Those Japenese sure know how to promote their shows. This flier is so bad ass, just looking at it makes me want to go DaFunkFest, well, I guess the whole Daft
Punk thing might have something to do with it.
Oh how I would love to have one of those babies!
MP3 | Daft Punk – Digital Love
“X Factor” winner Leona Lewis might just smash the Arctic Monkey’s record for fastest selling debut album. Lewis’ album “Spirit” moved 130,000 units by Monday night, weekend projected sales exceed 400,000. That would squish the Arctic Monkey’s 363,735 units sold of “Whatever They Say I Am, Its What I’m Not” during its first week.
It seems Leona Lewis is the next big thing. Big is an understatement really. REALLY, REALLY. On Sunday she snatched the crown for the best-selling single of the year, as “Bleeding Love” chalked up total sales of 490,000.
Last month the track smashed the 2007 record for the most singles sold in a first week of release, with sales of 218,000.
Her debut single, “A Moment Like This”, broke records when it was downloaded 50,000 times in the first half hour on release last December and sold 600,000 copies in its first week.
MP3 | Arctic Monkeys – You Probably Couldn’t See For The Lights, But You Were Looking Straight At Me
This isn’t the first time Lily Allen has pissed other artists’ fans off, only this time its about Radiohead. In a recent interview, Lilly Allen was quoted saying, “It’s arrogant for them to give their music away for free – they’ve got millions of pounds. It sends a weird message to younger bands who haven’t done as well… You don’t choose how to pay for eggs. Why should it be different for music?”
Maybe because they feel like letting their fans choose their price? Aah, Lily, Lily, you incoherent, confused person. What exactly are you trying to say? Do you have a problem with Radiohead’s “millions”? What “message” should Radiohead be sending? Should they send a message at all? Is she aware that free music (and that’s a lax term) has been around a lot longer than she has?
New Yorker’s Yeasayer have just been confirmed as support for Arcade Fire’s concert on Monday (November 19).
The atmospheric band will play with the Canadian chamber-pop merchants at London’s Alexandra Palace.
Make sure to catch the show! Below, catch an early recording of a Neon Bible favorite. This song had us chanting “Us Kids Know” for how long again?
Death Cab For Cutie’s Chris Walla is finally scheduled to release his solo album, Field Manual, on January 28. This will mark his debut as a solo artist and the album will be released on Barsuk Records. He is the producer and songwriter behind many of Death Cab For Cutie’s songs and he has also produced and recorded with artists like The Decemberists, Nada Surf, Hot Hot Heat, and Tegan and Sara.
A few months back, an associate of Walla’s was stopped at the border while transporting some of the mastered songs from the album. The hard drive that contained the songs was confiscated by Department of Homeland Security, but luckily they returned the hard drive and now we get to hear the first leaked song from Field Manual, titled “Sing Again.” (via Critical Acclaim)
MP3 | Chris Walla – Sing Again
TGIF! Happy our is every hour, am I right? Probably not, I am sure most of you are stuck at work, or school. Me too. As everyone knows, the quick fix to surviving a Friday at work or at school is, of course, an truly outstanding, re-imagined song(s). I refrain from the term remix because the following tracks have pushed beyond the limits of an ordinary remix and transcended into a level of re-imagination. I didn’t really think re-imagination was possible, but if Mark Ronson can do it…
Here are your two you can make it till fucking 6pm! treats:
And currently, my brief moment of life is being enjoyed with Juanes playing on my ipod. His smooth vocals and great pop/rock fusion tell me that my seven years of Spanish language study have not gone to waste, despite my utter incapability to speak Spanish. Because, even without speaking Spanish, I enjoy his music.
Juanes, you spicy Colombian fox!
Quien es Juanes?
Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez best known as Juanes (born August 9, 1972 in Carolina del Príncipe, Antioquia) is a Colombian rock musician. During the 1980s and 1990s, Juanes was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis but disbanded the group in 1998 to pursue a solo career. His 2000 solo debut album, Fíjate Bien, had moderate commercial success and went on to win three Latin Grammy Awards.
His second album, Un Día Normal was certified platinum throughout much of the Spanish-speaking world, and its lead single “A Dios le Pido” topped singles charts in twelve countries. Mi Sangre, his third album, fared equally well with Juanes promoting it on a tour with over 200 performances. The album’s third single, “La Camisa Negra”, generated controversy after being used as a symbol for Italian neo-fascism. Juanes is one of the best-selling Colombian musicians, having sold more than ten million albums and won twelve Latin Grammys. Juanes is also known for his humanitarian work, especially with aid for Colombian victims of anti-personnel mines. (You gotta love Wikipedia)
What I like about Juanes is his ability to not only create music which is aurally pleasing but he also hits more controversial themes or sings about modern political issues (such as the song “Minas Piedras” which is about land mines). Now only if I understood la lingua de Espanol, I could figure out if he is against/for land mines.
Juanes’ newest CD “La Vida… Es un Ratico” was just released in late October and his loyal fans have already been gobbling the cd up.
4. mp3: Hoy Me Voy [Juanes] 93%
My favorite track on the CD
3. mp3: Me Enamora [Juanes]
One of the singles and apparently one of the first songs to be leaked from his 4th album
8. mp3: Minas Piedras [Juanes ft. Andrés Calamar]
A beautiful song about land mines
A music video of Juanes’ duet with my favorite maneater Nelly Furtado
mp3: Fotografia [Juanes & Nelly Furtado]
An earlier collaboration between Nelly and Juanes.. once Nelly realized how sexy Juanes is, how could she resist!
