(There have been several readers experiencing problems due to server overload. At the end of this post you'll find a link to download the whole set via mediafire as well as a link to hypem to stream the songs. Please help us save some bandwith.) I Sascha Funke - Mango Mango (Bpitch Control, 2008) Dominik Eulberg - Adler Heimisch e Gefilde (Traum, 2007) Gui Boratto [...]
The first update of 2010 (and the first in more than 3 months!) is two days late, partly due to a computer virus, but better late than never! I'd almost forgotten how to write these. The website hasn't been entirely fallow since November; I've posted Best of 2009 posts on "music albums" and " Summerworks shows" , with "Fringe shows" coming up soon, and "comedy shows" and "music singles" not far behind. But the core of the site - the updates - well, it's good to have one of those up again, and I'm going to try to [...]
In anticipation of last night's episode of Saturday Night Live , it was easy to forget Ashton Kutcher was hosting, considering the other guests lined up for the evening. The night began and ended with that sentiment, being that musical guests Them Crooked Vultures were much more memorable than the actor formerly known as Kelso. The super group, which (as everyone should know by now!) consists of Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl (drums), Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones (bass), and Queen of the Stone Age's Josh Homme (guitar/vocals) (plus touring guitarist Alain Johannes), delivered as solid [...]
Seven new tracks stampeded the chart this week and the top spot is no "mystery zone". Spoon owns the number one track with The Mystery Zone off their recent Transference . The biggest gainer from last week belongs to [...]
The Dillinger Escape Plan has released more information about its new album, Option Paralysis . As we reported back in November, the hardcore outfit's fourth LP will be out March 23rd. What's new, however, is you can pre-order the album now in a number of formats. All formats come with a bonus track, but one stands out a little more than the others. You can get Option Paralysis in a regular jewel case, a digital download (from iTunes or Amazon ), a limited edition Digipak CD, on vinyl (with [...]
French director/screenwriter Michel Gondry and Icelandic musical genius Björk are no strangers to each other. In all, they've worked together on seven of the Icelandic pixie's music videos. Plus, before Charlotte Gainsbourg got the role, Björk was almost in 2007's The Science of Sleep . Well, as it turns out, even though Gondry is hard at work on The Green Hornet with Seth Rogen, he's once again feeling the need to make something wonderful and weird with Bjork. According to Entertainment Weekly (via TFB ), the [...]
'Romance is Boring' is the title track from the new Los Campesinos album, and they've made it available for free download. The album came out last Friday in Ireland and earlier this week in the UK and US. It's easily as upbeat and poppy as their first two, so if you liked either of those, you should definitely check it out. Tracklist: 1."In Medias Res" 4:42 2. "There Are Listed Buildings" 2:54 3. "Romance Is Boring" 2:35 4. "We've Got Your Back (Documented Minor Emotional Breakdown [...]
THIS POST CAME FROM A LONG TIME NINEBULLETS.NET READER, ADAM FENWICK : Last Sunday I braved the icy roads in the Charlotte area and ventured into the NoDa Arts District to see one of my favorite singer/songwriters, a gentleman (using the term loosely) named Scott Miller at a small venue called The Evening Muse . For those unfamiliar with Mr. Miller, a quick history lesson is in order. A native of Swoope, Va., Miller graduated from William and [...]
We're still a month or two away until Look Mexico unveils its sophomore effort, To Bed To Battle , but the band's doing a pretty good job at keeping us busy. Last week, we revealed that they'd be issuing an exclusive 73 single , and now they're back with a music video to kick around, as well. How's that for being downright wholesome? Well, maybe just smart in terms of PR, but let's give 'em the benefit of the doubt. Directed by Bobby Marinelli and drummer Joshua Mikel, "You Stay. I Go. No Following" [...]
I'm a sucker for pretty pictures of pretty people, especially if the people in question also happen to be very talented. This is why I'm bringing the latest issue of Flaunt Magazine to your attention. Besides starring in a beautiful series of photographs taken by Kurt Iswarienko , Charlotte Gainsbourgh is also being interviewed in this issue (obviously that's not her on the cover though). The French songbird talks about collaborating with Beck on her latest album, the emergency brain surgery she went through after suffering a blow to the head in 2007, [...]
Link: http://www.pedestrian.tv/news/ view/7211/are-orlando-bloom-an d-agyness-deyn-a-couple.htm Not sure if this is true. This gimmick was apparently some 'high priced' commissioned photos for some AZN/Chinese fashion label called Me & City . The Chinese brand hired them + Glorified Alt Photographer bro Terry Richardson to create a shoot that 'got a lot of blog buzz' for the brand. Wonder if they were paid 'millions' to be the face of the brand. Seems like the 'concept' is being a Hollywood/domesticated couple, [...]
Wow, just when we thought the remake of REM's "Everybody Hurts" was huge this comes along. The new recording features production by popular producers RedOne and Will.i.am. Some of the artists in the 100-member choir assembled by Quincy Jones are Pink, Lil Wayne, Eminem, AR Rahman, Kanye West, Jonas Brothers, LL Cool J, Robin Thicke, Celine Dion, Akon, Rob Thomas, Wyclef Jean, Jeff Bridges, Vince Vaughn, Barbra Streisand, Jordin Sparks, Good Charlotte's Madden brothers, Tony Bennett, Josh Groban, Snoop Dogg, Steve Saville, Jennifer Hudson, Britney Spears, Keri Hilson, Jamie Foxx, Tyrese, Katharine McPhee, Sean Garrett, Will.i.am, Brandy, Carlos [...]
