jueves, 31 de agosto de 2006

Lily Allen -"LDN" nuevo sencillo


WEB
MySpace

Brand new Lily comp!

Download the parts to LDN, create your own remix and be in with a chance to win some Lily Nike trainers. Just click here to enter...

...and if you caught Lily at Get Loaded In The Park at Clapham Common on Sunday, her set according to one journalist "slipped down like a supermarket smoothie" (Times)

Pete Doherty even treated the crowd to a verse of 'Smile' and the sun came out during her performance of 'LDN'...smashin'!


Single Info
Lily's next single is a full release of 'LDN'. This was originally released as a 7" vinyl, strictly limited to just 500 copies which are now being sold on E Bay for SILLY amounts of cash....

Due out on 25th September on Enhanced CD, 2 track CD and 7"

The Enhanced CD includes LDN, Lily's version of The Kooks 'Naive', the Warbox Original Dub and the LDN video.

CD and 7" include LDN and the much loved 'Nan You're A Window Shopper'.

Downloads include itunes exclusive Live At Bush Hall, Wookie Remix, Warbox Original Dub, Switch Remix and South Rakka Remix.

Irene Nuevo single


Indie / Pop / Surf

Sweeden

WEB

MySpace


Después de su single de debut "baby i love your way/to be with you",del cual hablamos cuando comenzabamos a bloguear, la banda sueca lanza un nuevo sencillo:

»little things (that tear us apart)«

"Don’t you know, that it’s the crazy little things that always tear
us apart? Du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du”. Like Bob Dylan on a Surpremes
diet Irene’s very own Bobby stumbles ecstaticly over the words with
an euphoria that makes you wonder if the man is overwhelmingly happy
or totally miserable. 1:55 minutes of musical history.
-labrador records-

TRACK LISTINGS:
1. Little things (that tear us apart) -mp3-
2. Baby blue
3. Little things (Mike Downey remix)

martes, 29 de agosto de 2006

French Kicks "So far we are" Video

El nuevo trabajo de French Kicks se llama TWO THOUSANDS.

El video de "So far we are" está protagonizado por Olivia Wilde, conocida por su papel de novia de Seth y también de Marissa en la serie OC.



WEB
MySpace

Nuevo player

Compuesto por 4 canciones:

Reino Unido
-Huski "Easy life" -mp3-
-Kanute "Viper" -mp3
Polonia
-Happy pills "Not OK" -mp3-
Australia
-The Grates "Feels like pain" -mp3-

Video:
-Huski "Undatow"


Get this video and more at MySpace.com

El player que sonó en el blog

El player, que ha sonado hasta hoy,tenia las siguientes canciones:

-Sebastian Schuller "Tears coming home" POST
-Johan "Oceans" *
-As tall as lions "Ghost of York" POST
-Evermore "It's too late" *
-La Rocca "Sing song sung" POST
-The Coral Sea "Look at her face"
-Fools and horses "Love song" *
-Newsum Turn "Take a bow" *
-Takka Takka "Coco in the corner" *
-A shoreline dream "Love is a ghost in America" *
-Buen chico "La la la (I can't hear you)" POST
-Funky Nashville "Everything we do" POST

Hablaremos de ellos en siguientes posts.

La serie Prison Break llega a España


Prison Break es una serie de televisión estadounidense creada por Paul Scheuring transmitida por la FOX. Se estrenó en Estados Unidos el 29 de agosto de 2005 y consta de 22 episodios. Su segunda temporada fue estrenada el 21 de Agosto de 2006 en Estados Unidos. En Latinoamérica solo se han emitido los primeros 13 episodios, el resto de la primera temporada será emitida a partir del 21 de Agosto de 2006. En España, la serie comenzará a emitirse en Fox el próximo 4 de septiembre y en La Sexta unas semanas más tarde. -wikipedia-

Sus protanistas principales son los dos hermanos, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) y Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller).
En la segunda temporada habrá nuevos personajes, entre los que destaco (aunque aun no lo he visto) al agente Alex Mahone,interpretado por William Fichtner. Al cual puedes ver en Invasión, emitida en TeleMadrid. No he seguido mucho la serie, pero tiene muy buena pinta, aunque creo que por lo que visto, es una historia que ya se ha visto en películas y telefilms. Es la historia de un pueblo en el que después de un extraño suceso, las gentes van cambiando y todo parece producirse en el lago de la zona, donde los humanos son llevados para ser cambiados por seres idénticos a ellos que salen del agua. Aunque esta última parte no he llegado a verla, asi que no lo sé seguro. De todos modos Fichtner interpretando al sheriff está soberbio, ese aire de saber lo que pase, intentar controlarlo y que sea como él dice. Pero por otro lado, parece como si a él no le hubiera sucedido la transformación y si a su mujer. Sólo he visto unos 4 capítulos, asi que puede que esté dando palos de ciego. Pero su presencia impone, asi que tengo muchas ganas de ver su papel en Prison Break, haciendo frente a Michael Scofield.

Sin ánimo de salirme del tema musical que ocupa la mayor parte del blog. Podríamos destacar como canción Teardrop de Massive Attack, tema que últimamente ha sonado en todas las series que veo. Aunque el puntazo de Prison Break es "Eres tú" de Mocedades. Aunque esto se aprecia y tiene su gracia viendo la versión original. Siempre he defendido el doblaje español, siempre se ha dicho y considero que es uno de los mejores. Muchas veces se le hace un favor a los actores. Viendo el trailer de Alatriste, la voz de Viggo se me pierde un poco, y si sigo el hilo es por los subtitulos, sino, ni me entero de que él habla. Al ver la película supongo que se me hará el oído y podré enterarme bien. Me gusta mucho Mortensen como actor, así que espero que mis temores se desvanezcan al ver la película. Esto me lleva a algo que ayer no me percaté. Pero mientras la película de Manolete protagonizada por Adrian Brody y Penelope Cruz está rodada en inglés. Alatriste no lo está, asi que supongo que su distribución en los paises de habla inglesa se hará con subtítulos en inglés. El hecho de que no sea hablada en inglés puede hacer que la vean menos. Pero bueno eso ya es algo que se verá, y tampoco a mi me va la vida en ello,jeje.
Me voy por las ramas... siguiendo con lo del doblaje. Mientras que Lost (aqui Perdidos) la puedo ver en ambos idiomas, pues primero la vi en español y luego en inglés. Cuando algo lo veo en versión original luego me cuesta mucho verlo doblado. No poder disfrutar de la voz de Wentworth, y de las personas de la cárcel, como Abruzzi y el resto, pues... Además esos momentos en los que alguno soltaba algo en castellano, o mismamente el momentazo (jeje) "Eres tú" de Mocedades no será lo mismo.
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Podéis leer la sinopsis y quienes son los personajes en la página de Wikipedia. En la de imdb ya avanzan los de la segunda, y sería liaros o chafaros la primera, y merece muy mucho.

Contar aqui de qué va, no lo haré. Los anuncios de series en la televisión, a veces dan más información de que la que debieran. Aunque en otros casos dan la necesaria. En mi opinión sobre esta serie, hay verla y punto. Si no sabes muy bien de que va, al principio andas algo confusa, pero luego cuando sabes de las intenciones del protagonista, todo se torna emocionante y desafiante. Y podría decir que luego este propósito tal , por lo que dice el lema de la 2ª temporada. Pero sin ver la 1ª, para qué decir nada más.

Disfrútenla.

Para algunos en mejor que Lost (Perdidos), juzga por ti mismo. Para mi cada una tiene su punto de interés.

Tendremos:
-Perdidos en la Primera. De Mujeres Desesperadas ya han emitido las 2 primeras temporadas.
-Los 4400 en Antena3. Donde ahora por fin podemos ver la 5ª temporada de 24.
-Prison Break en la Sexta.
-En Cuatro podemos ver Anatomía de Grey, Alias, ya vimos las 2 temporadas de House.

etc.

lunes, 28 de agosto de 2006

News in Filter-mag

Keane Singer In Rehab

Good News For People Who Love Modest Mouse

Weezer Deny Split

Smashing Pumpkins Record Comeback

Pinback Get "Nautical" (nueva colección de b-sides de la banda Pinback)

El capitán Alatriste

Teniamos que ponerlo, no sólo porque este viernes se estrena por fin, después de ver en Telecinco esa maravillosa cortinilla con Viggo tirando el sombrero con un estilazo :) Aunque siempre quedará que supere el libro, aunque Arturo Pérez-Reverte le haya dado el visto bueno, siempre los seguidores de sus aventuras tendrán mucho que decir. Por lo que he leido ojeando un par de videos en Youtube, hay personajes que no aparecerán, para darle a Alastriste un aire más de héroe que de mujeriego, como según parece también pasara con Braveheart. El trailer que pongo está es la versión inglesa aunque los diálogos son los originales. A ver que tal Viggo hablando castellano, lo digo porque tendrá que haber pulido su acento, para que no parezca argentino.Me apetece que tenga éxito no sólo nacional sino también en las taquillas americanas.
Además de Mortensen, están Elena Anaya, Eduardo Noriega, y más.



