Hyper Crush is here. Straight out of Los Angeles via time travel, the three shit-faced extra terrestrials that make up the group are known simply as Donny, Preston, and Holly. Armed with fresh rhymes, funky beats, and enough neon to make you wear shades, these three will get you on the dance floor and moving. On May 1 the group released the party anthem of all time, 'The Arcade.' This monstrous album features 13 tracks of pure electro power. Hyper Crush seems to have the 'rap game on constant chokehold status with songs like 'Sex and Drugs' and 'Disco Tech.' It seems to be that once these three mad geniuses set their minds to ruling the universe at large, there is nothing standing in their way.
In Rainbows is the seventh album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead. It was first released on 10 October 2007 as a digital download (In Rainbows is no longer available as a download), followed by a standard CD release in most countries during the last week of 2007. The album was released in North America on 1 January 2008. In Rainbows was Radiohead's first release after the end of their contract with EMI and the end of the longest gap between studio albums in their career.
Tracklist: 1.15 Step 2.Bodysnatchers 3.Nude 4.Weird Fishes/Arpeggi 5.All I Need 6.Faust Arp 7.Reckoner 8.House of Cards 9.Jigsaw Falling into Place 10.Videotape
Richard Melville Hall, also known as Moby is an American DJ, songwriter, musician and singer.
Moby used to be in a punk band called the Vatican Commandos, which was formed in 1980, but abandoned punk in 1989 for electronic music. He realized his music tastes and growth were going in a different direction than his previous bands.
His first album “The Story So Far (aka Moby)” featured the single “Go”, which gained popularity in many discos, and earned a spot on the UK charts. The song is so popular that Moby still plays “Go” regularly in his sets. “Go” is a progressive track using the string line from “Laura Palmer’s Theme” from the TV drama Twin Peaks. He plays keyboard, guitar, bass guitar and drums. After eight top 40 singles in the UK in the 1990s he released the album Play, in 1999, which sold 9 million copies worldwide. His follow up albums, 18, Hotel, and Last Night sold 6 million copies and have achieved gold and platinum status in over 30 countries.
Mute released Moby’s eighth studio album, ‘Last Night’ on March 31st, following the recently released first single ‘Alice’ and the just-released second single ‘Disco Lies’.
+ See video: Moby - Alice
The first single from Moby's new album "Last Night".
+ See video: Moby - Disco Lies
The official music video for "Disco Lies" from Moby's new album "Last Night".
The official video in full. New album, 'Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends', available from June 16th in the UK. Singer Chris Martin chose it after seeing the phrase, which means “long live life,” on a painting by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, who endured polio, a broken spine, and chronic pain for decades. “She went through a lot of shit, of course, and then she started a big painting in her house that said ‘Viva la Vida,’” says Martin. “I just loved the boldness of it.” More information on the site.
Tracklist:
1.Life In Technicolor 2.Cemeteries Of London 3.Lost! 4.42 5.Lovers In Japan/Reign Of Love 6.Yes 7.Viva La Vida 8.Violet Hill 9.Strawberry Swing 10.Death And All His Friends
*The Coldplay advance that should also edit a single "or two" before the launch of the album, while not disclosing dates.
Gnarls Barkley is an American musical collaboration between multi-instrumentalist and producer Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) from New York, and rapper/vocalist Cee-Lo Green (Thomas Callaway), from Atlanta. Their first album, St. Elsewhere, was released in 2006; it and their first hit, "Crazy", were major commercial successes, and were noted for their large sales by download. The duo released their second album, The Odd Couple, in March of 2008. The Odd Couple, released digitally on March 18 and in stores March 25, 2008. Due to an early leak of the album over the internet in early March, 2008, the duo decided to push up the release from April 8. The album was released to the iTunes Store and Amazon MP3 on March 18th. 1. Charity Case 2. Who's Gonna Save My Soul 3. Going On 4. Run [I'm A Natural Disaster] 5. Would Be Killer 6. Open Book 7. Whatever 8. Surprise 9. No Time Soon 10. She Knows 11. Blind Mary 12. Neighbors 13. A Little Better
The Like formed in 2001 in Los Angeles, when best friends Charlotte Froom and Tennessee Jane Bunny Thomas met Z Berg and found the voice and songs they had been looking for. Almost immediately, the ladies began to garner local praise and attention, surprising their audiences with a complexity belying their very young years (two 15 year olds and a 16 year old at the time).
