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I'm a self-confessed U2 fanatic so the first thing I did this morning was hop on my computer to hunt down the new U2 single Get On Your Boots that dropped overnight. Released first on Dave Fanning's radio show, Get On Your Boots is the lead single...
After listening to virtually any Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (BRMC for short) track, you'll get over their name (comes from 1953 outlaw biker film The Wild One starring Marlon Brando ). Formed in 1998, BRMC hail from San Francisco, California,...
The Killers are an American post-punk band who are scheduled to release their fourth studio album ( Day & Age ) on November 25, 2008. Human is the first single. Spaceman was leaked and is being touted as the second single (unconfirmed).
Richard Ashcroft is best known for fronting The Verve but he is also an accomplished solo artist with three studio albums to his credit ( Alone with Everybody [2000] , Human Conditions [2002] , and Keys to the World [2006] ). Although The Verve...
Keane are a "piano rock" band (natural and synthesized piano with distortion rather than traditional guitar) from the UK. Their first two albums ( Hopes and Fears and Under the Iron Sea respectively) sold great in Europe and decently in North...
A few bands that are on incessant rotation on the iPod these days: Kasabian : An English band from Leicester, UK. Very catchy, radio-friendly songs. Most folks have heard a Kasabian song without knowing it (used in TV and movies frequently). The...
A little tardy in posting this as Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday celebrations were held at Hyde Park on June 27th. A very heartfelt and soulful rendition of Stevie Wonder's "Happy Birthday" from Bono and The Edge (U2)....high notes and all.
If the first single (Love is Noise) off The Verve's forthcoming album ( Forth ) is any indication, there's no rust from being split up for 7-8 years. Forth (aptly titled as it is The Verve's fourth studio album) drops on August 18th internationally...
Forming in 2001, The Black Keys are an Akron, Ohio based rock-blues duo who came out with their fifth studio album, Attack and Release on April 1, 2008 (recently reached #14 on the US album charts). The album is produced by Danger Mouse (from...