Gorillaz unleashed their much anticipated third album Plastic Beach today. The album opens with a lush intro filled with orchestral arrangements then moves to the album’s first song (Track 2) “Welcome To The World of The Plastic Beach” featuring Snoop Dogg, but its not really about Snoop Dogg its about a smooth beat with Snoop popping in here and there with some lines. A great first impression.
“Gorillaz now to us is not like four animated characters anymore– it’s more like an organization of people doing new projects.” From Mos Def, Bobby Womack, Little Dragon, Lou Reed Mark E Smith and many more the collaboration is consistent and cohesive and completely works as an album. Thumbs up for Plastic Beach by Gorillaz.
Listen to “Welcome To The World of The Plastic Beach” below…
Bassist of Under The Influence Of Giants and former bassist of Hoobastank, stumbled his way across the nation with singer song writer Ryan Cabrera, and performed with the likes of Caitlin Crosby, Tim Myers,The Knuxs, Brandon Jenner and many more, David Amezcua comes into his own, rooted in rock with a touch of pop comes HOTSTREETS!
Corey Haim, an actor whose status as a teenage heartthrob of the 1980s gave way to harsh adult realities of substance abuse and rehabilitation, has died, the Los Angeles Police Department said on Wednesday. He was 38.
More details have emerged in Naomi Campbell’s latest alleged assault against the help. Twenty-seven-year-old Miodrag Mejdina was hired to ferry Campbell from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel to a photo studio in Queens in a Cadillac Escalade (not a taxi as previously reported). He told cops yesterday that Campbell became furious, and just before they got to the Queensboro Bridge, slapped and hit him from the backseat, knocking his head against the steering wheel. When Mejdina pulled over to report his unruly client to a traffic cop, Campbell got out of the car and fled on foot. Continue Reading…
I think my iTunes stopped counting plays on my Pretend Not to Love EP, Tigercity’s EP, from being played so much. That being said, I’ve anticipated the release of their first full length for what feels like forever. Now the wait is over.
Tigercity makes you dance. They are a cross-over from vintage pop (think Hall & Oates meets Michael Jackson with a little bit of the Bee Gees thrown in there) to this whole new synth pop stuff – but this time it is a little more genuine, not disposable.
With Vampire Weekend’s new album Contra the band solidifies themselves as more then an ‘indie band’. Having sold over 124,000 copies in it’s first week, Contra became the highest selling album in the country.
Contra was the right move for the band, they stuck to what they do great, musically, and did not make any experimental moves but moreover eccentric moves. If you liked their first album, you’ll love the second album, easy.
The album kicks off with “Horchata”, you are guarantied to have the first line of the song stuck in your head along with the tip taps of marimbas. Like “Horchata” every song has a nice mix of organic instruments along with synthetic sounds of keyboards, so you still feel genuine musicianship and not just a computer doing the work. Vampire Weekend skipped the sophomore slump album, let’s hope they can continue with their next album.
According to Radiohead’s blog, Dead Air Space, Ed (guitarist) states that the band is in the studio and working on a new album. He states that they are continuing work that they started last Summer. There isn’t an expected release date but it is enough for me to know that they showed up to work and that things are going good. Continue Reading…
There’s a little bit of abrasiveness when listening to Embryonic, The Flaming Lips’ latest album. You sort of get that feeling while staring at the album cover of a girl that appears to be drowned by a hand in her own hair. It’s raw and alive. There is a comfort though with the album’s repetitious drum beats, bass lines and rhythm guitars – this is evident in “Convinced Of The Hex” and “The Sparrow Looks Up At The Machine”.
“Evil” has a nostalgic feeling to it, with brassy 80’s synths and Wayne Coyne’s “I wish I could go back / Back in time” lyric sang back and forth. It’s accompanied with your beloved string arrangements that are reminiscent to The Soft Bulletin. Embryonic is a familiar departure from their recent albums and harkens back to Zaireeka. The electric piano is prominent in most of the tracks with it’s 60s/70s psych rock feel, along with other random spurts of guitar outrages, falling and crashing drums and back and forth bass lines you really feel like you are listening to a band playing live.
Speaking of Art Garfunkel visiting the Kansas City Symphony, Kings of Convenience released a new album. Perfected production of recorded acoustic and vocal Kings of Convenience release their follow up to Riot on Empty Street, which sold over 400,000 in Europe, with the beautiful and hushed Declaration of Dependance.
