The View's Kyle Falconer performed a surprise acoustic gig at a Babyshambles show yesterday.
Falconer played a support slot for Pete Doherty's band at the Brixton Mass.
Introduced by Babyshambles bassist Drew McConnell, Falconer played eight songs at the intimate venue.
His set included hits 'Same Jeans', 'Wasted Little DJs', 'Superstar Tradesman' and an untitled new song.
He also performed a cover of the Oasis track 'Don't Look Back In Anger'.
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Friday, 27 June 2008
Thursday, 19 June 2008
Oasis Sign 3 Album Deal With SonyBMG
Oasis have signed a new deal in conjunction with SonyBMG and their own record label Big Brother Recordings.
Big Brother Recordings will handle the release of the band's forthcoming studio album (rumoured for a September release) in a profit share arrangement with the industry giant.
Oasis have inked a three album deal and SonyBMG will also handle the distribution and marketing of their back catalogue in all major markets worldwide.
Alex McKinlay - a member of the Oasis management team, says: "This is an imaginative and exciting arrangement which will allow Big Brother to team up with the cr�me of both the independent and major sectors worldwide to build on Oasis' already considerable international success."
"This allows the band to take advantage of all the opportunities presented by the new business models available today as well as remaining totally in control of their own destiny. We are really pleased that Sony BMG have demonstrated the foresight and courage to engage with the band in this way."
After the demise of Creation Records in the late 90s, the Gallagher's self-released their next run of albums, that were 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants', 'Heathen Chemistry' and 'Don't Believe The Truth'.
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008
Summer fling
Rap is a fickle genre. While rock fans are willing to wait while their favorite bands cut fresh material, hip-hop heads expect artists to drop mixtapes between releases to remain relevant. As for r & b singers, well, they try to keep visible by singing hooks for rappers. The result: a whole lot of people falling off the map.
The lineup for tomorrow’s annual JAM’N-94.5 Summer Jam at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield features Ray J, Rick Ross, Trey Songz, the Dream, Lloyd and some other artists who, to be blunt, may not be remembered next year at this time.
Take a look back at the past four years of Summer Jam. It’s clear that certain suckers sink, while musical sluggers graduate from opening shows to headlining tours.
SUMMER JAM SLUGGERS
Lloyd (Summer Jam ’04)
New Orleans song boy Lloyd knows how to stay on top, which is why he’s back as one of the main attractions at tomorrow’s Summer Jam. In addition to releasing two solo albums in the past two years, he’s also kept himself in the spotlight by blessing tracks for an unprecedented number of rappers, from Yung Berg and Chamillionaire to Ludacris and Young Jeezy. He must be trading notes with his hometown buddy and fellow cameo king Lil’ Wayne; reportedly the two will drop a full-length collabo CD soon.
Ray J (Summer Jam ’06)
Ray J may not be able to keep milking being Brandy’s brother, but he’s come back with the summer’s tightest bubble-gum hit so far. Five years from now “Sexy Can I” might be as memorable as Ray J’s sex tape with Hollywood do-nothing/reality TV star Kim Kardashian, but right now he has dance floors thumping. No wonder he’s back at the Tweeter tomorrow.
Kanye West (Summer Jam ’04)
As needless as it is to prop Kanye West any further, his might be the wildest of all Summer Jam success stories. When West appeared at the 2004 concert, his “College Dropout” debut had just dropped, yet the popularity of his “Through the Wire” single was already enough to put him at the top of the bill. The rest, as he would say, is history.
SUMMER JAM SUCKERS
Brooke Valentine (Summer Jam ’05)
If you remember Brooke Valentine, it’s probably because of her thick lips and flawless midriff, not her 2004 semi-smash, “Girlfight.” The Houston native is still making records, but promoters who package summer lineups no longer want her. Which makes sense: Why have one girl sing generic booty shakers when you can get four for the price of one with Cherish, the Atlanta quartet performing tomorrow?
Ja Rule (Summer Jam ’04)
In the summer of 2002, you couldn’t listen to rap radio for more than five minutes without hearing Ja Rule in a corny love exchange with the hottest r & b girl of the moment. But when 50 Cent dented his reputation, and fans got sick of Ja romancing one minute and acting tough the next, they dumped him for new roughneck pretty boys like Plies and Flo Rida. Simply put, Ja no longer rules.
