Stars – Sad Robots On September 1, 2008, Montreal’s Stars will release a new EP entitled Sad Robots which features new songs, written and recorded this past summer at Studio Plateau in Montreal, Quebec. Also, a free new live version of the track “Going, Going, Gone”, from the LP Nightsongs, will be available via MP3…
Category: New Releases
Sweden Invades NYC | Lykke Li and Kristoffer Ragnstam Are Here
Kristofer Ragnstam Last night, Swedish indie pop-rocker Kristofer Ragnstam played a charged set to an almost capacity and dare I say, polite, crowd at Piano’s. He’s over here promoting his new record, Wrong Side of The Room which came out last week on the Bluhammock Label. He’ll be in town for a few more NYC…
Final Fantasy Readies Two New EP’s, Co-Writing Film Score
Final Fantasy Photos: David Waldman Final Fantasy, (aka Canada’s Owen Pallett), will be releasing two new EPs in the fall, Spectrum, 14th Century and Plays to Please. He’ll also be keeping busy co-writing the score to Richard Kelly‘s next film, The Box, starring Cameron Diaz. On September 30, Spectrum will drop as a CD EP…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 08.19.08
This week (or last week as the case may be) Drake takes a deep look at Light In The Attic‘s stellar reissue of Rodriguez‘s Cold Fact, fawns over Swedish pop-star Lykke Li, and tries to be fair and balanced about Jaguar Love. -ed. Drake’s Take: New Releases 08.19.08 It’s a deep week for releases, topped…
Ra Ra Riot | New Video, Bowery Show Added, Record Out Now
Ra Ra Riot have just released the video for “Ghost Under Rocks”, the first single off of their brand new record, The Rhumb Line, which came out last week on Barsuk. While “Ghost Under Rocks” is a fine song which plays well live, personally I would have gone with “Each Year”, which is my favorite…
Dr. Dre’s Son Found Dead
Dr. Dre (Photo: Advance Rap) Twenty year old Andre Young Jr., the son of rapper, Dr. Dre was found dead this past Saturday of unknown causes. Young Jr., who was named after his father, was found dead Saturday by his mother at their home in suburban Woodland Hills, county coroner’s Lt. John Kades said. An…