The Kooks - Junk Of My Heart
Here are the latest songs of British Indie Rockers The Kooks. It’s their third studio album, which was recorded at the Sound Factory (L.A.) and the Sarm Studios (London).
‘Gossip Girl’ Star Will Play Jeff Buckley in Biopic
“Gossip Girl actor Penn Badgley has been cast as Jeff Buckley in a new movie based on the late singer’s relationship with his folk singer father Tim Buckley. The story will follow Jeff Buckley from his breakthrough performance at a tribute concert for his father, who abandoned him as an infant and died from a drug overdose in 1975, on through the singer’s tragic drowning death at age 30 in 1997.” Read the whole story here!
Radiohead posted a new song called Staircase with video on their Youtube channel. It’s from the upcoming ‘From The Basement’ session.
Incubus - Promises, Promises
Here’s the video premiere of the new Incubus single Promises, Promises. Enjoy.
Amy Winehouse cancels European Tour
Photo: V. Gable
Amy Winehouse has canceled her European summer tour following a trainwreck performance in Belgrade, Serbia on Saturday in which the the singer showed up an hour late, stumbled around the stage, clashed with her bandmates, slurred her words while attempting to sing her hits and tossed a shoe out into the audience. Concert-goers loudly booed Winehouse throughout the performance, and many walked out of the show. Read the whole story at rollingstone.com
U.K. police arrest 2 in Joss Stone attack plot
Photo (c) Robin Wong
LONDON - Two men have been arrested near the rural home of singer Joss Stone on suspicion of conspiracy to rob and murder, police said Wednesday. Read more on CBS News.
Prison Inmate Admits to Tupac Shakur Shooting
Dexter Isaac says he was one of the shooters in the failed 1994 hit attempt on Shakur that ignited a hip-hop war. Read more about it on ivillage.com
Here’s something you don’t see every day: Eddie Veddar, front man of grunge band Pearl Jam, launched his album Ukulele Songs. And, as the title says, it features plenty of beautyful songs written and performed on the ukulele. The single Longing to Belong is beautifully accompanied by a cello.
Incubus will release their new album If not now, when? next week. Here’s a making of video of the single Promises, Promises. It’s surprisingly soft, with a lot of untypical piano. And Brandon Boyd’s mustache is also a bit disturbing… a whole new Incubus awaits us, that’s for sure.
I’ll be interviewing Patrick Wolf next week. In the meantime, here’s his single The City, which I’m quite fond of, Send in your questions for him! Are there any particular things you’d like to know?
