 Artist: Portastatic: mp3 download Genre(s): Indie Portastatic's discography:  Be Still Please Year: 2006 Tracks: 9 Though Mac McCaughan has muckle to keep him fussy -- playing in Superchunk, managing the successful Merge Records -- he likewise spends time written text as Portastatic. With a variable batting order, the side-project has recorded two albums and respective singles since 1993, when Tom Sharpling of 18 Wheeler Records asked McCaughan to button some of his lo-fi, four-track recordings; he obliged with the singles "Sandals with White Socks" and "Freshman." Then in 1994, McCaughan released an intact Portastatic album, I Hope Your Heart Is Not Brittle. The radical followed with the Scrapbook EP and a indorsement album, Irksome Note from a Sinking Ship. Nature of a Sap appeared in 1997. 2000's EP De Mel, De Melao paid royal court to classical Brazilian artists like Caetano Veloso and Arnaldo Baptista. In 2001, McCaughan returned with Looking for Leonard, the score to a film written and directed by Superchunk fans Matt Bissonette and Steven Clark. The uncut Summer of the Shark was released in 2003, only non before some other circumscribed edition undivided (2002's The Perfect Little Door). |
Wednesday, 10 September 2008
Mp3 music: Portastatic
Sunday, 31 August 2008
Kurt Cobain and Axl Rose Loathed Each Other
Kurt Cobain and Axl Rose hated each other so very much they couldn't even plain to be in the same room together, a new book claims.
Music business promoter Danny Goldberg, who was previously vice president of Led Zeppelin's Swan Song Records, speaks about the pair in his new book 'Bumping Into Geniuses' which hits the shelves this September.
Goldberg says that when Rose requested to meet the Nirvana frontman after a prove, Cobain slipped� away. He writes: "Rose had the kind of macho rock persona that Kurt detested."
The loathing obviously also counterpane to their partners Courtney Love and Stephanie Seymour. After a war of words between the two, Rose allegedly told Cobain: "Shut your bitch up or I'll knock her to the pavement."
The writer, who says he witnessed these events first hand, said that Nirvana even turned low the chance to join the moneymaking Metallica / Guns N Roses articulation tour due to his loathing for Rose.
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Thursday, 21 August 2008
Glasvegas - 'The Best New Band in Britain' (NME) - Ready for First-Ever North American Concert Tour
Glasvegas US Debut Tour To Include Headline Performances & Radio City
Music Hall Gig with Echo & the Bunnymen
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 -- Recently signed to Columbia Records,
the newly rising UK rock ensemble Glasvegas, proclaimed as "The Best New
Band in Britain" by the NME, will set in motion its first-ever North American tour
this fall with a series of headline clubland performances. Glasvegas receive
been personally selected by Ian McCulloch to straight support his band Echo
& The Bunnymen when they play the legendary Radio City Music Hall on
October 1 (please see total itinerary following).
Glasvegas -- 1st US Concert Tour
9/29/08 Boston, MA Great Scott (headline)
9/30/08 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar (headline)
10/1/08 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall (w/Echo &
the Bunnymen)
10/2/08 Baltimore, MD Ottobar (headline)
10/3/08 Washington DC Rock 'n' Roll Hotel (headline)
10/4/08 New York, NY Mercury Lounge (headline)
Glasvegas' upcoming fall mini-tour of the states marks the group's
low gear US concert appearances since forming in Glasgow, Scotland in early
2006. An early Glasvegas performance at Glasgow's mythic King Tut's Wah Wah
Hut (a 300 capacity hall renowned passim the UK as a new talent
showcase and prescient innkeeper to shows by then-emerging artists like Oasis,
Radiohead, Beck, Travis and others) caught the attention of British music
mogul and tastemaker Alan McGee, who heralded Glasvegas as "The most
exciting thing I've heard since Jesus and Mary Chain." McGee's "Death Disco
TV" was the first boob tube outlet to broadcast Glasvegas.
