Hello, you handsome several. Has your week been so jam-packed with exciting chases and perilous thrills that you simply haven't had a moment's pause in which to consult the wireless ticker for the latest and greatest goings-on in the mile-a-minute maelstrom that is the music "biz"? Then hark: we have a very special guest on-board to provide you with all the info you need. Our guest commentator for this week's "news" is this famous dead thing: incorporeal bearded infomercial huckster, Billy Mays! And now: THE NEWS. [...]
Hello, you handsome several. All of us to a man enjoys casting our inquisitive eyes over the various occurences and utterances that constitute the cirrhosis-riddled liver we like to label "the news". Here to help us with our prying and quiet, tongue-clicking judgements this week is this idiot: WiL, from puppy-dog-eyed mopesters, Aiden! And now: THE NEWS. Strange and unnerving pop duo, Jedward, will be releasing a cover of Blink 182's "All The Small Things" as their next single. The song will presumably also end [...]
Hello, you handsome several. I know you're just as rib-pressingly eager to get on with this week's dissection of the bulbous, limp frog we so deludedly label "The News", but I want you to wait for a moment - I have yet to introduce our guest commentator. And this week's guest commentator is this lunatic: cheerful espouser of vengeful religious wrath, Westboro Baptist Fred Phelps! And now: THE NEWS. Slipknot's bassist Paul Gray has died. Although no reason has been given for his death, bottles [...]
Hello, you handsome several. I know you like keeping up to date with the happenings of the day. Or, in this case, the happenings of the week. This is a round-up, you see - the most efficient way for you to digest the bite-sized treats that we so affectionately and perhaps exaggeratingly call "The News". This week, your special guest commentator is this pope: The Pope! And now: THE NEWS. The Arcade Fire have released snippets of two new songs on their [...]
Al is back with another fabulous entry to his weekly Radio Bile column . This time he tackles the subject of bad music...which we sometimes buy. U2's "Spiderman Musical" has been delayed . The new Strokes album is packed with disagreement. Check out the 50 best album covers of the 2000s compiled by Gigwise. Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Pop quiz with The Gossip's Beth Ditto . I've missed CMJ again this year, [...]
All the interesting albums out in the week of October 19-26. The Flaming Lips cover Pink Floyd - band set for a Pink Floyd cover album next year. Trent Reznor got hitched this Monday. Poor guy. Two Lil Wayne albums due this year? According to Yahoo!, Madonna is too loud for her New York flat neighbors. Guess she gets a lot of broomstick nudges. Every Beatles song to be performed by ukulele in Brooklyn this [...]
If you're a Skillet fan, you should definitely check out this contest we've organized. Grizzly Bear will release a special edition of Veckatimest . The latest Baroness record got reviewed by us for a 9/10! The 100 best live albums of all time ranked by Amazon. The Killers have a new song up and streaming as part of their contribution to the New Moon soundtrack. You don't really feel like going out this weekend, you can always spend your Saturday [...]
Air just released this week "Love 23, one of the duo's best albums yet. Bummer. Tickets to this year's Glastonbury Festival got sold out in less than 24 hours when they were put on sale this week. Check out this video of Thom Yorke and his live super-group band premiering some new songs at their LA intimate set. If you had any doubts about the show, know it rocked ! The Backstreet Boys caught swine flu? Devendra Banhart collaborated with Wu-Tang [...]
A Rolling Stone list that doesn't suck? Man, who would've thought. The new albums out for this week! Flaming Lips gets profiled by Reuters. Portishead has started working on a new album. Bombadil pays a visit to the Daytrotter sessions. U2 is not turning a profit off of their 360 tour. Woot? A Sam Cooke biopic is in pre-production. After Noel Gallagher left Oasis, rumors have it that [...]
Happy 7th bday to Chromewaves.net! The A.V. Club gives Jay Z's The Blueprint 3 a B+ . More than decent by my accounts. Public Enemy Ltd. will be reforming for a 5 gig stint in the UK this December. Lady Gaga's Poker Face tops UK's all time download charts. This is weird: apparently, David Bowie got a species of spiders named after him . 46 essential books in rock 'n' roll history by the LA Times. Are [...]
R.I.P. Ted Kennedy (not quite related, but the man at least deserves a mention) Karen O premiered her latest stunning single "All Is Love" as part of the soundtrack for the upcoming full length motion picture "Where The Wild Things Are." Them Crooked Vultures played two new incredibly heavy tracks. Noel Gallagher quits Oasis . The 12 greatest female guitarists . MJ's death ruled homicide . Pitchfork's study of mp3 history . A great list [...]
ZME interviewed Astronauts of Antiquity . Bob Dylan got somewhat arrested by police authorities after strolling through someone's back yard. Freaky! Get some interesting insights on Woodstock by The Daily Swarm , like set lists, declined invitations and the likes. Guitar God Les Paul passed away last week at the venerable age of 94. Rest in peace, maestro! Megadeth is streaming a brand new song . ZME interviewed We'll Make It Right . The Decider interviews Kim Deal [...]
NME reports that the Red Hot Chili Peppers will end their two year hiatus in Octomber. Jay-Z covers the Beastie Boys at last weekend's APW fest. Coldplay pays a tribute too. Michal Jackson's mother finally gets custody for the late artist's children. Radiohead has released a new song for charity purposes. New (awesome) Jay Reatard video . The A.V. Club reviews the new Modest Mouse record No One's First, And You're Next . The 2009 MTV [...]
We've got something different in stored for you guys today as we release a new ZME feature - " The Week in Music ." Every Friday we'll be highlighting interesting events in the music scene from across the web, as well as from our own posts, since you can never know when something REALLY important passes you by. Don't be alarmed by the "#29," it's not the 29th post in the feature, it's just the 29th week of the year. Anyway, here we go: Our in New Music Monday this week: The Fiery Furnaces, [...]
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