Archive for August, 2009

Perez Hilton rounds up all the musicians who won’t give him a black eye for U.S. tour

By on August 13th, 2009

Finally, Hilton can do for music what he did for blogging.

Album Review: Choir Of Young Believers – This Is For The White In Your Eyes

By on August 13th, 2009

★★★½☆

This Is For The White In Your Eyes stands as the beginning of what could be a unique and prosperous career. Now comes the question of what Jannis Noya Makrigiannis does with his symphonic sound: Will he let it grow beyond his control, or will he work the sheer size to his hopefully-discerning taste?

Van Morrison adds both “Astral Weeks” and non-”Astral Weeks” shows

By on August 12th, 2009

Continuing the fun that has come with the 40th anniversary of his legendary album Astral Weeks, Van Morrison has plotted a few more tour dates for the comings months… six to be exact. Laced throughout Sepetember and October, the series of one-offs will see the 63-year-old musician split his time between performing Astral Weeks in [...]

Break Yo’ TV: Seal – “Kiss from a Rose”

By on August 12th, 2009

And why didn’t they hire him back for The Dark Knight?

Album Review: Mount Eerie – Wind’s Poem

By on August 12th, 2009

★★★★★

What is this beast and where did it come from? If you stare intently enough through the dense trees and claustrophobic winds of Elverum’s latest triumph, you might be able to excavate some fragment of an answer. But the true beauty here is that, like in nature, there really isn’t one to find; just a collection of thoughts and reactions to the very dilemma of attempting to draw conclusions from something so vast and complex that it’s frightening.

So, what do Them Crooked Vultures sound like?

By on August 12th, 2009

Find out now!

Billy Corgan tours, leaves Pumpkins banner in office…

By on August 12th, 2009

This might actually make sense.