The Like transcend all the easy labels that one may be inclined to attach to them: all girl band, teenage band, LA band, etc. They simply write beautiful music, and possess an irresistible collective personality.
+ See video: The Like - June Gloom
+ See video: The Like - What I Say and What I Mean
Shout Out Louds is an indie rock band from Stockholm, Sweden. The band's original name was Luca Brasi but changed their name when they found out that another band had already used the name. All members have been friends since they were young. The band has toured extensively throughout the world in support of their debut album Howl Howl Gaff Gaff. Their second album, Our Ill Wills, has been released in Sweden and debuted in North America on September 11, 2007. They have also released several videos from their various singles, the majority of which were featured on either TV Guide's "M-Vids" or AOL's Music on Demand services. Albums: Howl Howl Gaff Gaff: 2003
Midnight Juggernauts are a Melbourne, Australia - based band, described by Rolling Stone US as "David Bowie if his Berlin Trilogy was a collaboration with Kraftwerk and Faust." consisting of Vincent Vendetta, Andy Juggernaut and Daniel Stricker. They were personally invited by French act Justice to tour North America with them in late 2007 leaving their mark at the CMJ music festival, later playing with !!!, Holy Fuck, Crystal Castles, Klaxons and label mate Surkin across the UK and Europe. Their debut album, Dystopia, was released in Australia in late 2007, with an international release with additional material to follow in April and May of 2008.
Big Face are a 5 man electro/indie/pop concoction from Glasgow, Scotland. The band was initially formed by Marvin in August 2005 as a Techno/Electronic project. He was soon joined by bassist Chet who, after Marvin, is the second most long-standing band member. After several line up changes, the band now consists of Marvin, Chet, Crag, Mr Wiggy, and D.Miller.
Their debut single “I Wanna Be A Style Crusader” was released on Kitsuné Music on 26/11/07. It features remixes by David E. Sugar and DatA.
The “I Wanna Be A Style Crusader” music video, by Louis Chang, took 9 days to film and features stop motion animation using 700 boxes with images of the band members and their instruments printed on them. The video has appeared on MTV2’s DIY Disco, alongside artists such as Foals, Chromeo, Fatboy Slim and Bloc Party.
The band’s tracks are regularly played on Pete Tong, Rob Da Bank and Vic Galloway’s BBC Radio 1 shows in addition to many other smaller radio shows.
Annie is a pop artist and DJ. Her debut album, Anniemal, was released in 2004. Annie worked again with Timo Kaukolampi, as well as fellow Norwegians Röyksopp and Richard X, who made a return to produce and co-write the track Me Plus One. Greatest Hit earned a spot in the tracklist, and the album’s second single Heartbeat was voted #1 in Pitchfork Media’s Top 50 singles of 2004 before the song was even officially released. Chewing Gum hit #11 on that same list.
In 2005 Annie won several awards for her work, including Best Pop Album and Best Newcomer at the Norwegian Alarm Awards. Annie also won the Best Newcomer award at the prestigious Spellemannsprisen, the Norwegian Grammy Awards. Annie’s February 5th performance at the Alarm Awards was one of her first ever live performances. She also toured around the world to promote Anniemal, including a brief United Kingdom tour with Saint Etienne, to whom she had sent a demo tape while still in Suitcase in 1996. Annie performed at sold out club venues in the United States in the summer of 2005, and returned to the US later that year. That same year, Annie released a compilation in the DJ-Kicks series on the !K7 label.
