Regina Spektor Featured On Boardwalk Empire Soundtrack
With the Emmy-nominated series Boardwalk Empire returning in September, a compilation album of songs from the show will be released prior to the second season premiere. The album, titled Boardwalk Empire Volume 1: Music From The HBO Original Series, will feature artists such as Regina Spektor, Martha Wainwright and Nellie McKay.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe 15 Best Radiohead Covers
So far this year, Radiohead has unexpectedly released its eighth album, unintentionally launched a viral mash-up video trend, entered into the newspaper business, released a Record Store Day 12" and announced a full-album BBC broadcast of the new record. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the Day15 Great 'Hallelujah' Covers
“Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen is one of the greatest songs ever written. So it’s no surprise that leonardcohenfiles.com currently lists 2,040 covers of Leonard Cohen songs. And that doesn’t count all the YouTubers posting their “Cover of Jeff Buckley’s ‘Hallelujah‘."... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayKanye, Coldplay to Headline Splendor in the Grass Festival
Australia is bringing in Kanye West and Coldplay to headline their 2011 Splendor in the Grass Festival.... read more
Found in: Concerts, News30 Record Store Day 2011 Releases Worth Your Dough
With so many exciting new albums, reissues and rarities coming out this Saturday, we picked 30 of our favorites that we’ll be lining up for. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 50 Best Beatles Covers of All Time
Few songwriters have been so thoroughly covered as Lennon/McCartney, and the diversity of Beatles covers is a tribute to the Fab Four's unmatched mark on pop music. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayRegina Spektor to Release Concert Film, Live Album
Regina Spektor will offer up a live album and a concert flick on Nov. 22.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNeko Case, M.I.A., Kanye West and More get Scott Pilgrim-ized
So there's a movie coming out soon called Scott Pilgrim vs. The World... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesTen Sugarpop Bands We're Not Ashamed to Love
We’re aware that this genre didn’t exist until we coined it just now. A Google search revealed that “sugarpop” is a kid group that performed on GMA’s SOP sporting tuxedos and pink frilly dresses and fashionably-mussed hair and covering songs that were way beyond their emotional and hormonal depth. And, as it turns out, that’s a pretty good definition of sugarpop the genre. A little twee, kind of precious, it usually contains some combo of handclaps and cellos and boy-girl duos dressing in Value Village Mad Men chic. The duos in question might even make music videos where they wear... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayRegina Spektor, Mark Knopfler, Imogen Heap Featured on New Thomas Dolby Album
Musician and producer Thomas Dolby—who’s best known for his 1982 electro-pop hit “She Blinded Me With Science”—has a three-part concept album in the works, and he’s enlisting the help of several other musicians to complete the project.... read more
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