7 posts tagged “gossip”
|
|
|
I don't know how this is entirely legal, but LA-producer Doctor Rosen Rosen remixed Lily Allen's album, It's Not Me, It's You and made it available as a free download on his website, doctorrosenrosen.com. The only thing that he claim to have lifted is Allen's original vocal tracks and that all the background and mix is completely original.
Clearly the man is in love with Lily Allen. He admitted to first seeing the video for "Smile" in "a crappy hotel room" while on tour in Iceland. Ever since then, he's been a fan. He reached out to her record label to see if they were commissioning remixes for her new record, but of course, they weren't interested. But that wouldn't stop a man obsessed, right? So what we have here is an un-endorsed, unofficial release of a "darker" remixed album of It's Not Me, It's You.
While I think this is a good marketing ploy to expose non-fans to Lily Allen, it's also great exposure for this producer/mixer Doctor Rosen Rosen as well. Unfortunately, I think the lawyers won't agree on my views.
|
|
|
Mason Proper is currently on tour:
- Jul 30 The Casbah San Diego, CA *
Jul 31 The Troubadour Los Angeles, CA *
Aug 1 Slim's San Francisco, CA *
Aug 3 Doug Fir Portland, OR *
Aug 4 Chop Suey Seattle, WA *
Aug 11 Frederik Meijer Garden Grand Rapids, MI (w/ grrRoPoLis)
Sept 16-19 Pygmalion Festival Champaign-Urbaba, IL (w/ Iron & Wine, Lucero, Ra Ra Riot)
* w/ Stellastarr* and Wild Light
Apparently Adam ("MCA") Yauch was diagnosed with "cancerous tumor in his left parotid (salivary) gland". It's treatable, but unfortunately it affected MCA's vocal chords... as a result, Beastie Boys canceled all upcoming concert appearances.You've gone from "Check Your Head" to "Check Your Prostate".
From a video statement on Beastieboys.com:
I just need to take a little time to get this in check, and then we'll release the record and play some shows. It's a pain in the neck (sorry had to say it) because I was really looking forward to playing these shows, but the doctors have made it clear that this is not the kind of thing that can be put aside to deal with later.
- Adam Yauch
-
October 7 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
October 8 Philadelphia, PA TLA
October 9 New York, NY Terminal 5
October 11 Boston, MA Paradise
October 15 Detroit, MI Majestic Theater
October 16 Chicago, IL Metro
October 17 Madison, WO Orpheum
October 19 Denver, CO Bluebird
October 20 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
October 23 Seattle, WA Showbox
October 24 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
October 25 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
October 26 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theater
October 29 Austin, TX Emo’s
October 30 Little Rock, AR Vino’s
-
09.13 Morrison, CO @ Monolith Festival *
09.14 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *
09.15 Boise, ID @ Neurolux *
09.16 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's *
09.17 Portland, OR @ Musicfest NW @ Dante's *
09.18 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent *
09.20 Los Angeles, CA @ Knitting Factory *
09.22 Tucson, AZ @ Plush *
09.24 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk *
09.26 Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree *
09.27 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade *
09.28 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder *
09.29 Orlando, FL @ The Social *
* All dates with Frightened Rabbit
|
|
|
After three days, The Hype Machine dropped the song off their ranking.
07/23/2009 03:14:34 ♥ vu (
)
♥weheartmusic.com♥twitter.com/weheartmusic♥news.weheartmusic.com
|
|
|
07/03/09
Heineken Opener Festival Gdynia
Discography
07/04/09 MainSquare Festival Arras 07/04/09 Beauregard Festival Caen 07/05/09 Furia Festival Cergy 07/08/09 Hultsfred Festival Hultsfred 07/10/09 Les Ardentes Liege 07/11/09 Musilac Festival Aix les bains 07/13/09 Razzmatazz Barcelona 07/15/09 Spaziale Festival Turin 07/17/09 Melt Festival Gräfenhainichen 07/18/09 Garden Nef Party Angouleme 07/19/09 Latitude Festival Suffolk 07/21/09 Paleo Festival Nyon 10/09/09 Terminal 5 New York, New York
|
I got a hold of their debut album, That's Not What I Heard, from one of my favorite label, Kill Rock Stars, a few years later... by that time they had dropped the "the" part of their name and became simply Gossip, starting with their 2002 EP Arkansas Heat.
