It was only just under a week ago when Mike Skinner AKA The Streets was giving away free money (HERE) and now, the man has announced the title of his upcoming fifth album via his new love; Twitter. In the tweet, he stated that he was 'looking at blue lighters' and when asked from fans what that meant, his reply was this: The lighter is blue because a: the album is called 'Computers And Blues'.
Mike Skinner found £100 in his pocket and decided to announce via his Twitter account that anyone who met him on the bridge in London at midday would receive the money. Whoever turned up had to say the words 'Messi messed up the Reds' in reference to last nights Champions League final between Manchester United and Barcelona, and then Skinner would allegedly hand over the money.
Mike Skinner, frontman of UK Garage outfit The Streets, recently uploaded a new tune, titled “Trust Me,” that's something of a return to the project's uptempo, funky roots.The Streets “Trust Me” (.MP3)The England-themed track finds Skinner happier than we've heard him in three LPs and spitting lyrics about British culture, club and otherwise, over a soulful shuffle beat.You can make it sou
PopSense has a twitter.So does Mike Skinner.Something tells me his is slightly more useful/productive than ours.He has tweeted the crap out of the indie world yet again with these 3 latest singles.Enjoy.The Streets - A Blip On A Screen.mp3The Streets - See If They Salute.mp3The Streets - Long Working Day.mp3Thanks Stereogum!Subscribe to PopSense via feed or email, or friend us on Facebook or fo...
The headline may pretty much says it all, but Sasha Frere Jones at the New Yorker writes a little mreo ind-depth on what exactly is going on. A couple of details:it's happening via twitterand he said "I am going to tweet 3 new songs this week. I can't be bothered with all this trying to sell you music. It wastes valuable time."i love how this whole music thing is getting set on its head from bi...
mike skinner, who records as the streets , released a new album this fall called everything is borrowed . we haven't heard the whole album - head over to the streets' myspace for a stream - but our n of 1 sample (the title song) indicates a softer, gentler skinner. does it work? we'll let you all decide; here's a live version of "everything is borrowed" from an appearance on the jools holland sh
When I reviewed the last album from The Streets , I began the review like this: "When discussing the work of Mike Skinner (aka The Streets), I like to apply a little bit of auteur theory . Auteur theory, introduced by French New Wave filmmakers in the 1950's, defines the director as 'author' of the film, while arguing that you can analyze a film in the context of the auteur's complete body of...
This week of releases doesn't excite me too much. There are a few good releases, however. Here is a list. Annuals - Such FunAttack! Attack! - Attack! Attack!Bella Morte - Beautiful DeathDeerhoof - Offend MaggieJolie Holland - The Living and the DeadLambchop - OH (ohio)Margot and the Nuclear So & Sos - Not Animal! Sarah McLachlan - CloserMegapuss - SurfingOasis Dig Out Your SoulThe Prete
Artist: The StreetsAlbum: Everything is BorrowedLabel: 679Link: http://www.the-streets.co.ukDid anyone really like The Streets last album? I don’t think so. Not even the residual goodwill Mike Skinner built up with A Grand Don’t Come For Free and it’s blockbusting single ‘Dry Your Eyes’ stopped the backlash. There was just too little to like about the celebrity [...]
Yet another disappointing week of albums. Check out the extensive list below:Celtic Thunder - Act TwoNe-Yo - Year of the GentlemanLindsey Buckingham - Gift of ScrewsDarius Rucker - Learn to LiveBuckcherry - Black ButterflyJem - Down to EarthRaphael Saadiq - The Way I See ItNelly - Brass KnucklesPatricia Barber - The Cole Porter MixAll That Remains - OvercomeAl Stewart - Sparks of Ancient LightJ...
If you've been hanging around here long enough you probably realize that I rarely, if ever, get excited for modern rap or hip hop. Hopefully that makes my endorsement of Mike Skinner's latest album, Everything Is Borrowed (amazon) (itunes), even more meaningful. Seriously, this album is quite amazing. Mike's trademark Brit vocals slide through rhymes not yet dreamed up by most of his contemp...
Our weekly GvsB Sirius radio show airs today at noon midnight EST on Left of Center. New stuff this week from the Streets, Fight Bite, Department of Eagles, Girls, Esau Mwamwaya, and more. You can listen right here, for free. Full playlist for this week some mp3s after the jump...gorilla vs. bear sirius blog radio :: august 111. Department of Eagles :: No One Does It Like You2. Richard Swi...
"I felt like it needed to be brought back down to earth a little bit, bearing in mind there were even songs about donkeys on there". Mike Skinner on the remade fourth album
What was supposed to be a nice relaxing day off for me turned into a home project day of sorts. I was not happy, but in the end I got a lot of things completed. Never have put new caulk in a shower, but I did so today. Inbtween my runs to Home Depot, I stopped at Best Buy with a coffee to look around. Secretly I was hoping they had the new Guitar Hero set up, I was disappointed when I saw they sti