As a fun sidenote, her songs Chewing Gum and Heartbeat were rerecorded in the “Simlish” nonsense-language for The Sims 2: Nightlife’s danish and norwegian localizations.
Annie recently started a record label with Timo Kaukolampi called Totally.
JX (Jake Williams) was a British dance project, which found success in 1993 following a deal struck with Hooj Choons, a UK dance record label. The project was the work of Jake Williams, a DJ and remixer who remains actively involved in dance music and other projects. He currently produces original material as well as remixes under the moniker 'Rex The Dog'
He has remixed tracks by The Knife, Depeche Mode, Client, Mylo, The Prodigy, Röyksopp and Soulwax.
+ See video: Rex The Dog cooks dinner for Goldfrapp
+ See video: Rex the Dog & Punk Monkey sing The Sounds Tony The Beat
Vampire Weekend is an indie rock band from New York City, formed in 2006. Vampire Weekend came to public attention via a variety of blogs, first on the African music audioblog "Benn loxo du taccu", and then six months later on Stereogum, leading many to cite them as another example of the "blog band" phenomenon. The band is influenced by both African popular music and Western classical music. The band takes its name from a film they made together with members of the band Ra Ra Riot entitled Vampire Weekend. The film told the story of a boy named Walcott charged by an elder to dispatch a vampiric horde in Cape Cod and escape. The song "Walcott" from their debut album details the plot of the film. In 2007, their hit "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" was ranked 67th on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of the year as they toured the United Kingdom with The Shins. They were declared "The Year's Best New Band" in the March 2008 issue of Spin magazine and were the first band to ever be shot for the cover of the magazine before releasing their debut CD. Albums Vampire Weekend: 2008
Thieves Like Us are a Swedish American trio based in NYC. With a true charm, they developed a fresh, romantic aesthetic between a pop, funky, similar Hot Chip and the German Krautrock scene. As all parties seemed to be mainly soundtracked by electro and techno, they began to DJ, playing old Krautrock, Italo Disco, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Factory Records stuff, and even new hip-hop. Later on they discovered French filter house and added this to their repertoire.
+ See video: Thieves Like Us - Headlong Into Nigh (New video!)
MGMT (formerly known as The Management) is an American musical group based in Brooklyn, New York consisting of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. Originally with New York-based Cantora Records, they signed on with Columbia Records/Red Ink/Sony in 2006. On October 5, 2007, Spin.com named MGMT "Artist of the Day". On November 14, 2007 Rolling Stone pegged MGMT as a top 10 "Artist to Watch" in 2008. The band was recently named 9th in the BBC's Sound of 2008 top 10 poll.
Their debut album Oracular Spectacular debuted at number twelve on the UK album chart, and hit number one on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.
Tracklist: 1.Time to Pretend 2.Weekend Wars 3.The Youth 4.Electric Feel 5.Kids 6.4th Dimensional Transition 7.Pieces of What 8.Of Moons, Birds & Monsters 9.The Handshake 10. Future Reflections
The Shins is a United States indie rock group comprising singer, songwriter and guitarist James Russell Mercer, keyboardist/guitarist/bassist Martin Crandall, bassist/guitarist Dave Hernandez, drummer Jesse Sandoval, and Eric Johnson of the Fruit Bats. Their sound draws on several musical genres, including pop, alternative, alternative country, and folk. The Shins are based in Portland, Oregon. On November 27, 2007, the group was featured on a Darfur charity album released by Waxploitation. The album was available on iTunes for only 90 days. 100% of the profits went towards alleviating the crisis in Darfur.
Wincing the Night Away was nominated for a 2008 Grammy award in the category of Best Alternative Music Album.
The Shins collaborated together to create a t-shirt design for the Yellow Bird Project to raise money for the Nature Conservancy.