Ever since I discovered Britpop, I have been keeping an eye on UK pop music, and I can tell you that Gossip is huge in the UK. This was quite evident with their last album, Standing in the Way of Control, which had a huge buzz overseas, where their song, "Standing in the Way of Control", became the theme song of the British show Skins. The album instantly hit #1 on the UK Indie Charts.
With mass appeal,especially in the UK, the band recently signed with major label Sony Music (under the Music With a Twist umbrella). Their major debut is called Music for Men and it was released last Tuesday on CD and digital in the UK. As for the US, you can legally purchase the album last Tuesday - but the physical CD won't be available in the US until October 6th on Columbia Records. I am assuming around that time, you'll get to see the band on their promotional tour dates. As of this writing, there is one sole New York date.
So what is it about this three piece from Olympia, Washington, that's so appealing? I will ask you: what's not to love?
First off, their lead singer, Beth Ditto, is unabashedly lesbian, proud of her weight, and unapologetically outspoken. To be honest, none of that really matters to me, because I just enjoy hearing her vocals.
Second, backed with bassist (but will occasionally play guitars), Brace Paine, and drummer, Hannah Blilie, their songs comes off as raw, but always with a jerky dance groove.
Compared to Gossip's earlier work (especially on their first few EPs), they have gone from a sort of rockabilly soul to simply disco soul. I also felt Music for Men to be very polished and each sound can be heard loud and clear. This is possibly due to that the majority of the album was written and recorded at the Shangri-La studio in Malibu, a first-class studio that Ditto admitted "the first time we ever had access to a studio like that".
I think it's a great direction for the band, because it gives us the opportunity to hear more of Ditto's soulful pipes and hear every bass and drum beat. Also, I felt that the disco/synth plays a more important role in Music for Men, compared to their earlier works.
Some stand-out tracks is the love song "Love and Let Love" (I just really love hearing "It's a long way until February") and "2012". I don't know if you knew about the end of the world, but according to the Mayans, they seem to think it ends on December 21st, 2012. This will shed some light on Gossip's song "2012", which sings and dance and celebrate as if the year is 2012.
I don't know what the Gossip's next single will be, but I would guess it would be something poptastic and easy as "Pop Goes The World" since "Heavy Cross" was released as the lead-single for the album.
If you're in the UK, you're in luck as the album is available to buy right now and that, also, they're doing all the major festivals. For US fans, just wait a little bit longer - or if you're impatience, the MP3s are available on iTunes and amazon (both stores sells the full album for $8).
06/27/2009 00:00:36 ♥ vu ()
♥ thegossipmusic.com
♥ myspace.com/gossipband
♥ twitter.com
I'm no longer endorsing Mypodcast.com, if you look at their forums, there's strong indications that the company is in a lot of trouble maintaining its servers. Garageband is surprisingly pretty good, I have moved Episode #12-32 to Garageband, so if you haven't heard them: check it out.
Also, if you visit news.weheartmusic.com, you may start seeing Google AdSense on the website. Nobody likes adverts, but that's just how things are. The good thing is that it's not terribly intrusive. I doubt I'll make any money for the W♥M fund, as we've all trained ourselves to ignore ads anyway.
The craziest thing: Music For Men will be released digitally on June 23rd, but the physical CD won't be available until... wait for it.... OCTOBER! I have never seen such a long wait for the CD version for a major release. Usually it's only a short month before the plastic discs comes in.
06/18/2009 02:34:34 ♥ vu ()
♥weheartmusic.com♥twitter.com/weheartmusic♥news.weheartmusic.com
 |
PART ONE
Jon from Mason Proper was nice enough to stop by and talk about:
- the #2 most added album on College radio station this week
- The origin of "oly oly oxen free"
- "There is a Moth in Your Chest" title and two different versions of their album explained
- Moth vs Oxen
- The story behind their friendship with Cloud Cult
- Upcoming CMJ
- Insound.com's exclusive limited DVD and remix contest (ends Sep 30th).
Alex tells us about his recent Southern Lord purchases...on his BIKE!
PART THREE
Vu ♥ 60s girl pop and soul, so he mentions: You Bet!, The Shangri-Las, and Gossip.
