Justin ZamarripaWhen the Arctic Monkeys arrived on the scene in the mid-2000s, few must have pegged them to make it this far. Cursed with extraordinary hype from the music press, the band seemed destined to follow the paths of the many similarly-hyped bands that preceded them. Fellow Brits The Libertines fizzled out after two albums while The Strokes have been unable to recapture past glory and have seemed on the verge of a breakup since the…
Soundgarden announce: ‘There’s Nothing Stopping Us From Continuing To Make Records’
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It took Soundgarden 16 years to write a new album, but now, apparently, they’ve got the ‘album fever’. After they finish their European tour which starts in September 4 in Helsinki, Finland and ends on September 19 in London, the band announced taking a break from touring. However, this doesn’t mean they’re taking a break from music, as frontman Chris Cornell says: “You know, I think that the overall attitude about keeping it going and…
Arctic Monkeys: Drunk texts are a bad idea
A little piece of wisdom came today from the Arctic Monkeys, who took a couple of minutes to talk to NME about their new album, ‘AM’ sending drunk texts and practising yoga in Los Angeles. Good stuff.
Kings Of Leon cover Robyn’s ‘Dancing On My Own’
Usually, we get guitar driven songs covered by electronic/pop artists, so it’s really nice to see it go the other way around. The Nashville band recorded their take on the electronic pop track from Robyn’s 2010 single ‘Dancing On My Own’. The song was actually recorded today, September 10, for BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge. Kings Of Leon will release their sixth album, ‘Mechanical Bull’, on September 24, an album which is more “complicated” and…
Moby With Wayne Coyne – ‘The Perfect Life’ [video]
It’s been a while since we’ve seen something from Mobi, let alone something so flamboyant. The video was shot in L.A with Coyne (of The Flaming Lips) and Moby dressed up as a Mexican mariachi band, and it promises to become a classic anthem with a spicy mix of electronic and soul. There’s already been a few fine remixes from the song, and first up on those list are the Fuck Buttons, which you can…
Arcade Fire reveals new single (featuring David Bowie), announce world tour
Arcade Fire have streamed their new single, Reflektor – the first piece off their upcoming fourth studio LP, featuring vocals from David Bowie. But wait – there’s more! The song premier was immediately followed by the premiere of two music videos for the song. Pretty interesting stuff, you don’t really see two videos for the same song… but then again, there’s probably a reason why you don’t. The first video you’ve probably already seen it…
Lacuna Coil working on new album
“LACUNA COIL is back, baby!!!” Cristina Scabbia, the group’s spellbinding singer, explained just how happy she is to be back in the studio and how pleased they all are by the magic that’s happening. “I am so excited to work on new stuff… “I am sure a lot of people will be mesmerized by the cinematic vibe of the new album that’s underway. I’m very happy to have the chance to work with Jay. Not…
Eminem Unveils Full-Length ‘Berzerk’ Video Featuring Rick Rubin and Kendrick Lamar
Eminem has unveiled the full-length video for his new song, “Berzerk” – a video which pays tribute to the Beastie Boys’ “So What Cha Want” video, with the distorted, photo negative background and Eminem’s delivery and dress. The video features notable appearances, including Kendrick Lamar, Rick Rubin, Kid Rock and Slaughterhouse. Still, as much as I was excited to see new work from Eminem, especially something going back to ‘vintage Slim’, he didn’t really seem…
Dave Grohl: ‘New Nirvana Will F–king Happen’
Now now, don’t get your hopes up – this isn’t about Nirvana reuniting or something like this – it’s about another band with a Nirvana-like impact. “We meant a lot of different things to a lot of different people,” he told the Guardian. “That’s one of the great things about music. You can sing a song to 85,000 people and they’ll sing it back for 85,000 different reasons.” Dave Grohl went further, explaining that the…
Machine Head frontman congratulates Avenged Sevenfold on ‘covers album’
Shots: fired. Legendary Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn came out with a blog posting on his online blog, “The General Journals: Diary Of A Frontman… And Other Ramblings – Life Affirming” in which he totally slams and dunks Avenged Sevenfold. I’m gonna take the liberty of quoting him here: “Congratulations to AVENGED SEVENFOLD on their latest ‘covers album’ coming in at #1. “Who knew that re-recording METALLICA, GUNS N’ ROSES and MEGADETH songs could be…