Showing posts with label newsflash. Show all posts
Showing posts with label newsflash. Show all posts

New LILY ALLEN Song/Video

Lily Allen has returned and done so in the only way she knows how: cleverly and provocatively.  She's simply superb, and even though I do not love the auto-tune (it's a bit cacophonous) I appreciate what she's trying to convey with it.  She is a viciously sharp talent and it is glorious to have her back.


WELL DONE!

I can't wait for the new record.

new PHOENIX!

PHOENIX RETURNS!

One of the best dance rock bands in the world (to ever exist) returns with a vengeance... Fucking woot.


Their new album, BANKRUPT!, is out April 22nd.  The album art is below:


Justin Timberlake returns

JT returns with a decent little ditty. Expectations are high, but at least it all comes in a year where fellow pop titans Beyoncé, Britney, are Gaga are held to the same (nearly impossible to achieve) standards.


#131dayssober - New Amy Winehouse record in '12

According to Spin Magazine, Amy Winehouse has a posthumous record coming out in 2012. Though I'm happy to hear any songs on which she was working previous to her demise, I am curious to know who is getting the funds this record will make. I'm especially excited to hear her Shirelles cover.

In any case, let's hear it for Amy. 131 DAYS SOBER! She's gonna make it this time...


"The unreleased tracks include "Halftime" and a cover of bossa nova standard "The Girl From Ipanema," both of which date back to the 2002 sessions for Winehouse's debut album, Frank. "Like Smoke" is a duet with Nas that came about following Winehouse's mention of the rapper on "Me & Mr. Jones," from 2006 sophomore album Back to Black. "Between the Cheats" is a new song recorded in May 2008 as a potential selection for her third album.

Lioness will also feature covers of the Shirelles' "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow," Donny Hathaway's "A Song for You" (originally written and recorded by Leon Russell), and a reggae take on Ruby & the Romantics' '60s doo-wop song "Our Day Will Come." Alternate versions of previously released tracks include a demo of Back to Black's "Wake Up Alone" and slower-paced renditions of "The Tears Dry on Their Own" (also originally from Back to Black) and the single "Valerie" (initially available only on Ronson'sVersions album). "Body and Soul," the singer's previously released collaboration with Tony Bennett, will appear, as well." - SPIN

newsflash: Sneaky Sound System finished recording!

According to an email blast I received early Thursday morning, Sneaky Sound System is due to release its new (third) album next year, with only the final touches being the last hurdle until we all (hopefully) revel in the best electro-pop group to not make it in the U.S.

"...we've been head down, bottoms up making a NEW record, and we can honestly say it's the most excited we've been about any of our albums. Written and recorded in hotel rooms, planes and studios from Moscow to Ibiza to Naples, London to Paris and back to Ibiza again... it's a record influenced by our travels then nurtured in the comfort of our studio in Kings Cross here in Sydney."

One day, though, one day they'll be huge. They have all the tools. Soulful strong vocals, smart lyrics, electronically perfect, danceable, and catchy as hell without dividing down to the lowest common pop denominator. If you don't know them and are a fan of Dragonette, The Presets, La Roux, Sam Sparro, Sia, Eurythmics, The Gossip, or Simian Mobile Disco... they're probably for you. Actually, I think I like SSS as much or more than any of those artists. I shit you not.


newsflash: NEW Kylie single

DOWNLOAD HERE


newsflash: cuttin' it up... new scissor sisters!

The rumors that the terrific tailors of tribadism have returned with a darker, extremely sleek disco sound must be true. Scissor Sisters tribbed their way back into my heart with this new track. I especially love the cameo from Gandalf. I feel like I'm dancing with the Orks of Mordor, but that's really the same thing as going out in DC, anyway.

I hope the rest of the album lives up to this track (and beyond such), because I DID NOT love Ta-Dah. Frankly, I thought it was watered-down and trite. The ladies of labia haven't lived up to their debut LP, Scissor Sisters, since... but there's still hope! Otherwise, YOU SHALL NOT PASS!



ENJOY!(mp3)