CREDITS: Special thanks goes to Jessi Hector at Sneak Attack, Alex from We Heart Music, Christina from Ariel Publicity, Jacky and Strings, Abbotfinney, and, of course, Jon Visger from Mason Proper.
|
|
It's been a while since I did a W♥M update, I am still working on site.weheartmusic.com, so please visit and let me know what you think. That website is just as an extension of W♥M, we're not moving.
What I'm planning on: find the latest press release from various PR and Record Labels, easier/faster search, view upcoming album reviews, full album details (track listing, release dates, etc), "Best Of" W♥M articles, plus whatever ideas we come up with.
As I've previously mentioned, other W♥M members can go in and edit/add/modify/create anything, and it's quite easy to do! You need to know very little html or css, but it does help a little when you do more advance editing.
Hey, what do you think of my W♥M Notes Logo?? If you look at it closely, it's a fictional music notes that looks like an W and an M.
Anyway, I've noticed lately that a few blogs and websites have started linking to us, which I'm returning the favor here. One of the links includes the prestigious MTV, so that's an honor. If you link to W♥M, let me know and I'll add your blog and/or website to site.weheartmusic.com.
As for the music of choice today, I have picked out Gossip's cover song "Careless Whisper" (originally by George Michael from Wham!). It's surprisingly soulful and dancey. I can only imagine Beth Ditto going super crazy singing this song. I believe "Careless Whisper" is a live song from the BBC Live Sessions.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Also, I wanted to welcome Derek, Drew and Appples to the team. If you like (or dislike) what you read on here and would like to contribute articles to us, email me and I'll let you know what I'm looking for.
Links:
www.weheartmusic.com
site.weheartmusic.com
|
|
caprandom wrote:
Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 6:49 AM |
[esto es genial] Took a quick look at the website and I was floored by the sheer amount of data you can cram. It's like tapping in pure adreanaline
Damn you! In a good way.
I was just about ready to burn some mixes for my little bro's stag party this weekend when, as if timed to perfection, the new Headliners CD arrived through my letterbox.
It claims to offer the ultimate Festival line-up and in fairness if you attend any of the major festivals in the UK this summer you are likely to see, at least, three or four acts that appear on this collection. On disk one you have all your big players from the Anglo-American rock scene from Oasis to Muse to the Kings of Leon. While disk two features the likes of Calvin Harris, Faithless and Mylo.
How effective was Headliners in wetting my appetite for this year's live music? Surprisingly so, considering my taste in music has mellowed to the extent Young Ryan would have mugged the manbag of Old Ryan without a second thought.
Due to the restrictions of record labels, you'll never find the perfect compilation cd in the stores, full of all your favourite anthems. However this collection of tracks is as good as it gets and I know it will be a rip roaring success when I play it on repeat at my Bro's drink-fueled stag party.
Of course, as any wise festival goer will know, the big bands that feature in this compilation are the eye candy that guarantees an enjoyable festival on the main stages. The real joy of live festival music is stumbling upon the next big thing on the minor stages. If you are looking for that sort of spiritual guidance, look else where.
As the festival season commences with Glastonbury next weekend, these are the sort of acts you expect to see but by the end of the summer, you may possibly have a whole different range of wants and needs.
In these modern times, given the availability of music online and the ability to create your own playlists quickly and effectively I am left wondering if there is really a demand for this Headliners CD. Well, lets face it, there will always be lazy folks out there and there will always be people who just want to listen to something without having to create it themselves. If you fall into either of these categories, then this compilation is for you!
At the end of the day, this isn't high-brow folk music. This is the loud, brash sound of 2007 combined with some of the old festival classics, and despite my better judgement, I like it!
This compilation is available in the UK & USA on 18th June 2007.
