“Where Are We Now” is a mid-tempo piece of melancholy becrying (maybe that’s not the word, remembering?) East Berlin with references to Potsdamer Platz, an area destroyed in WW2 and a no man’s land during the cold war years. Bowie is in fine voice, his voice deeper but still the usual intense emotional boomer
Now what does bluesy means? The Black Keys are bluesy, the Stones are bluesy, Eric Clapton is bluesy, but this tune sounds nothing like that, no, this one is more film-noir with an intriguing atmosphere, more Tom Waits’ kind-of-blues.
In short he wants to put the human touch back in the computer as he thinks ‘music services rely too much on computerized recommendations and there aren’t enough human beings advising users what music to buy’… What music to buy? If people are streaming they aren’t necessarily buying.
I had downloaded this song a few days ago and hadn’t had the chance to listen to it yet, but I am glad I finally did! It is a cover
Starting with lots of heavy bombastic drumming, an interesting fuzzy bass line, and spoken lyrics coming from Mr. E’s signature voice talking about peach blossom, tiger lily and marigold, the tune suddenly and briefly breaks down into a melancholic melody.
the rap song starts like an usual muddy bluesy thing with Southern voices and then there is White’s voice, angry, rapping as if he was mad as hell (but he is always mad anyway) over scary noises appropriate for a Halloween night.
It’s always a little threatening to take on material I consider perfect as is. The only rule being, don’t fuck it up’. And they didn’t fuck it up at all.
The song ‘Here We Go’ is embracing the soft side of Girls’ albums, as it is a sort of folk approach with Chris’ heartbroken and fragile voice harmonizing with a… girl. If it gives any idea of what we should expect for the future album.
All of which leads me to this fabulous Skilz And Kuts, 50 years of Bond mega mix which answers the musical question, which is the best Bond theme song, and the survey says: ALL OF THEM!!. PS, a terrific pix right?
This year has a great line up. Gary Clark Jr, The Flaming Lips, Jack White, it’s a who’s who of the hipster set. Another great gimmick for the event is that this year it is all acoustic.
I’m tempted to tune in for this one just to get a glimpse of these guys. I have to admit I really liked Gene Simmons; Family Jewels, television series and I’m sorta surprised we arent hearing more from his son Nick
There is an overwhelming psychedelic feeling present from track to track, with big circular, fuzzy out or reverb guitars and synths making druggy waves, and more pedal effects and grandiose moments than you can stand
I know it is already pretty easy to get free music on the internet, but what does this new thing say about our society? Each time there’s gonna be a new way to listen to music on the internet, people will find it to get it for free. The eagerness to own the track instead of just simply stream it, is still very strong.
And if you can’t wait for its very limited release this weekend (only in New York and Los Angeles), you can already stream the soundtrack on Spotify, a series of powerful and impressive instrumentals composed by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, who had already scored Anderson’s previous movie ‘There Will Be Blood’.
Nothing will ever be at the center of Mann’s ouerve, but nothing will disappoint either. Song for song, it is her best since Lost In Space, and if two songs were as great as “Charmer”
I don’t know much about the new album except this superb cover of Randy Newman’s “I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today” was actually recorded in 1970 as part of the Stony End album but kept in the closet till now.
Rolling Stone gave the album 5 stars and if that doesn’t impress you (it means squat to me, after bruce and U2), so did Mojo and that does mean something.
On September 18, the band will release their latest album “Battle Born” In celebration of this the band will be doing a live stream show sponsodred by American Express. The show takes place on September 18 at 7:00 pm Eastern Time
That deafening, clunking sound is the other shoe dropping in the world of streaming. According to New York Post, Pandora is trying to lower the Artist Royalty percentage. The Artists are kicking back,. And they are both right.
How is this possible? Why do the large majority of music listeners have such shitty tastes? Come on, how could they listen to that Gotye’s tune for the trillionth time? I heard these Flo Rida and Train’s songs for the first time when the bands appeared on TV, and they totally suck
Their full-length ‘Voyeur’ is out since July 10th and this playful achievement can be streamed in its entirety on soundcloud! Having streamed it once, I can say that the eleven songs are as diverse as they are typical Saint Motel, all of them showcasing their undeniable upbeat and inventive style,
The band drops out a little and Nina has a scary botherness on the best verse in the song, “Sometimes I stare in space, tears all over my face…” She changes a rush of desire into an expression of sexual confusion.
MTV is planning to stream the whole thing for its O Music Awards! This will look like a hybrid between a film concert and a reality show, since streaming will also happen between concerts, like in the bus, which will carry the band from one city to the next.
People are sheep, this is why they are so easily fooled by political and religious ideas, they all follow the current tendency, and accept to like whatever they are fed with. It just confirms that human nature is just not that imaginative and independent, and is not often able to look outside the box.
If you’re stoked about this upcoming ditty you can pop on over to Rolling Stone and stream it for free now. Get your twang on so to speak. What a perfect pairing, the witty vomit of Rolling Stone and the whining ignorance of Neil Young- a win win for all!
Yes, streaming does make you a slave to the internet but lets face it we all are anyway or you wouldn’t be sitting on your ass reading this right now. We are constantly connected wirelessly or wired and so streaming becomes a fabulous offering not unlike free samples at the grocery store.
Their website www.sigur-ros.co.uk will have a special platform that will broadcast the album at 7pm in your timezone, as well as the album airing on certain radio stations and in record stores, making for 24 hours of Valtari. Ohh hurray for Australia you’re first.
AOL is really owning this movement with their ‘Listening Party’ series. They take a few LPs and let them loose for all to hear. This latest round caught my eye simply based on the diversity of the artists.
The show will be the first installment in the third season of American Express’ “Unstaged” series which matches a musician and an famous filmmaker and see what happens. The show from New York City’s Webster Hall will stream live on April 27th at 9pm.
a loud song with a big sound and bright vocals, that does not exactly remind me anything they have done before; but since everyone is saying the band is not repeating itself, it makes sense
the slow tune could easily be qualified of ‘country’, but Beck’s vocals are definitively too familiar to be missed, although there is something about his voice that sounds a little different, is it the ageing?
But, for the casual music lover, I can’t see Spotify taking over ffrom ITunes. And for the younger music lover, I can’t see it taking over from YouTube. It seems that when the pre-teens get into their thirties, even $10 a month for unlimited music will sound pricey.
As Martin climbed the rafters of confetti cannons the dangerous and spontaneity of ‘performance’ came to light. They had fun, the audience had fun and they did the job.
Got a problem with Spotify’s software? Wanna talk to a human being? You can’t. Perhaps Sherlock Holmes can find a customer service number, I certainly can’t.
For all of you cheapskates (like me) (well, actually a burnt a friends copy but) who held off buying Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto in the vain glorious hope that Spotify will eventual get it for you… guess what? YOU’RE RIGHT!!! They WILL!!! IT SHALL!!!
I pay $10 a month for Spotify and have it on my cell and two pcs. When I have suggested this to other people as the deal of the century they think I’m crazy. They don’t spend $10 a month on music, why would they pay $10 a month for a subscription to a streaming site
They are really straightforward about it, saying that royalties coming from streaming services are not the equivalent to royalties coming from record sales, and that it is quite unfair to people who purchased the album that other people can stream it for free.
If you’ve been holding off getting Wesley Wolfe’s mindbendingly great sophomore album Cynics Need Love Too, one of my top five albums of the year, it is now on Spotify so guess, what? Time’s up.
Flat, boring, emotionless and generic noise
sucked me in like a vortex that I simply do not want to get out of
