Category Archives: News
Learning to tune your guitar with ear
Have you ever listened to a detuned guitar? It does not sound very pleasing after all. All acoustic guitars carry the tendency to lose their tuning slightly over the course of a few hours. Over a couple of days, they … Continue reading
Collecting Vinyl Records
With the advances made on the internet, music is quite literally available in the palm of our hands. This is as a result of the revolution that has seen the move from vinyl records, to radio cassettes, to CDs, to … Continue reading
Jack White announces new solo album
After a lengthy absence, Jack White has today unveiled the first single from his debut solo album, Blunderbuss, Titled Love Interruption, the song is available to hear online and appears almost one year after his former band, The White Stripes, … Continue reading
Martin Grech returns with three new songs
Martin Grech has recently returned from obscurity with three new tracks made available via his official Facebook page. The British musician finally released his long-awaited Meta project in 2010 and has since been experimenting and sharing music with his dedicated fanbase. Grech, … Continue reading
The Gorillaz, Andre 3000 and James Murphy unite for new track
The Gorillaz have today released their new single Do Ya Thing as a free download. The song, which was recorded for Converse’s ‘Three Artists.One Song’ campaign, is available from Converse.com/doyathing and features appearances from Outkast’s Andre 3000 and LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy. James Hewlett, … Continue reading
Rufus Wainwright unveils new single
Rufus Wainwight has revealed the first single from his forthcoming seventh solo album, ‘Out of the Game‘. Produced by Mark Ronson, the album will be released on April 23 and features guest appearances from Martha Wainwright, Nick Zinner, Sean Lennon, … Continue reading
Ras Kass withdraws from The HRSMN
West coast rapper Ras Kass has announced his decision to part ways with hip-hop super group, The HRSMN. Announcing his decision via video, the 39-year-old emcee claimed: “there’s a lot of shit I don’t agree with, so I have to … Continue reading
Trent Reznor shares Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack stems
Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor has made available via free download stems from the film score The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. The soundtrack, which sees Reznor team up once again with English musician Atticus Ross, was nominated for the … Continue reading
R.I.P. Heavy D
Jamaican-born rapper and producer Heavy D was pronounced dead at a hospital in Los Angeles this afternoon at the age of 44.
Tool Working on New Album
Maynard James Keenan has confirmed that his progressive rock band Tool are currently recording a new follow up album to 2006’s 10,000 Days. Finally laying to rest years of speculation regarding potential new material, Keenan has in recent months been dedicating himself … Continue reading