Más videos aqui.

domingo, 27 de agosto de 2006

El perfume TRAILER

Sé que este blog es sobre música ,pero también de vez en cuando me apetece poner algo sobre cine, otra de mis pasiones, previa a la musical.
Después del verano sin mucho de peso que ver, pronto llegarán interesantes propuestas, como Alatriste con Viggo Mortensen, o El perfume también basada en un libro. El inicio del trailer me gusta, pero no me quiero hacer demasiadas ilusiones, porque siempre es difícil superar a la obra escrita, pero por lo menos el actor parece que se busco con cuidado. Ya veremos el resultado.

Trailer:

The science of sleep TRAILER

Science of Sleep official site
Science of Sleep My Space page


Una de las películas más esperadas por algunos, es The Science of Sleep, escrita y dirigida por Michel Gondry, afamado director de videoclips para Björk, Massive Attack...
Los actorres protagonistas de la película son Gael Garcia Bernal en el papel de Stéphane Miroux y Charlotte Gainsbourg en el de Stéphanie. Sin duda alguna en estos meses que vienen, Charlotte Gainsbourg va a estar en todos los puntos de mira (por sus papeles en la gran pantalla) y escucha (por la inminente salida de su nuevo trabajo -post sobre ello-.

Trailer de la película:


Conversación de Michel Gondry para Filter-mag

One Second Fame - Breathing Air - 2006 (mp3 añadidos)



House / Funk / Lounge

Ander Kyriaki es One Second Fame. Alguna de sus canciones han aparecido en el blog, un player se abría con su versión de Such great heights -original de Postal Service-. Ahora ha terminado su homenaje a Air, y aqui os lo dejo para que lo escuchéis. Si os interesan las canciones dejo los links.

MySpace

I've just finished my new e.p " breathing air " is a tribute to my favorite band : "AIR" There are four covers, all made with analogical stuff. And two news tunes. -Ander-

Acabo de terminar mi nuevo e.p " breathing air " que es un tributo a mi grupo favorito " AIR ", son cuatro versiones y dos temas originales.
-Ander-


PlaygroundLove.mp3
KellyWatchTheStars.mp3
Bathgirl.mp3
MilkieMills.mp3
breathingair.mp3
Thelastgoodbye2.mp3



Breathing Air was inspired 100% by JB Dunckel and Nicolas Godin

Recorder, produced and master by Ander Kyriaki

Cover picture by : Rinko Kawauchi

DIRECTOR -Nuevo single


Rock/Pop/Alternative

Dublin, Irlanda

WEB

Hablamos hace ya unos meses de ellos,cuando blogueabamos en MySpace. Estuvieron en el Summercase06. Su sencillo "Reconnect" me gustó mucho, y no sólo a mi, en los blogs que suelo ojear, era una de las canciones favoritas del mes de Abril. Después de ese gran comienzo, en Septiembre sacarán un nuevo single llamado "Come with a friend", para ir calentando el ambiente ante la salida de su debut "We thrive on big cities".



Puedes escuchar tanto Reconnect como el nuevo single en su MySpace o en su WEB.

Video:

-Reconnect






Post anterior aqui o ve al blog al día 30 de Abril del 2006.

The Cairo Gang



Regional Mexican / Hawaiian / Crunk

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Componentes:
emmett kelly, rebecca speilman, nick monsour, adam york visser, simon, roadie rodahoffer, manny medina, jimmy galagher, miles moseley, vanessa freebaren-smith, greg leisz, nick huntington, dan, sean mcdonald, stosh tokarski, jack adams, ryan rapsys, brian torrey scott, toby summerfeild, leroy bach, jason ajemian, sam wagster, dr. lazer, saul titty, ben vida, adam vida, matt lux, jim white, shinsuke

Artistas similares:
(Smog), Lou Barlow, Elliot Smith, Tram, Low

Sobre la banda por MusicDownload:

Intimately lo-fi with a touch of the dramatic, the Cairo Gang delivers acoustic lullabies for whimsical romantics and the unfavorably doomed. This is the perfect soft rock to soothe your rock 'n' roll hang-overs.

The Cairo Gang are 6am soothe-core for the puzzled, punch drunks of the world. Picking up smack dab where Elliot Smith left off with true lemon drop tunes for the down trodden. Groovy and ghostly imprints that leave one feeling completely defeated yet wide-eyed enough to paint a few self-portraits without a single cringe. RocknRoll for when you want to snuggle up with the dictionary, discovering new terms to use in explaining why you'd abruptly shaved off your Mohawk, bought some old suits and grew an intense obsession with J.D. Salinger.

The Cairo Gang's self-titled debut full length, set for release this summer, features a track by track blueprint, illustrating each and every side of the emotional spectrum. A musical declaration uniting the romanticists with the doomsayers for a round of high fives and hand shakes. The ballad "Mother Earth" is acoustically organic, delivering the listener an early Neil Young feel with bewitching flutes and bongos. The hardboiled, lo-fi rock of "So it Goes" provides a balanced state with just the right amount of tinny treble boost and sleepytime vocals to keep its cool. "Bones in the Ground" flutters like a funnel cloud with an agenda, sweetening every pot in its path. As a whole, the album coasts above the clouds, swooping down to earth for the occasional cameo appearance.

Over the course of recent years, The Cairo Gang has been a lingering passion for Emmett Kelly, a stimulated singer/songwriter with an impressive list of musicians in his rolodex. Performing with a back up band or solo, Kelly always brings a freshened thrill to the world of quiet rock music. Originating in Los Angeles, he bounced around the globe for quite some time, eventually landing in Chicago, a wind-ridden city suitable for The Cairo Gang's drafty texture. After mastering countless instruments, Kelly decided to put his skills to work and record some tunes that have been afloat in his headspace. And thank the heavens he did, because this album perfectly tweaks the butterflies in all of our stomachs. The Cairo Gang …deep, soft rock for tobacco tinged hearts.

Discografia:
-The Cairo Gang (2006)-Narnack Records

1. Antwardee
2. Resist
3. Warning -mp3-
4. A Hammer For The Temple
5. Assholes
6. Bones In The Ground
7. Turbulent Water
8. So It Goes
9. Last Time Since September
10. ZYCZGKOWY -mp3 obtenido en su MySpace Yousendit-
11. Silhouette
12. Mother Earth
13. Safe And Sound
14. Funnel Cloud
15. Me And You

MySpace

27

Tenía que haber hablado mucho antes de ellos, más que nada por si a alguien le hubiera interesado ir a Lisboa a verles, actuaron alli el 26 de Julio.
Los descubri escuchando Bulevar- Radio3- ,y Chema Rey dijo que los llamaban los Portishead americanos. Estos fines de semana tenia su músiquilla a mano,y fue de lo que más escuché.
Mis canciones favoritas son "For an exchange" tiene una mezcla que me encanta (algún día sonará abriendo el player del blog),"Cavalla" y "Closer to you".
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Rock / Indie / Trip Hop

WEB

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, United States

Componentes:
Maria Christopher
Neil Coulon
Ayal Naor

Sobre 27 -recogido en su MySpace-:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA based trio 27 fuses sample loops, live instruments and sultry vocals to create emotive pop songs with a broad range of dynamics and textures. The music moves easily from gently sparse to lushly full, revolving around the alluring and captivating vocals. Some tracks ignite a tripped-out vibe with electronic loops and infectious rhythms, while other songs explore a more visceral rock approach with sweet melodic hooks. 27 has been compared to PJ Harvey, Portishead, Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, Fleetwood Mac, and Neil Young.

