Ok this has to be the game of the year, seriously, its brilliant. What am i talking about? I’m talking about Rock Band, it’s basically a multi-player Guitar Hero game, developed by the same producers (Harmonix) distributed by MTV Games. Yesterday it was unveiled to the world, at the E3 video games conference, were it produced massive positive reactions, including my own. I mean the developers have struck gold, it’s unique, as a concept/idea, its…
The guys down at CMJ caught up, in between recording sessions, with [tag]We Are Scientists[/tag] frontman Keith Murray. The indie trio are currently working on a new album, follow up to last years great LP “With Love And Squalor”, in Sausalito, California recording studios. The current working title is err… “What $ Of $ Do That Cost”, other titles they’ve thought of are “Fluffin’ Tha Cushions” and “Onlookerswatchedinhorror”. Boy these guys sure are wacky scientists….
[tag]Pink Floyd[/tag]’s smashing debut album “The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn”, launched 40 years ago on August 5 1967, is set to be remastered and re-released as a 3 disc tribute special edition on August 28, of this year. The packaging’s cover was designed Storm Thorgerson, resembling a cloth-covered book. Besides the 3 CDs the package contains a 12-page reproduction of Syd Barrett’s notebook, a excellent idea as Syd used to devise some brilliant…
Rumors have sprung up around Apple that they’ll soon release a Yellow Submarinish iPod, with a cool yellow theme, packed with all the 12 Beatles albums ever to be released. It’s been done before and with great succes, like the U2 iPod pre-loaded with U2 music. CDs lose more and more ground each day, while other storage small gadgets like memory sticks fluoresce, even in the music business, i.e. the Icky Thump Stick. iPods are…
The drummer of the Nashville indie rock band [tag]Kings of Leon[/tag], Nathan Followill, one of the four Followills ( three brothers and one cousin) composing the band proposed yesterday night to his girlfriend. Nathan popped the big question to his girlfriend Jessie Baylin, at her parents New York restaurant, over a bottle of Cristal. Not every one is too happy about this, Nathans marriage, it seems, interfering with his commitment to the band, according to…
The guys down at stereogum took the time to ask various artists to cover all the songs from the much acclaimed [tag]Radiohead[/tag] classic album “OK Computer”, as a tribute compilation, celebrating the albums 10th anniversary. Dubbed the best album of the ’90 by Pitchfork, Rolling Stone and best album of all time by SPIN magazine, “OK Computer” was the record that changed my perception over music, I never ever listened to something close to this,…
Josh Homme, the notorious frontman for the stoner rock band [tag]Queens Of The Stone Age[/tag] has reveled he has some serious medical issues, namely knee problems. Josh made some medical interventions on his knee in 2005, but it seems his pain has relapsed. His knee issues could be clearly seen during this weekends T In The Park and Oxegen festivals, as was severely limping and using a walking stick. Stereo Warning did a very interesting…
Artist name: Smashing Pumpkins Album name: Zeitgeist Label: Reprise Gender: Alternative Rock/ Hard Rock Release date: July 10, 2007 ZMErating: 6.5/10 Website: http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/ The [tag]Smashing Pumpkins[/tag] are back, or should I say [tag]Billy Corgan[/tag] is back, after a 7 year hiatus. The band was a ’90 alt legend, seconding in my opinion [tag]Nirvana[/tag] as alt kings of our times. During the years, however, something went terribly wrong; after their classics 2nd and 3rd albums “Siamese…
Detroit duo Meg and Jack White, from [tag]White Stripes[/tag], have announced the dates for their upcoming autumn UK tour. The tour will kick off in Scotland’s Glasgow on October 24 and will continue downhill towards the rest of the UK, until finally reaching London’s O2 Arena on November 2. If your interested in seeing the Stripes live, you can purchase tickets from July 13 via gigsandtours.com. Dates: October 24: Glasgow SECC October 25: Manchester MEN…
Indie rockers [tag]Arctic Monkeys[/tag] have released “Florescent Adolescent”, today 9th July, their second single from their second hit album “Favourite Worst Nightmare”. I’m sure you guys are already familiar with it’s video, released in early June, depicting 2 groups of people beating the crap out each other, a group consisted of face painted circus clowns versus a group of “normal dressed” non-clown people. Well actually the video is more then a bunch of clowns pounding…
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