Tibi PuiuAussie three piece [tag]Liars[/tag] have just released their new video for “Plaster Casts of Everything’,part of their self-titled upcoming album. The video itself is rather strange, directed by indie experinced video maker Patrick Daughters; it depicts frontman Angus Andrew apparently gone berserk, speeding on a dirty road, with his face looking very disturbing, overlappsed 2-3 times symmetrically with the body of a woman (I think it’s [tag]Karen O[/tag], please tell me if I’m wrong). Half…
Joni Mitchell joins Starbucks ‘Hear Music’
A week ago Music Week editor Matt Talbot hinted us at the next Hear Music signing, a Starbucks label, after he stated: “I’m absolutely sworn to secrecy. But it is another big-name artist — one of the all-time great female artists which will, I think, reaffirm what Hear Music is all about.” Today, however, all the rumors and speculation that were up and about as a result of the above statement, have been made clear…
Grizzly Bear on tour at the end of this summer
Brooklyn based indie quartet [tag]Grizzly Bear[/tag] will embark soon on a tour, in which they will roar their way through a series of gigs, spanning across the icy plains of North America. Joining them will be the likes of [tag]Feist[/tag] and [tag]Dearhunter[/tag]. If you mist their recent awesome performance at this years Pitchfork festival, then you still have a chance to hear them live on the following dates and venues: August 26: New York, NY…
New Black Lips video: ‘Katrina’
Here’s a strange one from Atlanta flower punks [tag]Black Lips[/tag], named Katrina, a lover’s call to his lady friend ( err a hurricane i guess) . The single is extracted from their upcoming album “Good Bad Not Evil”, due to be released on September 11. The video is extremely catchy, with a lot of closeups (actually mustache closeups, yuck), and background set changes in color. Oh and is the drummer banging with fish or with…
The Green Day cover of ‘The Simpsons’ theme song
As previously reported, Green Day was set to do a punkified version of the famous theme song for one of the most popular TV shows of all time: “The Simpsons”. The The Simpsons soundtrack was released yesterday, containing 15 tracks mastered and “baked” by orchestral composer Hans Zimmer, whom you may remember as the man who made the O.S.T for such movies as Gladiator, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Rain Man and a lot more. The…
See Iggy & the Stooges, Queens of the Stone Age, Rage Against The Machine and more this year in Vegoose
Vegoose is the ultimate Halloween festival extravaganza, providing quality live gigs from top bands in the sinful city of Las Vegas for the past 3 years now. This year, however, promises to be the wildest and most awesome year, with bands like [tag]Rage Against the Machine[/tag], [tag]Daft Punk[/tag], [tag]The Shins[/tag], [tag]Queens of the Stone Age[/tag] or [tag]Muse[/tag] as headliners, joined by Iggy & The Stooges, who will perform the ’70 acclaimed album “Fun House”, in…
Catch Amy Winehouse on tour this winter
English R&B singer [tag]Amy Winehouse[/tag] has just mapped out a series of gigs across the UK. The series of shows is set to kick off in Manchester Apollo on November 12, before ending in a epic closure in Cardiff Arena on November 28. Until then be sure to pickup Amy’s new single, due to be release on August 13, called “Tear Dry On Their Own”. Tourdates: November 12: Manchester Apollo November 14: Birmingham NIA November…
Sum 41: ‘Underclass Hero’
Artist name: Sum 41 Album name: Underclass Hero Label: Island Records Gender: Punk Rock Release date: July 24, 2007 ZMErating: 3/10 Website: http://www.sum41.com Just when you thought you heard the last of [tag]Sum 41[/tag], the Canadian trio are back to prove us wrong. After 10 years of being together, 4 platinum albums and numerous sell out tours and gigs, the Deryck Whibley fronted band return with their fifth studio release “Underclass Hero”. I have to…
Rihanna with her own umbrella line
Haven’t had enough of [tag]Rihanna[/tag] yet ? Well we haven’t. After her smashing hit “Umbrella” scored the longest Number One position in the UK since 10 years ago, for a period of 10 weeks, it was obvious that this success had to be marketed. And thus Rihanna has recently announced her own collection of umbrellas, devised in collaboration with Totes clothing company. Currently the Rihanna umbrella collection has 5 models, all in different color. It…
Paul McCartney to pay 140 million $ divorce settlement
British ex-Beatle [tag]Paul McCartney[/tag] has just tied up the issues concerning his divorce with his former wife Heather Mills. Heather is set to receive, a whooping, 140 million dollar divorce settlement; 30 million now and 7 million each year, until their 3 year old daughter turns 18. Macca’s fortune is evaluated at 1.4 billion dollars. The couple first announced their breakup in May 2006 and since then loads of posts on various tabloids and newspapers…