According to an editorial in "Marketing Daily" -- we know, it's a must-read for us as much as it is for you -- too much music can dilute your brand image. Oh no, not that. Anything but the dilution of our frigging brand image. This article pretty much will appeal to the type of people who attend Full Story »
May 14, 2008
Sigur Rós offer brief window into new album
While they remain hard at work on their Flood-produced fifth album, Sigur Rós has posted a few behind-the-scenes video clips on Dot, a widget on the band’s homepage. The player features a few live clips (not of new songs, unfortunately, but still pretty as always), as well as Full Story »
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Vetiver uncovered: interview and live footage
Vetiver's vital new album, Thing of the Past, features covers of great, beardy folk nuggets by singer-songwriters from the legendary (Townes Van Zandt) to the obscure (Stand up if you own the original version of Dia Joyce's "Sleep A Million Years." Anyone? Beuller?). It's full of spirited performances and an Full Story »
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Jon Brion to score Charlie Kaufman movie
Charlie Kaufman has recruited Jon Brion to score his directorial debut, "Synecdoche, New York. " The two have sorta worked in the past. Brion scored "Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind," which Kaufman wrote. Brion has also done scores for "I Heart Huckabees," "Magnolia," and "Punch Drunk Love." This is Kaufman's Full Story »
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Dolly Parton fires back at Howard Stern for audio book bit.
Dolly Parton has officially added Howard Stern to her shit list after he recently did a bit where recordings of her voice were electronically manipulated so that she was made to say some pretty raunchy and racist stuff. Besides liberal use of the N-word, the bit included her voice edited Full Story »
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Kenny Rogers is going to go all "Coward" on Howard. |
Weezer push up album release
Weezer is offering their fans a chance to get a jump on their summer, pushing up the release date of their Red Album three weeks to June 3. After the strong response to the band’s single “Pork and Beans,” which currently sits at number on the Billboard Modern Rock charts, Weezer decided to ride the wave and move up the album’s release. The Red Album is the band’s sixth studio release from Geffen Records, and the third in its series of self-titled ‘color’ albums. There has been no formal announcement of a tour in support of the record, which, if the early single is any indication, will be a heaping helping of quirky observations and riffage. [Pitchfork]
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These Are Powers, Indian Jewelry, Rings, Power Douglas (Brooklyn)
Here are photos from the These Are Powers, Indian Jewelry, Rings, Power Douglas show at Death by Audio in Brooklyn, NY (May 13, 2008). Full Story »
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Ladytron: Ghosts (Video)
A number of songs from Ladytron’s forthcoming Velocifero are streaming on the band’s MySpace page. They’ve also released the video for the first single from the album, titled “Ghosts.” The song begins with a little glam stomp before singer Helen Marnie wraps her ice-cold vocals around some trademark Full Story »
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Look out Scarlett Johansson, Zooey Deschanel, Bruce Willis, and Eddie Murphy: Joaquin Phoenix hopes to make an album as terrible as yours
Yahoo! News is reporting that Joaquin Phoenix, he of such instant classics as We Own the Night, The Village, and Walk the Line, is in the studio with Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess recording an album. Somewhere, Don Johnson is crying a tear of remembrance. If Phoenix Full Story »
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Dude, i kinda like Johansson's record too... |
Flight of the Conchords: Ladies of the World (Video)
With the announcement that the second season of Flight of the Conchords won’t be hitting screens for awhile (thanks to the writer’s strike), Jemaine and Bret have answered the call for new material by releasing a new music video for their 70’s soul rave-up “Ladies of the World.” The video Full Story »
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N.E.R.D.: Everybody Nose (Video)
In advance of their new album Seeing Sounds, rap-rockers N.E.R.D., have released a video for their single “Everybody Nose.” The video, like the track, skewers the cocaine culture in L.A. clubs.
The track is a mish-mash of Tribe Called Quest-style bass and the typical big, dumb riffs that Full Story »
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LA looks fun. |
The Grateful Dead say no to NPR unless…
All Carrie Brownstein wanted to do was use one of their songs for one of her NPR blog’s weekly ‘mixtapes,’ but the Grateful Dead just wasn’t going to make it that easy. These purveyors of peace and love (and excessive LSD use) refused to grant permission unless NPR did a Full Story »
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Muxtape search engine launched
Justin Ouellette’s Muxtape site is a great (and easy) way to share 12-song mixes with people. Its legal standing seems a little cloudy at present, although Ouellette states: “Labels big and small have told me that they're excited about Muxtape as a model for discovery and Full Story »
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muxseek rules. it's like the low-fi version of, "customers who bought this item also bought..." |
Cut Copy with Black Kids, Mobius Band (Boston)
Here are photos of Cut Copy, Black Kids and Mobius Band at the Paradise in Boston (May 12, 2008). Photos for the NYC show will be coming soon. Full Story »
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Oft-Rumored Common, k.d. lang Connection Finally Revealed
You may have heard that Common is already following up last year's Finding Forever with a new album this summer. You may also be aware of its' particularly Pure Moods-esque title, Invincible Summer. But you probably didn't know that Invincible Summer is already the name of an album by a Full Story »
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