Weezer - Represent (video)

Most of Weezer's fans would know that River is a football fanatic, and a few days ago he released an unofficial Weezer's tribute to the U.S.A. soccer team. and they still love the team whether they are win or lose. *sweet.

Metric - Eclipse (All Yours) - Video

We mock a lot the block buster movie saga about the love triangle between Vampire, Human and a Werewolf, but the soundtrack i can't resist. With Metric, Vampire Weekend, Band of Horses and a collaboration between Beck and Bat for Lashes.

Wu-Tang Clan released Pollen: The Swarm Part Three

Released by the Clan’s own label, Wu Music Group, Pollen is the third installment in the official swarm franchise and features original Wu-Tang Clan members RZA (Bobby Digital), Ghostface Killa, Method Man (Johnny Blaze) and many more. Volumes I and II of The Swarm have sold over eight hundred thousand units to date.

Download and share O.D.B. & Y.D.B. Boy Jones’ “Dirts The Boogie” from Pollen: The Swarm Part Three [Wu Music Group]:

*text taken from the press release, spreaded by The Orchard / Tonia Samman
Tonia.samman@theorchard.com

hear Arcade Fire's 2 new songs

These couple songs streamed online from 107.7 the end, but was dropped down, and end up uploaded on youtube by some fans.

Judging by these two songs, i think the new album would be more colorful than the Neon Bible, not so mopey but yet still drowning, and surely still good.

What do you think?

This Day In Music iPhone Apps and new book

 Most of you probably have tried the popular 'Birthday No.1' feature at www.thisdayinmusic.com and i believe also have check the first book This Day in Music by Neil Cosser, if do so... now it's the right time for you to check the iPhone apps. and an expanded release of the ol "This Day in Music" with updated and improved facts to be release this July by Omnibus

save your pre-order by clicking the cover bellow.


if you've missed the first release, you can order yours by clicking the cover bellow.



An Everyday Record of Musical Feats and Facts
Published by Omnibus - June 2010
UK £19.99 - 400 pages – 267x204mm

This Day In Music brings together all the significant events in the history of rock and pop music in one giant diary. From Elvis to Lady GaGa, from rock and roll to rap, from 6.5 Special to X Factor, from Abba to ZZ Top and from New Year's Day to New Year's Eve, here is all the information you need to know, set out chronologically so you can look up those dates that interest you or simply pore through the year, day by day, or month by month.

Examples from the book:
- When The Beatles made their US live concert debut on 11th Feb 1964 at the Washington Coliseum, they had to stop three times to turn round Ringo's drum kit and re-position their microphones so that they faced a different part of the audience.
- Fast forward 40-odd years to 2nd May 2009, when Bob Dylan mingled unnoticed with other Beatles tourists during a minibus tour to John Lennon's childhood home. Dylan, who was on a day off on a European tour, paid £16 for the public trip to the 1940s house in Woolton, Liverpool.
- On 29th May 1967, you could have seen Pink Floyd , Cream, The Move, and The Jimi Hendrix Experience all on the same bill for £1.00 ($1.70) at the Tulip Bulb Auction Hall in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England.

The book also contains pages of music trivia such as:
What's the worst job you ever had? Mark Stoermer, bass guitarist with The Killers, once worked as an organ/blood/body part delivery boy.

When The Inspiral Carpets headlined Reading Festival in 1990, they brought on a pantomime cow, half of which was guitar roadie Noel Gallagher.

In February 2007, the hair salon that shaved Britney Spears' head set up the website buybritneyshair.com to auction her hair for more than $1m (£512,500). The winning bidder also got a blue lighter she left at the salon and the can of Red Bull she was drinking from at the time.

About the author:
Neil Cossar was the guitarist in 1970's - 80's group The Cheaters, signed to Parlophone Records. Continually gigging, in one year they were awarded 'Hardest working band of the year' by BBC Radio 1 after recording an album and playing 321 gigs. Neil then worked as a radio DJ and producer in Manchester, England, presenting a late night show featuring new acts in session including Radiohead, Blur, The Charlatans, Lenny Kravitz, PJ Harvey, The Cranberries and Tori Amos.

Neil also runs a PR company with his partner Liz Sanchez. Their clients have included; Natalie Imbruglia, Feist, Def Leppard, Glen Campbell, Queen, Jean Michel Jarre, The Hollies, INXS, Joan Baez, The Stranglers, Barenaked Ladies and UB40, amongst others. They were fundamental in the campaign to bring Eva Cassidy's music to a wide audience.

