It is quite sad to hear that War Of Words are no more. The protégés of Ben Langmaid (aka La Roux's other half), the short-lived British alt-pop duo only managed to put out 2 songs (4, if you count the remixes) on the Popjustice Hi-Fi label before finally calling it a day. And such good songs they were. "Battleground" is my favorite out of the two. Despite being an umpteenth attempt at recreating another "Unfinished Sympathy", it was a well-written heartfelt tune that showcased their soulful '90s dance-diva throwback sound best. I [...]
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#What? Battlegound (single) #Who? War Of Words . I told you about those girls a while back , saying their two (TWO) debut singles were awesome. Not much has changed since then. Still awesome. #Fact/ So, Battleground is one of two singles that should launch this UK female twosome properly. Instead, both singles are probably going to go unnoticed, because radio people and the "record"-buying public are pretty much [...]
A war of words has broken out online with Los Angeles based producer/radio host DJ MAKJ taking to the the twittesphere to try nail Deadmau5 only to have it all get slammed back in his face! DJ MAKJ had accused Deadmau5 latest project track titled 'The Veldt' for sounding 'too like' a Glenn Morrison track. This however was met with the truth of the matter. Deadmau5 solely produced 3 of Glen Morrison's 'Hits'. This was met with what appeared to be a [...]
Includes War of Words' smashing new single "Battleground" as well as a cover of TLC's "Creep" ! FREE DOWNLOAD: War of Words - Free Your Minds (Mixtape)
Novo disco do La Roux sai em maio e contará com participação do pianista Chilly Gonzales O La Roux - projeto formado por Elly Jackson e Ben Langmaid - promete surpreender os fãs com seu novo trabalho. Segundo a assessoria do duo britânico, o disco terá sonoridade épica e será muito mais saltitante que o álbum de estreia, lançado em 2009. Em entrevista recente à NME, [...]
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#What? Battlegound (single) #Who? War Of Words . I told you about those girls a while back , saying their two (TWO) debut singles were awesome. Not much has changed since then. Still awesome. #Fact/ So, Battleground is one of two singles that should launch this UK female twosome properly. Instead, both singles are probably going to go unnoticed, because radio people and the "record"-buying public are pretty much [...]
Night draws in for the Saturday Surf. This is the last one for 2011. We’re giving this feature a little rest until the New Year, but it will be back in January. Next week also sees the last ever Music That Made Me post. That will be on Monday, and will include some conclusions and thoughts that wrap the whole series up. We have some new features planned for 2012, but as we soon dive into December the blog will be taken over [...]
Two gals named Abi and Lucy are in a band called War Of Words. They recently befriended La Roux's Ben Landmaid, who ended up producing their debut album. "He used to be a DJ in the 90s so he knew a lot about that era" Abi says of him. "It's got that modern twist to it too. We brought our own style and the vocals are pure R&B." Read more...
Who cares who War Of Words really are when they have such great songs (actually they are Ali Browning and Lucy Duffield)? Two songs, if I want to be accurate. They're so great they're both being released on Popjustice HiFi , generally amazing pop purveyor Popjustice 's label, which already gave us Bright Light Bright Light in the past. You can learn more about the band by reading all that's written on their Facebook page . There's stuff like that : "When Abi was younger [...]
Take a musician with the dreams of being a pirate and another with special training as a sword-fighter, the two combined can cause a musical battle scene. In reality, this can be summed up with a band named War Of Words . Abi Browning , the pirate dreamer and Lucy Duffield , the sword fighter, are two 23 year olds with one goal. This goal is to make music influenced by their love of 902s pop. Abi explains that the melody from "All That She Wants" by Ace of Base and the [...]
War of Words are a duo so good that they don't have just one debut single,they have two! Both "Panic" and "Battleground" will be released on the same day and I thought it was only right that I shared this beauty of a song with you. Battleground is released on 4th December. iTunes | Amazon
Two notable dates passed in Hip-Hop this week. Fans celebrated the 10-year anniversary of Jay-Z's seminal Blueprint album. Meanwhile, Nasir and friends - including Jay - gathered to mark the QB MC's 38th born day . Seeing our legends and their work age so gracefully is enjoyable...but remember when Hova & God's Son weren't on such great terms? For years, fans and Stans chose sides when discussions of Jay-Z and Nas came up. Cell's comment and words from a friend ("I got checked at the bus stop [...]
Alrighty so I am gonna bring you up to speed on the events that took place and update you on the current stuff that is going on. This may be my longest post I have ever written to date. Disclaimer: Before I start this, I just want to make a note and say that I don't agree with Lu's comments about President Obama. As a Lupe fan, I agree with the majority of the things that he says in his music and in interviews. But this is not one of them. Just wanted to make that clear. [...]
Link: http://twitter.com/#!/DonaldGl over/status/81829566850678784 Donald Glover is an alt comedian who is attempting 2 'make it' as a rapper/hip hop artist by rapping over samples of pre-existing indie mp3s. Because most indie celebs are insecure abt their societal status bc most of them don't make THAT much money, receiving validation from some1 like Donald Glover makes them feel famous-er. The ALT REPORT has been tough on Donald Glover , questioning his intentions and his artistic merit. Carles panned him at both SXSW [...]
Filed under: News , Holy Hell Hulton Archive/Getty Images / Dave M. Benett, Getty Images Lily Allen has gone back on a promise to cut down on her Twitter usage by replying savagely to an attack by Julie Burchill, a former NME writer. Now the pair are involved in a war of words, which is probably the 84th such go-round for Allen (we've lost count). Burchill started the tiff in a Sun [...]
Lotta people seemed to have enjoyed the last Singers & Players that I posted up, so here’s another one. From 1981 on 99 Records in the U.S., released the following year in the U.K. on On-U Sound. Although Bim Sherman does the vocal duties on five of the seven tunes (& never sounded finer), this is the first album by Singers & Players with Prince Far-I & Jah Woosh. War of Words has that heavy slow dub with early dancehall influences. Bim Sherman handles the vocals on "Devious Woman," "Fit to Survive," & "World of [...]
Ciara and Rihanna - Wireimage What a mess one statement can make. Ciara ignited a war of words with Rihanna when she appeared on E!'s Fashion Police to rip on red carpet looks , and, apparently, air out some dirty laundry on the pop star. "I ran into her recently at a party and she wasn't the nicest," CiCi said. "It's crazy because I've always loved and respected what she's done with fashion and I've ran into her before, but this time it [...]
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