Posted on 29 August, 2008 by Mr. Writer
Das jährliche Eintagesfestival in unmittelbarer Nähe zum Bodensee beschließt wie gewohnt den Festivalsommer. Für uns wird jemand live vor Ort sein und später an dieser Stelle als Gast-Autor Bericht erstatten.
Auf dem bunt gemischten Programm stehen neben den beiden britischen Bands The Subways & The Futureheads mit Bad Religion sowie Iggy & The Stooges auch Vertreter [...]
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Posted on 29 August, 2008 by Mr. Writer
AC/DC’s “Rock N Roll Train,” the first single from their upcoming Black Ice, is set to debut on radio stations today. Or, if you don’t feel like waiting patiently for your DJ to air it, you can just click play on the video above. The song sounds like trademark AC/DC, proving [...]
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Posted on 28 August, 2008 by Mr. Writer
Metallica Drummer Lars Ulrich erzählte dem Musikblog The Quietus, dass Noel ihm dabei half vom Kokain wegzukommen. Ulrich: “I was very impressed with Noel Gallagher. As you know, I’m an Oasis fanatic, and Noel was like [adopts british accent] ‘You know what? No more cocaine!’ (Noel quit in 1998) and I thought, ‘If he can [...]
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Posted on 27 August, 2008 by Mr. Writer
The Gallaghers played the city’s WaMu Theater with support from Ryan Adams & The Cardinals. The setlist included 4 new songs from the forthcoming album and loads of old favourites. Noel played an acoustic version of ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ and introduced the crowd to new drummer Chris Sharrock before closing the gig with [...]
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Posted on 25 August, 2008 by Mr. Writer
I’m a big fan of ‘Snatch’, so ‘RocknRolla’ looks like more of the same. Ritchie takes badass incarnate Gerard Butler and throws him into a whirlwind story about the intersection of London’s seedy underbelly and a Russian mobster’s shady land deal, all somehow interconnected with a gun-toting rock star.
Release dates: UK: 5 Sept. // USA: [...]
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Posted on 25 August, 2008 by Mr. Writer
>> The Streets released another new song from their forthcoming new album “Everything Is Borrowed”.
MP3: The Streets – Everything Is Borrowed
>>”Golden Age” is the first song from the new album “Dear Science” which will be released in late September.
MP3: TV On The Radio – Golden Age
>> Soulwax Remix of the Chemical Bros. classic. Enough said!
MP3: [...]
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Posted on 23 August, 2008 by Mr. Writer
The first big circled date on the US concert calendar this year was in March, for the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Tex. Then came Coachella in April, Bonnaroo in June and Lollapalooza in early August, each drawing tens of thousands to varied, overflowing lineups.
A certain amount of celebrity glow has long been a [...]
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Posted on 22 August, 2008 by Mr. Writer
Von Rick Rubin bis hin zu Timbaland: Es gibt viele Produzenten, die großartige Arbeit leisten und die gröbsten Skizzen zu perfekten Songs machen. Der amerikanische “Rolling Stone” wollte daher wissen, wer zu den 20 besten Producern gehört.
Befragt wurden die Leser, die sich fleißig an der Wahl beteiligten. Ganz knapp vorne: Der “inoffizielle fünfte Beatle” George [...]
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Posted on 22 August, 2008 by Mr. Writer
Die weltweite Finanzkrise hat in Großbritannien eine Debatte darüber entfacht, welcher Musiktitel die schlechte wirtschaftliche Stimmung am besten wiedergibt. Angefacht hat die Diskussion Immobilien-Mogul Tim Wheeler von der Firma Brixton Estates. Sein Unternehmen hat wegen der Finanzkrise 300 Millionen Euro verloren.
Als Einführung in die Quartalszahlen des Unternehmens wählte er nun apokalyptische Zeilen aus Bob Dylans [...]
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Posted on 21 August, 2008 by Mr. Writer