Neil first started to collect music facts and trivia while working in Radio, inspiring him to create the hugely successful www.ThisDayInMusic.com in 1999. This Day in Music.com is one of the
most successful and longest running sites on the web, attracting over 1 million page views every month. Their key feature is 'Birthday No.1' , featuring the song that was at No.1 on any given birthday.
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/birthdayno1

This Day in Music was first published in book form in 2005 and is now available in this vastly improved and expanded edition.
For more info please contact:
Neil Cossar
+44 (0) 7768 652899
neil@thisdayinmusic.com www.thisdayinmusic.com

* the article copied from the actual press release. 

New Video and mp3 from Sambassadeur - I Can try

The lovely breezy vocal and the strings section that bring you the sun of summer day of the song can be captured really well by Philip Ekström of The Mary Onettes, that filmed the video the outskirts of Philip's home town Jönkoping and the only role being played is by his 8 year old nephew Mattis.

The single will be released July 7 on CD, but you can download the mp3 here and have a great summer.

download Interpol's 'Lights' video by Charlie White

If you're a fan of Interpol, i believe you already listen to their 'Lights' single, and if you like the song, the band offer a free download of HD version of the video for just one click.
It will take a while to download this 299 Mb, but it will worth every minutes you spend to download.

Listen to Brandon Flowers' first single

The charismatic front man of the Killers just announced his first solo album Flamingo will be released this September, and while waiting you can purchase the first single here.
A very nice song, a melodic mopey song.


if you want to buy older releases by the Killers click the cover bellow

the Authentics - L.O.V.E.

Performed during "Pesta Musik" by CCF Jakarta, the band open for Java a pretty famous French Pop from France.

OK Go - End Love (video)

OK Go's official video for 'End Love' off the album Of The Blue Colour of the Sky.
Director: OK Go, Eric Gunther, and Jeff Lieberman
Producer: Shirley Moyers
enjoy and visit http://www.facebook.com/okgo to join a contest.

Click on the cover to buy the CD

Meet the Experts

all about music empire.

"Rolled and Here We Go Again..."

26 Juni 2010
Semarang

Music Alliance Pact June 2010

This month we have 29 songs recommended by music blogs from around the world.
And Indonesia own blog; Deathrockstar, sending Mocca's latest single Lucky Me to go around the world.


to read the whole entry, go after the jump.



ARGENTINA: Zonaindie
Springlizard - Docks Of The Okinoh
Two guys with acoustic guitars, ancestral melodies and lyrics, and Dreams Of The Wolf, a record with a limited edition of just 297 hand-made copies (you can get a digital version for free, just check their MySpace). Oh, and to Blogpartei readers: Springlizard will be touring Germany next August, so you better check them out!

AUSTRALIA: Who The Bloody Hell Are They?
World's End Press - Golden Child
Not the easiest band name to roll off the tongue, but World’s End Press have done very well with their disco jams meets the Stone Roses sound. The live show is a full-on party set, selling out parties in their hometown, Melbourne. Also check out their previous track, Only The Brave, on their myspace. Their debut album is being produced by fellow Melbournian electronic whiz Qua.

BRAZIL: Meio Desligado
Superguidis - Nao Fosse O Bom Humor
Nao Fosse O Bom Humor is the main song of the 3rd album of southern Brazilian band Superguidis, released a few months ago. Its heavy riff and melodic lines remembers some of the best times of Foo Fighters, impression that, live, gets even stronger.

CANADA: I(Heart)Music
Ghostkeeper - Don't Come Knocking
If The Libertines had grown up somewhere in the Canadian Prairies, Ghostkeeper is probably how they would've sounded. The band's self-titled debut is one of the most creative and exciting things to come out so far this year, and this song has ample evidence of why that is.

CHILE: Super 45
El Sueno De La Casa Propia - Voluntad De Oro
Sample-based artist El Sueno De La Casa Propia (ESDLCP) started his music career molding his own electronic version from Chilean folk music. But in his new album - Historial De Caidas, available July 15th by Chilean net label Pueblo Nuevo - Jose Manuel Cerda (ESDLCP's real name) takes a giant leap by adding elements from r&b and rock music that converge on a dynamic pop album. An essential and long awaited album, introducing a stronger organic sound; a clear improvement from previous works.

DENMARK: All Scandinavian
Kellermensch - Black Dress (Live)
Kellermensch (who incidentally were also this blog's very first MAP contribution) released their awesome debut album last year, which - apart from much praise - earned them invitations to do both an XFM and a BBC Radio 1 Live Session. End July, a revamped version of the debut including four brand new songs will be released in the UK. First - and great - single, Army Ants, is out now, but here’s a live version of Black Dress, recorded November 21, 2009, to give you a sweet taste of the band’s supreme performances.

