Archive for August, 2006

New Music Video From David “The Hoff” Hasselhoff - “Jump In My Car”

That’s right, it’s Hofficial… your favourite cult icon wants to take you home! The one and only David Hasselhoff of “Bay Watch” and … all » “Knight Rider” fame returns with a cover of the 1975 classic ‘Jump In My Car’ and its a doozy. Recorded in Sydney last year with the legendary […]

August 26th, 2006 - Posted in Music Video

Paris Hilton’s Music Video “Stars Are Blind”

“Stars Are Blind” is the debut single from heiress, actress, and newly minted pop star Paris Hilton. Watch it now on Google Video, courtesy … all » of Warner Music International.
The video was shot on the beach in Malibu, California in May by noted director Chris Applebaum, who also lensed Rihanna’s “S.O.S.” and […]

August 26th, 2006 - Posted in Music Video

Radiohead go crunk

A Radiohead crunk album has been recorded as the latest musical reinterpretation of the band’s music.
An artist named DJ GYNGYVYTUS has reworked a number of the group’s songs in a crunk style on an album titled Skeet Spirit: A Crunk Tribute To Radiohead. Tracks include “Fitter, Hyphier,” “The National Headbustaz Anthem,” and “Talk Show Hoes.”
The […]

August 25th, 2006 - Posted in Music News

Going Back to Basics has paid off for Christina Aguilera

The former teen queen, whose last album, 2002’s Stripped, was kept out of the top slot by Eminem’s dominant 8 Mile soundtrack, fended off five other Top 10 debuts this time around to open atop the Billboard 200.
For the week ended Sunday, Back to Basics pummeled the competition, selling 342,000 copies, according to Nielsen […]

August 25th, 2006 - Posted in Music News

Pete Doherty & Kate Moss engaged?

Pete Doherty and Kate Moss are rumored to be back together yet again and on the verge of marriage.
The couple, who have enjoyed a tempestuous relationship over the last 18 months, are pictured together in the U.K. press this morning.
A number of tabloids have speculated that Moss is now wearing an engagement ring given to […]

August 25th, 2006 - Posted in Music News

Aerosmith bassist fights cancer, show goes on

Aerosmith bass player Tom Hamilton has been diagnosed with throat cancer, but is expected to rejoin his bandmates on the road by mid-October, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Hamilton, 54, just completed a seven-week course of radiation treatment, according to a statement. His place on their upcoming fall tour with Motley Crue will be taken by […]

August 25th, 2006 - Posted in Music News

Timeless Portraits and Dreams - Geri Allen

Geri Allen is a thoroughly modern jazz pianist and composer who has a deep respect for her roots and predecessors. Fittingly, she opens her new CD, “Timeless Portraits and Dreams,” with a solo version of the spiritual “Oh Freedom,” full of pounding percussive chords, before segueing into Antoine Roney’s spirited contemporary composition “Melchezedik,” on […]

August 25th, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews

Madonna may switch Moscow concert venue

Pop star Madonna is due to stage her first concert in Russia at Moscow University next month, but due to crowd control fears, she might have to perform instead at an airfield where suicide bombers once killed 15 concert-goers.
Madonna is due to perform before 35,000 fans in a square by the university, one of seven […]

August 25th, 2006 - Posted in Music News

Till the Sun Turns Black - Ray Lamontagne

Can sexy also be dull? Ray Lamontagne straddles the line between the two in his latest release, “Till the Sun Turns Black.” He starts strong before ending 10 songs later with a whimper.
From the smoky vocals and unusual pacing to the orchestral string section and the barely audible chatter in the background, the opening […]

August 25th, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews

Kelis was here - Kelis

Kelis’ wonderfully whimsical fourth effort “Kelis was here” is a lecture in nonconformity, thick with dynamic instrumentation (hard drums, hammering bass, twinkling keys) like lead single “Bossy.”
The album’s finest production moments are its offbeat ones, from the brilliant opera vocals in “Like You” to the drum/guitar riffs in “Til the Wheels Fall Off.” Even […]

August 21st, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews

SACRAMENT - LAMB OF GOD

Lamb of God did everything a metal band is supposed to do on “Sacrament.” It created imaginative, thrash-rooted song structures (”Redneck”). The musicians executed their parts flawlessly (”Pathetic”), delivered a track that stands as the record’s calling card (the throbbing, righteous “Descending”) and an anthem fit for the arena (”Again We Rise”). So why […]

August 21st, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews

ALLISON - ALLISON

You know times are a-changin’ in Latin music when you hear Allison. The Mexican rock trio, led by singer/guitarist Erik Allison, has climbed to No. 1 on the Mexican sales chart with music that sounds like a Spanish Blink-182 — stuff that has very seldom climbed to the top of anything Latin, much less via […]

August 21st, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews

1968 - PAJO

Indie vet David Pajo returns with yet another subtle effort, every song tinged with mystery and a secret. Combining traditional folk styles and structures with wistful production qualities, Pajo tops off each track with his pastoral voice and fateful lyrics. While murder (”Wrong Turn”), life (”I’ve Just Restored My Will to Live Again”), death […]

August 21st, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews

TIKI - RICHARD BONA

Cameroon native Bona has been referred to as “the African Sting” by music journalists, and it’s a useful comparison, considering Bona’s hip and distinctive take on pop music. “Tiki” finds him at his best. He’s an adept bassist with a laid-back vocal style that’s terribly appealing, and his sound is often sophisticated rock, as […]

August 21st, 2006 - Posted in Album Reviews