Glasvegas released its offset DIY unmarried, "Go Square Go!," on October
30, 2006. The group's 2007 follow-up single, the limited edition 7"
"Daddy's Gone" was voted the #2 Single of the Year by the NME. Shortly
after releasing the band's third gear limited edition single, "It's My Own
Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry," on Valentine's Day, 2008, Glasvegas took
home the Philip Hall Radar Award (a prestigious unexampled band pillage voted on by
the NME staff) at the Shockwaves NME Awards 2008.
Glasvegas came in at #4 on the BBC News Sound of 2008 Top 10 poll of
the UK's brightest new acts as selected by approximately cl of UK-based
music writers, editors and broadcasters. According to the BBC, "Glasvegas
draw on rockabilly and pop from the fifties and '60s, using a backdrop of
brooding guitars to make their own wall of sound, a bit like the Jesus
and Mary Chain playing the Grease soundtrack."
Glasvegas has spent much of 2008 building a reputation as one of the
UK's top live bands. The group's concert dates in Scotland sold-out in
under a week and the UK music press lathered praises on Glasvegas for the
group's performances at a number of high profile festivals including SRO
shows at Glastonbury and T In The Park.
The songs of Glasvegas have been played near 800,000 times on the
group's MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/glasvegas) where the Glasvegas
profile has been viewed close to 900,000 times.
The members of Glasvegas -- James Allan (vocals, round guitar), Rab
Allan (lead guitar, backing vocals), Paul Donoghue (bass guitar, backing
vocals) and Caroline McKay (drums) -- were in America earlier this year
recording the band's self-titled debut album at Brooklyn Recording Studios
with production by Glasvegas frontman James Allan and Rich Costey
(Interpol, Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Mew). The album premieres new recordings
of the group's early singles "Daddy's Gone" and "It's My Own Cheating Heart
That Makes Me Cry," as well as new songs including "Geraldine," the debut
single from the album. Released in the UK on June 16, "Geraldine" reached
#16 on the UK charts and #1 on the NME singles chart.
Glasvegas, one of the year's most heavy anticipated UK album debuts,
is slated for stateside release on Columbia Records in early 2009.
hTTP://www.glasvegas.net
hTTP://www.myspace.com/glasvegas
http://www.columbiarecords.com
More info
Music Hall Gig with Echo & the Bunnymen
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 -- Recently signed to Columbia Records,
the newly rising UK rock ensemble Glasvegas, proclaimed as "The Best New
Band in Britain" by the NME, will set in motion its first-ever North American tour
this fall with a series of headline clubland performances. Glasvegas receive
been personally selected by Ian McCulloch to straight support his band Echo
& The Bunnymen when they play the legendary Radio City Music Hall on
October 1 (please see total itinerary following).
Glasvegas -- 1st US Concert Tour
9/29/08 Boston, MA Great Scott (headline)
9/30/08 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar (headline)
10/1/08 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall (w/Echo &
the Bunnymen)
10/2/08 Baltimore, MD Ottobar (headline)
10/3/08 Washington DC Rock 'n' Roll Hotel (headline)
10/4/08 New York, NY Mercury Lounge (headline)
Glasvegas' upcoming fall mini-tour of the states marks the group's
low gear US concert appearances since forming in Glasgow, Scotland in early
2006. An early Glasvegas performance at Glasgow's mythic King Tut's Wah Wah
Hut (a 300 capacity hall renowned passim the UK as a new talent
showcase and prescient innkeeper to shows by then-emerging artists like Oasis,
Radiohead, Beck, Travis and others) caught the attention of British music
mogul and tastemaker Alan McGee, who heralded Glasvegas as "The most
exciting thing I've heard since Jesus and Mary Chain." McGee's "Death Disco
TV" was the first boob tube outlet to broadcast Glasvegas.
Glasvegas released its offset DIY unmarried, "Go Square Go!," on October
30, 2006. The group's 2007 follow-up single, the limited edition 7"
"Daddy's Gone" was voted the #2 Single of the Year by the NME. Shortly
after releasing the band's third gear limited edition single, "It's My Own
Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry," on Valentine's Day, 2008, Glasvegas took
home the Philip Hall Radar Award (a prestigious unexampled band pillage voted on by
the NME staff) at the Shockwaves NME Awards 2008.