Discografia (parcial):
split 12" ep with bug (austria)
-austrian 12" pink vinyl (noise appeal records/interstellar records) sept 2005

split cd ep with twinzero (uk)
-u.k. cd (undergroove records) aug 2005

"let the light in" ep
-australian cd (trans electric records) oct 2004
-japanese cd (daymare recordings) july 2004
-european cd (conspiracy records) may 2004
-u.s. cd (hydra head) may 2004

"try" 7"
-u.s. 7" pink vinyl european tour edition of 399 (hydra head) sept 2003 out of print

"animal life" full length
-u.k. digipak w/ bonus 5" (undergroove) april 2003 out of print
-u.s. 12" picture disc (escape artist) april 2003
-u.s. cd (kimchee records) may 2002
"angel's share" 7"
-u.s. 7" picture disc (kimchee records) spring 2001

"songs from the edge of the wing" ep
-u.s. 12" clear vinyl (escape artist) fall 2001 out of print
-u.s. cd third edition (release entertainment) spring 2001
-u.s. cd second edition of 500 (reproductive records) summer 2000
-u.s. cd first edition of 500 (reproductive records) spring 1999 out of print

VIDEOS:
"every day" - produced and directed by ed ballinger jan 2005
"every day" - produced and directed by jon whitney fall 2004
"easy trigger" & "cavalla" live performance - contamination festival DVD (relapse) late fall 2003

SELECTED COMPILATION APPEARANCES:
"one more tomorrow"
- q is for cupid (muy yum) winter 2003
- acuarela songs 2 (acuarela records) 2002

"for an exchange"
- lounge beatz 2 (bmg) 2002

"april"
- 11 (escape artist) fall 2001
"matera"
- contaminated IV (relapse) late fall 2003
- funeral songs (crowd control activities/release entertainment) summer 2001

"bird of paradise" (band version)
- new england performer fall 2000

"great brook valley"
- in my living room (kimchee records) spring 1999

"cavalla" (live on wmbr)
- sometimes it goes (reproductive records) spring 1999

mp3s:

-For an exchange
-Closer to you
-The lone mariachi
-Cavalla

Disponibles en su MySpace

-The cause
-Sky walker
-Easy trigger

Disponibles en su página de Purevolume.

Lo nuevo de White Town



Para muchos que asi de buenas a primeras no caigais quien es White Town, bastaria con que escuchárais "Your woman", canción de hace tiempo, que aqui en España tuvo muy buena acogida, y que además tuvo su "versión" en castellano de la mano del componente masculino de Amistades Peligrosas.




Pues después de 6 años de silencio, Jyoti Mishra vuelve a la escena musical con un nuevo trabajo que saldrá con Nintwave Records. De momento tenemos el sencillo llamado "A new surprise"

El cual puedes adquirir en iTunes, pinchando en la foto:



o puedes escuchar y tenerla gracias a Stereogum.

Después de leer varios comentarios en contra de MySpace, leo que a Jyoti tampoco le gusta, sus razones en
su blog. Según parece el problema está con el jefazo de MySpace, tengo que echarle una lectura a ver que cuenta el artículo que menciona.

Neverending White Lights


Ambient / Pop

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Daniel Victor es Neverending White Lights

Discografia:

Act:1: Goodbye Friends of the Heavenly Bodies

1. From What I Once Was
2. Angels & Saints *
3. Age Of Consent
4. Ending Of A Story
5. Return Our Lives
6. I Hope Your Heart Runs Empty
7. A Littlepiece
8. This Longing
9. Of All The Things You've Done Wrong
10. Tired Of Saving Souls
11. How Could I Survive
12. The Grace
13. First Days Of Spring
14. Liar
15. Life Is A Dead Scene
16. Our Final Hymn

*Angels and Saints (Radio edit) ---mp3 disponible en su MySpace

Act I Features the following special guest vocalists:
Chris Gordon (Deckard)
Nick Hexum (311)
Chris Gray (The Black Maria)
Judah Nagler (The Velvet Teen)
Scott Anderson (Finger Eleven)
Daniel Greaves (The Watchmen)
Nathan Larson (Shudder to Think)
Jason Martin (Starflyer 59)
John Campsey (Sleepway)
Sharky Laguana (Creeper Lagoon)
Dallas Green (Alexisonfire)
Matt Talbot (Hum) Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace)
Todd Kerns (Age of Electric)
Jimmy Gnecco (Ours)
Marco Solo (Supergarage)

Videos:

-The Grace


Get this video and more at MySpace.com
-Angels and Saints

Get this video and more at MySpace.com

Festival Proactive




El ProActive Festival se celebrará en el Parque del Castillo, junto a la Catedral de Zamora.
Después de dias con coloquios y otros eventos,el 16 de Septiembre será cuando actúen:

THE SUNDAY DRIVERS
LORI MEYERS
LIMOUSINE
PAL
CATPEOPLE
HEATHCONTROL
LAST WAY
MONTEVIDEO
MIESCONDITE


16€ anticipada/ 20 en taquilla

Todo sobre el festival en este archivo .pdf -link-

WEB

sábado, 26 de agosto de 2006

Escucha a The Grates en TheBooth


The Grates - Gravity Won't Get You High (2006)

The Grates are two girls and a boy: John plays guitar, Alan thumps away at her kit, Patience sings, squeals, yelps and yells. None of them every really aspired to be in a proper band, but they all enjoyed performing from a young age and met during after school theatre classes at Brisbane High School (in Australia). Theirs is the classic drama geek backstory: while the other kids were outside doing something sporty, this threesome bonded indoors over their love of things a little more tweeunderground music, off--off Broadway theatre and outlandish animal drawings. Then came the duet. One night at a local bar, John and Patience picked up microphones and discovered, well, a whole new world. -TheBooth-

Track list:
1. I Won't Survive
2. Lies
3. 19-20-20
4. Rock Boys
5. Howl
6. Trampoline
7. Science Is Golden
8. Feels Like Pain -mp3- NEW!!!
9. Nothing Sir
10. Inside Outside (click here for conan thorogoods nes rendition of 'inside outside')
11. Sukkafish
12. Seek Me
13. Little People
14. I Am Siam
15. Small Lives (Bonus Track)


Includes UK Only Bonus Track "Small Lives". Debut Full-length from Brisband Australia Trio. In the Last Twelve Months They've Been Name Checked as the Band to Watch in 2006's Nme, Spin, Filter and Rolling Stone. They've Toured with the Zutons, and the Go Team!.-Amazon.com-

Video
19-20-20

viernes, 25 de agosto de 2006

The Tender Box con Goo Goo Dolls en UK

Aun sigo con el ordenador fastidiado, asi que imposible escribir algo nuevo. De hecho este post es para ¿quejarme?, OH MY GOD!!! Quiero ir a Inglaterra a verles. Si ya me daba rabia perderme a Goo Goo Dolls pq nunca los he visto en concierto, si encima los telonean The Tender Box, perdérselo será más duro :S
Si alguien se apuntara, quién sabe. :)

Goo Goo Dolls dates:

9.29.06 Leeds University - Leeds
9.30.06 Manchester Apollo - Manchester
10.02.06 Carling Academy Glasgow - Glasgow
10.03.06 Aberdeen Music Hall - Aberdeen
10.04.06 Newcastle Academy - Newcastle
10.06.06 Cambridge Corn Exchange - Cambridge
10.08.06 Southampton Guildhall - Southhampton
10.09.06 Rock City - Nottingham
10.11.06 Liverpool University - Liverpool
10.12.06 Cardiff University - Cardiff
10.13.06 Shepherds Bush Empire - London
10.15.06 Shepherds Bush Empire - London
10.16.06 Shepherds Bush Empire - London
10.18.06 Olympia Theatre - Dublin

Remaining UK Dates:

10.27.06 The Hub - Cheltenham
10/29-10/31 In The City Music Festival - Manchester
11.3.06 Club Bosh! - London
11.5.06 The Windmill - Brixton


And be sure to look for the limited edition single "Mister Sister'' out on U.K. label So Sweet Records.

lunes, 21 de agosto de 2006

Anechoic- This is how it is (mini-album)


Anechoic release their debut mini-album This Is How It Is to download TODAY through Hungry Kid Records.
- Download the album from iTunes >>
- Pre-order the CD from Cargo >>
Anechoic have managed to marry a focus with something essentially ethereal, something that with each listen reveals a new depth. Having supported Embrace in front of thousands of people already, Anechoic will not be daunted by anything. Ready to grasp the day, This Is How It Is shows a band who\'ve developed over years, learning their craft, honing their talents until the right time to show the world what they can do.
For samples of the tracks, information on live dates and more visit:
The This Is How It Is eCard >>

As tall as lions-ESCUCHA en The Booth

Ya hemos hablado de esta banda en este post,esta semana puedes escuchar el disco enterito en TheBooth.