Murphy Lee (Summer Jam ’04)
The lineup for tomorrow’s annual JAM’N-94.5 Summer Jam at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield features Ray J, Rick Ross, Trey Songz, the Dream, Lloyd and some other artists who, to be blunt, may not be remembered next year at this time.
Take a look back at the past four years of Summer Jam. It’s clear that certain suckers sink, while musical sluggers graduate from opening shows to headlining tours.
SUMMER JAM SLUGGERS
Lloyd (Summer Jam ’04)
New Orleans song boy Lloyd knows how to stay on top, which is why he’s back as one of the main attractions at tomorrow’s Summer Jam. In addition to releasing two solo albums in the past two years, he’s also kept himself in the spotlight by blessing tracks for an unprecedented number of rappers, from Yung Berg and Chamillionaire to Ludacris and Young Jeezy. He must be trading notes with his hometown buddy and fellow cameo king Lil’ Wayne; reportedly the two will drop a full-length collabo CD soon.
Ray J (Summer Jam ’06)
Ray J may not be able to keep milking being Brandy’s brother, but he’s come back with the summer’s tightest bubble-gum hit so far. Five years from now “Sexy Can I” might be as memorable as Ray J’s sex tape with Hollywood do-nothing/reality TV star Kim Kardashian, but right now he has dance floors thumping. No wonder he’s back at the Tweeter tomorrow.
Kanye West (Summer Jam ’04)
As needless as it is to prop Kanye West any further, his might be the wildest of all Summer Jam success stories. When West appeared at the 2004 concert, his “College Dropout” debut had just dropped, yet the popularity of his “Through the Wire” single was already enough to put him at the top of the bill. The rest, as he would say, is history.
SUMMER JAM SUCKERS
Brooke Valentine (Summer Jam ’05)
If you remember Brooke Valentine, it’s probably because of her thick lips and flawless midriff, not her 2004 semi-smash, “Girlfight.” The Houston native is still making records, but promoters who package summer lineups no longer want her. Which makes sense: Why have one girl sing generic booty shakers when you can get four for the price of one with Cherish, the Atlanta quartet performing tomorrow?
Ja Rule (Summer Jam ’04)
In the summer of 2002, you couldn’t listen to rap radio for more than five minutes without hearing Ja Rule in a corny love exchange with the hottest r & b girl of the moment. But when 50 Cent dented his reputation, and fans got sick of Ja romancing one minute and acting tough the next, they dumped him for new roughneck pretty boys like Plies and Flo Rida. Simply put, Ja no longer rules.
Murphy Lee (Summer Jam ’04)
Thursday, 5 June 2008
Shoot first, buy music later in GTA IV
DENVER - The emerging effort to use videogames as a channel for selling music is entering its next phase with the recent release of Grand Theft Auto IV.Phase I has proved a phenomenal success, with Rock Band and Guitar Hero III selling millions of songs through their respective platforms. But it has been a limited victory.Both are music-based rhythm games that use master recordings and cover songs to let gamers "play" along to the tunes using special controllers shaped like musical instruments. Purchased songs can be used only as elements of the game itself. They can't be transferred to an MP3 player or stored in users' digital music libraries.But Grand Theft Auto IV includes a feature that lets players tag any song in the soundtrack in order to receive more information about the title and artist, as well as store tagged tracks in a custom playlist on the Amazon digital music store for later purchase.GTA IV is not a rhythm game. It's a story-driven interactive "film" with plenty of side missions that add up to 100 hours of gameplay and features a soundtrack of more than 200 songs - the largest in videogame history.
Press 'buy'It's been well established how TV shows, ads and videogames are growing areas of music discovery and promotion. But until GTA IV, there's been no construct that allows for the immediate identification and purchase of those songs from videogames. GTA IV has added that 'buy' button, and record labels welcome the innovation."It's a very big deal for us," says Cynthia Sexton, senior vice president of marketing and licensing for EMI Music North America. "We're continually looking for new ways to sell our music. There are millions of people buying 'Grand Theft Auto', and we hope they will enjoy the music and in turn buy those tracks."With this in mind, the music industry could have no better ally than Rockstar. The outfit is one of the few game developers that actually creates and licenses its own soundtracks - a task often left to the game publisher - and the company approaches it with a passion close to music-geek-like obsession.Consider the back story on how the 1979 cult classic Walk the Night by the Skatt Bros. came to appear on the soundtrack. Skatt Bros. member Sean Delaney - also known as the "fifth member of Kiss" for his writing and production work with the rock band - died in 2003, leaving his publishing share to a brother, a sister and a nephew living somewhere in Utah.They proved so hard to find that Rockstar went through the trouble of hiring a private investigator who flew to Orum, Utah, to locate them.