ESTONIA: Popop
Junk Riot - Black Widow
Junk Riot is a four-piece garage/indie/experimental band from Tallinn, Estonia. Their sound is built on high-pitched vocals and heavy usage of pitch-shifting/delay effects on guitar. Formed in late 2006, it took about a year to gain reputation as an exciting live band, a fresh breath of air in smoky clubs. By now, Junk Riot is among one of the first Russian-speaking Estonian bands to be fully accepted by the Estonian indie scene.

FINLAND: Glue
Kim Curly Band - Passerby
With the alias of Kim Curly, singer Kimmo Numminen delivers a sharp songwriting that combines intimate moments with full band Americana. Passerby, included in the Kim Curly Band debut album, is an uplifting rocker that reminds us of the most traditional Ryan Adams.

GERMANY: Blogpartei
Sickcity - Julia
To name a constant insider's tip, SICKCITY is a good choice. This four-piece from Munich does manifold music, from danceable indietronics to waltzrock. Although Julia has some time under its belt, it's still one of my favourite songs. A tripping waltz accompanied by the intense voice of Daniel Shah, reminding of Marilyn Manson.

GREECE: Mouxlaloulouda
My Wet Calvin - Laps
My Wet Calvin is an experimental act with a DIY aesthetic that offers unconventional live performances and delivers a blend of shoegaze, pop, noise and intense drumming with shimmering guitars, synths, electronics and fragile vocals. All Great Events convincingly balances the scales of different sounds and textures, without sacrificing anything in terms of musical ideas or melody. Each song sounds like a distinct ray of light and although it's packed into something both surprisingly subversive and cohesive, it's the strength of each of them that makes the whole album stand out. Laps is a thrilling evidence of compelling thoughtful craftsmanship. Just close your eyes and enjoy it. It's even more satisfying.

ICELAND: I Love Icelandic Music
Feldberg - Dreamin
Feldberg was formed in January 2009 by Einar Tonsberg, better known as Eberg, and Rosa Birgitta Isfeld, the singer of the band Sometime. The duo decided to meet every Tuesday night for a couple of months and write some songs together. One of their songs, Don’t Be A Stranger, was used in an ad and later on released as a single. Debut album Don’t Be A Stranger was released by Icelandic label Cod Music last year. The song Dreamin was Song Of The Year at the Icelandic Music Awards 2009.

INDONESIA: Deathrockstar
Mocca - Lucky Me
One may say that this band is the biggest name in the Indonesian Indie-pop scene.
And probably the sweetest voice you could ever hear.

IRELAND: Nialler9
Sunken Foal - Sailing Architrades
Signed to influential electronic label Planet Mu, Dunk aka Sunken Foal's music is a compound of stringed instruments, analogue synthesizers and ambience, matched with a healthy dose of innovative beats. This once off tune hasn't found a home on a release yet, but if you like what you hear, check out his 2008 debut, Fallen Arches.

ISRAEL: Metal Israel
Spawn Of Evil - Screamager (Therapy Cover)
Spawn of Evil is a rambunctious death/thrash Zionist metal band with straight up metal influences mixed with Middle Eastern groove and a sense of humor. This is a cover of Therapy?'s hit Screamager, approved by Therapy? themselves.

ITALY: Polaroid
Les Mange-Tout - Weak Week
If you are invited for tea, just bring this album by Les Mange-Tout with you. One girl from Genova, one from Le Havre: they sure know how to rock the hell out of a tea party. Folk twee pop with a magnificent attitude for weaved melodies, lovely choruses and nursery rhymes. Just add some glockenspiel and melodica, a double bass and a driver lent from the band The Calorifer Is Very Hot, too many super cute vintage dresses and you're done!

JAPAN: JPOP Lover
Kafuka - Tracer
Check the unreleased track from the underground Electronica, Hyogo, Japan. Kafuka – just like 20th century's famous bohemian novelist - is an indie bedroom musician with ambient taste, playing lo-fi Guitar. Deeply weird, but satisfying post-rock with synthwave jams.

MEXICO: Red Bull PanameriKa
Torreblanca - Parece Navidad
Juan Manuel Torreblanca is a multi-instrumentalist (and illustrator) from Mexico City. His talents on the piano and accordion have been recruited by quite a few in the Mexican scene. His own compositions however are the real deal, as he fronts a full ensemble. Torreblanca counts on a quintet armed with a strong rhythm section and wind instruments. He and his fellow musicians recently released a debut titled Defensa, an astonishing first EP with just four songs composed by great arrangements and confrontative, existentialist lyrics. Parece Navidad is the second and the most complex cut from this promising EP, after the homonymous first single.