The sophmore self titled release from Long Island, New Yorks As Tall As Lions has a British influenced contemporary indie rock sound and draws from many different musical influences dating back over three decades. Think Sunny Day Real Estate meets Elbow or Doves meet The Police. The band recorded the album with Steven Haigler (Brand New, Fuel, Quicksand).

As Tall As Lions is Daniel Nigro (Vocals/Guitar/Piano), Saen Fitzgerald (Guitar) Cliff Sarcona (Drums) and Julio Tavarez (Bass/Vocals). It seems that Long Islands forever-burgeoning indie-rock scene has produced yet another act with prospects for a national spotlight. Listen up and see for yourself.

As Tall As Lions comes out August 8 on Triple Crown/East West.

You can also catch the band on a brief CD-release tour beginning Aug. 9 with The Dear Hunter, The Secret Handshake and Cassino.

-The Booth-

Paron obligado

Debe haber entrado un virus en mi ordenador. Al poco rato de estar conectada, se me bloquea y deja de navegar por la red :S
Asi que, me tomare un descanso del blog hasta que tenga tiempo para arreglar el problema. Me da rabia, mas que nada porque sin poder navegar, no podré ver las ultimas adds del MySpace, y enterarme de los ultimos lanzamientos. Pero bueno me quedara por contar lo que suena en el player y el resto de bandas que aun tenia pendiente.
Podeis dejar comentarios o como algunos han hecho, dar a conocer vuestra musica.

Maybe there's a virus in my computer, so when I solve it, I'll come back.
I hope to be here in the world of internet soon to know about new stuff by Kasabian, Evanescence, The killers, .... and about your music, if you want to let us know about your stuff, leave a comment and the URL of your website. It'll be welcome.

Saludos a los cajatonteros, a mis amig@s que se pasan por aqui, a si es que los hay de supernovapop, y a todo el que se pasa o ha pasado o pasará por aqui.

Thanks for reading this blog, see u soon again (I hope so)

jueves, 17 de agosto de 2006

Charlotte Gainsbourg



Pop
Paris, France

Web
MySpace

Bio en su MySpace:
Charlotte Gainsbourg - one of the greatest stars of modern French cinema - resumes her recording career with the release of 5:55, an album created in collaboration with such luminaries as Jarvis Cocker, the French duo Air and The Divine Comedys Neil Hannon. The album is released by Because Music on Monday 28th August.

5:55 was recorded in Paris and produced by Nigel Godrich, the acclaimed English producer whose previous credits include work with Radiohead, Beck, Travis, REM and Paul McCartney.

Airs Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel wrote and played the music on the album, with Jarvis Cocker, Neil Hannon and Charlotte Gainsbourg contributing lyrics. David Campbell, the esteemed Canadian composer, was responsible for the string arrangements the father of Beck, Campbell has previously worked with his son as well as such artists as Elton John, Leonard Cohen and Michael Jackson.

The albums line-up was completed with the great Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, revered for his work with Fela Kuti and recently described by Brian Eno as the greatest musician on the planet.

Gainsbourgs first album Charlotte For Ever, a collection of songs written by her father, the legendary French artist Serge Gainsbourg, was recorded when she was 13 years old. Her most recent music projects have included the spoken intro to Madonnas 2001 hit, What It Feels Like For A Girl and backing vocals for Badly Drawn Boys Have You Fed the Fish? album.

Charlotte Gainsbourg, whose mother is the English actress Jane Birkin, has appeared in some 30 films including director Alejandro González Iñárritus Oscar-nominated 21 Grams and the just released Lemming. She also stars in director Michel Gondrys much anticipated The Science of Sleep, due for release this autumn.

Discografia:
Lo último que saldrá en Septiembre, el resto verlo en su WEB
-5: 55

1. 5:55
2. Af607105
3. Operation
4. Tel Que Tu Es
5. Songs That We Sing
6. Beauty Mark
7. Little Monsters
8. Jamais
9. Night-Time Intermission
10. Everything I Cannot See
11. Morning Song

Video:

-Songs That We Sing

Lily Allen

Con tan solo 21 años se ha convertido en una de las últimas sensaciones del momento. Ella solita colgando sus canciones en el MySpace, consiguió un gran número de fans y fichar por una discográfica. Lo cual nos lleva a "Alright, still" su debut,considerado por muchos como uno de los mejores discos hasta el momento del 2006.



Pop / Hyphy / Ska
United Kingdom

Web
MySpace

From Amazon.co.uk
Being, as she is, the daughter of prominent British actor Keith Allen, the cynics could easily dismiss the rise of Lily Allen as an act of backroom nepotism, a talent-free starlet helped to the stage by the right connections. But one listen to her debut album Alright, Still dispels any doubts about young Ms. Allen's star quality. Possessed of a feisty wit and taste for urban storytelling that should see her compared to Mike "The Streets" Skinner, these 11 tracks of sunshine-friendly reggae pop cover topics including frustrating potential closing-time suitors ("Knock 'Em Out"), being happy when your ex is having a bad time ("Smile"), and having a little brother who likes a bit of a smoke--and not just of the tobacco variety ("Alfie"). Wisely, however, Allen doesn't let the grittiness of the subject matter tarnish the golden pop suss of the songs, a suite of gleaming productions by names including Mark Ronson and Gwen Stefani collaborator Greg Kurstin that take inspiration from the lighter end of reggae and vintage rocksteady. Doubtless some corners of the press will pillory her as a poor role model, but there's an engaging honesty to the likes of "LDN"--a love song to a city filled with teenage muggers, pimps, and crack whores, narrated by someone who's cycling because "the filth took away my license." Like father, like daughter. --Louis Pattison

-Alright, still (Julio,2006 -EMI-)

1. Smile
2. Knock 'Em Out
3. LDN
4. Everything's Just Wonderful (Explicit Version)
5. Not Big
6. Friday Night
7. Shame For You
8. Little Things
9. Take What You Take
10. Friend Of Mine (Explicit Version)
11. Alfie (Explicit Version

Product Description (Amazon.com)
Debut album by this critically adored British female pop vocalist. 11 tracks including the single 'Smile'. It's been a whirlwind couple of months for Lily Allen. After signing a low key deal with Regal, late last year, no one could have predicted how quickly she'd make an impression on the nation. Lily, like many artists, started posting tracks on her Myspace site in November 2005, so she could gauge what people thought. The response has been phenomenal. Listens on her Myspace site now are staggering, over 2 million and rising. The support from the press, radio and TV has been fantastic. She is already a 'red top' favorite with her honesty and sharp tongue, but also has fans across the digital world and within cult publications. Regal. 2006.

Mp3:
-Smile (demo) -mp3-
-MyFirstTape -mp3-
-MixTape2 -mp3-


Video:
-Smile

Prototypes



Rock / Electro / Folk
Paris, France

Web
MySpace

Componentes:
Stephane BODIN (Bass, synths),
Isabelle LE DOUSSAL (vocals),
Francois MARCHE (guitar)

Info en su MySpace:

PROTOTYPES is a french band located in Paris. Created in 2003 by both members of BOSCO (S. Bodin et F. Marché) and singer/performer BUBBLE STAR (I. Le Doussal), PROTOTYPES makes a joyful and hybrid music, sexily sung in French, mixing altogether the many influences of the band : from electro-pop, 60s rythms, folky guitars and sometimes a punk crunch to add to the equation!


Prototypes -Jun 2006-(MusicMachine/Boxson (Fr) + Minty Fresh (USA))

1. Danse Sur La Merde
2. Gentleman
3. Tir Aux Pigeons
4. Je Ne Te Connais Pas -zip-
5. Médicalement
6. Un Brin De Fierte
7. 06 60 92 92
8. Fils De Bourge
9. Who*S Gonna Sing ?
10. Totale Paranoia
11. Sexy
12. Ici Ou Peut-Être Demain
13. Dis Moi
14. Autonomie

Product Description (Amazon.com)
The infectious music of France's Prototypes is a skillful balance of large guitars and beautiful dance-floor beats that play homage to French new wave and the snotty dance rock of the 21st century. With sonic comparisons to Stereo Total, Elastica, and Les Rita Mitsouko, Prototypes hands you a cigarette, buys you a shot of absinthe, and leads you by the hand to the dance floor. Welcome to the party.

