Sunday, August 16, 2009
These Are My Twisted Words - Radiohead
Released :17 August (leaked 11 August)
Length:5:38
Another song taken from the post- In Rainbows sessions. The song isn't quite your regular Radiohead track. The vocals don't come in until the 3min mark and the tempo remains pretty constant through out. Nonetheless the band proves they are still at their majestic peak. The way the guitars dance around each other is simply stunning.
New Moon Rising - Wolfmother
Wolfmother have returned with another new song. This time fans have got their first taste of their forthcoming album Cosmic Egg coming out in October. New Moon Rising is very much a return to form for the band after a rather poor response to Back 'Round. The guitar work is more prominent and the drumming really gets the feet moving. Lets hope there's much more of this on the new album.
Kasabian, Jet and Aerosmith Frontman under the weather
There seems to be something going around the world of rock n roll.
British rockers Kasabian are down under at the moment doing some promotional work. Unfortunately frontman Tom Meighman has gone down with swine flu like symptoms and has been admitted to hospital in Sydney. Subsequently the rest of the band has been quarantined in their hotel rooms. There was a special acoustic show scheduled on Wednesday night which had to be cancelled. Guitarist Serge did talk with Triple J. The interview can be downloaded here
Jet frontman Nic Cester has been rushed to hospital after collapsing onstage at a gig at The Hard Rock Café in London.The singer first collapsed after performing only two songs, however then got straight back up joking that he must have swine flu. Three songs later Cester collapsed for a second time and was then taken from the stage and rushed to hospital. Jet's 3rd album Shaka Rock will be released on 25th August.
Rock band Aerosmith have called off the remainder of their summer tour in the wake of singer Steven Tyler's on-stage accident last week. Aerosmith had been scheduled to tour Canada and the US until 16 September. Tyler suffered head and shoulder injuries after falling off stage at a concert in South Dakota. He was subsequently airlifted to hospital before travelling to Boston to consult with his own doctors.
British rockers Kasabian are down under at the moment doing some promotional work. Unfortunately frontman Tom Meighman has gone down with swine flu like symptoms and has been admitted to hospital in Sydney. Subsequently the rest of the band has been quarantined in their hotel rooms. There was a special acoustic show scheduled on Wednesday night which had to be cancelled. Guitarist Serge did talk with Triple J. The interview can be downloaded here
Jet frontman Nic Cester has been rushed to hospital after collapsing onstage at a gig at The Hard Rock Café in London.The singer first collapsed after performing only two songs, however then got straight back up joking that he must have swine flu. Three songs later Cester collapsed for a second time and was then taken from the stage and rushed to hospital. Jet's 3rd album Shaka Rock will be released on 25th August.
Rock band Aerosmith have called off the remainder of their summer tour in the wake of singer Steven Tyler's on-stage accident last week. Aerosmith had been scheduled to tour Canada and the US until 16 September. Tyler suffered head and shoulder injuries after falling off stage at a concert in South Dakota. He was subsequently airlifted to hospital before travelling to Boston to consult with his own doctors.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Wonder - Lisa Mitchell
Released : July 31 2009
Label:Scorpio Music
Personnel: Lisa Mitchell (singer/songwriter)
Dann Hume (producer)
Former Australian Idol finalist (this will be the first and last reference to that show on this blog) Lisa Mitchell has dropped her highly anticipated debut album after an extensive stint over in London working with some of the most respected songwriters and producers. To date the Victorian singer-songwriter has released two highly acclaimed EP's which has included hits like Incomplete Lullaby and Neopolitan Dreams, the latter being one of the many highlights on this lush sweet album. The cute factor runs off the meter right from the opening moments which has Lisa seemingly walking down a path singing to herself. The stand out tracks are peppered throughout the albums with radio-hits Stevie and Coin Laundry giving the album a more sensible pop feel. Listening to this album I can't help but draw comparisons between Lisa and English folk pop sensation Laura Marling, who in 2008 released her debut Alas I Cannot Swim at a similar age as Lisa. Both girls possess stunning voices but Laura's musicianship is far superior making her record more enjoyable and interesting even after dozens of listens. It doesn't help either that Lisa carries the same tone and attitude through the entire record which is about 5 tracks too long (referring to the Special Australian 15 track edition). With these songs she could of made 3 brilliant 5 tracks EP's instead of a full length. Nonetheless Lisa now has enough songs in her repatoire to put on some great shows.
The deluxe edition of the album comes with 4 excellent demos. The iTunes version has yet another 3 demos.
Rating : 7.5/10
Grohl + Homme + Led Zep; Michael Jackson This Is It Movie; Wolfmother Album Details; No More Radiohead Albums - 12/08
It has been a little while since I updated everyone on music news. So here is all the biggest news from the last few days.
First up is an update on the rumours flying around in early July about Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, Queens of the Stone Age songwriter Josh Homme and legendary Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones collaborating together in a new supergroup. It was all confirmed last week when the trio announced themselves under the name of Them Crooked Vultures. They have set up the essentials for every 21st century rock band with a new website and Twitter page. Furthermore the band played their debut gig in Chicago on the 9th. Hitting the stage after midnight Grohl got behind the drums, Homme played guitar and unsurprisingly Jones was on bass and keys. They ripped through 12 songs which they recorded together in Los Angeles in July. Below is a sample of the new band's music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qR59OKj0CI
Last weekend a LA court gave the greenlight to producers of Michael Jackson's This Is It tour to release a film created from the hundreds of hours of footage that was captured during rehearsals for the singer's cancelled London shows. The movies will be released into cinemas around the world on October 28. Some of the footage captured in the Staples Center will be shown in 3D and the entire film will be reviewed by the Jackson family and associates, ensuring that in no part of the film is Jackson portrayed in a negative light.
