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Below we have the latest music news headlines, features and some of our favourite reviews from the past 7 days that have been featured on the AltSounds pages. This is also the AltSounds Weekly Newsletter that hits your inbox during the week.
Week ending August 12th 2012 | Bored of reading already?
Madonna, Lamb of God, Beck and Adam Yauch
On a daily basis, we're constantly inundated with news. News about political affairs, news about what's happening in the sporting world, entertainment news that's now more like gossip as opposed to actual news, and news about family, friends, and the cat down the road. Basically, information has never been easily attainable than it is today. In some way, this is fantastic, enabling us to constantly develop our brains, and in another way, we're bombarded with so much crap we have to wade through it to get to the good bits...
Getting Randy...
Czech police have released lead singer Randy Blythe after his arrest following a Lamb of God show in Prague. The arrest was due to a fan jumping on-stage during the performance and Blythe pushed him off, the fan hit his head on the floor and later died. The singer paid the $400,000 bail but in an open statement he assured fans that he will be entirely compliant with the trial and he passes on his deepest sympathies to the family of the dead fan. Read his official statement here >>
Madge of honour...
Jumping on the political bandwagon Madonna has finally weighed in to the Pussy Riot debate by dressing up in one of the band’s famous balaclavas at her show in Moscow. The never-say-die pop princess also wrote Pussy Riot on her back before a Russian official called her a moralising “slut”. Bjork has also jumped onto support Pssy Riot, check out the news here >>
WATCH // Madonna (Live)
Real to death...
As details of Adam Yauch’s will is released, the late Beastie Boys rapper has requested that the music he has recorded, images that have been taken of him, and any art by him or his band should not be used in adverts. Yauch who also made films as side-projects entrusted his wife will manage his artistic property, meaning Dechen Yauch doesn’t have to fight for the right to sell it any of the property if she sees fit.
WATCH // (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)
Cultural Olympiad..
London 2012 Olympics will close with a ceremony that promises to be an incredible show if it is half as intriguing, entertaining and dazzling as the Opening Ceremony 2 weeks ago. Rumours are that Spice Girls, Muse, George Michael, The Who and Fatboy Slim will be appearing, to name but a few and the handover to the Rio 2016 is said to involve salsa dancing. Read more about the ceremony here >>
Becking crazy...
What might be the worst idea to make money, or perhaps the greatest PR stunt ever, Beck has released an album, sort of. He has instead released the music score of an album, which musicians have to play themselves. Although bands like Alkaline Trio and Deerhoof have produced singles as sheet music before, Beck will be the first artist to release a full album as a score only. The album will be 108 pages long and is available as a download on Song Reader.
Below we have some of our favourite reviews, competitions and features from the past 7 days that have been featured on the AltSounds pages.
While She Sleeps have unquestionably proven to be the new face of British metal and have stomped over the competition this year with a relentless and powerful hardcore hybrid. The North may stand for nothing but the ‘Six stands for a new generation of UK music.
Read more at Review: While She Sleeps – This Is The Six [Album]
There was a time when my ‘Top Ten Bands’ list contained maybe one or two Brits, at most. Yet now I can gladly reel off a list as long as my arm which I can, with pleasure, add Don Broco to this year. Unlike our athletes, they aren’t quite making history but they’re certainly going for gold and in the process, making a permanent mark on the rock scene. Bro-core has arrived.
Bloc Party demonstrated tonight what a live force they are. As a British band, selling out three consecutive nights at a 3000 capacity venue in New York City, it shows that if Bloc Party keep their heads together and their egos deflated, the next time I see them live in New York it will be at Madison Square Garden. Americans heed my warning... the Brits are coming for their second invasion!
It’s hard to think of a time when it wouldn’t be suitable to play this double album, that’s just how fucking expansive it is and you’d be a fool if you ignored it because you think you don’t like metal, believe me you’re wrong, you just don’t yet know how wrong. Baizley says it best himself on ‘The Line Between’ when his voice buzzily resonates: “I have taken this for granted, please don’t take it all away…walk the line between the righteous and the wicked and tomorrow I’ll be gone.” I mean really what else are you doing for the next 80 minutes that sounds better than all of this?