Tobias Fröberg

Poco despues de hablar de Bobby Baby tuve como peticion en el MySpace a Tobias Fröberg. Es considerado como la gran promesa de Suecia. Y sin saberlo, disfrutabamos antes de saber de él, de una de sus canciones en un spot de una cámara, rodado en Barcelona. Su segundo trabajo "Somewhere in the city" saldrá pronto, puedes escuchar parte en su MySpace. Y creo, pero de momento no pone nada en la web de la discográfica, saldrá aqui con Sinnamon.



Alternative / Folk / Rock
Sweden

Web
MySpace


Sobré él (recogido en su MySpace):

NEWS! TOBIAS FROBERG SIGNS TO POPTONES RECORDS! Swedish artist Tobias Froberg has signed his new album "Somewhere In The City" to the UK label Poptones Records, run by the legendary music guru Alan McGee, the man who discovered and signed Oasis and Primal Scream amongst others and put The Hives career on track by signing them to Poptones. The agreement was made via Tobias's label Fire Egg Recordings and is for the UK, France, Holland, Belgium, Spain and Portugal.
Alan McGee said last week: "He's the next Scandinavian Superstar".
Tobias's track "When the night turns cold" from the new album is already being used in the pan-European TV ad for Panasonic Lumix cameras.
Tobias is already signed via Fire Egg to Scandinavian indie Playground for Scandinavia and Baltic states and to Cheap Lullaby for the US, where the track has already been played last week by influential Radio station WXPN.

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The first album, For Elisabeth Wherever She Is was produced, played, arranged and basically everything by Tobias Froberg & Linus Larsson. It was released in 2004, and was nominated for album of the year at the swedish indie grammies.
Now, in 2006, Tobias and Linus have finished their second one, called "Somewhere in the city". As before, Tobias and Linus play every instrument, but this time theyve got company from a couple of good friends. Ane Brun sings the duet "Love and misery", which also can be heard on Anes beautiful album, Duets (www.anebrun.com). Teitur (www.teitur.com) sings background vocals and plays piano on a song titled For Elisabeth wherever you are (a sequal to the huge number of Elisabeth-songs from the first album). Teitur and Tobias have co-written the title-track, Somewhere in the city. Swedish fella Existensminimum (Magnus Henriksson) plays bongos on the opening track, When the night turns cold.


Discografia:

-For Elisabeth Wherever She Is

1. For Elisabeth Wherever She Is
2. So I -mp3-
3. The Time
4. Good To See You Again
5. Don´t Worry ´Bout A Thing
6. Grace -mp3-
7. What Are You Gonna Do Part I -mp3-
8. What Are You Gonna Do Part II
9. Everytime
10. See What We Do To Us -mp3-

-Somewhere in the City -2006 (Cheap Lullaby (US), Poptones (UK), Playground (S) )



1. When The Night Turns Cold
2. Love And Misery, A Duet With Brun
3. Go's Highway
4. For Elisabeth Wherever You Are
5. The Features Of A Human Face
6. Somewhere In The City
7. What A Day
8. Oh My Love (Here She Comes Again)
9. Someone
10. Thank You
11. Forever Is Just A Word In A Lovesong

Videos:

- WHEN THE NIGHT TURNS COLD



-Spot:

Peter, Bjorn and John


Pop / Indie / New Wave

Stockholm, Sweden


Web

MySpace


Banda formanda por:
PETER MORÉN: Singing, guitars, bass, keyboard, percussion, harmonica.
BJORN YTTLING: Producer, bass, singing, keyboard, percussion, guitar, string arrangments.
JOHN ERIKSSON: Dums, singing, guitar, keyboard, percussion etc.

Lo que la banda cuenta de ellos en su MySpace:
Been around for long now. Peter & Bjorn met as teenagers and in 1999 they met John. Since then it's been hundred of gigs, 2 albums, many ep's & singles, lots of love and lots of fussing and fighting. A third album is completed and will be released this spring in scandinavia and later in the summer in Europe (parts of it anyway) through Wichita/V2. Everybody writes, everybody sings, everybody plays, everybodys happy. Meanwhile Peter is studying information science and are planning his first solorecordings, Bjorn has released his fantastic jazz-album with combo Yttling Jazz (www.yttling.se) and are busy producing people like The Deportees and Taxi, Taxi while John is traveling round the world playing percussion. We all live in Sthlm, though we 'come from more northern places in Sweden. Also released last album "Falling Out" on Hidden Agenda in the states. Check it out man!

Discografia: (ver más en su web,aqui sólo se reflejan los albumes)

-Writer's Block (Junio 2006, Wichita)
(En España saldrá gracias a SinnamonRecords)


1. Writer's Block
2. Objects of My Affection
3. Young Folks
4. Amsterdam
5. Start to Melt
6. Up Against the Wall
7. Paris 2004
8. Let's Call It Off
9. Chills
10. Roll the Credits
11. Poor Cow

-Falling out (Parasol Records,OCT 2005)
1-Far away, by my side. -mp3-

-S/T

Sin duda alguna "Young folks" es una canción pegadiza y en ella participa Victoria Bergsman de The Concretes. La canción ha salido en single


y este es el video

Player que sonó hasta el 11 de agosto

El player que pudiste escuchar antes de este último encabezado por Sebastian Schuller, se componia de las siguientes canciones:

-Peter,Bjorn and John "Young Folks" -yousendit-
-Peter,Bjorn and John "Far away, by me side" -mp3-

-Tobias Fröberg "What are you gonna do part I" -mp3-
-Tobias Fröberg "See what we do to us" -mp3-

-Prototypes "Je ne te connais pas" -zip-

-Lily Allen "LDN" -yousendit-
-Lily Allen "Oh my god (Kaiser Chiefs COVER)" -yousendit-

-Etienne Daho y Charlotte Gainsbourg "If" -yousendit-

miércoles, 16 de agosto de 2006

The Mars Patrol -reviews



1. Are You With Me? *
2. Turn It Around
3. The Kiss Goodnight *
4. Crying Your Heart Out
5. I Still Want You *
6. Can I Have You?
7. One Man's Greed

*MySpace
Web

FFRUK.com (England, UK)
An amazing transformation has happened with the Mars Patrol. They´ve got from an acoustic duo to an electric four piece. They were great as an acoustic band but going electric will be the making of this band. I can really see this band being signed in the not too distant future. This mini album has some great songs on it including the opening number ´Are You With Me?´. Just listen to the other numbers such as ´The Kiss Goodnight´, ´Can I Have You?´ and ´Crying Your Heart Out´. Going electric has certainly added something to Davina Divine´s voice - her voice is certainly pleasant to listen to and she delivers her words with so much passion. Ross Nelson, Stephen Parker and Stuart Spence certainly compliment Davina´s voice. This Pop/Rock outfit have been the best thing I´ve heard in a long time coming out of Scotland. Maybe these are the new Cranberries? Only time will tell! 10/10



OCEAN VIEW PRESS.com (Boston, MA)
The Mars Patrol are from Edinburgh, Scotland. The Mars Patrol are a female fronted rock band. The Mars Patrol have just released their new CD and The Mars Patrol have hit a home run with it. Clocking in at 21 minutes and 34 seconds, this 7-song e.p. kicks into high gear from the beginning. With their can't-miss formula of smooth as ice production and Davina Divine's sexy singing style, it's easy to see why this Scottish quartet has a rather impressive following, not just in their homeland, but worldwide. Along with Davina Divine, the band is rounded out by guitarist Ross Nelson (drums on the e.p.), bassist Stephen Parker and drummer Stuart Spence.

"Are You With Me" opens up with the title track followed by Turn It Around andThe Kiss Goodnight. The album slows down with Crying Your Heart Out and I Still Want You. Not in quality, but rather in terms of tempo. As Divina sings "I still want you to know me/ I still want you to hold me", you can feel the convincing emotion and desperation in her voice. The pace speeds up once again with Can I Have You and the final track One Man's Greed.

This album, as well as the band, are examples of how more artists should approach their fanbase. Straight forward Pop/Rock with no over indulgance on their part. In my opinion, this is the "8 ball corner pocket" of CD's and anyone who enjoys the kind of music that you continually replay, then this is definitely the CD for you. Become a fan today!

Anechoic "Time and a half"



Web
MySpace

Tanto escuchar "Time and a half", que me ha acabado gustando bastante. Debido a que hemos puesto todas sus descargas gratis, debiamos poner también el video de esta canción. A mi no me ha hecho mucho, quizá el Making off me explique algo más y le dé algo más de sentido.

-Video "Time and a half"

Well here it is - the video for the single featuring Rob in all his carrot topped splendour! Time & A Half is taken from our mini-album This Is How It Is which is digitally released on August 21st and gets a physical release on September 4th.



