All posts from 19 July 2007

Album release updates: Basement Jaxx, Sole, and more

Band Of Horses
The band’s still-untitled second album will be released October 9th on Sub Pop.
Basement Jaxx
The UK electronica duo will release their next album (which may actually be a double album) in Spring 2008, and it will have an unusual guest collaborator: Yoko Ono. The pair are also seeking out Grace Jones, although they are […]

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Music briefing: Back to blackouts

Aerosmith frontman Steve Tyler will have his vocal chords featured in the National Geographic Channel’s upcoming anatomy documentary “Incredible Human Machine.” And you thought his lips were big.
Following a string of canceled shows, Amy Winehouse’s first performance in about three weeks did not go well. The apparently-intoxicated singer repeatedly hit herself in the head with […]

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REVIEW ROUNDUP: Suzanne Vega, Beauty & Crime

“Beauty & Crime” marks the first album in six years for the 48-year-old singer-songwriter best known for early hits “Luka” and “Tom’s Diner.” It is–dare we say it–a concept album, and the concept is New York City. While that means subjects like 9/11 factor into the songwriting (although not explicitly), Vega also touches on more […]

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