Glasvegas came in at #4 on the BBC News Sound of 2008 Top 10 poll of
the UK's brightest new acts as selected by approximately cl of UK-based
music writers, editors and broadcasters. According to the BBC, "Glasvegas
draw on rockabilly and pop from the fifties and '60s, using a backdrop of
brooding guitars to make their own wall of sound, a bit like the Jesus
and Mary Chain playing the Grease soundtrack."
Glasvegas has spent much of 2008 building a reputation as one of the
UK's top live bands. The group's concert dates in Scotland sold-out in
under a week and the UK music press lathered praises on Glasvegas for the
group's performances at a number of high profile festivals including SRO
shows at Glastonbury and T In The Park.
The songs of Glasvegas have been played near 800,000 times on the
group's MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/glasvegas) where the Glasvegas
profile has been viewed close to 900,000 times.
The members of Glasvegas -- James Allan (vocals, round guitar), Rab
Allan (lead guitar, backing vocals), Paul Donoghue (bass guitar, backing
vocals) and Caroline McKay (drums) -- were in America earlier this year
recording the band's self-titled debut album at Brooklyn Recording Studios
with production by Glasvegas frontman James Allan and Rich Costey
(Interpol, Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Mew). The album premieres new recordings
of the group's early singles "Daddy's Gone" and "It's My Own Cheating Heart
That Makes Me Cry," as well as new songs including "Geraldine," the debut
single from the album. Released in the UK on June 16, "Geraldine" reached
#16 on the UK charts and #1 on the NME singles chart.
Glasvegas, one of the year's most heavy anticipated UK album debuts,
is slated for stateside release on Columbia Records in early 2009.
hTTP://www.glasvegas.net
hTTP://www.myspace.com/glasvegas
http://www.columbiarecords.com
More info
Monday, 11 August 2008
A Silver Mt. Zion
Artist: A Silver Mt. Zion
Genre(s):
Indie
Rock: Electronic
Discography:
![[2005-06-16] La Sala Rossa](http://img.mp3fiesta.com/covers/17/17469/alb_71679_th.jpg)
[2005-06-16] La Sala Rossa
Year: 2005
Tracks: 12
Horses in the Sky
Year: 2005
Tracks: 6
Pretty Little Lightning Paw EP
Year: 2004
Tracks: 4
This Is Our Punk-Rock, Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing
Year: 2003
Tracks: 4
Born Into Trouble As The Sparks Fly Upward
Year: 2001
Tracks: 8
He Has Left Us Alone, But Shafts Of Light Sometimes Grace The Corner Of Our Rooms
Year: 2000
Tracks: 8
He Has Left Us Alone But Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corners of Our Rooms
Year: 2000
Tracks: 8
Faces, Mountains
Year: 2000
Tracks: 1
Graham Bonnet
Wednesday, 6 August 2008
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Hrossharsgrani
Artist: Hrossharsgrani
Genre(s):
Rock
Metal: Gothic
Discography:
Schattenkrieger
Year: 2002
Tracks: 17
The Secret Fire
Year: 2001
Tracks: 8
...Of Battles, Ravens and Fire (Ep)
Year: 2000
Tracks: 7
...Of Battles, Ravens And Fire (Ep)
Year: 2000
Tracks: 7
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
Ferrell a huge hit during UCD appearance
Top Hollywood star Will Ferrell last night appeared in University College Dublin to accept a prestigious award in front of 1,500 students.
The 40-year-old star of 'Anchorman' was dressed in the full Irish rugby kit as he accepted the James Joyce Award from the Literary and Historical Society for his outstanding contribution to comedic acting.
Ferrell had a packed O'Reilly Hall in stitches throughout his 40- minute speech where he joked: "As I look out at this crowd, I see the future of Ireland, the future of Europe. And let's face it, the future looks pretty bleak."
