Selasa, 04 Maret 2008

Operator Please - Yes Yes Vindictive

Operator Please is a pop rock band from Gold Coast, Australia. The band was formed in 2005 until today, it consists of 5 young music enthusiasts aging between 16 and 19.

It was initially an effort to compete at a high school Battle of the Bands competition. Who would ever thought they decided to take it seriously and be heard all around the world? They are now signed with Virgin.

They released their debut album Yes Yes Vindictive on November 10 in Australia. Three singles were released since the album was out. Check out this song that made them big, Just A Song About Ping Pong.



If you like them, you can check out the other two singles; Leave It Alone and Get What You Want.

FIRE IN THE HOUSE!!! -sgk

Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - Searching For The Hows & Whys

Searching For The Hows & Whys is the second album by Sam Duckworth, also known by his stage name Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. The album is due to release on March 10 and features Kate Nash on it. Although not in the band, he's backed by contributors Mikey Glenister on cornet, Andy Theakstone on drums, Luke Leighfield on violin, Rachel Drayson on cello and Chris Bradshaw on multiple instruments.

Get Cape's music once in awhile sounds a little bit here and there which include folk, emo, pop, indie and acoustic rock. A monumental guitar tunes and the skills impress me. A great songwriter, a fantastic composer, one talented musician. This is Get Cape.

His first single release from the album, Find The Time.



Adidas ZX700 Graph

Adidas unveiled the Graph pack, consisting of two ZX700 shoes. Both feature the same pattern but in two different colorway. The sad thing is, it will only be release in the US and it's really limited. If you want one, get a friend to do it. Via Fuctard.


Senin, 03 Maret 2008

Young Knives - Superabundance

Young Knives is an English geek rock band from a small market town Ashby de la Zouch, North West Leicestershire. They are known for their powerful energetic live performances and dressing up like geeks on stage.

After the success of their first full length album Voices of Animals and Men, peaking up the UK charts bagging number 21, the band returned with a brand new one entitled Superabundance, scheduled to release on March 10.

Check out Up All Night...



The Foals - Antidotes

The Foals is an indie rock band from Oxford formed in 2005. They are currently signed to Transgressive Records in Europe and Sub Pop in the US.

After three years without an album, the band release their debut album Antidotes, featuring their previous singles Balloons and Cassius. The album will release on March 24. Initially, TV On The Radio's Dave Sitek produced the album for them. However, the band discarded his work and decided to remix the entire record themselves because they disliked the heavy usage of reverb causing their recording a spacey sound.

Check out Cassius.



"The new definition for disco music...where headbangs totally replaced headshake effects to bass drums..." -sir gila k.

Jaymay - Autumn Fallin'

Folk singer/songwriter Jamie Seerman's debut release entitled Autumn Fallin' will be officially released in the US on March 11. She performs under her moniker Jaymay.

She was unable to get a job in book publishing after graduating university, resulting her return to New York to play open mics at local joints. Not too long after that, she was signed by UK's Heavenly Records and she moved to London. In US, the debut album will release under Blue Note Records.

A couple of videos of her performing at several musical venues across London were released at YouTube. You can check all of them here.

Here's the one of her performing Sea Green, See Blue..



If you're a fan of Regina Spektor, Joanna Newsom, Joni Mitchell, Laura Marling, Cat Power or Bob Dylan, you can dig this in just seconds indulging in her sweet composition.

Supergrass - Diamond Hoo Ha

Diamond Hoo Ha is the upcoming and the sixth album by British rock fellas Supergrass, their first release since 2005's Road To Rouen. It's scheduled for release on March 24. Several songs from the album was performed on a gig they played at GuilFest 2007.

Prepare to get electrified by the band's wild rocking riffs and terrific beats. It's nothing like their previous release.

Their first single Diamond Hoo Ha Man was released on November 2007, with their next single Bad Blood scheduled to release on March 17. Check them out.

This is Diamond Hoo Ha Man...



And this is Bad Blood...