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American singer Etta James passed away from leukemia complications this morning, January 20th, 2012. continue reading...
“We Take Care Of Our Own” is the name of the brand new single from singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. continue reading...
Image Source: Coldplay Facebook Page and RihannaNow.com
On Sunday, February 12th, 2012, the 54th Grammy Awards welcomes Grammy-nominated artists Coldplay and Rihanna, who will be performing together for the first time live on stage. continue reading...
In a Live Flashback double rarity I’m only flashing back one day into the past and I’m re-featuring a band I’ve already featured. Double rare! Anyways, The War On Drugs made their network television debut on the Jimmy Fallon show last night (01/11) and wow was it great. Not only is “Baby Missiles” a fantastic song, but you throw in ?uestlove as a 2nd drummer and you’ve got yourself a classic performance. Sprinkle in the fact that they’ve got a Jimmy Fallon lookalike on keyboards and it’s truely memorable. Slave Ambient was my 2nd favorite album of 2011 and this band deserves as much attention as they can get. Catch them on tour if you can! continue reading...
The full line-up for the annual Coachella Music and Arts Festival has been confirmed and announced. continue reading...
This past Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012, Jason Derulo hurt his neck while training for his upcoming world tour. continue reading...
So much good music was released in 2011 that it was quite difficult to narrow down my 20 favourite albums of the year. As such, I’ve also included some Honourable Mentions. I didn’t have the chance to write a quick blurb for each album, so you’ll have to take my word that these are definitely the 20 albums that I personally enjoyed the most in 2011. Each album entry is hyperlinked to a YouTube video of my favorite song from said album. Enjoy/criticize/laugh/agree: continue reading...
One of the very best bands of the 1980’s, Tears For Fears are almost criminally under-appreciated. They pushed the boundaries of pop music and wrote hit songs that had something to say. The message in “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” has never been more relevant and this performance at Knebworth in 1990 is a testament to how good they were in a live setting. Enjoy: continue reading...
M83’s new album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming is getting a lot of love on all the year-end lists (which reminds me, stay tuned for SoundMojo’s Top 20 albums of 2011) and the song that seems to resonate the most with people is “Midnight City”. One listen to the gigantic cascading vocal samples and exhilirating synths and you’ll quickly understand why. Enjoy: continue reading...
The music world would be a boring and uninspired place without Arcade Fire. The band has once again teamed up with artist Vincent Morisset to create an interactive music video like you’ve never seen before. The Suburbs‘ most danceable song has been turned into a video that uses the webcam on your computer and your own personal movement (dance moves!) as the engine behind the movements of the people in the video. Sounds strange, but it makes sense when you give it a try. If you don’t have a webcam, then you can click the video to simulate movement. Click the image below to get to the landing page: continue reading...
