Winehouse leaves rehab to apply for visa & other

Thursday, 26 June 2008

the Murder City Devils

Artist: the Murder City Devils

   Genre(s):
Rock: Punk-Rock

Discography:

In Name And Blood

Year: 2000
Tracks: 12

Broken Bottles Empty Hearts

Year:
Tracks: 12

Miller�s keepsake pyjamas

Monday, 16 June 2008

James McAvoy Denies Rumours of Lead Role in The Hobbit

James McAvoy has blasted recent reports he has landed the lead role in upcoming film The Hobbit.

The Scottish actor, 29, said speculation he was set to star in the movie as Bilbo Baggins was unfounded.

Speaking at a press conference for new film Wanted, in which he stars alongside Angelina Jolie, McAvoy insisted, "It's not true. It's all internet rumoring and nothing else I'm afraid. Sorry."

J.R.R. Tolkien's novel is set to be turned into a major blockbuster under the direction of Guillermo del Toro and filming is due to begin in New Zealand later this year. Sir Ian McKellen will reprise his role as Gandalf.

The character of Bilbo Baggins was played by Ian Holm in the previous films of the fantasy franchise, but he is due to be replaced by a high profile star for the new movie.

Del Toro has previously been quoted as saying, "I can tell you it's down to a few names that we all agree upon. For our first choice, completely magically we all have the same name."

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Friday, 6 June 2008

Anne Ducros

Artist: Anne Ducros

   Genre(s):
Jazz
   Vocal

Discography:

Urban Tribe

Year: 2007
Tracks: 11

Piano, Piano

Year: 2006
Tracks: 12

Purple Songs

Year: 2003
Tracks: 11

Close Your Eyes

Year: 2003
Tracks: 9

Monday, 26 May 2008

Atlas Sound, Let The Blind Lead Those Who Cannot See But Cannot Feel Album Review

Atlas Sound

Let The Blind Lead Those Who Cannot See But Cannot Feel

4AD

Album Review

As the main singer/songwriter for Atlanta experimentalists Deerhunter, Bradford Cox has already carved his name in rock and roll's guidebook of mavericks and geniuses in waiting. Last year's excellent 'Fluorescent Grey EP' initially placing Cox and his band on the map, paving the way for the 'Cryptograms' long player that followed in hot pursuit like a pack of beagles on the trail of a lonesome fox.

Of course, anyone expecting that to be Cox's sole dalliance musically would be massively underestimating the vision and ambition of a man who clearly has no defined boundaries or barriers as far as constructing a piece, or collection of musical works together is concerned. Not content with simply regurgitating the tried and tested method of verse-chorus-verse, or even that age-old creation known as song, Cox in his latest guise as Atlas Sound really wants to take you some place else entirely.

Initially released in North America three months ago via the Kranky label (head honcho Brian Foote assists on production duties here), 'Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel' has been causing a stir in the underground ever since, and it was only a matter of time before one of the bigger independent distributors - in this case 4AD - gave it the widespread release its ambition and stark attention to detail unwittingly deserved.

Although there are clear mirrors of an adolescent infatuation with the original shoegaze scene and 'Evol'-period Sonic Youth here, don't let that put you off or indeed make any rash categorisations as far as Atlas Sound is concerned. Essentially a solo project although Cox has roped in one or two friends such as White Rainbow's Adam Forker, 'Let The Blind Lead Those.' is at times a harrowing and bleak journey through the thoughts, both past and present, of a clearly affected and occasionally disturbed individual.

From the opening infant-read narrative 'Ghost Story' through the psychedelic Animal Collective vibe of 'Quarantined' and beyond, Cox always manages to write straight from the heart, which makes his thoughts all the more compelling. The fact that he chooses to shroud most of them in a crushing veneer of white noise and delayed effects makes this record occasionally feel like the score to a disengaged horror movie. 'Cold As Ice' and 'Scraping Past' both mix similar jazz-tinged fusions as Battles with an alluring sense of gloom that most artists wouldn't even attempt, let alone expect to get away with.

Likewise, the frugal monotone instrumental that is 'Ready, Set, Glow' coupled with 'Winter Vacation' and its eerie sense of displacement could give anyone nightmares, and yet by the same token have an enthralling complexity about them that makes either impossible to dismiss. One thing that is for sure about 'Let The Blind Lead Those.' is that you won't ever hear anything like this on the radio, although the penultimate feedback-driven swirl of 'Ativan' comes closest to a conventional pop song, even if it is in the most skewered, Mary Chain-esque manner.

The biggest compliment, however, is reserved for last, in that Bradford Cox has truly elevated himself to another level here, so much that after hearing 'Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel', people won't be asking about when the new Deerhunter record's due but rather when the next Atlas Sound one is instead.

Gripping stuff.

9/10

Dom Gourlay

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Sunday, 18 May 2008

Lil' Wayne Swaps 50 Cent For Cole

Rapper LIL' Wayne has confirmed he won't be touring with 50 Cent on his flow tour his G-UNIT set - insistence he hopes to take to the level with R+B singer KEYSHIA Kale.
Lil' Anthony Wayne - real number key Dwayne Michael James Earl Carter Jr. Jr. - was rumoured to be in dialogue with the In Da Nightclub hitmaker around a possible support slot on their man go.
Merely Carter insists it isn't release to happen and he is at present looking at to hitch with Kail or else.
He tells MTV.com, "That one (touring with G-Unit), I don't think is gonna form no more. It was something that ain't went correctly. I think I mightiness go out with Keyshia Kail.
"You're delivery two different types of people in at that place. You got people coming to soothe their souls with Keyshia, and you got people wHO wanna throw their men up with me. It's like hearing to the radio. When you listen to the radiocommunication, and your top-five or top-eight songs come on, it's hip-hop, it's R+B. ... I think you gonna beget that from me and Keyshia and whatever in between that."
And Kale has as well expressed interestingness in touring with President Carter, expression, "I'mma (set) nobble him and guide him on enlistment with me.
"I think it's a little harder to get him on the stage than it is to start out me. We gotta make for certain we acquire together on that."