Hey, want to be really, really beautifully depressed this Friday? You do? Great! Make sure you head out to Milwaukee, then, because this Friday in Milwaukee has been officially declared as Bon Iver Day by Mayor Tom Barrett. Go figure—sad, creepily pretty folk music wins over an entire city.
Today’s roundup gets you psyched for upcoming albums and performances from a variety of different acts. Whether you dig the unbearably badass art-metal of Jane’s Addiction or the generally unbearable Plain White T’s, we’ve got a list of shows and sounds to look forward to in the near future.
Kanye West will always be in the news. Even with all the hoopla that went down with his obnoxious Taylor Swift interruption, he and his ego had no problem climbing back up the charts and into the headlines. Proving he’s a better marketing strategist than M.I.A., the unveiling of each new song off of the upcoming album has already gotten generally positive reviews.
We may have been bombarded by his excessive updates since he has decided to take over Twitter. However, each step from an impromptu performance at the Facebook and Twitter headquarters to releasing a fresh cut with Beyoncé and Charlie Wilson to debuting yet another new song last night with John Legend and company has only boosted his presence online. Oh yeah, and that Bon Iver collab everyone has been talking about? It’s been confirmed.
It’s Tuesday, which means a new list of bargain deals on MP3 albums available on Amazon for all of you who love getting great music for a low price. Keeping up with the trend of the last couple weeks, we are only featuring artists/bands that were BeatCrave Favs. You can get any of them for under $10 so what are you waiting for?
Check out the MP3 albums available this week:
Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and brother/tour manager Nate Vernon have been given the green light to build a live music venue and cultural center in their hometown of Eau Claire, Wis., reports VolumeOne. The Vernons have 120 days to shore up the financing and construction plans to close the transaction. Once the city hands over the keys, the work can begin.
Right this moment, you can head over to Amazon and stream the entire New Moon soundtrack. That’s right, you can listen to tracks 1 – 15 as much as you want before the actual album release date! The only catch is that you’re only given 30 second clips for each song. We know; what a tease!
However, 30 seconds of one of most highly anticipated compilation put together for a film just might be worth it. You can finally hear what Thom Yorke, Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver & St. Vincent have secretly been cooking up.
The New Moon soundtrack has been announced, and it couldn’t be any more different from the first one! We knew it was going to have an indie sound, but this is just ridiculous! Ridiculous in a good way, anyway.
We had known about Thom Yorke, Bon Iver, Band of Skulls, and Death Cab For Cutie but who knew the Bon Iver track was going to be a duet with St. Vincent! Others that were recently suspected and now confirmed are The Killers, Grizzly Bear, and Stephanie Meyer’s muse, Muse.
Although one part of us is surprised that indie darlings, Anya Marina and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, are also in the mix, another part says this makes sense. A few of these artists are somehow associated with Alexandra Patsavas’ label, Chop Shop, or her close friends, Nettwerk Music Group. Check out the full track list below and tell us what you think!
After the first Twilight soundtrack sold 2.2 million copies (Neilsen SoundScan), artists, managers, publicists and labels have been scrambling for a spot on the next album.
So far Thom Yorke, Bon Iver and Band of Skulls are all confirmed for New Moon‘s soundtrack. Death Cab for Cutie also scored big time as their song, “Meet Me on the Equinox” was chosen as the soundtrack’s leading single. However, famous music supervisor, Alexandra Patsavas (known for placing the music for Grey’s Anatomy, Gossip Girl and the first Twilight film), has told the New York Times, that the track listing is not complete yet.
Forget about Thom Yorke; that’s old news! The word is out: Death Cab For Cutie‘s song, “Meet Me on the Equinox” will be the first single from the New Moon soundtrack!
Twilight author, Stephanie Meyers, has just posted the cover art for the soundtrack (above) and stated that Death Cab’s song has been chosen by Atlantic Records and well-known music supervisor, Alex Patsavas. The single will premiere on MTV.com on September 13th, which is the same day as the MTV Video Music Awards.
