The wave pattern of the album artwork has been adapted to feature the silhouette of Disney's biggest star Mickey Mouse. A line on the website originally gave a nod towards the band stating “Inspired by the iconic sleeve of Joy Division's 'Unknown Pleasures' album, this Waves Mickey Mouse Tee incorporates Mickey's image within the graphic of the pulse of a star. That's appropriate given few stars have made bigger waves than Mickey!” however this has now been removed." Thanks to Pitchfork!
Thursday 26 January 2012
Disney Stop Selling Joy Division Mickey Mouse T-Shirt
"....a representative from Disney has said: "As soon as we became aware there could be an issue, we pulled it from our shelves and our online store to review the situation further."
Remixes: Wall Street" by Gui Boratto Vs "Sweetie & Shag" by The Field
Wednesday 25 January 2012
The Polyphonic Spree - "What Would You Do?"
The Polyphonic Spree - "What Would You Do?" (Acetate Video) from Good Records Recordings on Vimeo.
Mega sized choir/band/non-playing musicians are back and on tour with a live show across the US.
Checkout their new track so you know what to expect!
Friday 20 January 2012
Etta James: Soul legend dies in California
"Etta James, who has died at the age of of 73, had a rich, contralto voice that breathed life into a host of musical genres, from blues to jazz, R&B to soul.
Many top performers cited her as a huge influence on their careers, but she had to wait 40 years before winning major recognition from the music industry.
She began singing in the 1950s, battled substance abuse for the best part of a decade, then bounced back to win a string of awards and bring her music to a new audience." From BBC
Tuesday 17 January 2012
Mos Def's parodies Jay-Z and Kanye - Free Track Download
"Mos Def has changed his name to Yasiin Bey and released a 'reinterpretation' of the Watch The Throne track 'Niggas In Paris'.
In September last year, Mos Def announced that he would retire his moniker and release music under the name of Yasiin Bey.
He said to MTV: 'Mos Def is a name that I built and cultivated over the years, it's a name that the streets taught me, a figure of speech that was given to me by the culture and by my environment, and I feel I've done quite a bit with that name and it's time to expand and move on. Also, I didn't want to have to deal with having any moniker or separation between the self that I see and know myself as.'
Now his first new music has emerged online (still listed by sites as belonging to Mos Def). It's a pretty snarky re-imagining of Jay-Z and Kanye West's sinister Watch The Throne track 'Niggas In Paris'. Re-titled 'Niggas In Poorest', he raps about abject poverty using the beats that previously accompanied Jay and Ye's boasts of fashion, fame and limitless cash."
Article from Music News Website
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In September last year, Mos Def announced that he would retire his moniker and release music under the name of Yasiin Bey.
He said to MTV: 'Mos Def is a name that I built and cultivated over the years, it's a name that the streets taught me, a figure of speech that was given to me by the culture and by my environment, and I feel I've done quite a bit with that name and it's time to expand and move on. Also, I didn't want to have to deal with having any moniker or separation between the self that I see and know myself as.'
Now his first new music has emerged online (still listed by sites as belonging to Mos Def). It's a pretty snarky re-imagining of Jay-Z and Kanye West's sinister Watch The Throne track 'Niggas In Paris'. Re-titled 'Niggas In Poorest', he raps about abject poverty using the beats that previously accompanied Jay and Ye's boasts of fashion, fame and limitless cash."
Article from Music News Website
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Jimmy Castor the funk master dies at 64
"Castor's songs have been sampled countless times by artists including Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Bentley Rhythm Ace, Bomb The Bass, Coldcut, PNAU, Ice Cube, N.W.A., Ginuine, The Beastie Boys, Kanye West and many many more." Checkout article
Public Enemy announce two new albums
"Chuck D of rap instigators Public Enemy has promised two new albums in 2012." Sound track of my childhood check out post at Music News.
Sunday 15 January 2012
The Vaccines defend guitar bands at Brit nominations
"The Vaccines have defended rock music after record boss Jim Chancellor accused labels of being scared..." BBC
Facebook launches new social music feature
"Facebook has added a new ‘listen with’ feature which allows users to enjoy the same song as a friend via the site at the same time... The new ‘listen with’ buttons are being rolled out across Facebook effectively allows users’ friends to DJ for them using music services such as Spotify and Deeze" from The Telegraph
Saturday 14 January 2012
Lil Wayne to publish prison memoir
Friday 13 January 2012
Thursday 12 January 2012
Sir Anthony Hopkins: Composer - exclusive album stream
Listen to Anthony Hopkins' album Composer, which will be released by Classic FM on January 16. Daily Telegraph
Jessie J is up for three awards this year
Pop star Jessie J is up for three awards - best female, breakthrough act and best single for her hit Price Tag. BBC
Wednesday 11 January 2012
Celebrity Big Brother - this year's line-up
Hollywood actor Michael Madsen, former EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy and shamed X Factor contestant Frankie Cocozza are among the stars in the latest Celebrity Big Brother house.
Concern over future of guitar music
Jay-Z posts song about his first child with Beyonce
Jay-Z has posted a song about the birth of his first child with Beyonce, Blue Ivy Carter.
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