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#albumoftheday / REVIEW: Veruca Salt – Ghost Notes
review by Barnaby Thornton Reviewing this album was no easy task. I tried to be smart. I tried to be a “music journalist”. I tried every analogy under the pale green sun; sick with responsibility as I wrote my way through reawakened volcanoes and uncaptured Polaroid with too much sweetener in my veins, yet not…
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DOCUMENTARY: Majical Cloudz – A Lot of Humans [Director: Neil Corcoran]
Majical Cloudz opened for Lorde during her North American tour in 2014. Their former tour manager, Neil Corcoran, decided to accompany them on the road again but in a different capacity, as a documentary filmmaker. Previously, he’d only directed a small number of low budget videos.
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FILM REVIEW: WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? + #albumoftheday REVIEW: NINA REVISITED: A TRIBUTE TO NINA SIMONE
FILM: WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? I recently watched the compelling new documentary What Happened, Miss Simone? on Netflix for which it is their first ever original documentary. It was very well-directed by Academy Awarnd-nominated director Liz Garbus and it’s the first Nina Simone biopic ever fully supported and approved by her Estate. It begins when…
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NEWS: DURAN DURAN ANNOUNCE EARLIER RELEASE DATE FOR NEW ALBUM PAPER GODS
BY POPULAR DEMAND, BAND WILL NOW RELEASE ALBUM ONE WEEK EARLIER IN THE U.S. FOR A GLOBAL STREET DATE OF SEPTEMBER 11TH July 9th, 2015 – Burbank, CA – Multi-platinum superstars Duran Duran have announced that, due to popular demand, they will move the U.S. release date of their 14th studio album, Paper Gods, up from…
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SINGLE SPOTLIGHT: IAMX: “HAPPINESS”
IAMX is the solo moniker of Chris Corner, formerly of Sneaker Pimps. (I only mention Sneaker Pimps because they were one of my favorite bands and I still love them.) Thus far, IAMX has released five studio albums along with a live album, a remix album and a few EPs. His first release was the…
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#songoftheday / VIDEO: Echosmith and Lindsey Stirling: “BRIGHT”
“Bright” is one of my favorite songs on Echosmith’s colorful album, Talking Dreams, and this new version featuring Lindsey Stirling on violin is even better, her instrument adding a whole new layer of emotion to the already gorgeous and inspiring song. Très optimistique!
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VIDEO: Moby – “Southside” feat. Skylar Grey (Live at The Fonda, L.A.)
This is one of my favorite Moby songs and I adore Skylar Grey but her vocals are too far back in the mix here… Otherwise, I would’ve made it song of the day.
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VIDEO: DEMI LOVATO: “COOL FOR THE SUMMER”
A brisk, refreshing summer drink with lots of tiny bubbles and pure cane sugar… What more could you want in an adult beverage for passing your summer days? Demi is your body type and she wants to party — get excited!
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LYRIC VIDEO: Janet Jackson – “No Sleeep” (YES, SHE SPELLS IT “SLEEEP,” IT’S NOT A TYPO)
Leave it to Miss Jackson to give you a good reason not to sleep…
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CATCHY SONG / CLEVER VIDEO: Panic! At The Disco: “Hallelujah”
Panic! At The Disco have released a wicked awesome (hey, we’re from Boston) new song and it’s called “Hallelujah”! “Show praise with your body / Stand up / Sing hallelujah,” sings/demands frontman/preacher Brandon Urie, telling you to say your freakin’ prayers already. And it’s so very good that you might just bow down and worship…
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NEWS: NEON JUNGLE BREAK UP
Much to our surprise, Neon Jungle, the UK’s “it” girl group of 2013, has called it splitsville already. That’s right, the London quartet consisting of Shereen Cutkelvin, Jess Plummer, Asami Zdrenka and Amira McCarthy have officially broken up, this after their debut album, Welcome to the Jungle, hit No. 8 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart just…
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#songoftheday / VIDEO: PAUL SMITH AND THE IMITATIONS: “BREAK ME DOWN”
“Break Me Down” is the light, jangly and delicious new single by Paul Smith and The Imitations, Paul Smith being Maxïmo Park’s frontman. “You can break me down / Catch a plane / And I’ll meet you in the middle,” he sings joyously during the hooky chorus. It’s not the deepest song he’s ever sung,…
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NEWS: NEW ALBUM BY THE DEAD WEATHER COMING SOON
The Dead Weather’s new album is just a couple months away, folks. That’s right, the record, entitled Dodge & Burn, is set to drop this September on Jack White’s Third Man Records label. The album will include eight brand new songs along with four remastered songs that were previously released as 7″ singles via Third…
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Thank you for posting this clip. Truly one of the most astonishing perfoances I’ve ever seen. Kudos to James Cordon…