On the first 2008's Under the Radar edition we take some time with a new project that is taking over the alternative radio airwaves in Portugal, conquering more and more fans everywhere. Walter Benjamin (1892 - 1940) was a German Marxist literary critic, essayist, translator, and philosopher.... Walter Benjamin is also the Lisbon-based folk artist that recently saw the release of his debut full lenght album, The National Crisis , after the 2007's EP The Dog Follows the Bull . [...]
This year, I exceeded myself a bit with this Best of The Year thing. My work kept me away from my computer more than I thought so..... One month and a half later than expected, ladies and gentlemen, Portugal's 2007 Top 20 Records. Before that, I'm quite pleased to say that more than half of these bands released last 2007 their debut album. Some, as Lobster, have been around for longer, but their full-length saw the light only last year. Top 20 Portuguese Albums 20. [...]
After the release of 2006's album I Think We've Lost and Home on the Wall , the track for Home.Pop.Records' compilation , one of our favourite Polish bands, Zerova , are back with We All Hum Sometimes / Acoustic Apples , a 5 track acoustic EP. As the tittle says it, Zerova went acoustic this time. Letting aside all the bits and bytes they got us used to, Adrian, Pawel, Maja and Przemek created a beautiful lo-fi record, where smooth ambient textures marry with pop and dreamy backgrounds. [...]
No one ever said it should run smoothly!!! No one ever said you'd show it to your mum!!! No one ever said it'd be playing Sunday morning on church!!! No one???? Fuck no one!!!! Welcome Lobster!!! Sexually Transmitted Electricity is Guilherme Canhao and Ricardo Martins' Xmas gift for all of us. Under the mask of Lobster these two Lisbon-based lads terrorise those who dare to press the button play and step into this noise-rock crusade. Guilherme on the guitar and Ricardo on drums are the two men behind this unique and [...]
With two albums out on the streets, the 2002 Makowiecki Band and 2005's Piosenki Na Nie , Tomek Makowiecki decided to drop by this year with Ostatnie Wspolne Zdjecie , his best album up to today, and Poland's pop pearl this 2007 alongside with Kasia Nosowska 's Unisexblues . As we start working on this year's Best, we've noticed that Poland was lacking some good pop releases. Luckily, Tomek might have heard us and Ostatnie Wspolne Zdjecie arrived to our desk. Within 11 tracks, we are taken into [...]
Hoje, temos "Mais Uma Bomba", remix da mixtape dos Governo Sombra, "Politicamente Incorrectos". Ouvir alguns sons de Governo Sombra no MySpace. Rap www.governosombra.com