Here’s a little gem to take home, a track close to my heart from one of my favorite electro bands LCD Soundsystems, covering one my favorite ’70s artists Harry Nilsson. “Down Into The Fire”, the B side from the Daft Punk Is Playing At My House single, is one of those songs that makes you feel like you’re there with the band, alongside it, rocking your socks out, a real moment of magic. All the…
The Portland sextet Blitzen Trapper are set to commence their North American fall tour this nigh in Wala Wala, Wa. Afterwards they’ll head up hill, until they reach the cold plains of Canada, before arriving in the more warmer shores of Los Angeles, where their close their tour.
As this week is very important politically speaking, I couldn’t avoid posting video with a strong message, from one of the most politically active artists, [tag]Serj Tankian[/tag]. A month ago we premiered The Unthinking Majority, a video meant as a direct critique to the current US administration and war in Iraq, now “Empty Walls” follows the same path and interestingly tries to prove that we’re all just a bunch of kinder garden kids. Twin lego…
Possibly the best musical of the year Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. Sounds a bit cliché, all the main theme has be made, remade and regurgitated thousands of times, but here’s where the real magic kicks in: the events and plot itself is shown in such a…
“My album is the pinnacle of what music is at the time. It’s clearly the best album that you can buy. People understand I brand quality music.” -Kanye West I’m not to sure about the “best album you can buy” bit, but Graduation is definitely his best effort and one of the most solid records of the year. I’ve been spinning Graduation on repeat since I received the CD yesterday, it’s such a leap forward…
It seems bands are getting a nasty habit for canceling gigs, no sudden illness has struck the [tag]Kaiser Chiefs[/tag], but rather urge for new material, at least that’s what they say. Here’s the official press release: “We’d like to apologize to fans in America and Canada, especially those who have already bought tickets, but something had to give. We’ve been extremely busy all year and had no time to focus on the future, we plan…
Regarded by many as the Princess of Pop [tag]Kylie Minogue[/tag] has been on a long hiatus for four year now, due to her dreadful brest cancer illness. She is a strong woman though and she managed to fight with the disease and eventually conquering it; those who’ve watched her live shows part of the Showgirl Greatest Hits tour know what I mean. Now Kylie is preparing to release her 10th studio effort some time in…
Yesterday [tag]White Stripes[/tag] fans everywhere had been disappointed by the shocking announcement that the band was forced to cancel it’s US tour dates, due to Meg White’s acute anxiety issues that renders her unable to travel. Now the rest of the tour has been scrapped as well, as it can been seen at the WS website. “The White Stripes have canceled all remaining tour dates through the end of the year. This includes all dates…
Months of speculations and rumors, concerning a alleged [tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag] reunion, came to a end this afternoon (4 P.M. 12 September), after the three surviving members of the group Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones confirmed the reforming was going to take place, but for a one time show only. They will be joined John Bonham’s son Jason, with whom they will play a benefit gig at the O2 Arena, better know as…
Although I’d like to stop talking about Kanye and Fiddy, I can’t really turn anywhere without bumping into one or the other. [tag]Kanye West[/tag] just recently unveiled his latest video, for his third single “Good Life”, featuring R & B star T Paine What’s this? Deja-vu? Hell yeah, remember Euro VMA’s 2006?Back then french duo [tag]Justice[tag] won the award off of Kanye, and he just lost it. Now he hired the director who made the…
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