Albums When You Land Here, It's Time to Return (as Flake Music): 1997 Oh, Inverted World: 2001 Chutes Too Narrow: 2003 Wincing the Night Away: 2007
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter. Since 1998, he has recorded five albums of original music, several EPs, and numerous tracks included on compilations and film soundtracks. He is the son of Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, brother of Martha Wainwright, and half-brother of Lucy Wainwright Roche. Albums Rufus Wainwright: 1998 Poses: 2001 Want One: 2003 Want Two: 2004 Release the Stars: May 15, 2007 Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall: December 4, 2007
+++ ON TOUR +++ ABR: 30 abr 2008 20:00 - Haskolabio - Reykjavik MAI: 2 mai 2008 20:00 - Auditoio Y Centro De Congresos De Murcia - Murcia, Murcia 7 mai 2008 20:00 - Sala Cecilia Meireles - RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil 9 mai 2008 20:00 - Via Funchal - SÃO PAULO, Brazil 11 mai 2008 20:00 - Freegells - Belo Horizonte, Brazil 13 mai 2008 20:00 - Auditorio Planalto - Centro De Convencoes de Brasilia - Brasilia, Brazil 30 mai 2008 20:00 - Sevilla Territorios Festival - Seville, Sevilla 31 mai 2008 20:00 - Primavera Sound Festival - Barcelona, Barcelona JUN: 1 jun 2008 20:00 - Auditorio de Galicia - Santiago de Compostela, Coruña 3 jun 2008 20:00 - Hampton Court Palace Festival - London 4 jun 2008 20:00 - Hampton Court Palace Festival - London 7 jun 2008 20:00 - Cork Opera House - Cork City, Cork 8 jun 2008 20:00 - University Concert Hall - Limerick, Limerick 11 jun 2008 20:00 - International Arts Festival of Castilla y Leon - Salamanca, Salamanca 13 jun 2008 20:00 - Hultsfred Festival - Hultsfred 14 jun 2008 20:00 - Norwegian Wood Festival - Oslo, Oslo 28 jun 2008 20:00 - Casa Das Artes - Porto 29 jun 2008 20:00 - Casa Das Artes - Porto JUL: 5 jul 2008 20:00 - Kenwood House - London 6 jul 2008 19:00 - The Hop Farm Festival - Kent, GBR 8 jul 2008 20:00 - International Jazz Festival - Istanbul, Istanbul 18 jul 2008 20:00 - Auditorium Parco Della Musica - Rome, Roma 19 jul 2008 20:00 - Nice Jazz Festival - Nice, PACA
Kid Sister is Chicago. She makes rap music and works at a children’s clothing store slanging bibs and teething rings. Yes, her hype man J2K of Flosstradamus is her real brother, and yes that does rule. Together they took the Chi-town music scene by storm, rocking parties and causing all around dancefloor mayhem. This was followed by tours with Kanye West’s DJ A-Trak (one of her main producers and co-owner of Fool’s Gold Records). 2006 found Kid Sister selling-out shows from Chicago to Paris, including an appearance at the Pitchfork Music Festival. The media responded favorably, with features on MTV (“My Block”), Pitchfork, i-D Magazine, XLR8R, the New York Times, Billboard and the cover of URB’s “Next 1000” issue, among others.
Building on the strength of this early buzz, Kid Sister hit the studio and released two singles on Fool’s Gold (“Control” and “Pro Nails”). Frequent international touring followed throughout 2007, including an appearance at Coachella, a sold out show at SXSW, and a full US tour with her fellow labelmates. Kanye West also took notice, adding a verse to her “Pro Nails” single (which he released on his “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” mixtape) and appearing in the music video, which quickly became an MTV favorite.
+ See video: Kid Sister f. Kanye West - Pro Nails
This is the official clip for "Pro Nails," directed by Ruben Fleischer. The first video for Kid Sister and Fool's Gold.
You know Lykke Li? Her name is Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson, she is twenty-two years old, and her debut four-song EP, Little ... (more) Bit, out on her own label LL Recordings on May 6th, 2008, is an amazing introduction to an artist whose name we're pretty sure you'll be hearing all year long.