AltSounds has partnered with Beacon Audio and Carnival of Madness tour for a giveaway of behemoth proportions. Every week, and sometimes multiple times in any given week there are superb prize packs up for grabs that include: Meet and Greets with Halestorm, Carnival of Madness, Flyaway tickets to the Chicago and New Jersey shows, iPOD Nano's, Beacon audio swag*.
This week there seems to be an endless list of music for your listening pleasure. Bloc Party, George Michael, Noisettes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, We Are Augustines all have new singles out this week. So many albums coming out during the week. Incubus, Cypress Hill, While She Sleeps, Yellowcard, Don Broco all release new material.
The idea of it is simple, 101 Rock N Roll tracks that you should already know about and, if you do, that you will love listening too anyway! Think of it as a way to get some musical history or, if you are already a music history buff, of getting your fix for it. Click play and leave Rock N Roll 101 #1 playing for the next 6 hours, over which you will hear tune after tune, across many different era's and genres, but with one thing binding them together - Rock N Roll awesomeness.
Stay tuned for next week with more music news and awesome articles.
While She Sleeps have unquestionably proven to be the new face of British metal and have stomped over the competition this year with a relentless and powerful hardcore hybrid. The North may stand for nothing but the ‘Six stands for a new generation of UK music.
Read more at Review: While She Sleeps – This Is The Six [Album]
There was a time when my ‘Top Ten Bands’ list contained maybe one or two Brits, at most. Yet now I can gladly reel off a list as long as my arm which I can, with pleasure, add Don Broco to this year. Unlike our athletes, they aren’t quite making history but they’re certainly going for gold and in the process, making a permanent mark on the rock scene. Bro-core has arrived.
Read more at Review: Don Broco – Priorities [Album]
Bloc Party demonstrated tonight what a live force they are. As a British band, selling out three consecutive nights at a 3000 capacity venue in New York City, it shows that if Bloc Party keep their heads together and their egos deflated, the next time I see them live in New York it will be at Madison Square Garden. Americans heed my warning... the Brits are coming for their second invasion!
It’s hard to think of a time when it wouldn’t be suitable to play this double album, that’s just how fucking expansive it is and you’d be a fool if you ignored it because you think you don’t like metal, believe me you’re wrong, you just don’t yet know how wrong. Baizley says it best himself on ‘The Line Between’ when his voice buzzily resonates: “I have taken this for granted, please don’t take it all away…walk the line between the righteous and the wicked and tomorrow I’ll be gone.” I mean really what else are you doing for the next 80 minutes that sounds better than all of this?
Read more at Review: Baroness - Yellow & Green [Album]
AltSounds has partnered with Beacon Audio and Carnival of Madness tour for a giveaway of behemoth proportions. Every week, and sometimes multiple times in any given week there are superb prize packs up for grabs that include: Meet and Greets with Halestorm, Carnival of Madness, Flyaway tickets to the Chicago and New Jersey shows, iPOD Nano's, Beacon audio swag*.
This week there seems to be an endless list of music for your listening pleasure. Bloc Party, George Michael, Noisettes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, We Are Augustines all have new singles out this week. So many albums coming out during the week. Incubus, Cypress Hill, While She Sleeps, Yellowcard, Don Broco all release new material.
The idea of it is simple, 101 Rock N Roll tracks that you should already know about and, if you do, that you will love listening too anyway! Think of it as a way to get some musical history or, if you are already a music history buff, of getting your fix for it. Click play and leave Rock N Roll 101 #1 playing for the next 6 hours, over which you will hear tune after tune, across many different era's and genres, but with one thing binding them together - Rock N Roll awesomeness.
Stay tuned for next week with more music news and awesome articles.
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