Kings of Leon for the Alternative Rock crowd.
Their new album is on their way and a tour through the UK and Europe is on its way.
So far the live confirmations are:
London – Scala – 16.04.09
Manchester – Ruby Lounge – 18.04.09
Get tickets here.
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This saved my life.
Prince is back. Online. And ready to take the world with his new website:
It will be the only online space where prince will be available. As you may have noticed, none of his material is allowed to be on youtube or any other popular online community. Cause he now has his own.
Check out his new songs that will be released on 3 different albums over the next 12 months.
And here a great article on “A Night with Prince” – the only official report on Prince’s life ever as far as I can tell.
And here (a bit late) the predictions for 2009′s top music by the BBC:
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Tagged bbc, charts, dan black, empire of the sun, florence and the machine, kid cudi, la roux, lady gaga, little boots, passion pit, vv brown, white lies
2009 and I have realized a great passion of mine. Movies. They take my mind off of things and at the moment there are some great productions to look out for. And some, not so great…
Great movies:
Kite Runner – I only just got it on DVD and it was one of the best movies I have seen in a very long time.
Lars and the real girl - Already a bit old but incredibly touching and very funny.
Che: Part 1 - the best part of this movies is the educational aspect. It is like a great documentary on Che and the Cuban Revolution to be seen on the big screen.
On my list to go see:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – for the philosophical aspect
Rachel is getting married – for the life dramas
Frost/Nixon – for the history
Milk - for the history pt. II/revolution
Marley & Me - for the relaxed (romantic) comedy and Owen Wilson
What you should not watch:
Bride Wars – I anticipated a funny movie to take my mind of of things. It turns out that my friends and I came out of the movie, devasted by it and it’s representation of marriage, women and friendship..
The Spirit - horrible try to do another sin city comic/movie…
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Tokio Hotel won a VMA as Best Newcomer. And they seem to be well on their way to be noticed as one of the few German bands to make it internationally, following the likes of Nena, Kraftwerk, Rammstein and the Scorpions.
What is it about Tokio Hotel? Because they are a mix of EMO and POP with horrible haircuts. All very strange!
This is great. News from CMU daily musicletter (05.09.2008):
“STUDY FINDS LINKS BETWEEN PERSONALITY AND MUSIC TASTE
A new study of more than 36,000 people by Heriot-Watt University has found that musical tastes and personality traits are very closely linked. Amongst the findings, it was discovered that both heavy metal and classical music fans tend to be gentle and at ease with themselves.
Professor Adrian North, who conducted the research, told the BBC: “We have always suspected a link between music taste and personality. This is the first time that we’ve been able to look at it in real detail. No-one has ever done this on this scale before”.
He added that the findings could have significant uses for marketers. He said: “If you know a person’s music preference you can tell what kind of person they are, who to sell to. There are obvious implications for the music industry who are worried about declining CD sales”.
He continued: “One of the most surprising things is the similarities between fans of classical music and heavy metal. They’re both creative and at ease but not outgoing. The general public has held a stereotype of heavy metal fans being suicidally depressed and of being a danger to themselves and society in general. But they are quite delicate things”.
There is still time to take part in the study. Just fill out the questionnaire at www.peopleintomusic.com
Here’s what your taste says about you:
Blues: High self-esteem, creative, outgoing, gentle and at ease.
Jazz: High self-esteem, creative, outgoing and at ease.
Classical: High self-esteem, creative, introvert and at ease.
Rap: High self-esteem, outgoing.
Opera: High self-esteem, creative, gentle.
Country & Western: Hardworking, outgoing.
Reggae: High self-esteem, creative, not hardworking, outgoing, gentle and at ease.
Dance: Creative, outgoing, not gentle.
Indie: Low self-esteem, creative, not hard working, not gentle.
Bollywood: Creative, outgoing.
Rock/Heavy Metal: Low self-esteem, creative, not hard-working, not outgoing, gentle, at ease.
Chart pop: High self-esteem, not creative, hardworking, outgoing, gentle, not at ease.
Soul: High self-esteem, creative, outgoing, gentle, at ease.”
Seems like the hip indie kids are loosing out.
Every music newsletter I receive these days either talks about a new digital music service, debates subscription services (Napster et al) vs. single sales (iTunes et al) or the rumour about iTunes going for a subscription service OR should we stay away from iTunes et al/digital sales at all?
According to Bob Lefsetz (2008) selling single tracks via iTunes is why the labels got in trouble to begin with. Suddenly one didn’t have to buy a whole album, where 4 out of 10 songs (guestimate) were shit anyway.
Apparently Kid Rock’s huge summer hit (yes, the funny cover of Sweet Home Alabama played EVERYWHERE these days (almost as bad as Nickelback’s Rockstar)) wasn’t released through iTunes in America and was able to top the charts anyway. Now the success and apparently the non-release digitally managed to get Kid Rock a whole lotta album sales.
Yet again, iTunes has become the biggest music retailer in the US, surpassing the mighty WalMart in the first quarter of 2008.
Here’s what I think:
Digital Music is the future, although I love my CD’s (or vinyl’s if I had the money, the space and someone to help me move them every time I decide to live somewhere else).
It is inevitable to have your music available for online sales these days. The physical sales are going down and digital sales up. Just look at Japan.
And screw the people who moan about Album covers/booklets, etc. I love ‘em too but the new kids on the block don’t. Covers and booklets will only remain a part for collectors. Otherwise it is a nice, colourful but tiny addition to your iTunes / iPod – A bonus.
There are too many digital music stores out there. I love iTunes. I’ve become a mac girl. And guess what: it usually is the cheapest of all anyway with 99 US/Euro cent/ 79 pence per track while others start at 1,29 Euro cent. And yes, they might not have every track available online but certainly one of the most popular collections. And if they shouldn’t have it available I go buy it in the record store. Or amazon.
And subscription services? Great stuff for music fans, but I don’t think it will pay musicians as much as single sales would…Yet again, at least they get paid at all.
And I get too confused about compatibility, DRM free or not, will it work on my iPod and will I be able to listen to the track as long as I want or does it expire once I quit my membership?
So here is where I stand. If I buy digital I want:
What are your thoughts?
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