Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Has any artist this decade been busier than Jack White? The past 10 years alone have seen White emerge from relative obscurity to front three marquee bands — the White Stripes, the Raconteurs and the Dead Weather (with whom White is already plotting a new album) — plus produce country legends like Loretta Lynn and [...]
WebPro News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The "virtual fifth label" is now friends with MySpace. Merlin, an organization that represents independent music companies, is supposed to have signed a deal with the social network that should nicely complement MySpace's existing partnerships with EMI, Sony, Universal, and Warner. Merlin's association with indie artists and late arrival to the music scene (it launched in January of 2007)...
sOmEThiNg foR thE wEEkenD, SIR? (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Screaming Lord Sutch singing Dracula's Daughter. A Joe Meek Production from the 60's. I must admit I have a soft spot for rock stars that dress up as Count Dracula and have a coffin and a skull on stage as a prop. In fact I think he used to emerge from the coffin at the start of his act! Great sound effects too. One of the very first records I ever bought was "Jack The Ripper" accompanied...
Vinyl Art (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
"I didn't just marry a beautiful woman, I married a record collection." - anti_tomwaits Me too. My wife's taste in music has had a HUGE impact on what I listen to regularly now. All the modern British bands, the Black Crowes, The Jayhawks, Dave Matthews, Kings of Leon, The White Stripes, and honestly, The Rolling Stones are new to me since meeting and marrying my wife. I wouldn't have gone...
Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
As we head into winter, one thing that should get you through the cold weather ahead is the thought that summer music festival season is right around the corner. To help get your head in place, here’s the announcement of the dates & early-bird tickets for the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival . Now in its ninth year, Bonnaroo 2010 will take place from June 10-13 with organizers offering...
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The fine folks over at A.V. Club have posted their best-of-the-decade music list today, and at number one they've got the White Stripes' White Blood Cells. That pick is sure to start some rabble-rabble below, but it's a solid pick, backing away from the easy gimme of putting Kid A on top. Though I do take umbrage with calling White Blood Cells "true," since most of the songs are far from...
The Guardian - TV & Radio blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
We've had some shockers in this series – and we haven't even endured Wham night yet - so how would you reverse the trend? Has X Factor has become such an unstoppable juggernaut that it's now deliberately antagonising the public for fun? The signs have long been there - the relentless crash-bang editing, the unnecessary frequency of Westlife appearances, Simon Cowell's haircut – but this...
RCRD LBL (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Alice Russell is from England? We call foul, she’s got to be from Rogers, Texas, thrice divorced, her congregation's star alto and Alvin Ailey’s muse with pipes like these. Below lift the excellent, soul and funk-kissed KidKanevil remix of “Let Us Be Loving” before it drops next week. Show support here by purchasing Pot of Gold or a slew of singles and 7-inchers including The...
MTV News (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
MTV News caught up with busy frontman at mtvU Woodie Awards. By James Montgomery Dead Weather's Jack White Photo: MTV News It's not exactly breaking news to report that White Stripes/ Dead Weather/ Raconteurs frontman Jack White is a very busy man — as he puts it "I've got like five things on my plate right now, it's a big plate" — but it's what he's working on these days (and...
Pedestrian.tv (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Music brag NME has crowned The Strokes’ debut album ‘This is It’ as the best album of the decade. If that isn't enough encouragement for the boys to get cracking with their next album release then I don't know what is. As the naughties come to a close NME (and a long list of music experts) voted for what they thought are the best 100 albums of the decade. With the concluding list...
Alter The Press! (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
The Strokes' 2001 debut album 'Is This It' has been called 'Album of the Decade' by NME. The top 50 can be seen by clicking read more. Check back soon to Alter The Press! where will be giving our Top 25 albums of the decade. 1. The Strokes – 'Is This It' 2. The Libertines – 'Up The Bracket' 3. Primal Scream – 'XTRMNTR' 4. Arctic Monkeys – 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What...
Sheena Beaston (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Yesterday, the discolicously duo, The Golden Filter , released both the 12" single for Thunderbird , as well as the accompanying video. Easily one of our favorite songs of 2009, the song is a thumping and driving romp through nearly five and half minutes of sheer radness. The video is a mysteriously theatrical homage to kids at the beach in all sorts of spiritualistic motions. I don't know, that's...
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Pitchfork may have usurped everyone with their best-of-the-decade list, but the floodgates are open now and many other publications are printing their nominations. Today (Nov. 17), the NME has produced a list of the albums they consider to be the best of the decade, and there are very few surprises. The paper was one of the earliest champions of the Strokes when they emerged at the beginning of the...
musings (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
I'd agree with most of the choices, maybe not the order. 1. The Strokes - Is This It 2. The Libertines - Up the Bracket 3. Primal Scream - xtrmntr 4. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell 6. PJ Harvey - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea 7. Arcade Fire - Funeral 8. Interpol - Turn On the Bright Lights 9. The Streets - Original Pirate...
GHETTO BASSQUAKE (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Living legend Gil Scott-Heron is giving away one track from his forthcoming album on XL, just go to his website and sign up to his mailing list . I was lucky enough to actually hear parts of the album in XL's office the other week and i wanna go on record as saying it will probably be 2010's best album. The only other release I'm aware of that could rival it is by Warp's Gonja Sufi . I am glad some...
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