All posts from 17 July 2007

Frequently compared to a cross between Joy Division and Coldplay (in other words, a less energetic and even less original Interpol), Editors return with their sophomore record today in the US after it reached #1 on the UK album charts upon its release there last month. Yes, there are a great deal more Interpol comparisons […]

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Ambulance LTD
Despite the fact that the New York band basically broke up last year after one album and one EP, band leader Marcus Congleton is continuing on with the Ambulance LTD name (as the sole permanent member, as of right now). Congleton is close to completing the second Ambulance LTD album after recording some tracks […]

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Lily Allen
The singer is heading to America–we think. After canceling many of her planned US tour dates earlier this year, Allen went back out on the road, and now has a handful of west coast dates planned for September.

Tour Dates (Live Daily)

Kaiser Chiefs
The UK band has American dates scheduled for September and October in […]

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Ex-con Paris Hilton is well on her way to recording a second album, reports E!. Fresh off her 23-night stand in a Los Angeles-area correctional facility, the heiress has begun work on the follow-up to 2006’s “Paris”–and by “work,” we mean that she has been “in meetings” with the producer of both discs, Scott Storch. […]

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The Nationwide Mercury Prize (or “Mercury Music Prize” if you prefer not to mention the sponsor’s name), awarded annually to the top British or Irish recording artist, announced the dozen contenders for the 2007 Album of the Year today. In alphabetical order, the shortlisted albums are:
Arctic Monkeys: Favourite Worst Nightmare
Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford: Basquiat […]

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