As cheesy as it sounds, bossa nova covers are amazing and Nouvelle Vague is a band that knows how to make a career out of covering great songs. Not only do they cover them, they turn them into their very own. It's a tricky endeavor but entirely possibly. Think of...
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MP3: Del The Funky Homosapien - "Bring Da Ruckus" (Wu-Tang Clan)I suppose the kids call this a remix. But it's got an entirely different beat and all new lyrics, so... Ah, who the fuck am I to question hip hop jargon? Regardless of what you call it, this new...
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Egg nog. The Grinch. Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Mall stampedes. All of these things are synonymous with Christmas and have all become traditions in their own way. One of the lesser known holiday traditions, at least outside of the Phoenix, AZ region, is Alice Cooper's annual "Christmas Pudding" show, which features a...
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by Claudia Newton // White Lies, Live Reviews // 19 Nov 09 at Brixton O2 AcademyWhite Lies have experienced an incredible year. After completing sell-out tours throughout 2009, the band finally returned home and played to a more-than-warm London welcoming, and they seriously didn’t disappoint. Bustles of...
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Sound: American electro pop with flavors from around the world (Latin, Caribbean, Middle Eastern, Indian) created by some of this decade’s biggest hitmakers (Pharell Williams produces 4 tracks, while Wyclef Jean and Timbaland contributed a track each. Plus, The Bravery’s Sam Endicott co-writes two songs).Heavy Rotation tracks: “She Wolf” (Top...
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The Pet Shop Boys are releasing a new EP, 'Christmas', on December 14th. This is a very diverse collection of tracks, bundled together as an end of year package. You get 'It doesnt often snow at Christmas which was originally only given to PSB Fan Club members back in 1997...
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ith more producers and guest spots attached to this flotilla than there are actual tracks on the album, Snoop Dogg's 10th LP tries desperately to evince a party atmosphere. "Mention Uncle Snoopy, he can get you on the guest list," he promises on "That's Tha Homie." But Malice N Wonderland...
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Legendary rock guitarist Slash recently joined Aussie rock quartet Wolfmother on stage in front of a sold-out crowd at Los Angeles Wiltern Theater for an epic rendition of 'By The Sword.'The track, which came together as a collaboration between Slash and Wolfmother front man Andrew Stockdale, will be featured on...
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With a title like Ready To Get Sweaty, I was expecting this to be a lot more dance floor obnoxious, rather than the sugary sweet power pop found within. Air Raid Anthem verge on being a little synth-heavy, at times, by embracing overused production that undermines their organic talent, inevitably...
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Electro punk, noise rock or whatever you want to call it, the Family Curse generate a bizarre and erratic sound that's truly their own. Loaded with synthesizers, spastically wailing guitars, trance-inducing vocals and electronic drum beats, this band can confidently be described as the drug-addled love child of Big Black...
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Review: Them Crooked Vultures Them Crooked Vultures (Interscope)Note: Them Crooked Vultures is Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss) on vocals/guitar, John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) on bass and Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) on drums.Sound: Riff-heavy, rhythm-driven, hard-hitting rock with progressive, psychedelic and stoner tendencies and...
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Saturday night was drawing to a close for Hard Rock Hell’s third stage when penultimate band Hammerhead took to the stage. Crowd numbers were depleting as Stage 1 was opening imminently; Hammerhead had a huge task ahead of them to keep the remaining bodies' interest.With grey hair and beer bellies...
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To this day, bands that use a laptop packed with dance beats and electronic rhythms on stage are pretty much going to have difficulties winning over a crowd. The audience come to a show to see you perform, play music and sing. When you have a laptop next to you...
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The UK tour for The Pains of Being Pure At Heart has almost been a coronation tour given the way the band has been feted this year. 2009 definitely belongs to the band and the year end album polls will see them riding him. The Glasgow gig was just another...
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Last Letter Read may have already caught the attention of many of you in their five years as a band. However it is likely ‘These Stories Roll’ is going to be catching the ears of the industry and many more music lovers in the UK.There are only four tracks present...
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Those Hard-Rockers from Plymouth are back with the bands second single, ‘Henry Fabian Flynn’. Backed with two other songs that were written back in 2005, but have been resurrected by popular demand, we get a nice bunch of songs that mix up the greatness of bands like, Hot Water Music...
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Maltese hard rockers Fire are back with their second album, ‘Thrill Me’. One may be forgiven for not instantly associating the small Mediterranean island with hard rock, but these guys know what they’re doing! Likening themselves to rock monsters Thunder, Whitesnake and Firehouse, and portraying a well-endowed lady clutching a...
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MP3: The Smashing Pumpkins - "A Song for a Son"Six-minute ballad which Billy Corgan describes as "something to do about not having any kids and thinking about why I don't have any kids. And then also kind of thinking about my relationship with my father -- there's some...
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