The star also spoke about his two-week trip of Ireland with his brother Patrick and father Roylee, whose family hail from Co Longford.
He said: "The trip has been a bit of craic and I'm not talking about talk and laughter, I'm actually talking about crack cocaine."
During his holiday Ferrell travelled to Galway, Mayo, Belfast, Bushmills, Cork, Waterford and Longford. He joked: "The photos are all over Bebo if you need proof."
Ferrell added: "I'm so committed to my Irish roots that I intend to continue wearing this outfit (rugby kit) upon my return to the US. I will also continue to drive on the left-hand side of the road.
"Will it be dangerous? Yes. Is it illegal? Highly. But that's just how committed I am."
His speech also touched on what he believes are his similarities to James Joyce; Westlife and a dig at UCD's rival Trinity College Dublin.
Generating huge applause he said: "The truth of the matter is those guys are going to be working for you."
The star, who commands $20m a movie, joins other public figures honoured by the L&H, including United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix, academic Noam Chomsky and former South African president FW De Klerk.
Ferrell told the L&H: "I'm truly honoured to be in the same company as previous recipients".
The 40-year-old star of 'Anchorman' was dressed in the full Irish rugby kit as he accepted the James Joyce Award from the Literary and Historical Society for his outstanding contribution to comedic acting.
Ferrell had a packed O'Reilly Hall in stitches throughout his 40- minute speech where he joked: "As I look out at this crowd, I see the future of Ireland, the future of Europe. And let's face it, the future looks pretty bleak."
The star also spoke about his two-week trip of Ireland with his brother Patrick and father Roylee, whose family hail from Co Longford.
He said: "The trip has been a bit of craic and I'm not talking about talk and laughter, I'm actually talking about crack cocaine."
During his holiday Ferrell travelled to Galway, Mayo, Belfast, Bushmills, Cork, Waterford and Longford. He joked: "The photos are all over Bebo if you need proof."
Ferrell added: "I'm so committed to my Irish roots that I intend to continue wearing this outfit (rugby kit) upon my return to the US. I will also continue to drive on the left-hand side of the road.
"Will it be dangerous? Yes. Is it illegal? Highly. But that's just how committed I am."
His speech also touched on what he believes are his similarities to James Joyce; Westlife and a dig at UCD's rival Trinity College Dublin.
Generating huge applause he said: "The truth of the matter is those guys are going to be working for you."
The star, who commands $20m a movie, joins other public figures honoured by the L&H, including United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix, academic Noam Chomsky and former South African president FW De Klerk.
Ferrell told the L&H: "I'm truly honoured to be in the same company as previous recipients".
Wednesday, 4 June 2008
Hart says Pink is the love of his life
Pink's estranged husband Carey Hart has described the singer as the love of his life, despite the fact that the couple have now separated.
Speaking to People magazine, the racing driver said: "Above and beyond everything, we are the best of friends and she is the love of my life."
He also dismissed rumours of any animosity between the pair, saying: "We talk all the time."
Pink previously stated that the split from was "not about cheating, anger or fighting", assuring her fans that she still believed that Hart is a "good man" and urging them to support him too.
Speaking to People magazine, the racing driver said: "Above and beyond everything, we are the best of friends and she is the love of my life."
He also dismissed rumours of any animosity between the pair, saying: "We talk all the time."
Pink previously stated that the split from was "not about cheating, anger or fighting", assuring her fans that she still believed that Hart is a "good man" and urging them to support him too.
Thursday, 29 May 2008
Beatles - Best Hopes For Mccartney Reunion
THE BEATLES original drummer PETE BEST hopes to reunite with his former bandmate PAUL MCCARTNEY - as he hasn't seen the star for over 40 years.
The 66-year-old musician was part of the Fab Four from 1960 to 1962, before Ringo Starr was drafted into the band to take his place.
Best insists he was good friends with the rest of the band before his departure - and hopes that he and MCCartney will one day be able to revive their relationship.
