Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders has clearly indicated that the band will release their new studio album this year. It’s been two years since Arctic Monkeys released their last effort, 2011s ‘Suck It and See’, and fans are already eager to hear more from the Brits. Asked what he has been up to recently, the drummer said: “I have been in the desert… with motorcycles. Not with Josh [Homme], no. The band’s just been working…
Forget about “Harlem Shake”. The Danish trio New Politics is turning heads with their new single “Harlem”. Spring break is here, for some collegiate Americans at least. If you are a like me, your spring break does not start until next week. Hopefully you will be on a beach somewhere or hitting the slopes with your friends. Wherever you are, there is no reason that you should be victim of…
More than a week before its scheduled release date, “The 20/20 Experience” has been released on iTunes for streaming. The album is Justin Timberlake’s first since 2006’s “FutureSex/LoveSounds.” The “20/20 Experience” will be released for purchase on March 19th.
Is This It cursed The Strokes. While it’s a nearly perfect record and one of the most influential albums of the aughts, The Strokes could never again live up to the standard set by Is This It, at least in the eyes of music critics. When the band released the excellent Room on Fire in 2003, they were criticized for repeating the style of their debut. The Strokes responded by releasing First Impressions of Earth…
There’s been a wealth of unreleased Jimi Hendrix materials – rumour has it in his periods of peak creativity, it didn’t take more than a day or two to create an album. Ironically, more material has been released since his infamous passing than during his lifetime; some have claimed, and with good arguments, that this is stripping Hendrix of his legacy, but for myself, I just have to say that I’m a little more selfish,…
It always seemed to be that they were kindred spirits – the man with a woman’s name who was blamed for the fall of civilization in the 70s, and the man who was blamed for the fall of civilization in the 90s, surely there’s something up with that. Apparently, they reached the same conclusion together and announced that they’ll be taking the act on the road: “Masters Of Madness: Shock Therapy Tour 2013”, that’s the…
It’s a treat to go to any Smashing Pumpkins tour – this year, it will all kick off in Mexico’s Cumbre Tajin festival this month, and end in August, in Japan. The American group will be promoting their latest album, ‘Oceania’ – an album that while intricate and arguably “bigger” than anything the Pumpkins have done in many years (with electronic interludes, folk-rock breakdowns, songs that escalate from chill to all-out stomps), but, to be…
Sex, suffering, blood, pain – plenty of these in the Foals’ new video; the latest single to be taken from the Oxford band’s third album, Holy Fire paints a dark picture with plenty of nudity and violence. The clip was directed by Nabil (who directed the video for Frank Ocean’s “Pyramids”, among others) and shot in Romania. It tells three different stories – of birth, sex, and suicide, all of which really shock the unexpecting…
Last night, Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich delivered an Atoms for Peace BBC Essential Mix. Their two hour work was right on the spot, featuring songs from Yorke and Radiohead, plus Aphex Twin, DOOM, Steve Reich, Oneohtrix Point Never, Diplo, and several others. We’re unable to embed the mix here, but you should definitely check it out on BBC’s page – be prepared for two hours of numbingly good experimental music. Atoms for Peace are…
The first album released by David Bowie in 10 years is definitely the most interesting thing happening in music right now. ‘The Next Day’ is Bowie’s first full-length release since 2003’s ‘Heathen’, and if you’re too afraid to get it because you’re afraid you’ll be disappointed – don’t, it’s worth every penny. David Bowie took everyone by surprise when, in January, out of nowhere, he released a new video – ‘Where are we now?’. Rumours…
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