After months and months of trans-Atlantic buildup, Ida Maria's Fortress 'Round My Heart landed on these shores, and those of you who want to support Ida's efforts to break the States but are on a budget can currently pick up a digital copy for $5 . Fortress is certainly worth the price of a single (good) beer, its 10 songs mixing swagger and vulnerability in a twitchy, irresistible way. Those of you who have somehow missed my outsized evangelism for the Norwegian singer can hit the "More" link to check out the videos for "Oh [...]
A couple weeks back I wrote review of Townes by Steve Earle . It's available on Amazon for a limited time for only $2.99. Click here to pick it up . Steve Earle - To Live Is To Fly
As someone who shopped at Amazon MP3 , you might be interested in 50/$5, where our editors have picked 50 diverse albums to offer for just $5 each. Find $5 albums in rock, pop, classical, country, Latin, hip-hop, and more. They've actually selected some pretty good stuff over there, click on the image below to see the full list.
Chrisette Michele's second album, Epiphany , comes out today, and while browsing around Amazon MP3 this morning I noticed that it's been marked down to $2.99 for the time being -a more-than-worthy investment for a fine collection of songs that's led by Michele's confident voice and anchored by the songwriting assists of Idolator fave Ne-Yo. When I interviewed Michele a few months back , she talked about how writing with Ne-Yo allowed Epiphany to be a more vulnerable and ultimately more honest album; she wasn't kidding. After the jump, you can get a taste of [...]
Our pals over at Absolute Punk have arranged to slash Amazon MP3's price of Sycamore Meadows , the most recent album by Idolator interviewer/ee Butch Walker , to $2.99 through next Thursday. If you'd like a pre-purchase preview that goes beyond the 30-second snippets Amazon provides, a live clip of "Ponce De Leon Ave.," during which Walker provides an assist on the percussion at the end, is above. [ Amazon / Vimeo ]
Ecco, ci risiamo: un’altra attrice che ambisce a fare pure la cantante ( qui una breve carrellata di ‘casi’ analoghi). E’ il turno di Leighton Meester, l’americana classe 1986 che da un paio di stagioni interpreta Blair Waldorf in Gossip Girl . La stronzetta mora ricca e capricciosa dell’upper east side, per intenderci. Su wikipedia ho scoperto che la bella Leighton ha da lungo tempo velleità artistiche nel mondo della musica, ora potrà farlo professionalmente avendo firmato un contratto con la Universal. Una major, mica robetta! [...]
I upped a big picture because this is a BIG DEAL! Ok that was an awful joke... I'm not a big PC gamer. With that said I've been thinking about getting The Orange Box for a long time. It seemed like a good deal but I waited on it for the longest. I'm glad that patience finally paid off. I've been anti-download only games for the longest but I couldn't pass this deal up. The first couple of hours of half life 2 already [...]
How do you deal with a rough day/week/month? Sure, I mean there's the obvious: A bottle (or other container) of your substance of choice. Distraction. Intoxication. Trying to forget. But what if that doesn't work? If you're at all like me, you launch into a cleaning/reorganizing frenzy. Out come the creme-coloured filing folders, cue the mock-up drafts of new bedroom furniture arrangements and make some coffee - this is going to be a big project. As you dig through the piles of papers and envelopes to cards you'd sooner forget receiving, nostalgia [...]
The Dallas Observer music blog is reporting that today Good Records is having a 20% Off sale in honor of Good Friday, so this would be a good chance to stock up on the buzziest bands out there. I will probably take a swim by there on my way out of work today so I may comment back with a report at that time.
The Congress Shall Rage 9 great acts, one venue and night. One ticket gets you in with one free subscription to Timeout. Grab tix here
WBCN ROCK 'n' ROLL RUMBLE NIGHT 1 Angeline , Logan 5 and the Runners , The Deal and The Luxury. Winner: The Luxury Photography and Videos by Sooz ANGELINE: What a sensational night of live music, kicking off this week-long anarchy in Boston. The sophisticated and upbeat sound of modern indie folk rockers [...]