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-Video "Making of-Time and a half"

Here is a chance to see what went on behind the scenes during the shooting of the video for Time & A Half, with a full explanation of the why a carrot and a rabbit!!



---------
-Remix "Time and a half"

This time we have a brand new remix of Time & A Half for your perusal. Our very own Rob Leach has taken on remix duties just for you!

-Link-


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viernes, 11 de agosto de 2006

Ecopop 06




WEB

18 DE AGOSTO. .
Apertura de puertas 20.00 hs. Comienzo: 21.00 hs.

- DELUXE
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- PANORAMA
- SEINE
- STANDARD
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19 DE AGOSTO.
Apertura de puertas 20.00 hs. Comienzo: 21.00 hs.

- ANTONIO VEGA
- BURNING
- LOBOS NEGROS
- SOUL TELLERS
- MARCO R. WAGNER más dj. ORDOVÁS


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miércoles, 9 de agosto de 2006

As tall as lions


Indie / Ambient / Rock
Long Island, United States

Web
MySpace
Purevolume

Componentes: Dan, Saen, Cliff, and Julio

British influenced contemporary indie rock. They harness the creativity of 70's rock, the lush tones of ambient pop, and the passion of '80s groups such as The Smiths. SmartPunk

Discografia:

-Lafcadio (2004)(Triple Crown Records)
1. Break Blossom
2. 96 Heartbeats
3. Silhouettes / Silhouetting
4. Carousel, The -mp3-
5. Acrobat
6. Why We Cry At Movies
7. If I'm Not Out Burning
8. My Glowing Morning Dreams
9. Ghost In Drag, A
10. Blowing Out A Wish
11. Goodnite, Noises Everywhere
(BestBuy)
-Deep Sleeper -mp3- (Tema incluido en la edición japonesa)


-As tall as lions (8-8-2006)(Triple Crown Records)



1. Stab City
2. Summer
3. A Break A Pause
4. Love Love Love (Love Love) +
5. Ghosts of York + -mp3-
6. Milk and Honey
7. Be Here Now
8. Kickin' Myself
9. Mariah
10. Maybe I'm Just Tired
(SmartPunk)

+Escúchalas en Purevolume
Ahora puedes escuchar el disco en AbsolutPunk aqui

Don't miss "Love Love Love (Love Love)," which has a soulful Jeff Buckley "Everybody Here Wants You" vibe.-Stereogum


Love Love Love (Love Love) (lyrics)
Have I
ever told you before
I think you're beautiful when
you're sleeping?
I have faith you watch me in
my slumber, too.
If I'm
all that you're looking for,
tell me,
why is there a river streaming
down your face?
Sometimes makes me wonder
all about your
love.

After some time
it's something i find true. Love's
not a grave, it won't decay
on you.
Too many days I was afraid
of love.

What
if nothing is just that and
suffering's the only thing we're good
at?
Dreaming, picture that
a whole world in a slumber.
But don't get
too attatched to the living,
even every single memory's
fleeting.
That's a fact, being torn
asunder.
But to my suprise, no reason
why, one day i woke
up and realized.

Give it to me,
love. I'll keep you in my focus
with love and affection.


Ghosts of York (lyrics)
I know
we're all souls just
trying to connect with
someone, but we're all
left searching on our own.

Tell me that you could hear it,
three taps under the floorboard.
Don't say i'm losing it,
maybe you're deaf.
Could have sworn
that I locked
all these windows fairly tight.
Shut the door,
hear a knock.
She starts turning off the lights.

And from the corner of my eye
I saw you dressed all in white,
I saw you pass right by.
But maybe I had too much wine.
I hope you come back tonite,
you never said good-bye.

Tell me that you could see it,
a ghost who's skin is porcelain.
Don't say i'm losing it,
maybe you're blind.
Saw her walk
thru a wall,
turn her head and look to me.
In a York hotel hall
I am falling to my knees.

Softly, as your dress
flows, you say that you're alone.
But I know I can't leave you
lonely and on
your own.

La Rocca


Rock / Alternative
Ireland

Una de mis canciones favoritas,de lo escuchado hasta ahora, era "Sing Song Sung", ayer salió su album The Truth.

Web
MySpace

Componentes:
Bjorn Baillie - vocals, guitar ::
Simon Baillie - vocals, bass ::
Nick Haworth - vocals, keys, guitar ::
Alan Redmond - drums

Lo que cuentan ellos en su MySpace:
So how do 4 Irish boys end up playing rock n' roll in Los Angeles, preparing to cut their first long-player on Sunset Blvd, far from the dirty streets of Dublin? We can tell you it's a long and winding road that brought us here. 4 devils in the city of angels. The Irish have a history with the Americans, and we want to be part of that history. Hailing from Dublin city, we are a 4 piece rock 'n roll band. We have our own thing going on, something special. Unique, fresh, exciting. Classic in a sense. But more. College friends Nick and Alan met Bjorn, and later his brother Simon, in Cardiff, and what started as a drunken jam ended up here, 3 years later. It's only apt that we took our name from a favoured watering hole, the La Rocca cocktail bar, you'll understand why once you meet us.

In mid-2005 we signed our first record deal with Dangerbird Records, situated in the heart of happening Silverlake. Chrysalis Publishing USA became our close friends this year too, so it is only right that we should pack our duffle bags and set up camp in the USA. We've just recorded an album with Mr. Tony Hoffer (Beck, Air, Supergrass, Belle & Sebastian) and can't wait to be travelling the world playing it to people this year. We look forward to giving you something original and inspiring when we meet.

Discografia:
-Sing Song Sung EP (Feb 2006)



1. Sing Song Sung -mp3-
2. Sketches (20 Something Life)
3. Home
4. Cambodia

-The Truth (Ag 2006)



1. Sketches (Twenty Something Life)
2. If You Need The Morning
3. This Life -mp3-
4. The Truth
5. Goodnight
6. Some You Give Away
7. Sing Song Sung
8. Eyes While Open
9. Cats
10. Non Believer
11. Capitol Pill

Puedes escuchar el disco ahora en TheBooth , los títulos de las canciones son los que lees arriba, lo digo porque algunos en TheBooth están cambiados.

Johnny Marr se une a Modest Mouse

De los Smiths a Modest Mouse
Johnny Marr se convierte en miembro de la banda norteamericana

Johnny Marr e Isaac Brock estuvieron trabajando en las nuevas composiciones que pasarían a formar parte de la próxima entrega de Modest Mouse.
Brock comentó a Rolling Stone que el que fuera miembro de los Smiths se incorporará también a la próxima gira del grupo.Aún no hay fecha de lanzamiento para la continuación de Good News For People Who Love Bad News (04), cuyo título provisional es We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.-Muzikalia
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Johnny Marr Joins Modest Mouse
by Staff 08.04.2006

For the first time in over 15 years seminial British guitarist Johnny Marr is now a full-time member of a band he didn't form. According to a recent Rolling Stone interview with Modest Mouse singer Isaac Brock, Marr is now "not pretty much. He's a full blown member of the band [Modest Mouse]. It's really fuckin' nice."
Previously it had been reported that Marr was merely involved in the recording of the album, however this is the first confirmation that he will be touring with the band as well.
"He made a cautious commitment to write and record with us, and then the tighter we got, he was like, 'okay, let's tour too,", Brock said.
The Seattle outfit's forthcoming album We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank was recorded in Mississippi and produced by Dennis Heering (Good News For People Who Love Bad News), it's due in stores this fall.
It is not clear what this will mean for Marr's 2nd Healers album which he is said to have been currently recording. -FilterMagazine-

Ok Go -Videos


Rock
United States

Web
MySpace

Supe de ellos cuando escuché "Get over it" de su primer trabajo Ok Go. Este año han editado su segundo CD "Oh No" del cual han hecho ya varios videos. El último es el de "Here it goes again", donde repiten la fórmula de su "A million ways" donde bailaban y del que hicieron un concurso. Puedes ver a fans imitando ese video, y es la razón de este post.