He says, "I would like to see Paul one more time in my life, just to catch up. Talk about our kids and grandkids, compare notes on where we've been and where we're going.
"It was Paul who actually talked the others into letting me into the band because he thought I was a good fit - and they couldn't find another decent drummer at the time.
"You know, as old friends go, people move in their own directions and you lose touch. We were kids back when we really hung out."
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Osmonds Tour Will Be The Last
The newly reunited OSMOND family will never perform together again after they conclude their forthcoming world tour, according to youngest member JIMMY.
The seventies pop stars reformed for a series of concerts in Las Vegas last year (07) - taking to the stage together for the first time in 27 years.
And to mark their 50th anniversary they have embarked on a world tour, taking in Europe Australia and southeast Asia this summer (08).
But Jimmy Osmond insists that once the tour is over, they won't be playing any more gigs.
He says, "Although this is our first concert tour back together, it's also going to be our last. Our older brothers don't want to carry on travelling around the world.
"They miss their families too much."
The tour concludes in Utah on 27 July (08).
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Then She Found Me
A threadbare story anchored by strong performances, Then She Found Me is a mostly successful directorial debut by Helen Hunt.
Ray Winstone - Winstone Urinated Over Gangster
Hard-man actor RAY WINSTONE was shocked to learn he accidentally urinated over notorious London gangsters the KRAY twins as a child.
The Sexy Beast star was once cradled by Ronnie - one half of the Kray Twins with his brother Reggie - as a baby, and managed to wee over his jacket.
He says, "He told me the story years later. My dad knew the Kray Twins very well."
Ronnie and Reggie Kray were jailed in 1968 for 30 years after masterminding a crime wave in London's East End.
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Michigan's American Idol LaKisha Jones to Perform at the Governor's Service Awards Honoring Michigan Volunteers
LANSING, Mich., May 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- LaKisha Jones, a
stand-out on American Idol season six, will be performing at the 2008
Governor's Service Awards on Thursday, June 19, 2008 at the Fox Theatre in
Detroit.
The Governor's Service Awards are a theatre-style gala hosted by
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm and First Gentleman Daniel G. Mulhern to
honor and celebrate Michigan volunteers. The event highlights award
presentations for volunteer service and performances by Michigan-based
talent, all in honor of the volunteers who give of their time and talent to
help strengthen Michigan communities. LaKisha Jones' performances will open
and close the celebration.
LaKisha, raised by her mother and grandmother in Flint, Michigan,
smoothly transitioned to the theatre stage with her 2007 Broadway debut in
Oprah Winfrey's "The Color Purple" after ending her successful run with
American Idol. She will soon appear as a judge on MTV's upcoming reality
show "Legally Blonde" and is putting the finishing touches on her first
solo CD. She handles all of these exciting opportunities while fulfilling
her full-time job as a single mother to her five-year-old daughter,
Brionne.
To request complimentary tickets for the event, please visit
http://www.michigan.gov/mcsc.
The Governor's Service Awards were made possible only through the
generous contributions of corporate sponsors. The Platinum Sponsor is the
Ford Motor Company Fund. To date, W.K. Kellogg Foundation is the Premier
Sponsor; Acheson Ventures, Blue Cross Blue Shield/Accident Fund, Comcast,
DTE Energy, and MASCO Corporation Foundation are the Pacesetters; Council
of Michigan Foundations, Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation, Lear
Corporation, Meijer, and Michigan Nonprofit Association are Governor's
Champions; and Comer Holdings, Comerica, Fifth/Third Bank, Health Alliance
Plan, Hudson-Weber Foundation, and Mawby Family Fund are Governor's Heroes.
The Michigan Community Service Commission, the organization that
handles the behind the scenes logistics for the event, received more than
180 nominations from people all over Michigan who wanted to honor special
volunteers from their community. These nominations were carefully reviewed
by a peer review panel who recommended five finalists, including a winner,
in each of the eight award categories. The final award decisions are made
by the MCSC board of commissioners and vetted by the Governor's
Appointments Office.
