Empire Of The Kop (Free subscription) | yesterday
I received the following from LFCNY: We are proudly announcing the inaugural LFCNY Cup! This will be a knockout competition, pitting a selected list of 256 music artists/bands to “square off” against each other, so that means there will be 128 matchups to start-randomly determined in each round. Here’s examples of how the matchups will appear: PJ harvey vs [...]
Speed of Dark (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
I posted the beautiful and somber “Pharaoh’s Chariot” from Soulsaver’s third album, Broken, in my Creepy Halloween Mix and liked it so much I decided to look up more songs. I ended up with all of it and a brand-new respect for this joint project of Rich Machin (above, right) and Mark Lanegan (left, [...]
Punknews.org (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
It's November and the end of the decade, so the "Best of a Decade" lists are starting to come in. The first comes from the hype-masters at NME who have named The Strokes ' Is This It? The Libertines ' Up the Bracket and Primal Scream's XTRMNTR as the first, second and third best of the decade. The list was chosen by bands such as Radiohead and Arctic Monkeys, plus record producers and label...
Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The Guardian examines the shortlist for the 2009 edition of the Bad Sex in Fiction Award. The shortlist: Paul Theroux for A Dead Hand Nick Cave for The Death of Bunny Munro Philip Roth for The Humbling Jonathan Littell for...
The Panic Manual (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Toronto – Seeing how it’s the end of the year AND the end of decade, you will see a whole lotta best of lists coming out. The blog Largehearted Boy has kept track of many blogs so far, so you can take a look at that. Everyone’s favorite British hype magazine NME has already declared the [...] Related posts: Concert Review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, August 5, Kool Haus Toronto – Touring...
Alter The Press! (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The Strokes' 2001 debut album 'Is This It' has been called 'Album of the Decade' by NME. The top 50 can be seen by clicking read more. Check back soon to Alter The Press! where will be giving our Top 25 albums of the decade. 1. The Strokes – 'Is This It' 2. The Libertines – 'Up The Bracket' 3. Primal Scream – 'XTRMNTR' 4. Arctic Monkeys – 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What...
Toronto Hot Events (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Imogen Heap 's debut album I Megaphone : is both an anagram of Imogen's name and an allusion to her often uncompromising stance on life. Heap's angst-filled songs tend to emulate the styles popularized by PJ Harvey , Kate Bush and Annie Lennox . I Megaphone was a mixture of self-penned and self-produced tracks, alongside tracks co-written and produced with established producers such as David Kahne...
Consequence of Sound (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Meet and watch James McCartney's new band.
Assistant Blog (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The NME has published its 50 Greatest Albums of the 2000s. It's such a boring, predictable list. Would any of my readers care to better it? I might give this some thought over the next few days. To make things easier, shall we say Top Ten, rather than 50, in the comments box below? Alright then. Here's the NME list 1. The Strokes - Is This It 2. The Libertines - Up The Bracket 3. Primal Scream - xtrmntr...
Scotsman.com Living - Books (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
THE PR for Stephenhero's new album, Apparition in the Woods, has an unenviable task.
HearYa (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
British blues-garage-rock duo, Little Fish, are set make some noise over here in the States. Here’s what the PR had to say. Once in a very long while a band comes along with a sound that is more than just music. It is raw seductive impulse revealed through mesmerizing vocals, raucous guitars and driving drums; this [...]
Word Magazine blogs (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Hello gang, Jude Rogers here. I've recently started a blog counting down the 50 days that are left of the decade (I know!) with 50 songs from that time that have meant something to me. It's called - ta-da - 50 Songs 10 Years, and it's here: http://bit.ly/50s10y . Thought you might like it – do read it, comment, and let me know your own songs! Love to all the Word massive as ever xx
the blog poetic (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
It happens when I listen to Sigur Rós or Mogwai, Low, Mazzy, PJ Harvey’s White Chalk. Call it slowcore or atmospheric, ambient or whatever, there are bands whose aesthetic forces you to be quiet and listen. In the listening you find the build-up, the arc, the narrative equivalent to jubilation and/or heartbreak. It’s Saturday morning. “The [...]
Arjan Writes (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The High Wire's forthcoming album is set for release in early 2010 and produced by the band with additional production and mixing by Rik Simpson, who has previously worked with the likes of Blur, Portishead, Coldplay and PJ Harvey. Check...
So Quoted (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Wherein searching through my list and skipping the Christmas songs All Her Favorite Fruit, Camper Van Beethoven Autumn Leaves, Edith Piaf Baby Seed, Momma Stud Banana Boat, Edric Connor The Banana Boat Song, George Clinton Banana Boat Song (Day-O) Banana Chips, Shonen Knife Banana Juice, The Mar-Keys Banana Pancakes, Jack Johnson Belleville Jungle, Les Triplettes De Belleville Big Apple, Urban Dance...
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mixlayer | 06/08/2009
Interscope signee and XXL freshman alumnus Charles Hamilton has released details on his debut, This Perfect Life on his blog , surprisingly giving executive producer credit to late great Detroit producer, J Dilla. CLICK HERE TO FOR FULL ARTICLE
teatrends | 03/26/2008
This column was born from my innate curiosity for the fashion-design-style universe of life, which doesn't limit itself to simple research but tries to explore everything, interacting it all. Every time, I want to create an intriguing journey into the discovery of new talent, and new trends, liberating this ‘vent' of ideas, and searching to carry the reader to my level of enthusiasm.
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