Componentes:
Damian Kulash
Tim Nordwind
Dan Konopka
Andy "Rusty" Ross

Discografia:
-Ok Go (2002)

-OH NO (2006)



1. Invincible




2. Do What You Want





3. Here It Goes Again




4. A Good Idea At The Time
5. Oh Lately It's So Quiet
6. It's A Disaster

7. A Million Ways



8. No Sign Of Life
9. Let It Rain
10. Crash The Party
11. Television, Television
12. Maybe, This Time
13. The House Wins
14. 9027 Km


Amazon.com
On its self-titled 2002 debut, OK Go nailed the two things every decent power-pop band needs--deadly looks and deadly hooks--to deliver the knock-out hit "Get Over It." Its follow up, produced by Tore Johansson (Franz Ferdinand, the Cardigans) and recorded in Malmöö, Sweden, offers more of the same. Much more. The Chicago quartet can't seem to move through its record collection fast enough, piling on the Beach Boys harmonies, Cars synthesizer squelches and Queen-inspired fanfare on breakneck songs like "Here It Goes Again" and "Crash The Party." Without any pauses for breath or quiet contemplation, it's frankly almost too much to take in one sitting. Then again, it can't be easy trying to cram the entire history of pop in just under an hour. --Aidin Vaziri

Funky Nashville



Funk / Rock / Southern Rock
Denmark

Web
MySpace

Componentes:
Sverre Stein Nielsen - lead vocals and acoustic guitar.
Mads Mazanti - bass and vocals.
Thomas Engelhardt - guitars and vocals.

On live gigs: Caspar Quorning - drums


Biografia recogida en su web:

The three members of Funky Nashville started playing together in 1997 in a band called Weatherbeat. Under this name they released a few EP's, had a couple of songs with massive airplay, and toured around Denmark playing festival- and club gigs. Despite the success the band never got to release an actual album, and Weatherbeat came to an end in 2000.

In 2001 Mazanti, Engelhardt and Nielsen got together again, and inspired from different journeys all over the world, they wrote a whole lot of new songs with a new sound and new energy - more attentive than ever. Funky Nashville was born.

In 2003 Funky Nashville released their first album, "A Good Day to Drive".

In 2004/2005 Funky Nashville had two songs on the soundtrack of German movie "Männer Wie Wir", and one song on the soundtrack of American movie "The Long Weekend". Furthermore they had a music video on the Samsung D500 cell phone.

Discografia:
-HITCH A RIDE (2006)


1. Hitch A Ride -mp3-
2. Gone Away
3. Mexican Stars *
4. Ain't No Cowboy *
5. California Mansion Girl
6. El Paso Bound *
7. Red River
8. My Corazon *
9. La Luna -mp3-
10. Eerie Old Town *
11. Love
12. Everything We Do
13. Searching For Love
14. The Witch Queen Of New Orleans (Remix)

*mp3 aqui y tambien mp3 de su anterior trabajo "A Good Day to Drive" como por ejemplo una version de "I will survive"(mp3)

Releases
July 2005: "Hitch a Ride" the album is released in USA thanks to 215music.

April 2006: "Hitch a Ride" the album is released in Denmark.

March 2006: "Hitch a Ride" the second single is released in Denmark.

November 2005: "La Luna" the first single of the coming album is released in Denmark.

October 2004: "A Good Day to Drive", is released in Germany on ZYX.

October 2003: "A Good Day to Drive", the first ever Funky Nashville album, is released in Denmark on Iceberg Records.

June 2003: The second single, "Searching For Love", is released on Iceberg Records.

April 2003: "Everything We Do"(mp3), the first ever Funky Nashville single and video, are released on Tractor Music.


Video:
-EVerything we do

Everstrong - Album Preview (Track5- Soldiers )

Esta semana escucha "Soldiers" del album de Everstrong "Hello again" en su MySpace.

Post sobre ellos aqui.

miércoles, 2 de agosto de 2006

Gerald Starkie "Drawbridge"

Lo hemos descubierto gracias a Bauer (banda mencionada en este blog un par de veces)

A great singer/Songwriter......very under rated...Check out his debut solo album...-Bauer-


Alternative / Indie / Other

United Kingdom

Biografia recogida en su MySpace:

Gerard Starkie is one of the finest singers in England. That might sound like pure rhetoric but the evidence has long been evident from the two magnificent albums that Starkie recorded with his former band, Witness. Those records Before the Calm in 1999 and Under a Sun in 2001 received the most extraordinary critical applause, some of which was especially reserved for Starkies own performances. The Times newspaper, for instance, claimed that Starkies vocals are imbued with that nebulous quality of soul fragile, sensitive and exuding a dignified stoicism doubtless born of experience while Q magazines review of Under a Sun stated that almost overburdened by yearning melodies, chief Witness Gerard Starkie sings about lifes travails in aching tones reminiscent of REMs Michael Stipe. Witness were always a band that was meant to be. Even back in 1999 Uncut magazine was claiming that this time next year Witness will be a leading contender for best album of the year. Frustratingly, things didnt work out that way. Formed in Wigan during April 1997, the band moved to Bristol following the release of Before the Calm three years later. In addition to formidable reviews, the album also found favour with the public on the back of a rising live reputation for the band, Before the Calm made the UK charts in the summer of 1999. It was after the release of the second Witness album, however, that the band quit Island Records. Despite phenomenal reviews, the album stubbornly refused to realise its heightened commercial expectations. By the start of 2004 the band decided on a different direction, with Gerard Starkie now working as a solo artist. The band didn't split acrimoniously and there were no bust ups. Dylan Keeton (bass) is still heavily involved in what I'm doing now. Going solo doesn't mean I'll be playing with a bass drum strapped to my back and cymbals on my knees, says Starkie. The new Gerard Starkie will be publicly unveiled with a series of live gigs in the near future. He has also been working on a set of new songs that have recently been mastered and will be released very soon. Witness used to work democratically. It's a much more single-minded process now. Obviously that's going to have an effect, he says. I've also been working songs on a computer rather than just an acoustic guitar and again, that alters the flavour but, at the end of the day, it's still me writing the songs, so don't expect a hip hop album.

**LATEST NEWS**
The new album is now finally available. The album is called Drawbridge.

To thank the fans who have stayed with him all this time Gerard has decided to give the album away free. It can be downloaded in its entirety below:
1. Password
2. Enemies
3. The Script
4. Fool Song ..1
5. Mind Your Head
6. The Recovery
7. Wrong Song
8. The Pretend Song
9. Mountain Of Pigs
10. Ghostwriter
11. Over And Out

Album cover
Album back cover

Keep an eye on this site for details of upcoming gigs and a brand new track to be released in the shops at the end of October.

Sebastien Schuller


Indie

Philadelphia; Paris, France

Biografia recogida en su Web :
Sébastien Schuller is incontestably an artist who takes you by surprise.
Sébastien Schuller is a classically trained percussionist who became an accomplished and eclectic multi-instrumentalist over the years, composing and interpreting his own work, backed by a few hand picked friends, including Paul Hanford (Brothers in Sound, Sancho). A thirtysomething from Les Yvelines in the Parisian suburbs, Sébastien Schuller thrives on enhancing sounds of acoustic and natural resonance with touches of electronica. Throughout the album, which balances tantric instrumentals with tinges of pop you can almost dance to, a thread of tortuous and contrasting emotions is unravelled. The mood is predominantly melancholic, but, as in life, there is a constant undercurrent of hope.
Dreams can sometimes become reality, even though ghosts of the past inevitably haunt the present.
The more you listen to "Happiness", the further you will be drawn into its playful secrets : the vocals tease the listener with a game of hide and seek, first concealing themselves behind the filters of machines, then suddenly being revealed, raw and bare, before retreating again to let the atmospheric music speak for itself.
In short, there is one theme which perseveres throughout the album which is as rich as it is diverse: that of a love for the sounds and melodies so strong it's almost tangible.

Or maybe it is just the constant strive for perfectionism and the pursuit of happiness which is a never-ending quest.

Sébastien juste made the soundtrack for the movie Un jour d'été, watch the trailer here. The movie won the Best European Movie award from Avignon-New-York festival .

Discografia:

-Happiness (Oct 2005-catalogue-records (fr), Sept 2006 minty fresh (us) )

Disque : 1
1. 1978
2. Weeping Willow
3. Sleeping Song
4. Wolf
5. Ride Along The Cliff
6. Where We Had Never Gone
7. Tears Coming Home -mp3 zip-
8. Edward'S Hand
9. Donkey Boy
10. Alone You Walk
11. Le Dernier Jour


Disque : 2
1. Funeral Harmony
2. Young
3. Electroshead

Web
MySpace


Video:
-Weeping Willow

Get this video and more at MySpace.com

martes, 1 de agosto de 2006

Spitti Politti



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Formed in 1978 in Leeds, England, Scritti Politti is primarily a musical vehicle for singer-songwriter Green Gartside (real name Paul Julian Strohmeyer) (b. 22 June 1955, Cardiff, Wales). Initially a left-wing-inspired post-punk British rock group, Scritti Politti developed into a more mainstream pop music project in the early to mid-1980s, enjoying significant success in the music charts in the U.K. and U.S. The group's most successful album, 1985's Cupid & Psyche '85, was innovative in its early use of the techniques of sampling and MIDI sequencing and produced hit singles including The Word Girl, Wood Beez and Absolute. Following this period of fame, Gartside became disillusioned with the music industry and retired to the South Wales of his childhood for nearly a decade. He returned to music-making in the late 1990s, releasing two critically-acclaimed albums in 1999 and 2006.

