This might seem the dream of more than a few fans of British music of the 80's and 90's, but it is real. A super band that includes members of Cocteau Twins, Massive Attack, Goldfrapp and Echo and the Bunnymen has formed. Their name is The Hookham Boys and they are playing tonight (11/26) for the first time in London at a charity concert.
The Prodigy announced that on March 2 they will release Invaders Must Die, their new album that counts with the collaboration of drummer Dave Grohl (ex Nirvana, Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age) and James Rushent (Does It Offend You, Yeah?). "A collision of old skool rave noise with the stratospheric limits of new technology," they stated.
A week before the release of 808s & Heartbreak, the awaited Kanye West's new album, there appears Sky High (We Got the Remix), a collection of his greatest tracks remixed by A-Trak, Scottie B, Kenny Dope, Eli Escobar, Diplo and The Kickdrums, among others. Listen to it on imeen. From Tuesday 18th of November, at night, it will be available at blogs. Check it out!
Almost three months before the official release date, Spin.com exclusively presents Just Like Heaven, a new The Cure covers album made by indie rock artists. Listen to this 16-track album interpreted by an eclectic collection of artists, such as: Tanya Donelly (The Breeders), Dean & Britta, Cassettes Won't Listen and The Brunettes.
In November, Get Physical celebrates its 100th release, which will pit some of its best artists in what the tech-house label calls Battle Tracks (the same track produced or remixed by two different artists). Some of the artists are M.A.N.D.Y., DJ T, Booka Shade, and other international artists such as Italoboyz or Nôze.
In order to celebrate their 20th anniversary together, 808 State relaunches great part of their discography. Fans of the Manchester's band, one of the pioneers of the British electronic scene and a figure in
Creamfields Buenos Aires 2008 line-up, will be able to get the discontinued material plus exclusive contents.
Last Friday, during his show on the BBC Radio 1, Pete Tong presented the world premiere "Mind Dimension," the first track from Tiga's new material. The track will be included in his next album, on which people is speculating titles, such as Mindimension/The Future. Check out the track of which, a couple of days before, there only were four copies: Tiga's, Tong's, Soulwax's and Erol Alkan's.
After three years of working to become one of the best mp3 blogs where you can read the latest and more important news as regards music, Fluo Kids leave behind the web world: the French bloggers are launching in October their label Fool House, another channel with which they take the idea of sharing musical tastes a step further.
In order to promote their latest releases, Wichita Records is giving away a compilation including tracks of some of the best artists of the indie label. In exchange for your e-mail address, you can download 15 tracks of the renown artists Peter Bjorn and John, Bloc Party, Conor Oberst, Les Savy Fav, Los Campesinos!, among others.