Archive for July, 2008

Video: Lykke Li – “Breaking It Up”

by Mark Jackson on July 31st, 2008

Upcoming Swedish solo artist Lykke Li flooded the indie blog scene with her debut LP Youth Novels in November.  She’s back with her third video off the record, “Breaking It Up”. Critically, her album held up with just above average reviews, including a 7.8/10 from Pitchfork, 4/5 from AllMusic, and an 8/10 from NME. [via [...]

Jay-Z Talks New LP Due In October

by Mark Jackson on July 31st, 2008

Jay-Z says his new record will feature Kanye West, Timbaland, or both. Speaking to Rolling Stone, HOVA said: “I’m a person that works off music. If Timbaland makes ten great tracks then he produces the album, if Kanye West makes ten great tracks then he produces the album; if he makes three, I’ll take three. [...]

New Music: Kevin Drew – “Summer Time Dues” [download/stream]

by Mark Jackson on July 31st, 2008

Always collaborating with someone from his monster of an indie rock band, Drew takes this one solo-style. For once. The Broken Social Scene frontman delivers “Summer Time Dues”, which interestingly starts out with Drew — coughing. Cue classic Kevin Drew style acoustic guitar and melodic vocals, and you have yourself there a quality intro.  Sounding [...]

Video: The Killers Debut 2 New Songs “Spaceman” & “Neon Tiger”

by Mark Jackson on July 30th, 2008

At an exclusive fan club concert last night, The Killers played two brand new tracks off their upcoming album. It looks like they’ll be playing it safe, keeping the same ol’ Killers sound we know and love. The recordings are from the Highline Ballroom in NYC, and although the audio/video quality isn’t good by any [...]

TV On The Radio’s “Dear Science,” Tracklist Revealed

by Mark Jackson on July 29th, 2008

Although we don’t have news of any single you can get your hands on at the moment, we are glad to present the tracklist for TV On The Radio’s forthcoming follow-up to their stellar Return to Cookie Mountain.  The album drops September 23 on Interscope. TVOTR has a handful of September tour dates, so check [...]

Killers Finishing Up New Album

by Mark Jackson on July 29th, 2008

The Killers have been recording since June in a brand new studio in Las Vegas, and are hoping for a November release for their third studio album following 2006′s fantastic Sam’s Town. The band metaphorically ran over a padestrian with last year’s Sawdust, but we trust Brandon and friends will pull through and keep up [...]

Lil’ Wayne ft. Mike Tyson – The American Dream

by Mark Jackson on July 28th, 2008

Stream: Download (right click and save as): Lil’ Wayne ft. Mike Tyson – The American Dream Listen to this unreleased track featuring none other than the most vicious (especially vocally) boxer the game has ever seen.  Keep ‘em comin Weezy. [via Prefix]

Video: Black Kids Respond To Embarrassing Pitchfork Review

by Mark Jackson on July 28th, 2008

Partie Traumatic, the Black Kids’ debut LP that features a stunning three new tracks, has garnered quite a comical rating from Pitchfork: Almost as bad as Jet’s Shine On. Partie Traumatic really does deserve this pitiful review. Admitting their musical minds are already slowing up, Black Kids unnecessarily rushed out this uninspiring collection of year [...]

Kings of Leon Premiere New Track MONDAY

by Mark Jackson on July 26th, 2008

Monday at 10 A.M. on SPIN.com, you’ll be able to download (for free!) a brand new Kings of Leon track off their upcoming Only By The Night LP due Sept. 23. “Crawl” will be the first song released from their upcoming album, although it is not the first proper single. Feel happy inside that you [...]

Talib Kweli Plans Documentary & 3 Albums

by Mark Jackson on July 25th, 2008

The king of underground hip-hop, Talib Kweli, plans to release a documentary via Nonstop Movie Works. Check out the trailer: There is no word on it’s release date. Kweli has plans for three upcoming albums in the next year. Prisoner of Conscious will be a solo record. Talib Kweli & Res are called Idle Warship, [...]