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THE KILLERS
Inspiration has never eluded Las Vegas' The Killers, and it's a damn good thing it hasn't, because their newest record, their third studio album entitled Day & Age, is full of their finest songs to date. "I think about moments when we were coming up with 'When You Were Young,' or, in this case, 'Spaceman,'" Flowers says. "If we'd decided at that moment, 'Let's go to the park,' they might not have happened. It's scary. It almost makes me not want to stop because I could be missing out on these wonderful songs. They're out there for the taking--you've just got to grab them." |
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GOSSIP
GOSSIP has been a band for 10 years. We have just finished our fourth long player. We called it 'Music for Men'. Rick Rubin stroked his beard and smiled while we played drums. We were in Malibu for quite a while. We couldn't find any donuts there. We camped out in Bob Dylans old tour bus and wondered why we don't like Bob Dylan that much, actually. We grew down in Arkansas, now we live in Doom Town (a.k.a. Portland). It storms there sometimes and unlike Malibu it is a great town for donuts. Perfection is not real. That is all. "It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance... and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process." Henry James
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KID CUDI
"Im jus Cudi u know?....im wierd...i love cheeseburgers and beer...i only make music about realness....my lifes goal is to live on the moon lol....ima Lover, ima Fighter...im difficult 2 deal wit at times...a lot of people dont "get" me...im workin on who iam thru my music right now which is why ull hear a lot of personal records from me, jus open up 2 me cuz im openin up 2 yall...ummm, im not da most insightful rapper, im not ya Talib Kweli, ya Mos Def, ya Kanye, uhhh ya Common, or anyone like dat...i dont consider myself a genius, but i aint a dummy either...if u like my music its not gonna b bcuz of some witty line i said or me bein political, its gonna b bcuz u connect with me as a person n u relate 2 my story at the same puttin yaself n my SB Dunks u feel me?...dats it. |
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NAUGHTY BY NATURE
The Grammy Award winning, Platinum-album selling, New Jersey super-group, Naughty By Nature, has nearly a twenty-year track record of creating the hits and party anthems that have become the soundtrack to our lives. Their music has smashed through mainstream barriers all while remaining true to the sound, message and grit of the hood. And now, these three kings of the HipHop anthem have formally claimed their titles and named their forthcoming reunion album, "Anthem Inc." in celebration. “We wouldn’t have reunited if we didn’t think we could give people that authentic Naughty feeling,” says the group’s master lyricist Treach.“This new album is definitely gonna take you back, but just like we always did, we’ve invented a new sound, a bunch of new flows and after being without an album for so long, we've gotta lotta things to say.” |
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FRIENDLY FIRES
August 30th sees the release of Friendly Fires’ eponymous debut album. The band gained a huge amount of popularity in the UK over the past 18 months playing clubs and venues up and down the country and releasing three much lauded limited singles - they were the first unsigned band to appear on Channel 4’s Transmission show and Radio 1 DJs Zane Lowe, Colin Murray and Rob Da Bank are all fans. Last year, the St Alban’s trio released a super limited seven-inch, Paris, which was judged to be the single of the week in both the NME and The Guardian. Now signed to XL, they count Radiohead, The White Stripes and Adele as their label mates. |
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Z-TRIP
Z-Trip is considered to be one of the best live performance DJs in history, by both fans and peers .It’s a fact that many call him the “godfather of mash-ups”, as he is one of the originators of the genre. His worldwide sold out shows continue to set attendance records while drawing critical praise. "One of the great musical moments from Coachella (2002) was the frenzied set by turntable wizard Z-Trip. He had fans howling and bobbing, closing his set with a surprise appearance by Beck." -The LA Times |