Press 'buy'It's been well established how TV shows, ads and videogames are growing areas of music discovery and promotion. But until GTA IV, there's been no construct that allows for the immediate identification and purchase of those songs from videogames. GTA IV has added that 'buy' button, and record labels welcome the innovation."It's a very big deal for us," says Cynthia Sexton, senior vice president of marketing and licensing for EMI Music North America. "We're continually looking for new ways to sell our music. There are millions of people buying 'Grand Theft Auto', and we hope they will enjoy the music and in turn buy those tracks."With this in mind, the music industry could have no better ally than Rockstar. The outfit is one of the few game developers that actually creates and licenses its own soundtracks - a task often left to the game publisher - and the company approaches it with a passion close to music-geek-like obsession.Consider the back story on how the 1979 cult classic Walk the Night by the Skatt Bros. came to appear on the soundtrack. Skatt Bros. member Sean Delaney - also known as the "fifth member of Kiss" for his writing and production work with the rock band - died in 2003, leaving his publishing share to a brother, a sister and a nephew living somewhere in Utah.They proved so hard to find that Rockstar went through the trouble of hiring a private investigator who flew to Orum, Utah, to locate them.
Tuesday, 3 June 2008
Rwake
Artist: Rwake
Genre(s):
Metal: Doom
Metal
Discography:
Voices Of Omens
Year: 2007
Tracks: 9
If You Walk Before You Crawl, You Crawl Before You Die
Year: 2004
Tracks: 8
Hell Is A Door To The Sun
Year: 2002
Tracks: 7
Locking horns somewhere between the worlds of Southern gunk and art metal (well, Arkansas-style anyhow), the band known as Rwake formed in Little Rock round 1997, recording their first-class honours degree demonstration the following class, and self-releasing a arcsecond, entitled Absence Due to Projection, in 1999. Another trey long time passed before the arrival of Rwake's first gear proper record album, The pits Is a Door to the Sun, and another long-player, If You Walk Before You Crawl, You Crawl Before You Die, was completed for dismissal through and through At a Loss Records in 2004. At this juncture, the group's batting order consisted of Chris Terry (vocals), Gravy (guitar), Kiffen (guitar), Reid (sea bass), Jeff (drums), and B. (Moog/vocals/samples).
Neil Diamond scores first-ever Number One album
Scream Silence
Artist: Scream Silence
Genre(s):
Rock: Gothic
Pop
Metal: Doom
Discography:
... Saviourine
Year: 2006
Tracks: 11
Elegy
Year: 2004
Tracks: 11
Seven Tears
Year: 2003
Tracks: 10
The 2Nd
Year: 2001
Tracks: 10
The Sparrows and The Nightingales
Year: 2000
Tracks: 3
To Die For
Year: 1999
Tracks: 11
Ham Sandwich - Carry the Meek
While some sound the death-knell for the album ever louder, there are still plenty whose records drown it out. Like this one.
Freed from the constraints of cool moniker syndrome and worrying whether it fits the sound, Kells quintet Ham Sandwich turn in as assured and alluring a debut as you'll get between now and the turkey.
Two singers, the right mix of poignancy and darkness in its break-up narrative and some well-timed instrument punishment give 'Carry the Meek' a primitive power which few can summon well - the line "I think I got my hearing back" is very apt, but there's a lot done to your heart too.
And, like the most dysfunctional of couplings, you'll keep coming back. Some will find the name unforgivable, but some of the music is unforgettable.
Harry Guerin
Freed from the constraints of cool moniker syndrome and worrying whether it fits the sound, Kells quintet Ham Sandwich turn in as assured and alluring a debut as you'll get between now and the turkey.
Two singers, the right mix of poignancy and darkness in its break-up narrative and some well-timed instrument punishment give 'Carry the Meek' a primitive power which few can summon well - the line "I think I got my hearing back" is very apt, but there's a lot done to your heart too.
And, like the most dysfunctional of couplings, you'll keep coming back. Some will find the name unforgivable, but some of the music is unforgettable.
Harry Guerin
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