She was raised by artistic parents (her mother was a photographer, her father is a musician) and lived in Portugal for five years, and spent winters in Nepal and India. At one point, she worked as a dancer on Swedish TV shows.
She released her first album, Youth Novels on LL Recordings in the Nordic region on 4 February 2008 and it will receive a wider European release this June. The album was produced by Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John and Lasse Mårtén. It was released in the United States on 6 May 2008 (Today).
She had some success with the EP “Little Bit” in 2007. Stereogum named her an artist to watch in October 2007 and described her music as a mix of soul, electro and powdered-sugar pop.
“I'm Good, I'm Gone” - the new video directed by Mattias Montero
+ See video:
Acoustic live version with guests: Robyn, Adam & Bebban (Shout Out Louds), Daniel (The Concretes), Lars (Laakso) and Mikael (Hjalmar). Director: Ted Malmros + Christian Haag
+ See video: Lykke Li - Little Bit
The very first video from Lykke Li. Made by Mattias Montero.
Hot Chip return with new single 'One Pure Thought' on 5th May, taken from the massively acclaimed album 'Made in the Dark' released earlier this year. With it's infectious melody and frenetic refrain, 'One Pure Thought' has quickly become both a standout album track and live favourite.
VHS or Beta is a band from Louisville, Kentucky, that combines elements of rock, French house and dance-punk. Their self-released debut Le Funk found some success on the charts, but the band became better known in the wake of their 2004 release Night on Fire. In early 2007, after two and half years of touring, the band made the trek to remote Asheville, NC to record 2007's Bring on the Comets. Released in August of 2007 Bring On The Comets marked a slight change in direction towards a more straightforward pop sound; all this was achieved without sacrificing the band's trademark dance sensibility. The band's core members are guitarist/vocalist Craig Pfunder, bassist Mark Palgy, and drummer Mark Guidry. Chea Beckley has supported the band on keyboard on tour since the late 90's. Mike McGill was enlisted to play guitar on tour after Zeke Buck was kicked out of the band in 2006. In 2005 the band opened for Duran Duran on a leg of their North American tour. Albums VHS or Beta EP-Released on VHS tape only (1997) Le Funk EP (2002 · ON!) Night on Fire (Astralwerks, 2004) Bring on the Comets (Astralwerks, 2007)
The band was formed in 2001 by Chris Hathwell, Blake Miller, and Johan Boegli, when Hathwell's previous band, Festival of Dead Deer, broke up. They released their debut EP, Moving Units, on Three One G in early 2002. Their touring experience includes opening slots for Hot Hot Heat, the Pixies, and Blur. Their debut full-length album, Dangerous Dreams, was released on October 12, 2004 by Palm Pictures.
Most recently opening for Nine Inch Nails on the first half of their 2006 tour, after that, Moving Units released their second studio album, Hexes For Exes, an album more concentrated in the indie side, forgetting a bit of the funk. The album was released on Metropolis Records (who they signed with in January of 2007) and the first single, Pink Thoughts, was already released in the band's MySpace. Discography Moving Units (EP) - Palm Pictures - 2002 Available (Single) - Palm Pictures - 2003 Dangerous Dreams (LP) - Palm Pictures - 2004 Hexes For Exes - Metropolis Records - October 9, 2007
Plain White T's are a rock band, originating from Chicago, Illinois, USA. They have had most success with their song, "Hey There Delilah" charting at #1 in many countries, and in many others in the Top 5. In 2008, they received a Grammy nomination for the song.
Albums 2000 Come on Over 2002 Stop 2005 All That We Needed 2006 Every Second Counts
New Album (2008-Present) According to Billboard, the band is writing new songs. They will be recording in between festivals and shows in April - July 2008. They will be taking part in the 'Give it a Name Festival' in the UK in May. The new album is expected to be released in October - November 2008, however a single will be released before hand, to promote the album, this is expected to be released in September - October 2008.
