Brian Lopez may be an unfamiliar name but he hits familiar points that will draw you close - looks like Albert Hammond Jr. (The Strokes), has the same delicate voice as Damien Rice and strums like the great Jeff Buckley. Based in Tuscon, Arizona, Brian presents a desert-noir, psych rock vibe and shakes things up [...]

"Gossip Girl here. Your one and only source into the scandalous lives of Manhattan's elite." Now, while your phones may not be constantly ringing with blasts from Gossip Girl covering the latest news regarding Serena (Blake Lively), Blair (Leighton Meester), and their slew of family and friends' privileged lives (flawlessly balanced between turmoil and perfection), the phenomenal soundtrack is sure to stay ringing in your ears. From the drugs and partying to the twisted relationships full of lies, deceit, and love, CW's Gossip Girl has found the ideal tracks to set the backdrop and atmosphere for the fast-pasted, [...]

On Friday, I filled in for Friday At The Hideout from 8 to 10 PM on CJAM 99.1 FM. Here are some videos from bands featured on the program, the actual program can be downloaded below the play list, as usual. Friday At The Hideout Fill In Play List: 1. The Damned – I Feel Alright (Live at The Paris [...]

Oh hey... what up? Did you all have a wonderful winter season break? Mine was good but not all that relaxing. House hunting can be a real pain in the ass. Probably not as hard as real hunting, especially if you are using spears and success was your only chance of survival. But for a fat lazy American like me house hunting is hard. Can't wait to get that new Lego Feet! Just so you know, the Pearl Jam doc is on Netflix to stream, just so you know. Oh and FINALLY the Johnny Cash greatest hits [...]
Three singles are the new music highlights this week, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' If I Had a Gun , Bat for Lashes' A Forest (For Invisible Children) , and Bright Eyes' We Are Gonna Be Friends (which features First Aid Kit) . The only new album I am considering is The Unthanks' Songs of Robert Wyatt and Antony & The Johnsons , but I can wait for its U.S. release on February 7th . Skam reissues [...]

In the spirit of the winter season, whether your celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, Kwanzaa or any other holiday I may have forgotten about, chances are that over the past month you've heard your fair share of traditional Christmas music. While some people might eat that stuff up as they prepare for the holidays, we here at the TBT find it hard to cope with sometimes in the wake of all good music holiday alternatives that do exist, but seem to go unnoticed in mainstream media. That being said, it is my honor to bring you our [...]

The Vaccines es de esas agrupaciones que parece que está en constante creación (no es que me esté quejando, sino simplemente apuntándolo). A fines de noviembre les estuve hablando de "Tiger Blood" que es la canción que produjo Albert Hammond Jr. , el famoso guitarrista de The Strokes. El recibimiento de ese track fue muy interesante y si bien seguía la misma línea que venían marcando los Vaccines gustó y bastante. Esta vez la agrupación, en una presentación que hicieron en la famosa y aclamada Brixton Academy presentaron otra canción que, probablemente, [...]
The Vaccines recently went into the studio to record with Albert Hammond Jr. and Gus Oberg. The product of that session is the band's latest track "Tiger Blood." Today Columbia Records is releasing a Digital 45 for the track along with a b-side, "Tuck and Roll," to listen: http://soundcloud.com/the-vacc ines/sets/tiger-blood-single-a vailable-1 The band are currently on tour in Europe through the end of the year. Their debut release "What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?" has notably garnered some year...
No band this year has divided opinion quite like The Vaccines , with some declaring them to be over-hyped public schoolboys who shouldn't be considered authentic, snaring groups of hipsters who hang on NME's every word with baited breath. Others prefer to look beyond the excessive coverage, disregard the notion that rock 'n' roll is solely the birth right of the working classes and are happy to enjoy what they believe to be a great batch of guitar-pop tunes. Here at Soundsxp things are no different; many dismissed them long ago, but some (admittedly a small minority) fall into [...]

En marzo de este año los ingleses de The Vaccines editaron su primer álbum de estudio, What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? que llegó al puesto número cuatro en las listas inglesas. Mientras siguen presentándolo, filmaron un video para Tiger Blood , canción que será editada como un single doble junto con Wetsuit el 4 de diciembre. Tiger Blood fue [...]