Funkin' & Jivin' At The Congress 9 great acts, one venue and night. One ticket gets you in with one free subscription to Timeout. Grab tix here
Sofia did a splendid job at SXSW, knocked out the audience at no less than 6 showcases and started a collaboration with American label Worldsound . - It's a collaboration that suits the way I work, says Sofia, we have a partner deal so I won't be kicking off my shoes and wait for anyone else to take charge. My goal has always been to carry a strong business and be able to make my own choices. With Worldsound I have finally found a US label that is on [...]
Dublin's ace D1 imprint gets the honour of releasing the best Mark Broom 123 we've heard in a very long time with a hugely recommended 4 tracker of sumptuous slowhouse and dubby techno. While his DJ sets are consistently ace, his productions of late have fallen short since the late 90's Pure Plastic heyday, but 'Deal Or No Deal' and 'Runners' on the A-side mark a return to form with a combination of heavyweight dub techno/house aesthetics with swollen subbass swoops that we can't get enough of right now. Think Marko Fuerstenburg with added Reese bass and you're pretty much [...]
I've said it before, this show looks kind of funny. Scheduled to appear February 23, 2009 : Jackie Hoffman, Kristen Johnston, Eugene Pack, Bobby Moynihan, Dayle Reyfel, Sherri Shepherd, Christopher Sieber, B.D. Wong Scheduled to appear March 2, 2009 : Scott Adsit, Susie Essman, Jackie Hoffman, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Sherri Shepherd, Casey Wilson, Alan Zweibel SAVE 50% on orchestra seats for this Monday's performance of Celebrity Autobiography. Orchestra Seats Only $22.50 (Reg. $45) with Code NYT09 [...]
Deal The Villain " Pyrex Prophets ": Here's a quick piece of nastiness from the homey Deal . He's also been working on his Villianous Volume Radio; here's episode 1 , and it looks like episode 2 just got posted today. Do I have to keep saying that NJ is in here?
Hey, I always post about the Tourneau sample sale, so why should this year be any different? I went last year, and while I didn't buy anything, they did have some pretty good deals. Tourneau Sample Sale* (New and Pre-Owned Watches) *Excludes Rolex and Patek Philippe Also a selection of: Fine Jewelry Date : Saturday, Feb. 7th through Thursday, Feb. 12th 2009 Time : 9:00am to 6:30pm Daily To be held at: SOIFFER HASKIN 317 [...]
Sure, I don't print out that many photos anymore (much to mother-in-law's chagrin), but whenever I do, I usually use AdoramaPix.com because I find their prints a cut above the rest (even though their website still leaves something to be desired). For anyone looking to get "hard copies" of their favorite digital shots, this weekend would probably be a good time to place a bulk order, because until January 19, 2009 , Adorama is selling glossy 4×6 prints for just 9 cents. PS Generally, I prefer matte, but I might make an [...]
Dublin, Ireland – 14 Jan, 2009 – MUZU.TV, a new music TV website and distribution platform has signed a video licensing deal with major label EMI Music, covering UK and Ireland territories. Through this new agreement with EMI, MUZU.TV users will get free access to more than 5,000 videos from EMI Music’s catalogue. EMI Music joins the ranks of other key video partners including Sony BMG, Ministry of Sound, and hundreds of indies including Skint Loaded, SPV, Armada and Ninja Tune, and broadcasters like ITN. MUZU.TV also announced that it has made www.muzu.tv available to users globally. [...]
As a member of the non-car owning class in this city for almost a decade now, I have had to find some creative ways to get my "wheels on" while at the same time dealing with the omnipresent problem of exorbitant car rental rates in NYC. What follows is not by any means exhaustive, but it kind of works for me, at least for the mean time. History Back in 2004, Charlie Suisman of MUG laid out a few car rental strategies which are still worth [...]
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