Tibi Puiu
I was thrilled when i saw this post at NME, which stated rock legends [tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag] were set to reunite for a memorial concert, in honor of their late record producer Ahmet Ertegun.
Led Zeppelin reunion rumors shot down !
We Are Scientists on tour this winter
The Californian trio [tag]We Are Scientists[/tag] have released the dates, for their upcoming winter tour in the UK, which will begin in November. If you’re interested you can buy the tickets begging this Friday, the 29th of june from gigsandtours.com, or if you wan’t to buy them faster you turn to kaiserchiefstickets.co.uk, who’ve started to sell tickets since yesterday.
‘The Esential Paul Simon’ has been released
On June 26, “The Essential Paul Simon,” a two disc, 36 song set spanning Simon’s extraordinary four-decade career, has been released by Warner Bros. Records. The release stands as the single best collection of Simon’s greatest songs, beginning with “Mother And Child Reunion” from his groundbreaking debut. The set includes highlights from each of Simon’s albums, up to the collection’s closer “Wartime Prayers,” from the acclaimed 2006 album ‘Suprise.’
Editors: ‘An End Has A Start’
Artist name: Editors Album name: An End Has A Start Label: Kitchenware Records Gender: Indie/Rock Release date: June 25, 2007 ZMErating: 7/10 Website: http://www.editorsofficial.com/ [tag]Editors[/tag] stormed the rock charts in early 2005 with their platinum debut album “The Back Room”. It was such a stunning first album, critic acclaimed world wide, but what of their second installment ‘An End Has A Start’? It’s always hard for any band to out due them selfs, after a…
Jack White the King!
The rumors are true, [tag]Jack White[/tag] is set to play Elvis Presley in “Walk Hard”, directed Jake Kasdan and staring John C. Rilley. Jack also acted in Cold Mountain and Coffee and Cigarette, for which he gained critical praise. Who knows maybe this will be the begging of a blooming movie carrier for the charismatic vocalist and guitar player. “John C Reilly called me up and asked if I would do it. They were filming…
This weeks new records: 25 June
Not as many new releases as last week, but some decent one non the less. [tag]Editors[/tag] are really a favorite of mine, so i’m really happy they’ve released a new record “An End Has A Start” (i’ll be doing a review as soon as i get the record, so be sure to check back). On a similar note ex-Sugababes Siobhan Donaghy delights us with her 2nd solo album “Ghosts” and never weary [tag]Beastie Boys[/tag] release…
D-Day for webcasters: ‘Day of Silence’
On July 15th, after a Congress deliberation, the radio web-casting royalty fees will double, which in term will cause small and mid sized webcasters to go bankrupt. As a response to this, the major web radios like Rhapsody, Yahoo, Pandora and other smaller ones, have united under the SaveNetRadio Coalition. They will go in radio silence as of tomorrow, June 26, for 24 hours, as a protest for the outrageous fees, which will lead to…
The Foo Fighters with a new song
I recently came across this cool new material from [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag]. The song’s called “Cheer Up Boys, Your Make-Up is Running” and will be present on the Foo’s sixth album, of which no ones knows nothing about. I like the song, it has a really nice bass lines and as the title kinda suggests it’s anti-emo. Great! This spoof video was filmed yesterday when the boys ( all rugged and stuff, apparently their in a…
Art Brut: ‘It’s a Bit Complicated’
Artist name: Art Brut Album name: It’s a Bit Complicated Label: Mute Records Gender: Alternative Rock Release date: June 19, 2007 ZMErating: 7/10 Website: http://www.artbrut.org.uk/ [tag]Art Brut[/tag] came like a breath of fresh air on their debut in 2005, with “Bang Bang Rock & Roll”; inspiring a sense of exuberance in the pool of over serious indie bands. The sound of their debut LP was like nothing heard before, with catchy, fun lyrics (although not…
UNKLE with new single: ‘Burn My Shadow’
The James Lavelle fronted trip-hop group [tag]UNKLE[/tag] have released details concerning their fist single “Burn My Shadow”, extracted from their 3rd LP “War Stories”. Preorders have already been accepted by the major music shops, with the single to be delivered upon it’s release on the 25th of June. What i find interesting and if I may a little without subtlety is it’s track name, which i find it to be a direct reference to [tag]DJ…