Enjoy your festivals wisely people!! - Ryan
ROCK STAGE (Disk 1)
* 1.Same Jeans - with The View
* 2.On Call - with Kings of Leon
* 3.Standing In The Way Of Control - with Gossip
* 4.How To Save A Life - with The Fray
* 5.Starlight - with Muse
* 6.Our Velocity - with Maximo Park
* 7.Empire - with Kasabian
* 8.Hard To Beat - with Hard-Fi
* 9.Munich - with Editors
* 10.Motorcycle Emptiness - with Manic Street Preachers
* 11.Valerie - with The Zutons
* 12.Waterfall - with The Stone Roses
* 13.Killamangiro - with Babyshambles
* 14.Dakota - with Stereophonics
* 15.Do Or Die - with Super Furry Animals
* 16.In The Morning - with The Coral
* 17.Chronicles Of A Bohemian Teenager - with Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
* 18.She's Got You High - with Mumm-Ra
* 19.Closer - with Travis
* 20.Whatever - with Oasis
DANCE STAGE (Disk 2)
* 1.Stop Me - with Mark Ronson, Daniel Merriweather
* 2.Get Down - with Groove Armada
* 3.Acceptable In The 80s - with Calvin Harris
* 4.Drop The Pressure - with Mylo
* 5.Fit But You Know It - with The Streets
* 6.Insomnia - with Faithless
* 7.Afrika Shox - with Leftfield
* 8.Loaded - with Primal Scream
* 9.Krafty - with New Order
* 10.Wrote For Luck - with Happy Mondays
* 11.Aisha - with Death In Vegas
* 12.Ladyflash - with The Go! Team
* 13.Pacific State - with 808 State
* 14.Right Here Right Now - with Fatboy Slim
* 15.Girl On A Swing - with Candie Payne
* 16.Lover, You Should've Come Over - with Jeff Buckley
* 17.At The River - with Groove Armada
* 18.Heartbeats - with Jose Gonzalez
* 19.Futures - with Zero 7, Jose Gonzalez
* 20.Sun Rising - with Beloved
NME presents The Essential Bands – Festival Edition was just released on June 11th, 2007 (available in America as an import on June 14th).
I didn't know how successful they are, but according to the press release that the first two NME Presents album have sold over 600,000 copies. That's actually really good numbers for the UK because they have different standards for certification of "Platinum" (300,000 copies). For trivia's sake, US Certified Platinum is having 1,000,000 copies sold.
Despite Mr C's protests, we cover quite a few NME-hyped bands, so if you want to check out what they sound like, here are some internal links: Kaiser Chiefs, Razorlight, Jet, Patrick Wolf, The Wombats, and The Cribs.
I am actually kind of working on a concert review for the Maccabees and Noisettes entry. I'll give you a preview: the Noisettes are a scary-looking band! The singer from the Maccabees dances around like he's Ian Curtis!
Track Listing:
|
|
CD 1
01. Kaiser Chiefs - Everything Is Average Nowadays 02. The Killers - Bones 03. Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control 04. Razorlight - Before I Fall To Pieces 05. Kasabian - Shoot The Runner 06. Muse - Starlight 07. The Twang - Wide Awake 08. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Weapon Of Choice 09. Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs 10. Jet - Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 11. The Rumble Strips - Alarm Clock 12. The Automatic - Raoul 13. The Rapture - Pieces Of The People We Love 14. CSS - Off The Hook 15. Noisettes - Scratch Your Name 16. 1990s - See You At The Lights 17. The Maccabees - Precious Times 18. Pull Tiger Tail - Let’s Lightning 19. Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up To Dry 20. Jarvis - Running The World |
|
CD 2
01. The View - Same Jeans 02. Klaxons - Gravity's Rainbow 03. Maximo Park - Our Velocity 04. Bloc Party - The Prayer 05. Low vs Diamond - Heart Attack 06. The Hours Back - When You Were Good 07. Keane - A Bad Dream 08. Thirteen Senses - All The Love In Your Hands 09. Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position 10. Little Man Tate - This Must Be Love 11. Gruff Rhys - Candylion 12. Bright Eyes - Four Winds 13. Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. - War Of The Worlds 14. Alterkicks - Good Luck 15. Long Blondes - Giddy Stratospheres 16. The Wombats - Backfire At The Disco 17. The Rakes - We Danced Together 18. Enter Shikari - Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour… 19. !!! - Must Be The Moon 20. The Cribs - Men's Needs |
Also, is anyone is interested in a competition to win this CD? If you guys aren't interested, I won't bother to make the effort to set it up.
Links: www.nme.com
My Groups
-
Social Justice Updated: 4 minutes ago
-
We♥Music (host) Updated: 4 minutes ago
-
Chicago Updated: 44 minutes ago
Neighborhood
Explore friends, family, friends & family, or entire neighborhood.