Gartside is known for his distinctive vocal style; he was described by one critic as having "a voice that's eternally 14 years old".

Ultimo disco:



"White Bread, Black Beer " (2006)
01. The Boom Boom Bap
02. No Fine Lines
03. Show In Sun
04.Cooking
05.Throw -mp3-
06.Dr. Abernathy
07. After Six
08.Petrococadollar
09. Eleventh Nuts
10. Window Wide Open
11. Road To No Regret
12. Locked
13. Mrs. Hughes
14. Robin Hood

With the release of White Bread Black Beer, the first Scritti Politti offering in seven years, Green Gartside experiments with lush Beach Boys-style harmonies and Beatles-esque melodies, subtly subverting them with touches of hip hop and reggae. Gartside once again offers instantly embraceable, pure-pop pleasure. If you plunge beneath these shimmering surfaces, however, you'll discover greater challenges and richer rewards--reservoirs of feeling and layers of meaning residing within Gartside's carefully arranged lyrics. Amazon.com

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Spitti Politti por SinnamonRecords.com :

" EARLY" álbum
Ref: sincd 76

“Early” (Rough Trade/ Sinnamon Records, 05) recoge los singles, eps y las ‘Peel Sessions’ grabadas entre 1978 y 1981 por Scritti Politti y editadas por Rough Trade. La primera época, la más cercana al post-punk y la más experimental, del grupo liderado por el siempre genial Green Gartside.

Formados en 1978 en Londres por un por entonces casi adolescente Green Gartside, en su larga trayectoria Scritti Politti han atravesado etapas muy distintas, han sufrido diversos cambios de formación y han tomado distintos rumbos estilísticos. Las únicas constantes, el talento de Gartside y su gusto por la experimentación.

En la formación original se encontraban junto a Gartside el bajista Neil Jinks – a quien conoció a los catorce años en la joven liga comunista de South Wales- y el batería Nial Jinks, compañero de estudios en la escuela de arte de Leeds. En el verano del 78 los tres se trasladan a Londres y ponen en marcha el grupo. Tres meses más tarde se auto editan su primer single, ‘Skank Bloc Bologna’. Una grabación completamente artesanal que llevaba al límite la máxima del ‘do it yourself’ del punk (incluso se encargaron de pintar a mano las portadas de todos los discos) y del que lograron vender 2.500 copias en los circuitos alternativos.

El fichaje por Rough Trade en el 79 vino seguido de una rápida sucesión de singles y eps además de la reedición de ‘Skank Bloc Bologna’ del que se llegaron a vender 15.000 copias. Pertenecen a esa primera época el ep ‘4 A-Sides’ y la edición de un single que recogía su segunda Peel Session. Ahora Rough Trade ha decidido reeditar esos primeros eps de la mítica banda en un recopilatorio, “Early” (Rough Trade/ Sinnamon Records, 05), que reúne lo mejor de la etapa más experimental y transgresora de la banda. Influidos por la convulsa escena musical londinense de finales de los setenta, sus primeras grabaciones recogen el espíritu rompedor del post punk en una amalgama en la que confluyen desde el reggae a los polirritmos del afro beat. Cambios abruptos, melodías discordantes atemperadas por la dulce voz de Gartside. Un sonido propio tan incómodo como sugestivo y excitante con el que se convirtieron en una de las bandas más aclamadas del underground londinense. Tras una gira por Inglaterra acompañando a Gang of Four y Joy Division, Gartside decidió tomarse un año sabático para recuperar fuerzas (siente pánico escénico y los conciertos para él son una tortura) para volver en el 81 con un nuevo single ‘The Sweetest Girl’ también recogido en “Early”. Un single que supondría el fin de la etapa más oscura y comprometida de la banda. En años sucesivos Gartside tendería hacia sonidos más pop y Scritti Politti se convertiría en un nombre habitual en las listas de ventas inglesas y americanas.
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SCRITTI POLITTI: segunda juventud
Por fin llega el fabuloso regreso de Scritti Politti, “White Bread, Black Beer” (Rough Trade/ Sinnamon Records, 06). Gartside tomando el pulso a la actualidad musical con su pop lánguido y arrebatado, en una forma inmejorable. Además, te presentamos un reportaje sobre la grabación del disco, de la mano una entrevista en profundidad con el autor de “Cupid & Psyche 85” (85). Sumérgete en su sofisticado universo y descubre las incógnitas de su nuevo trabajo antes que nadie.

" White Bread Black Beer " álbum (2006)
Ref: sincd 180

Proveedor del pop más coqueto de los ochenta pero también del post-punk más amateur, Green Gartside es toda una leyenda del indie heterodoxo. Con su grupo Scritti Politti, hacía 7 años que no grababa nada, 24 que no lo hacía en Rough Trade y 26 que no actuaba en directo. Ahora vuelve a los escenarios y entrega “White Bread Black Beer” (Rough Trade/ Sinnamon Records, 06) un disco para archivar junto al sutil drama de Eyeless In Gaza y The Blue Nile.

Entrados los ochenta, John Peel se enamoró de los esqueléticos singles de Scritti Politti, la banda que se decantó por el punk cuando vio actuar a Sex Pistols en 1977. Gartside pronto se dio cuenta de que aquello no llevaba a ningún lado, incluso tuvo que dejar de actuar en directo cuando le dio un ataque de pánico en su gira junto a Gang Of Four. De repente comenzó a fijarse en Quincy Jones, pero se excedió tomándole las medidas al synth-pop sofisticado y de los squats de Camden Town pasó a ser una estrella de la MTV reinando en Nueva York. Desde aquella ciudad, donde llegó a trabajar con Arif Mardin, se convirtió en el reflejo del r&b que estaba por llegar. Incluso Miles Davis versionó su ‘Perfect Way’. Pero la fama cuesta, y ése es un concepto que Gartside nunca ha entendido. Él odiaba las entrevistas y los viajes. Convertirse en una estrella del pop no entraba en sus planes y significó para él algo destructivo e indigno. El éxito le había helado la sangre.
Scritti Politti siempre han sido una banda muy singular y positivamente irregular. Han facturado pop cuasiperfecto pero también lo-fi con interrogantes, funk cristalino, reggae subversivo y hasta transparentes reconstrucciones de soul dadá. Su discografía se ha visto atravesada por múltiples cambios de formación pero atesora perlas como "Cupid & Psyche" (85), brillante opus repleto de dulces falsetes, y dardos como los de su primer epé ("Skank Bloc Bologna”, 78), "Songs To Remember" (82), "Provision" (88) y "Anomie & Bonhomie's" (99), en el que colaboraron con Mos Def.
A sus 50 años, parece que hoy a Green todo le va bien. Gramsci, Derrida y todos los aledaños para-musicales ya quedan muy atrás en el tiempo. Acaba de contraer matrimonio aunque dice haberse enamorado irremediablemente de Sufjan Stevens. Asimismo, sigue escuchando a Kraftwerk y a The Beach Boys y compone canciones sin parar. Por suerte ahora nos entrega 14 nuevos temas de esos que ha decidido no dejar en la guantera. “White Bread Black Beer” lo ha grabado él sólo, en su casa, aburrido pero feliz, sin necesidad de expertos, ni de ninguna dinámica. El álbum respira gracias a un marchito urban pop que tiñe las canciones con delicados retales de soul y hip-hop. El listado de temas vuelve a mezclar socialismo con placeres y problemas de pareja (bajo un prisma menos dramático que aquel con el que disertaba sobre las relaciones entre lenguaje y vida), y engarza medios tiempos confesionales a media luz con intrincados pespuntes de urban pop. Incluso hay lugar para la épica asombrosa de ‘Dr. Abernathy’. Aún encontramos escepticismo en sus canciones, esa distancia que empapa todos sus trabajos, pero aquí hay menos misantropía que nunca. Bienvenido, Mr. Gartside.