El día de ayer se anunció en un desayuno la lista de los nominados al prestigiado Mercury Prize , que premia lo mejor de la música británica. Este año, los doce discos nominados fueron escogidos por un panel independiente de entre más de 240 artistas, incluyendo a glorias de la música como Elbow, Robert Plant y Radiohead , además de caras nuevas como Adele (quien es una de las favoritas). La ceremonia de premiación será el próximo 9 de septiembre y se transmitirá en vivo por el canal BBC2. [...]
The nominees for this year's Mercury Music Prize have just been announced. And it goes like this: Adele 19 British Sea Power Do You Like Rock Music?Burial UntrueElbow The Seldom Seen KidEstelle ShineLaura Marling Alas, I Cannot SwimNeon Neon Stainless StylePortico Quartet Knee Deep In The North SeaRachel Unthank The BairnsRadiohead In RainbowsRobert Plant & Alison Krauss Raising SandThe Last Shadow Puppets The Age Of The Understatement As ever, the winner will be announced on the night... Please visit Ceci N'est Pas un Blog for the full content...the rest of the article, links and [...]
So, today the Mercury Prize Shortlist was announced. Whether or not you place any value in the award, it's undeniably one of the few prizes that hold any kind of credible worth. There are always good albums in the list; even if the phrase "something for everybody" springs to mind. My prediction yesterday was "I'm certain Burial will get nominated, also Radiohead, Hot Chip, Last Shadow Puppets" and looking at that I wasn't far off. The List is as follows; Adele - '19' British Sea Power - 'Do You Like Rock Music?' [...]
I should preface this review with the acknowledgment that I'm quite the Led Zeppelin fan. I still recall the first time I ever really listened to Zep; I was 16 years old and on acid, naturally. My trip buddy for the evening brought over some sort of Zeppelin collection to check out. Needless to say, I was totally blown away. Acid rock, indeed! On the other hand, while I can't say I've ever really listened to an Alison Krauss album, I did catch one of her concerts a few years back when I was [...]
Earlier this month, we examined LA Times blogger Todd Martens' attempt to predict the nominees for the Best New Artist Grammy ahead of the Sept. 30 cutoff point for next year's awards. Martens decided to take on the Album of the Year category this week, giving me (and you!) even more to post about and puzzle over. Albums released between October 2007 and the end of September '08 can be taken into account, so while will.i.am's Songs About Girls is ineligible, the Soulja Boy full-length [...]
Filed under: News Today, Oh Boy! Spinner.com : Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have prolonged their 'Raising Sand' tour by adding fall dates. Jenny Lewis is calling her second solo effort 'Acid Tongue,' and the record features collaborations with Elvis Costello, M. Ward, Zooey... Read more
Grunge pioneers Green River gave the adoring crowd exactly what they were looking for last night at the Sub Pop 20th Anniversary Party at Seattle's Marymoor Park. The reunited sextet played classics such as Swallow My Pride and P.C.C. as well as a cover of the Dead Boys' Ain't Nothin' To Do. According to Billboard's [...] Grunge pioneers Green River gave the adoring crowd exactly what they were looking for last night at the Sub Pop 20th Anniversary Party at Seattle's Marymoor Park. The reunited sextet played classics such as Swallow My Pride and P.C.C. as well as [...]
I think this the most beautiful song on the Cold Mountain soundtrack. It was written by Elvis Costello and Henry Burnett. I was reminded of the music when I read the director of the film, Anthony Minghella, had died. MP3 File
Amazing roots/Americana singer Alison Krauss delivers this week's Sunday song. Don't fret, kids. Good Friday is not too far away. Buy Alison Krauss/MP3: Stay MP
I remember the night we drove everywhere just to find a place to commit ourselves to a future together. It was cold, like tonight is cold. It wasn't Valentine's Day. But it was love. Looking back, I can't believe it took me so long to accept that the feelings I had for you were real, and worth risking everything. All that time I thought I was too broken, too battered. All that time, I thought a fool like me didn't deserve a woman like [...]
Earlier today master guitarist Jimmy Page stated for journalists in Tokyo that, after performing a show to remember at last month's O2 benefit concert , he's ready to take Led Zeppelin on tour, but no sooner then September. "The amount of work we put into O2 was what you would normally put into a world tour anyway," Page, 64, said of the intense rehearsing the band did for the Dec. 10 concert at London 's O2 Arena. However Jimmy also added that because Robert Plant [...]
It is my honor to share a birthday with a seminal hip hop balladeer, a grunge god, the hands-down master of New Orleans R&B songwriting, and the best soundtrack and pop-americana producer in the business. Since it was too hard to pick just one, instead of focusing on a single artist or genre today, I'm featuring some of my absolutely favorite covers of the work of LL Cool J, Dave Grohl, Allen Toussaint, and T-Bone Burnett, all of whom were born on January 14. If I didn't have an outlet for celebrating these [...]
i realize it's still november, but after seeing charlie brown's christmas special on tv the other night it's starting to feel like the holiday season has officially begun, so i thought i'd start sharing a few of the christmas mixes i've put together over the past couple years...i know there's a lot of similar music being posted this time of year that is more hip & eclectic than most of these tracks, but i guess i'm drawn to songs that have a little more familiar feel around the holidays...also, i thought i'd mention that this set is broken [...]
This Santa Claus fellow is married . He is very, very old . He is a father figure , and not even in a George Michael "Father Figure" video sense. Anyway, I don't think a strong attraction of any kind is responsible for the "screw me Santa!" Christmas song. It seems the real attraction is to the double-entendre, with poor old Santa a mere prop. The lazy songwriter wants someone to toss slutty Christmas-themed double-entendres at, and jolly Old St. Nick seems like the most convenient guy. [...]
We posted about this album a week before it was released, but since then I've had the pleasure of actually viewing the DVD. So I've just got to share a little review with you. If you're a Bonnie Raitt fan, this concert is a must for your collection. I'm amazed at how live shows are increasingly becoming so much better...the sound, mixing, and video editing is really great on this DVD. Of course, it doesn't hurt to have a state-of-the-art stage, where VH1 filmed this show. [...]
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