To meet the 2008 Governor's Service Awards Finalists, visit
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mcsc/2008_Finalists-5-5-08_233357_7.pdf
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stand-out on American Idol season six, will be performing at the 2008
Governor's Service Awards on Thursday, June 19, 2008 at the Fox Theatre in
Detroit.
The Governor's Service Awards are a theatre-style gala hosted by
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm and First Gentleman Daniel G. Mulhern to
honor and celebrate Michigan volunteers. The event highlights award
presentations for volunteer service and performances by Michigan-based
talent, all in honor of the volunteers who give of their time and talent to
help strengthen Michigan communities. LaKisha Jones' performances will open
and close the celebration.
LaKisha, raised by her mother and grandmother in Flint, Michigan,
smoothly transitioned to the theatre stage with her 2007 Broadway debut in
Oprah Winfrey's "The Color Purple" after ending her successful run with
American Idol. She will soon appear as a judge on MTV's upcoming reality
show "Legally Blonde" and is putting the finishing touches on her first
solo CD. She handles all of these exciting opportunities while fulfilling
her full-time job as a single mother to her five-year-old daughter,
Brionne.
To request complimentary tickets for the event, please visit
http://www.michigan.gov/mcsc.
The Governor's Service Awards were made possible only through the
generous contributions of corporate sponsors. The Platinum Sponsor is the
Ford Motor Company Fund. To date, W.K. Kellogg Foundation is the Premier
Sponsor; Acheson Ventures, Blue Cross Blue Shield/Accident Fund, Comcast,
DTE Energy, and MASCO Corporation Foundation are the Pacesetters; Council
of Michigan Foundations, Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation, Lear
Corporation, Meijer, and Michigan Nonprofit Association are Governor's
Champions; and Comer Holdings, Comerica, Fifth/Third Bank, Health Alliance
Plan, Hudson-Weber Foundation, and Mawby Family Fund are Governor's Heroes.
The Michigan Community Service Commission, the organization that
handles the behind the scenes logistics for the event, received more than
180 nominations from people all over Michigan who wanted to honor special
volunteers from their community. These nominations were carefully reviewed
by a peer review panel who recommended five finalists, including a winner,
in each of the eight award categories. The final award decisions are made
by the MCSC board of commissioners and vetted by the Governor's
Appointments Office.
To meet the 2008 Governor's Service Awards Finalists, visit
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mcsc/2008_Finalists-5-5-08_233357_7.pdf
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Tearful Day-Lewis pays tribute to Ledger
Daniel Day-Lewis paid an emotional tribute to late actor Heath Ledger during an appearance on the 'Oprah Winfrey Show' yesterday.
The actor's eyes filled with tears as he spoke, via satellite, of his regret on learning of Ledger's sudden death on Tuesday.
Day-Lewis, who was on the show to discuss his Oscar nomination for 'There Will Be blood', said he felt "strange" talking about anything else.
"There isn't anything to say other than to express one's regret to his family and his friends and to say from the bottom of one's heart...that I'm sorry for their trouble."
The actor continued: "I didn't know him. I have a strong impression I would have liked him very much, as a person, if I had."
He added: "I had already marvelled at some of his work. And looked forward to the work he would do in the future."
Day-Lewis prayed Ledger's loved ones would be left alone to grieve, saying: "This is going to be something they are going to be living with for the rest of their lives."
The actor's eyes filled with tears as he spoke, via satellite, of his regret on learning of Ledger's sudden death on Tuesday.
Day-Lewis, who was on the show to discuss his Oscar nomination for 'There Will Be blood', said he felt "strange" talking about anything else.
"There isn't anything to say other than to express one's regret to his family and his friends and to say from the bottom of one's heart...that I'm sorry for their trouble."
The actor continued: "I didn't know him. I have a strong impression I would have liked him very much, as a person, if I had."
He added: "I had already marvelled at some of his work. And looked forward to the work he would do in the future."
Day-Lewis prayed Ledger's loved ones would be left alone to grieve, saying: "This is going to be something they are going to be living with for the rest of their lives."
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