Juanes shields us from his blinding hotness
John Mayer is really funny! — go figure. I would have never guessed that the guy who sobbed ” When you’re dreaming with a broken heart/The giving up is the hardest part/She takes you in with her crying eyes/Then all at once you have to say goodbye/Wondering could you stay my love?/Will you wake up by my side? /No she can’t, ’cause she’s gone..” would have a sense of humor. John Mayer has started a “mlog” (a blog about meals). Way to be different John! I mean Kanye is repping his fashionista ways on his blog, Rosie is bitching on hers, of course telling your fans about your eating habits is the next logical choice. Here is John’s reasoning for starting his mlog.
Americans are celebrity obsessed, and that obsession shows no signs of stopping. So in an effort to stay on the cutting edge of digital technology and pop culture, I’ve decided to make the most personal facet of my life public.
My meals.
If I’m correct, America – no, the world – will want to see this.
Now that’s funny.What’s funnier is this: This past Monday, John had waffles. With blueberries and strawberries. Surely there is a hidden meaning behind this choice. Could he be back with Jessica Simpson? Blueberries are blue, and John Mayer plays the blues. Strawberries are delicious, just like Jess. I think the message is pretty clear: John Mayer ordered waffles, therefore he’s back with Jessica Simpson. And he’s about to cover her with butter, cut her up into pieces, eat half of her, and put the other half in a doggie bag to save for later. You heard it here first people, John Mayer is a perverted serial killer who loves waffles! Quick, somebody call the police! (TomZ)
John continues to rant about the Public speaking… or something.
The public has spoken, and the response is overwhelming; you love my meals and want to see more!!
I want to thank everyone for making this such an instant hit. Of all the blogs I’ve ever posted, my mlog has created the most stir. You don’t argue with this kind of success. You just strap in and enjoy the ride!!
I agree with you there John, You should strap in and enjoy the ride of success. That’s kind of what I hope to do with Feeding The Machine. I am happy to say that FTM was welcomed warmly by all of our readers. I am thankful for all your encouraging comments and emails. Here are some more MP3s that have been requested. Keep them coming!
MP3 | Radiohead – Videotape (Loud Pipes Remix)
MP3 | Jarvis Cocker & Radiohead – Waiting For You
MP3 | The Teenagers – Starlett Johansson (Blamma! Blamma! “Scared of Spiders” Mix)
MP3 | Feist – 1234 (VanShe Technologic Remix)
It was announced yesterday on NME.com that Radiohead will release the physical version of their new album, In Rainbows, through XL Recordings on December 31st. With this announcement also came the news that on January 14, Radiohead will release “Jigsaw Falling Into Place” as the first single off the new album. No word yet on whether a video is in the works, but yesterday, Radiohead ran another test webcast on their new website, www2.radiohead.tv, where after some strange footage of a guy in a costume DJing and Thom Yorke dancing around, the band assembled to cover Björk’s “Unravel.” A full video webcast from the new website is expected sometime today around 9 PM GMT, or around 4 PM EST. For now, I’ve posted links to “Jigsaw Falling Into Place,” Radiohead’s cover of Björk’s “Unravel,” as well as the full video from yesterday’s test webcast. (CA)
Radiohead – Jigsaw Falling Into Place
Radiohead – Unravel (Björk Cover)
Video from yesterday’s webcast (courtesy of AtEastWeb.com) :
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You’re probably thinking James Murphy is a bit on the tubby side to be promoting Nike. It’s a bit like Ricky Gervais writing a comedy skit on rock climbing. Or Simon Pegg starring in a film directed by one of Friends about a fat bloke who runs a fictious marathon across Lond– oh, hang on.
Despite Murphy’s sick note from his mum, the suits behind the Swoosh felt that taking a vast wad of cash they’d saved by having all their overpriced running shoes made by toddlers in China and handing it over to the pasty wheezebag would be a good thing. In return, they got 45
minutes and 33 seconds of LCD Soundsystem essentially trialling what would become this year’s chuffing spectacular post-punk disco funk orgy ‘Sound Of Silver’.
So what is it? A ‘work out mix’, it says here. Previously iTunes-only but now on a shiny physical disc, ‘45:33’ is about the time it takes to get a proper sweat on, or something. When probed about it, Murphy admitted that it was just a chance for him to get all Kraftwerk on our asses. Which this isn’t even. Not until near the end, before it sounds like the sprinkling of pixie dust, by which point NN would have given up on the running and nipped into the nearby newsagents for a Mars bar. Instead, it’s almost mock Motown tomfoolery followed by a rough cut of current single ‘Someone Great’.
What those who have already downloaded this don’t have are the three extra tracks, beginning with ‘Freak Out/Starry Eyes’, a meandering two-part loose groove that would have Happy Mondays swapping whatever pipes they usually play with for trumpets and bongos. Cowbells included, naturally.
You also get a quelchy reworking of ‘North American Scum’, which save the cheerleader chant sounds not a jot like the original. Meanwhile, ‘Hippie Priest Bum-Out’ flops about like a stoned
chubster on his way down to the corner shop to buy Rizlas and munchies. Probably wearing a Nike tracksuit. Not run of the mill, mind. (JM)
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LCD Soundsystem – Someone Great (from Sound of Silver, inspired by
45:33)
