Vox - A New Weird Australia Compilation (September 2011) The voice has served all sorts of purposes in modern sound, (ab)used frequently in popular music as more of a means to superficially command attention and engage on a human level with an often widely inattentive audience. To ignore the voice as a tool is to detach your music from immediate reality, to create sound as more of an art form; but to use it as means to achieve further abstraction from the world around us is something which has seen increasing use with the introduction of [...]
You all remember Dia Frampton, right — the runner-up (behind Javier Colon) on The Voice , who was coached by Blake Shelton? The 24-year-old singer, who initially wowed with her reinterpretations of Kanye West's "Heartless" and R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" on the singing competition will release her debut solo album (she was previously in a duo with sister Meg Frampton) Red next month. Ahead of that, Dia's hoping the video for new single "The Broken Ones" will entice you to check the LP out. Watch it below. [...]
Get ready for the second season of The Voice ! NBC released its midseason schedule yesterday, confirming what we've already known, The Voice officially returns Sunday, February 5th with a one-hour episode after the Super Bowl (approximately 10-11 PM ET/PT). Also ready for the season to start, Christina Aguilera posted the above photo to Twitter saying, "Getting my glam on today for a special shoot! XoXtina." Eeek! [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive Charles Eshelman/FilmMagic Even though R.E.M. have gone their separate ways, the members remain political, voicing their support for the much-maligned Occupy Wall Street. Spinner sat down with bassist Mike Mills last week (the whole interview will be posted soon) to discuss the band's breakup while expressing his continued faith in the Occupier's main objectives. "I just marched with Occupy Wall Street yesterday (Nov.7)," he told Spinner [...]
The first names for this year's Other Voices have been announced. Heading west to Dingle next month are Spiritualized, The Frames, Jimi Goodwin, Wild Beasts, Cherry Ghost, SBTRKT, The Coronas, Edwyn Collins and Lisa Hannigan. As previously announced, tickets for the event will only be available via competitions. For more details see here .
i've become fascinated by the voice again recently. dylan nyoukis dragged out of foosty shelves, mattin's new rockist record pieced together starting with vocals, the fuss over lou reed croakling on lulu, my ever-present love for tim eriksen. so i guess now's as good a time as any to barely mention drew wright again. s'weird given the number of times i've seen him walking his tightrope live, twixt abstractions and one man folk harmonies, shruti drone and tape shenanigans, that he's earned scarcely a cheeky line or two. anyway, gerry loves records is rereleasing house music on cassette (and digital). it's kinda like [...]
German symphonic metal band Voices of Destiny announced that the band's sophomore LP will be entitled "Power Dive" and will be released on January 27, 2011 through Massacre Records. The album is the follow up to the 2010 release "From the Ashes" and was recorded at Krabbesackduschder Studios. The artwork for the new LP will be created by Jan Yrlund... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Photograph by Chris Graham Who are Library Voices? They are a seven-piece pop group from Saskatchewan whose new album Summer of Lust should be popping up on a number of Best of 2011 lists. They are fun-loving literary types who will probably kick your ass at shot chess. They write with one foot in the 1960s and the other in the not-too-distant future. In short, they're a bit like Vampire Weekend, except that they're Canadian and don't give you a mild urge to punch them in the face. [...]
There's sweet justice in the recent consensus that George made the best post-Beatles solo album. I still maintain that Paul had the best career overall, but then Ringo was involved in this awesomeness , so the whole debate is bound for stalemate. Of the many gems on All Things Must Pass , this one manages to constantly, if quietly, amaze. Kinda like George himself. George Harrison - Run Of The [...]
December 2011 will mark the 10th anniversary of the brilliant music TV series Other Voices , one of this country's finest productions. Other Voices 10 will take place, once again, in the beautiful town of Dingle in Co. Kerry from Thursday December 1st to Sunday December 4th 2011 and will be hosted by internationally acclaimed Irish actor Aidan Gillen. While the unique and eclectic line-up of artists will remain unannounced 'til nearer these dates, the tenth instalment of the Other Voices musical adventure [...]
Snow & Voices' video for "Maybe Finland" was directed by Shannyn Sossamon. http://www.snowandvoices.com/
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Other Voices returns to Dingle, Co. Kerry for a festival of music with performances from homegrown and international talent in St. James' Church - taking place from Thursday December 1st to Sunday December 4th 2011. This year's event will be presented by acclaimed Irish actor Aidan Gillen who takes over from Annie Mac. Gillen commented: "I'm more than excited to be working on Other Voices this year. I only became an actor in the hope of one day getting on Desert Island Discs and playing records – this is way better. [...]
Is it wrong that the overall ho-humness of the US version of The X Factor has us yearning for the February 5 return of The Voice ? A new promo clip for the next season of this past spring's surprise hit singing competition aired during Saturday Night Live over the weekend — an episode that featured Voice coach Adam Levine , along with his band Maroon 5 — and it features the trademark enthusiasm and a hint of the sassy banter we've come to expect from the show. Watch below. [...]
Justin Bieber, David Guetta, and Selena Gomez were amongst the stars present at the MTV Europe Music Awards this weekend, where the superfestive crooner was awarded for his charity work at the MTV Voices Dinner. (We think he should also be awarded for dealing those Mariah Yeater paternity rumors .) And while the prank caller donned his usual baseball cap for the ceremony, some artwork at the event depicted him wearing something much more unexpected — old-timey Revolutionary War-era garb — in a series of portraits featuring today's hottest pop stars in some [...]
Christina Aguilera The search is on. In just about three months, NBC's hit reality singing competition, The Voice , will return for its second season. Besides a few set photos, little has been seen of the new season. Until tonight that is. The very first teaser promo of the show's second season aired on television today (during Saturday Night Live with Maroon 5 as the musical guest to be exact). The clip features coaches Christina Aguilera , Adam Levine , Cee-Lo Green and Blake Shelton along [...]
Headman: Voices (Hannulelauri Remix Vocal Version) is out now on Relish Recordings. This shit is hot!
Last Friday saw Other Voices move from its normally intimate surroundings of the town of Dingle to the big bad city of NYC for special celebrations in Le Poisson Rouge over two days. Joining Other Voices creators Philip King and Glen Hansard at the 10th birthday celebrations were Aaron & Bryce Dessner from The National, Sam Amidon, Sharon Van Etten, Laurie Anderson (with husband Lou Reed in tow), Damien Rice (playing his first live performance in three years), BellX1, Joseph O'Connor, Paul Muldoon, Roddy Doyle , Colum McCann, Iarla [...]
Here's a nice video of the closing track 'The Auld Triangle' from the Other Voices crew who invaded NYC last week and got unbelievably good coverage from press over there and here, here and here! Is the world beginning to believe what we know ..... if you want passion, entertainment and great songs you've got to go Irish? Did you notice Damien Rice's new look to the left of the stage in this clip? Photo credit: [...]
Sophomore effort from this Canadian outfit is easy to love. There's something utterly refreshing about Library Voices. No matter how many times you listen to, say, "If Raymond Carver Were Born In The '90s" or "Que Sera Sarah", it feels, as a twentieth century poet once said, like the first time. The outfit's literate, dance-inducing songs are informed by '60s pop but aren't wholly married to that time; there are also elements of loud '80s rock meant for stadiums (U2), and some that should have...
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