Archive for October, 2010
Weezer’s Death To False Metal Album Art
Regina Spektor Live In London
Regina Spektor will release Live In London on November 22, 2010 via Sire/Warner Brothers Records. The record will be dedicated to cellist and band leader Daniel Cho, who passed away this summer.
Read more to see the track listings.
CD
1. On The Radio
2. Eet
3. Folding Chair
4. Sailor Song
5. Blue Lips
6. Après Moi
7. Dance Anthem of the 80’s
8. Silly Eye Color Generalizations
9. Bobbing For Apples
10. Wallet
11. Ode To Divorce
12. That Time
13. The Calculation
14. Machine
15. Laughing With
16. Man Of A Thousand Faces
17. Hotel Song
18. Us
19. Fidelity
20. Samson
21. The Call
22. Love You’re A Whore
DVD, Blu-Ray, Digital Video
1. Introduction (November Rain)
2. On The Radio
3. Eet
4. Laughing With
5. Folding Chair
6. Après Moi
7. Blue Lips
8. Machine
9. Dance Anthem of the 80’s
10. Silly Eye-Color Generalizations
11. Wallet
12. The Calculation
13. Man of a Thousand Faces
14. That Time
15. Hotel Song
16. Sailor Song
17. Us
18. Fidelity
19. Samson
20. Credits
Bonus Material:
1. Bobbing for Apples
2. Ode to Divorce
3. The Call
4. Love, You’re a Whore
5. Soundcheck
6. To Daniel Cho
Drake: “I Get Lonely Too”
Via his blog, Drake has released the lead track from his upcoming mixtape, It’s Never Enough. The track is entitled “I Get Lonely Too” and can be downloaded here.
Mos Def Signs with G.O.O.D.
It seems like everyday there’s big news about Kanye, and this is true. It has been announced that Mos Def will sign with Kanye West‘s G.O.O.D. Music label. Mos Def and Kanye have already had some collaborations, including recent GOOD Friday release, “Lord Lord Lord” and “Drunk and Hot Girls” on Kanye’s album, Graduation.
Gatsby’s American Dream Is Back
Gatsby’s American Dream has officially announced their return to music, stating “It’s time to make it cool again.”
Their goal? The band boldly tweets, “When was the last time you heard a band do something you had never heard before? Let’s tear the whole f***ing scene down and start over.”
The Dangerous Summer Tumblr Video
In a new video update, two videos from The Dangerous Summer have been posted to their Tumblr.
One features Tyler on the drums while the other features a new demo recorded by the band.
Review: Chiddy Bang – The Preview
Chiddy Bang – The Preview
Released: October 12, 2010
Label: EMI
Purchase: iTunes | Insound | Amazon
The Preview is exactly what it is packaged as: a preview. Standing as a placeholder for the duo’s upcoming debut album The Swelly Life, The Preview is an eight-track album: a perfect sampler of the group’s wide musical palette. For someone who may be new to the group’s music, this record is a perfect starting point, documenting their meteoric rise to fame.
“The main purpose of this release is to give our fans some new music while we finish recording our debut album, The Swelly Life. It’s called The Preview because it gives listeners a glimpse of what’s to come onSwelly,” says Xaphoon Jones.
The Preview features three tracks from the duo’s first mixtape, The Swelly Express, which was highly received and led to the group’s record deal with EMI. “Truth” features a sample from Passion Pit’s “Better Things”, “Opposite Of Adults” features MGMT’s “Kids”, and “All Things Go” samples Sufjan Stevens’s “Chicago”.
“Nothing On We” combines Chiddy’s clever, yet contemplative rhymes with the signature electronic beat from Xaphoon. Chiddy’s singing in the hook, oddly, slightly resembles Akon’s “Sorry, Blame It On Me” and features a shout out to Kanye West and his G.O.O.D Music record label with the line “And it isn’t what it seems / So just like Yeezy, we steady getting out our dreams / That’s G.O.O.D.”
Seventh track “Bad Day” samples the heartfelt Darwin Deez and while Chiddy’s verses are new, the remix itself is not. Xaphoon previously remixed the track on The Xaphoon Jones Mixtape Vol. 1, his first mixtape release. Serving as a perfect example of Xaphoon’s production talents, the synthesizer buzzing in the background is a great addition and keeps the track bouncing along at a fast pace. Chiddy’s rapping talents are also highlighted when clever lines such as “Happiness is a warm gun / Living fully loaded” are juxtaposed with somber reflections on how success has changed some of his relationships.
The record, much like the rest of the group’s work, is a fun, carefree listening experience. It should be taken into account that The Preview should be listened to and judged not as an album, but as a sampler of the band’s upcoming debut release. For this very reason, this review is not as thorough and has no actual score.The Preview serves as a perfect preview (how ironic, huh?) to the duo’s 2011 release and should be enough to tide old fans over, as well as win over new ones.
Positive
Standout Tracks: “Opposite of Adults”, “Bad Day (feat. Darwin Deez)”
Kanye Reveals Album Title
Kanye West‘s 5th studio album will be titled My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
As of now, the tentative release date is November 22, 2010.
Dashboard Confessional Solo Tour and Deluxe Rerelease
Dashboard Confessional‘s Chris Carrabba will be going on a solo tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the band
Blink Recording
According to Mark Hoppus’s Twitter, Blink-182 are back in the studio recording.
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