Artist: Honkyoku
Genre(s):
Easy Listening
Discography:
Mukaiji
Year: 2000
Tracks: 1
Monday, 30 June 2008
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Hoobastank
Artist: Hoobastank
Genre(s):
Rock
Discography:
Every Man For Himself
Year: 2006
Tracks: 15
Post-grunge quaternary Hoobastank formed in the Los Angeles suburb of Agoura Hills in early 1994, afterwards vocaliser Doug Robb met guitarist Dan Estrin at a senior high struggle of the bands competition. The deuce chose to get together forces, and afterward adding bassist Markku Lappalainen and drummer Chris Hesse, Hoobastank were natural. While the heavy alternative sounds of acts like Tool and Alice in Chains were primary influences, Hoobastank tempered the gloomier elements of that medicine with a suburban California rut and an optic for availableness. The self-released, clumsily titled They Sure Don't Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To generated solid local hum upon its 1998 release, and before long the dance band had stirred from backyard gigs to shows up and down the Cali slide.
Island took notice and put Hoobastank on the payroll in August 2000, and tours with the likeminded Incubus and flavor-of-the-moment Alien Ant Farm followed. Hoobastank's eponymous debut dropped in November 2001, and the singles "Creep in the Dark" and "Running Away" were hits at radio receiver and MTV. The LP went gold, and the iV supported it with a expedition through Asia and Europe that summer. By former 2003, the band was back in the studio, egg laying blue tracks for its sophomore effort. They then played a few dates in June and July, merely were forced to invalidate the residual of the ball club tour when Estrin was injured in a junky motorbike accident. The guitar player was back on his feet by October, and Hoobastank headed out with the All-American Rejects and Ozomatli for the Nokia Unwired hitch.
The quartette offered the lead exclusive "Out of Control" as a free download from its site earlier releasing the full-length The Reason at the end of the class. It showcased a harder-edged vocal performance from Robb. A year after, the Let It Out DVD gathered the band's videos. On a 2005 co-headlining hitch with Velvet Revolver, the band received a chilly reception from some audiences and rumors of a feud between Robb and VR frontman Scott Weiland were shortly filling Internet message boards. "If I Were You," the first single from their 2006 album Every Man for Himself, addressed the whole social occasion.
Monday, 16 June 2008
New Beck Album Revisits ‘Highway 61’
Courtesy of DGC, Columbia
Beck just announced the details of his upcoming, Danger Mouse–produced tenth album, Modern Guilt (it's due on July 8 — his birthday!), and his PR company's Website has the cover. As you can see, it features a couple of dudes' feet. But the style and lettering reminded us of something, and, after a little Googling, we realized what it was. In November 2001, Vanity Fair asked the eclectic Scientologist to pick his 50 favorite album covers, and here's what he said about Bob Dylan's Highway 61:
"Highway 61 Revisited is one of the first great anti-covers. Dylan looks burnt, shirt wrinkled — like he's waiting for catering at the gig or something. And somebody's just randomly walked in behind him. In an era of Patti Page-style, perfectly lit and posed covers, this cover was a defecation. And these days you'd rarely see such a throwaway picture on such an 'important' album."
Since his last two albums — both of which featured artfully overthought covers — weren't quite as good as we'd hoped, let's hope this "throwaway defecation" bodes well for the accompanying music.
Beck: Modern Guilt [Nasty Little Man]
Beck chooses his 50 favourite all-time album covers [Vanity Fair via Stewoo.net]
Beck just announced the details of his upcoming, Danger Mouse–produced tenth album, Modern Guilt (it's due on July 8 — his birthday!), and his PR company's Website has the cover. As you can see, it features a couple of dudes' feet. But the style and lettering reminded us of something, and, after a little Googling, we realized what it was. In November 2001, Vanity Fair asked the eclectic Scientologist to pick his 50 favorite album covers, and here's what he said about Bob Dylan's Highway 61:
"Highway 61 Revisited is one of the first great anti-covers. Dylan looks burnt, shirt wrinkled — like he's waiting for catering at the gig or something. And somebody's just randomly walked in behind him. In an era of Patti Page-style, perfectly lit and posed covers, this cover was a defecation. And these days you'd rarely see such a throwaway picture on such an 'important' album."
Since his last two albums — both of which featured artfully overthought covers — weren't quite as good as we'd hoped, let's hope this "throwaway defecation" bodes well for the accompanying music.
Beck: Modern Guilt [Nasty Little Man]
Beck chooses his 50 favourite all-time album covers [Vanity Fair via Stewoo.net]
Wednesday, 4 June 2008
REM to headline Oxegen
REM have been confirmed as one of the headliners at this year's Oxegen Festival.
Michael Stipe and Co join Kings of Leon for the extended three day event which takes place from 11 to 13 July at Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Co Kildare.
Stipe attended the festival last year during recordings for the band's forthcoming album 'Accelerate'. The album is set for release on 1 April and was recorded in Co Westmeath.
'Supernatural Superserious' is the first single to be taken from the new album, and is now available digitally.
Tickets for Oxegen will go on pre-sale to those registered on the festival's website from Monday 3 March at 8am until 8pm on Thursday 6 March, limited to four tickets per person. Tickets go on general sale on Friday 7 March at 8am.
With the event extended to three days, the campsite will open on the Thursday night for fans wishing to get an early spot. However, promoters MCD will be charging an additional €20 for the privilege of getting there early.
Michael Stipe and Co join Kings of Leon for the extended three day event which takes place from 11 to 13 July at Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Co Kildare.
Stipe attended the festival last year during recordings for the band's forthcoming album 'Accelerate'. The album is set for release on 1 April and was recorded in Co Westmeath.
'Supernatural Superserious' is the first single to be taken from the new album, and is now available digitally.
Tickets for Oxegen will go on pre-sale to those registered on the festival's website from Monday 3 March at 8am until 8pm on Thursday 6 March, limited to four tickets per person. Tickets go on general sale on Friday 7 March at 8am.
With the event extended to three days, the campsite will open on the Thursday night for fans wishing to get an early spot. However, promoters MCD will be charging an additional €20 for the privilege of getting there early.
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