 I love The Killers. Brandon Flowers' kind of takes me back to the glam-rock of the 80's but their sound is definitely fresh. They just released Sawdust, a b-sides-and-rarities comp that has some different sounds on it. My favs are "Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf"...especially the last few measures. And, "All the Pretty Faces." "Where the White Boys Dance" kind of reminds me of Prince for some reason. Anyway... Check it out on Rhapsody... |
 I'm loving my Keane Channel on Pandora. It's by far my fav because I'm finding all kinds of new music. And by new, I mean new to me of course. One that keeps popping up is Aqualung. I'd heard of him before but never gave it a listen and now I'm loving it. Strange and Beautiful is supposed to retell the story of Aqualung (aka Matt Hales), who had already become a familiar voice in the UK by a popular VW Beetle commercial featuring his song, “Strange and Beautiful,” in 2002.
Listen to my Pandora Keane Channel or sample Aqualung below.
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 The U2 frontman sits down for Rolling Stone's 40th anniversary to talk about the future, activism, and idealism. You have to hit the jump to hear Bono grapple with the question, "If you could only pursue U2 or activism, which would it be?"
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 If you love music and love discovering new music, then Pandora is for you. I signed up some time ago but forgot how cool of a concept it is. You create your own radio stations based on the criteria you select and it picks music for you. You'll find some obscure bands and sounds that you will absolutely love. It's great to just let play in the background while you work. Read about the music genome project here. |
Just read a piece on Wired about the trend in the music industry away from DRM (Digital Rights Management). Just look at iTunes and how that has changed the music industry. Amazon now has DRM-free music as well. That means the songs you purchase are "unlocked" and can be put on as many devices and burned as many times as you like. Distribution no longer holds the power... or at least it's moving that way.
 In case you missed Radiohead's album release last week... it rocked the music world. Quoting Influx Entertainment... "Radiohead delivered onto the world a complete surprise; they released an album when everyone was expecting to have to wait a year for. They announced it a few days before launch. There's no ad campaign, no PR campaign, no hype, no leaks, no listening parties, no preview issues sent out to critics and journalists. No experts listening ahead of time and writing reviews, just everyone sharing the same experience at the same time, without the noise or clutter of expert opinions in the air.
The band made the news for the pricing story, but cutting out the hype, the critics and going straight to the user the band has created a communal listening experience, that's just as revolutionary as its famed "name your own price" model."
I think the downloads reached 1.4 million on the first day. Welcome to another music revolution. |
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