woman and what looks like her son in rewind, from finish to start. Interpol Deja Vu? Modest Mouse – Little Motel
Artist name: Megadeth Album name: Warchest Label: EMI Gender: Heavy Metal Release date: October 9, 2007 ZMErating: 10/10 Website: http://www.megadeth.com/ The tracks here are hand selected by frontman Dave Mustaine, including 30 audio and video tracks making their global release debuts, and an additional three tracks that have never before been released in the U.S. They have been cleaning out the vaults lately. This includes digitally remastered album cuts, soundtrack and compilation songs, unreleased live…
Artist name: Radiohead Album name: In Rainbows Label: None :) Gender: Alternative Rock Release date: 10 Oct 2007 ZMErating: 10/10 Website: http://www.radiohead.com Got up earlier then usual this morning, but the sudden lack of sleep has been complemented by the explosion of energy with which “In Rainbows” hit me. I received [tag]Radiohead[/tag]’s latest gem in my mailbox at around 6 AM, for a fair fee (??$), and was immediately hooked by the 10 track marvel….
Last week we posted the official promo mp3 for My Heart Gently Weeps, a [tag]Wu Tang Clan[/tag] interpolation of the famous Beatles classic “As My Guitar Gently Weeps.” Clan guru RZA recently sat down with Kotori Mag and talked about The Beatles in general, the song, the people who worked on it (Dhani Harrison, John Frusciante etc), the theme of the song (dope and people affected by it) and a lot of other fun facts….
Looks like [tag]Radiohead[/tag]’s latest independent approach to album promotion and sales, basically giving away their latest LP for how much you see fit, has sparked a wave a of revolution amongst the influential bands in the industry. Yesterday it was time for Trent Reznor and NIN to join in, after terminating their contract with their label and announcing “some exciting times for 2008.” Today we’ve found out that [tag]Oasis[/tag], curently unsigned to any label, are…
Artist name: Vanessa Carlton Album name: Heroes & Thieves Label: The Inc Records/Universal Motown Gender: Pop Release date: 9 Oct 2007 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: http://www.vanessacarlton.com/ According to her this is “the best patch of songs I’ve ever written”. She also describes it as “pretty uplifting” and as having “a lot of layers … [There are] very complex arrangements but everything just makes me feel good and not in a simplistic way.”. She also says that…
Here’s a new blow to the mainstream music industry for ya: Trent Reznor and co. have just ended their contract with Interscope and are now free agents. The 18 year old relationship between [tag]Nine Inch Nails[/tag] and their label has officially been broken yesterday, during an announcement on the band’s website: “Hello everyone. I’ve waited a LONG time to be able to make the following announcement: as of right now Nine Inch Nails is a…
The [tag]Depeche Mode[/tag] frontman sophomore release, Hourglass, is fast approaching and as a teaser for things to come Dave has released yet another single. After the first melancholic synth infused single from Gahan’s new album, “Kingdom,” it’s time for a more thrilling track and “Deeper and Deeper” does well to lighten up the mood. It’s sound reminisces the golden years of Depeche Mode, same aggressive sampling and excellent synthesizers toped by what seems somewhat Dave…
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