NEW ZEALAND: Counting The Beat
Thieves - Seizure
The first wave of iconic NZ label Flying Nun was the jangly indie pop that became known around the world: bands like The Clean and The Chills. The second wave came in the 90s - the music was noisier and darker - and it was some of my favourite music of all time. It's this second wave of Flying Nun that Thieves invoke on their excellent self titled EP. Thieves brooding alternative guitar rock is showcased on the EP's centrepiece, Seizure. They have two EPs available to download from http://thievesss.bandcamp.com

NORWAY: Eardrums
Suspicious For The Winter - Empty Streets
Suspicious For The Winter is a project formed from two of Oslo’s freshest indie bands, Casa Murilo and Like Spinning. The two bands joined as Suspicious For The Winter on EardrumsPop's free compilation, Between Two Waves, where all songs are made as collaborations between bands. You can download the full 40 songs compilation on eardrumspop.com or listen on http://soundcloud.com/eardrumspop. Check out the two bands’ music on http://www.myspace.com/casamurilo and http://www.myspace.com/like_spinning

PERU: SoTB
Electro-Z - En Ficcion
Electro-Z was one of those strange flashes that sometimes happen in music. His self-titled album turned 10 years, and is remembered as the glow of innovation that ended with the war of styles in the Peruvian music scene of the last decade. Electro-Z made his sound from the link created between the distortion of rock and the coolness of pop, and found his key in the unification of these genres. En Ficcion is a good example of all these. Although the style seemed unclassifiable at that time, it would be later known as indie.

PORTUGAL: Posso Ouvir Um Disco?
Pop Dell Arte - Ritual Transdisco
We are proud to bring here one of the most important Portuguese alternative bands, celebrating their 25th anniversary this year. Led by Joao Peste, they have been exploring and composing lyrics and sounds that you never heard anywhere. Ritual Transdisco is their first single from the just released new album, Contra Mundum.

ROMANIA: Babylon Noise
Butterflies In My Stomach - Another You
Butterflies In My Stomach started as a project in the spring of 2005. They are one of the few bands in the acid jazz/nu-jazz/trip-hop area in Romania. The name comes from the wonderful sensation that takes you by surprise and leaves its traces for a long time.

SCOTLAND: The Pop Cop
Kid Canaveral - Good Morning
Kid Canaveral offer a free return ticket to the mainstream indie-pop sound of the 90s, favouring the irrepressible joy of melody ahead of racking up cool points. The frantic chug of Good Morning takes in some typically Scottish themes - drinking and going out - to give a welcome indication of what to expect from KC's forthcoming debut album Shouting At Wildlife, which is released on July 5.

SINGAPORE: I'm Waking Up To...
Elsa X - Baby Steps
On paper, Elsa X is a one-person experimental outfit that combines elements of post rock and electronica, under a pseudonym for a girl who suffers from mental disorders. Actually, it's a project meant to raise awareness on mental illness. The music however was released as a 2 sides EP written by one principal songwriter, Wang Wei Yang, who has deftly combined various emotional undertones based on research by his project mates. The air of bipolar emotions constantly flits through the soundscapes, hopeful and hopeless all at the same time. Elsa X is not real, and the music may not have been conceived from an artist's vision, but in this schizophrenic world, who can truly say what is what?

SOUTH KOREA: Indieful ROK
Jambinai - Miro
All trained in traditional Korean music, the three members of Jambinai play piri, geomungo and haegeum, respectively. Currently performing musical experiments in the realm of post-rock, they are working their instruments to create a fresh and natural sound and hope to make their first official release later this summer. Starting out slowly before proceeding into a fascinating display of prowess, Miro is a sonic delicacy not to be missed.

SWEDEN: Swedesplease
De Montevert - High On You
De Montevert's style is all over the place from indie pop to indie folk to experimental electronica and everything in between. I chose the song High On You because it has the most accessible sound and that indescribable indie pop naivety and purity.
I could honestly go on and on. But I’ll just ask to do yourself a favor and check out her MySpace page, listen to DKT, All Happy Endings, Both Human and/or Galpal.

SWITZERLAND: 78s
Solange la Frange - Wakawak
To capture the special energy of a live-show on a record is a complicated undertaking. For the Swiss trio Solange La Frange, it was a piece of cake. The band got famous for their dynamic and powerful live performances and managed to put that atmosphere on a proper record. The special blend of electro and rock would make CSS and Karen O envious, if they knew about Solange La Frange from Vevey, Switzerland.

UNITED STATES: I Guess I'm Floating
Oberhofer - I Could Go
Oberhofer started as the solo, lo-fi bedroom project of Brad Oberhofer in Tacoma, Washington, only to develop into a full band once he moved to eastward to Brooklyn, New York. I Could Go is a great song with catchy percussion, climatic melodies, and wonderful whistling.

To download all 28 songs in one file click here