Archive for July, 2009

Beyoncé – Ego (Remix)

Ego (Remix) Artist: Beyoncé Label: Columbia, Music World Music Director: Beyonce, Frank Gatson

50 Cent – OK, You’re Right

OK, You’re Right Artist: 50 Cent Label: Interscope Records, Aftermath, Shady Director: 50 Cent, Broadway

Delorean…

Sunny electronic euphoria has been one of the late-decade underground’s richest musical nodes, and this Barcelona electro-pop put a beautiful spin on the sound. “Seasun” is the best example of Delorean’s layered approach to composition, methodically building 1990s piano-house keyboards, disembodied female vocals, Baltimore club-ready handclaps, and a ringing guitar line into the ultimate beach house. There’s a lot of competition in this field at the moment, but Delorean’s similarities to other “sunny”, “shimmering” new artists, ultimately, are far less important than their similarities to other practitioners of well-crafted and instantly gripping pop.

The Dead Weather Has A Storm Raging

Happy Friday! To help you kick off the weekend, we’ve got our hands on some yummy exclusive live footage of The Dead Weather performing at The Roxy in Los Angeles. The newest project from Jack White — you know, that Detroit guy (now Nashville) from The White Stripes and the Raconteurs and six more bands by the time you read this, probably — is off and running

DevilDriver’s ‘Villain’ Saves The Day

Pray for Villains , the fourth album from Dez Farfara’s DevilDriver wasn’t due to come out until July 14, but that didn’t stop several tracks from leaking online, creating a buzz for a long anticipated follow up to 2008 EP Head on to Heartache .

Doves on Subterranean this Sunday!

Thats right, if you tried to watch the show last night and got confused because it wasn’t on, don’t fret, we’re still around! Same place, but a brand new time. You can now catch Subterranean on MTV2 every Sunday at 1AM EST

jj - jj n° 2

Another mysterious outfit from Sweden making the kind of warm, sunny Balearic pop the region has become known for, but jj do it much better than most.

New Video: Band of Skulls – "I Know What I Am"

Sometimes, live performance music videos risk being boring, but throw in a bright, kaleidoscopic backdrop and it can be instantly revived. This is the case for Band of Skulls’ “I Know What I Am.” The song is the first single from the British band’s debut album Baby Darling Doll Face Honey .

New Video: Chimaira – Destroy and Dominate!

The plan was simple…..

‘Unstoppable’ Clutch

Clutch followers will be more than a little happy to hear we now have the band’s new music video.

Beyoncé – Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams Artist: Beyoncé Label: Columbia, Music World Music Director: Adria Petty Album: I Am…Sasha Fierce

Jack of all Trades

Jack White just announced that his record label, Third Man Records, will be offering music throughout the year on a subscription basis. He named this venture “The Vault”. It’s about $200 bucks a year, but before you choke – you will be receiving some pretty incredible treats

MGMT: Flaming Lips & Sir Paul, To Boot

As if 2008 wasn’t a big enough year for MGMT , 2009 has gotten even bigger. Most know MGMT for the psychedelic pop chords found in songs such as “Kids.” Last week, The Flaming Lips confirmed that MGMT will be among the guests appearing on their next album, Embryonic . This comes after the announcement about MGMT opening two of Sir Paul McCartney ‘s shows at Boston’s Fenway Park in August.

New Video: Mastodon – “Oblivion”

Mastodon ’s 2nd video from Crack the Skye is the opening track from their new album Oblivion .

Video Premiere: Warbringer – "Severed Reality"

Warbringer brings you the first video from their second album Walking Into Nightmares. Here is what Guitarist John Laux had to say about making the video: “The video for ‘Severed Reality’ got done in the middle of a tour, and it was done mostly live at the venue we were playing at that night in Milwaukee