Dan Auerbach (dei Black Keys ), Brian Bell (dei Weezer ), Ritchie Blackmore (dei Deep Purple ), Jerry Cantrell (degli Alice in Chains ), Billy Corgan , Dave Davies (dei Kinks ), Tom DeLonge (dei Blink-182 ), Kirk Hammett (dei Metallica ), Albert Hammond Jr. (dei The Strokes ): non siamo impazziti citando nomi a caso. Sono alcuni dei chitarristi che, insieme a qualificati editor e giornalisti, hanno votato l'ennesima classifica promossa dall'edizione statunitense del Rolling Stone . L'avrete già letto nel titolo: i cento migliori [...]

Hace un buen tiempo César les estuvo hablando de lo nuevo de The Vaccines . Se trataba de "Tiger Blood" que, curiosamente, había sido producido nada menos que por Albert Hammond Jr. que, para el que no lo conoce, es el guitarrista de rulos de The Strokes (sí, ese que estuvo en rehabilitación más veces que dedos tenemos en el cuerpo). El track fue grabado en Nueva York (ciudad natal de Hammond Jr.) el pasado verano. El resultado es una canción muy corta pero potente con todo lo [...]
I'm really started to get a feel for radio. Five weeks after I started on this foray, things are moving more smoothly and naturally. This week, I went for a chill vibes, by mainly pulling from Metrojolt's extensive chill category. I also interviewed my new friend and French musician Paul Grunelius, who recently started a new project called Blue Audio Experience . We had a nice chat about his process and influences. Streaming: Metrojolt Hour with DJ DJ (5) Download of tracks played: Metrojolt Hour [...]
Tem curiosidade de saber como é a rotina de uma nova banda? É isso que o Vaccines mostra em seu novo clipe, feito com imagens bem hipsters, para a faixa Tiger Blood . Tiger Blood , produzida por Albert Hammond Jr. (sim, o guitarrista do Strokes) será lançada oficialmente em um single digital no próximo dia 13, junto à Tuck And Roll , lançada anteriormente como b-side de All In White . Assista aqui ao clipe:
The Vaccines recently went into the studio to record with Albert Hammond Jr. and Gus Oberg. The product of that session is the band's latest track "Tiger Blood." To watch the official new video for the track, visit Rolling Stone.com who spoke with the band about their time in the studio and their much anticipated second album. "Tiger Blood" and The Vaccines b-side "Tuck and Roll" will be available digitally December 13th on Columbia Records. The band are currently...

Although track producer/Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. doesn't appear in the The Vaccines ' music video for "Tiger Blood" , it's still worth a moment of your time. In the aforementioned clip, the band finds ways to enjoy life on the road, including goofing around like they were a punk version of The Monkeys, rolling down hills on skateboards, and kicking the jams on stage. Check out the fun below (via RollingStone.com ). "Tiger Blood" and the b-side "Tuck and Roll" will be available digitally on December 13th via Columbia Records. [...]

Although track producer/Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. doesn't appear in the The Vaccines ' music video for "Tiger Blood" , it's stil worth a moment of your time. In the aforementioned clip, the band find ways to enjoy life on the road, including goofing around like they were a punk version of The Monkeys, rolling down hills on skateboards, and kicking the jams on stage. Check out the fun below (via RollingStone.com ). "Tiger Blood" and the b-side "Tuck and Roll" will be available digitally on December 13th via Columbia Records. [...]

Continuing with our Record Store Day Black Friday Vinyl Giveaways, we'l l have a vinyl giveaway every day till we close for Thanksgiving! Be sure to stop by your local independent record store on Black Friday itself to pick up one of the Black Friday Special Releases —special limited edition vinyl released that day. In the meantime, enter to win one of our picks of already-released material for your lists of the nice, or if you prefer, naughty. We're continuing our run of autographed items with [...]
No último dia 31 de outubro, nós lançamos o Is This Indie - um tributo ao Is This It , primeiro álbum do Strokes , com a participação de 14 bandas brasileiras. Certo, e como fazer isso chegar às mãos da banda, que se apresentou no Brasil na mesma semana, no Planeta Terra Festival ? Eis que contamos com uma ajudinha da Gaía Passarelli , da MTV. Além de levar cópias do Is This Indie para Julian Casablancas e Albert Hammond Jr , ela citou [...]

foto: Terra Take It por Izadora Pimenta A última apresentação do palco Main Stage do Planeta Terra Festival deixou a sensação de dever cumprido. Encarregado de fechar a noite, o Strokes fez uma apresentação memorável no momento certo. Os novaiorquinos fizeram uma apresentação recheada com seus clássicos para todo mundo cantar junto. A turnê era para ser de Angles , mas o álbum ame-o-ou-deixe-o ganhou apenas quatro faixas na setlist: Macchu Picchu , You're So Right , [...]