I don’t think I’ve heard matched harmonies like Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe since Simon and Garfunkel. If you are unfamiliar with the Kings they are like an indie Bossa nova band. Sounds boring? No its not, its beautiful music. While Riot on Empty Street had I’d Rather Dance With You (click to watch the video, its quite comical in a Napoleon Dynamite way), a perfectly fine song for a house dance party, Declaration of Dependance loses the drums and is a bit quieter, yes it’s possible. Go out and buy the album, its the best in its genre this year.
Remember The Graduate and it’s amazing soundtrack by Simon and Garfunkel – you know… “coo coo ca-choo Mrs. Robison”? Well Art Garfunkel is teaming up with the Kansas City Symphony to play music from the soundtrack as well as other timeless songs by Garfunkel. Don’t miss out!
To purchase tickets click here. The event is on Friday, 11/6/2009, 8:00 PM at the Church of the Resurrection.
There really isn’t an official name for the style of music that is currently emerging out of bands like Neon Indian or recently reviewed Washed Out. It’s basically music that is synth-based, 80’s sentiment, psychedelic in nature and produced out of a basement studio.
One stand out is Deadbeat Summer that is super catchy with oohs and ahhs, synths lines and a laid back beat. As with most of these new dream-pop albums there is always a coming-of-age theme to them – wether or not the lyrics speak that, its the general feel I get from the album. Songs like 6669 has the back and forth kick snare beat that keeps the head moving side to side, Mind, Drips opens up with a space ship taking off that reminds me of some old Nintendo game and has a nice back beat groove. The album is short, only about 30 mins, but there is so many good songs that the album is sure not to disappoint any 80’s sentimental geek.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus comes out in selected theaters Christmas day. The film was shot during the untimely death of actor Heath Ledger. Ledger’s part is transformed into three additional actors played by Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell.
Amazing film on the photographer Julius Shulman and his architectural photography. He’s taken photographs of some the world’s greatest modern architects since the 1930s. Some of those architects include Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Frank Gehry. Watch the Visual Acoustics trailer here.
Amongst all the prequels, sequels and rehashed movies I am always on the look out for an original film. Something that hasn’t been done before, unpredictable. I’ve found that in The Informant!. Matt Damon is chunky and has a toupee and mustache and gives an outstanding performance.
I found myself almost to tears laughing so hard at certain scenes. It has an ‘adult humor’ to it, not like f-bombs, sex and drugs, but like The Office – some what dry and situational. There are so many “Michael Scott moments” where the situation is either so awkward or ridiculous you just have to laugh because its the only thing you can do for the poor guy. Some of the funniest moments are when you can hear Damon’s stream of consciousness as a voice-over.
Did you enjoy the two local bands that played at VIEWS Fashion Show for Standard Style?
If so Soft Reeds and THIEVES are playing a show tomorrow night, Saturday – October 3rd, at Backyard at Beaumont Club. The show starts at 8:00 pm and is sure to be a great show. Don’t miss out on seeing these two great local bands.
Thom Yorke, of Radiohead, announced on Radiohead’s blog, DEAD AIR SPACE, that he has formed a band to play his solo stuff from The Eraser and ‘new stuff’. They already have a few shows lined up in LA.
The band consists of Thom, obviously, Nigel Godrich (Radiohead’s producer), Joey Waronker (REM), Mauro Refosco (of David Bryne from Talking Heads) and Flea! Yes thats Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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Gorillaz unleashed their much anticipated third album Plastic Beach today. The album opens with a lush intro filled with orchestral arrangements then moves to the album’s first song (Track 2) “Welcome To The World of The Plastic Beach” featuring Snoop Dogg, but its not really about Snoop Dogg its about a smooth beat with Snoop popping in here and there with some lines. A great first impression.
There’s a little bit of abrasiveness when listening to Embryonic, The Flaming Lips’ latest album. You sort of get that feeling while staring at the album cover of a girl that appears to be drowned by a hand in her own hair. It’s raw and alive. There is a comfort though with the album’s repetitious drum beats, bass lines and rhythm guitars – this is evident in “Convinced Of The Hex” and “The Sparrow Looks Up At The Machine”.
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There really isn’t an official name for the style of music that is currently emerging out of bands like 
Amongst all the prequels, sequels and rehashed movies I am always on the look out for an original film. Something that hasn’t been done before, unpredictable. I’ve found that in The Informant!. Matt Damon is chunky and has a toupee and mustache and gives an outstanding performance.
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