The photo of basically every musician on the planet huddled together looks photoshopped, doesn't it? Incredibly, folks, it's the real deal—over 75 artists, from Barbara Streisand to Kanye West to Justin Bieber, came to Jim Henson Co. recording complex in Hollywood yesterday to record the "We Are The World" remake. The song will air on NBC February 12, during the opening ceremony of the Olympics. But you don't have to wait til then—after the jump, check out a preview of the music industry's finest in the studio, and a complete list of those involved... including some surprise names. [...]
Top Album Releases: January 2010 Nick's Top Beach House: Teen Dream Surfer Blood: Astro Coast Magnetic Fields: Realism Spoon: Transference Owen Pallett: Heartland [...]
Find everything that went up in the month of January. You can download the following mp3s individually OR listen to the whole batch in one playlist. Click on the artists at the right under Related Downloads to learn more about each band and see similar music suggestions. [RICH MEDIA, CLICK TO VIEW ON SITE] Play All [RICH MEDIA, CLICK TO VIEW ON SITE] [ play ] | [ download mp3 ] Charlotte Gainsbourg - "Heaven [...]
Consequence of Sound is thrilled to announce a new collaboration with Flaunt Magazine, the acclaimed publication that is published 10 times a year and distributed in 32 countries. Starting today, we will serve as a digital outlet for Flaunt, posting exclusive articles and photographs previously not available online. We kick things off with the words of Gregg LaGambina and the photos of Kurt Iswarienko as they tell the story behind Charlotte Gainsbourg an her newest album, IRM ... This old place perched halfway [...]
Any magician, athlete, or storyteller will tell you how important misdirection is to their craft. So, when Romance Is Boring opens with the line "Let's talk about you for a minute," it is clear that Gareth Campesinos intends to do exactly the opposite. Los Campesinos! has crafted an album full of tricks, the most notable being the title Romance Is Boring , which in less capable hands, it could be (I'm thinking Hugh Grant, Sandra Bullock, or Julia Roberts). On a record full of angst, death, fucking, fighting, football, breakups, and hookups, romance is anything [...]
We're really hitting our stride now ladies and gentlemen. Another relatively big week of releases is upon us and last week's runners and riders performed OK-ish, which is all we can ask really. Four Tet was the big success at no. 35, whilst Charlotte Gainsbourg peaked at no. 62. No sign of Beach House , which is a bit of tragedy seeing as it's scientifically proven to be 1000 times better than Paolo Nutini's album and that's no. 1. The Lightspeed Champion single missed the Top 40 as well, so I think we [...]
Well that happened. Music's biggest night nightmare of the year played out just like we all knew it would: unpredictably and hilariously miserable. Seriously, so many LOLs! Remember that time Dave Matthews Band was old and boring? And that other time Justin Bieber was too busy trying to be a "cool black guy" to speak right? HAHAHA ohhhhh you guys! Here are some highlights and lowlights (what am I a HAIR SALON here? LOLOL!! I could write the show with this talent!). Zac Brown Band wins Best New Artist and the world lets out [...]
Man, Larry The Cable Guy is just BLOWING up this week, am I right? Some sort of special is going to air and Comedy Central is dragging everything he's ever done out of the vault. So many gems, you guys! He's even nominated for two Grammys! Fingers crossed for that guy. Since you were spending so much time laffing at poop jokes, you missed out on some great music at Knox Road! But I understand! Here's what happened! Monday: Exit Clov releases new tracks, album Tuesday: [...]
Tonight’s First Fridays show at the Natural History Museum has Brooklyn’s Yeasayer and the ~LA Style~ locals Warpaint set to perform. If you can get there and get in, enjoy [...]More about Yeasayer
You know, it’s an album like this that really just makes me forget the rest. We’re only one month into the near year and I’m already feeling [...]More about Hot Chip
Dark and mesmerizing, but propelled by a hypnotic beat and the sultry voice of Hope Sandoval. From Massive Attack’s 2010 release, “Heligoland” which is [...]More about Massive Attack
U.S.A Indie / Afro-Beat / Classical 'Contra' is the follow to Vampire [...]More about Vampire Weekend
Suicide Sundaes – stop your grinnin’ and drop your linen. Every Sunday electblake and jsully of Earmilk will bring you the weeks dirty servings, and some [...]More about Phoenix
Like my friend on the West Coast said, it was a big, big week for music. So big, in fact, that such notables as the new “Moonface EP” (from [...]More about Beach House
2009 the Year in Music Welcome! You have just found one of the most exhaustive and well-considered lists of quality, [...]More about St. Vincent
Until last month Spoon had made a habit of releasing a "bonus" MP3 on their website monthly for free download. These tracks generally consisted of demos and [...]More about Spoon
It's been a while since we had some Weezy up in here. Still waiting for his "Rebirth" to be properly released and the date crawls nearer, the 2nd of [...]More about Lil' Wayne
Get a Drink Have a Good Time Now. Welcome to Paradise. Download Friday Mixtape 053 as one track (MP3 149MB 320kbps) [...]More about Kid Cudi
TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB | UNDERCOVER MARTYN
The Strange Boys - Be Brave
Phonat - "Love Hits The Fan" music video
Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields - Official Trailer
Die Antwoord - Enter The Ninja (Official)
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Cover That Don't Suck
Reuse Recycle Remix - February 8