Aussie rockers Wolfmother have set a release date for their 2nd album. The band which now only includes one of its original members will be drop the follow up to their self-titled debut on October 12. The album titled Cosmic Egg will have 12 tracks including the first official single off the record New Moon Rising which will be released on October 5. The only taste of the re-shaped band fans have had so far has been the track Back 'Round which will not feature on the album. There are also strong rumours that Guns N Roses guitarist Slash will be on the album.
In Rainbows may just be the final Radiohead album we ever hear. Despite having spent the last few months in the studio with long time producer Nigel Godrich, the band apparently have no intentions of releasing a new LP anytime soon. In a recent interview Thom Yorke commented that 'we can't possibly dive into that(album releasing) again. It'll kill us." Instead the band will plan bring out singles and EP's. Nothing is certain at this time but what is certain is that in two weeks time the band will headline the Reading & Leeds Festival in the UK, which boasts one of the, if not THE best line ups for any festival anywhere in the world this year. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_and_Leeds_Festivals_line-ups#2009
First up is an update on the rumours flying around in early July about Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, Queens of the Stone Age songwriter Josh Homme and legendary Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones collaborating together in a new supergroup. It was all confirmed last week when the trio announced themselves under the name of Them Crooked Vultures. They have set up the essentials for every 21st century rock band with a new website and Twitter page. Furthermore the band played their debut gig in Chicago on the 9th. Hitting the stage after midnight Grohl got behind the drums, Homme played guitar and unsurprisingly Jones was on bass and keys. They ripped through 12 songs which they recorded together in Los Angeles in July. Below is a sample of the new band's music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qR59OKj0CI
Last weekend a LA court gave the greenlight to producers of Michael Jackson's This Is It tour to release a film created from the hundreds of hours of footage that was captured during rehearsals for the singer's cancelled London shows. The movies will be released into cinemas around the world on October 28. Some of the footage captured in the Staples Center will be shown in 3D and the entire film will be reviewed by the Jackson family and associates, ensuring that in no part of the film is Jackson portrayed in a negative light.
Aussie rockers Wolfmother have set a release date for their 2nd album. The band which now only includes one of its original members will be drop the follow up to their self-titled debut on October 12. The album titled Cosmic Egg will have 12 tracks including the first official single off the record New Moon Rising which will be released on October 5. The only taste of the re-shaped band fans have had so far has been the track Back 'Round which will not feature on the album. There are also strong rumours that Guns N Roses guitarist Slash will be on the album.
In Rainbows may just be the final Radiohead album we ever hear. Despite having spent the last few months in the studio with long time producer Nigel Godrich, the band apparently have no intentions of releasing a new LP anytime soon. In a recent interview Thom Yorke commented that 'we can't possibly dive into that(album releasing) again. It'll kill us." Instead the band will plan bring out singles and EP's. Nothing is certain at this time but what is certain is that in two weeks time the band will headline the Reading & Leeds Festival in the UK, which boasts one of the, if not THE best line ups for any festival anywhere in the world this year. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_and_Leeds_Festivals_line-ups#2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
RHCP ARE BACK
On 3rd August Red Hot Chili Pepper's drummer Chad Smith told the media that the band was planning re-banding in October to start planning out their next album after a 2 year hiatus. During this time each member has pursued their own projects. Bassist Flea has made guest appearances on several albums as well as studying Music Theory at USC for a year. On the other hand lead guitarist John Frusciante brought out his 10th solo album The Empryean back in January but did not do a tour in support of it. RHCP frontman Anthony Kiedis produced a TV series about his own life in LA. During 2009 Chad Smith was part of the rock n roll supergroup Chickenfoot along side greats like Joe Satriani and Sammy Hager. The band released an album this year which was unfortunately poorly received nonetheless the band has sold out their American Tour which will end in October.
RHCP's last album Stadium Arcadium was released in 2006 and has sold over 8 million copies worldwide. The band tour on the back of it for close to 18 months playing 140 shows the last of which was at the Leeds Festival in August 2007. At this stage there has been no official confirmation from any other members of the band or their management. Some sources close to the band claim that all 4 members are on board and are looking forward to begin writing.
RHCP's last album Stadium Arcadium was released in 2006 and has sold over 8 million copies worldwide. The band tour on the back of it for close to 18 months playing 140 shows the last of which was at the Leeds Festival in August 2007. At this stage there has been no official confirmation from any other members of the band or their management. Some sources close to the band claim that all 4 members are on board and are looking forward to begin writing.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Ready, Able - Grizzly Bear on Letterman
One of the bands of the year were invited for the second time by Letterman to appear on his Late Show and on this occassion they actually performed. The band chose to play a lesser known track off their brilliant album Veckatimest. The song sounded simply perfect with some extra musicians on stage with them. Ready, Able is one of the many highlights on Veckatimest and live on stage is sounds just as spectacular.
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