Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:27PM - By Morelli
The Mars Volta’s album Octahedron, due for release next week, is now available on Myspace (link) in its entirety for you to listen to. The bold offering emulates other bands that have streamed entire albums online like Wilco and Grizzly Bear.
It’s Volta’s fifth studio-recorded release, and the track Octopaxi reminds me a bit of the famous debut album De-Loused in the Comatorium. Check out the full track list below:
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009 6:00PM - By Kara
Pete Yorn premiered the music video for his first single “Don’t Wanna Cry” from his upcoming album, Back and Forth, on Myspace today. The video was shot in Los Angeles, and directed by the famous director, Emmett Malloy. That name should sound familiar to you, as he is one half of the director duo, The Malloys. Emmett Malloy has worked with many famous musicians, such as, The Foo Fighers, The White Stripes, and N*E*R*D.
Back and Forth will be released on June 23. If you pre-order it on iTunes, you can download it on June 16.
Watch the video for Don’t Wanna Cry…
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Thursday, May 7, 2009 10:30AM - By Jeffrey Hyatt
The hype surrounding the return of Green Day continues to build with word that the punk-rock trio will give a free concert for 300 fans in New York on Tuesday, May 19 as part of MySpace Music’s concert series “The List.”
The band will perform at Webster Hall, just days after the release of their new album 21st Century Breakdown, which hits stores on Friday, May 15. Green Day fans will get their chance to win tickets to the ‘secret gig’ by responding to a series of messages and bulletins posted by MySpace at MySpace / The List.
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Monday, March 30, 2009 11:00AM - By Morelli
Online social networking site Myspace, has launched a karaoke service in Japan, expanding its musical reach to the nation loaded with lovers of the sing-along entertainment. MySpace Karaoke has logged more than eight million visitors since it launched in May of last year in Canada and the United States, and lets users post videos of themselves singing on the site.
“If you had told me years ago we would launch an online karaoke site in Japan, I would have told you it is like selling ice to the Eskimos,” said MySpace Karaoke general manager Nimrod Lev. “Boy was I wrong. It seems like the land of karaoke has nothing even close to that. We met with all the leading companies there and they loved what they saw.”
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009 10:00AM - By sergiosoto
English musician, Peter Doherty (of The Libertines), has an awesome new album, entitled “Grace/Wastelands,” that is being released on March 24th. I am pleased to say, it’s a great album, and it is being streamed, as we speak, on MySpace Music. Though not as sharp and intense as his previous bands, The Libertines or Babyshambles, Doherty still impresses with a list of mostly calm and moody songs. This album reveals him as more than what most people had taken him for (a punk drug addict who loved to shock). It does help however that this album was produced by Smith’s and Blur producer, Stephen Street.
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009 5:00PM - By Seraphina L.
MSTRKRFT‘s highly anticipated sophomore album, Fist of God, is almost here! With a slew of guest appearances such as Ghostface Killah, E-40, and John Legend, the album drops digitally on March 10th and in stores on March 17th. As of right now, the duo is streaming Fist of God in its entirety on MySpace. Check out their single, “Bounce,” then head over there to see if the rest of the album stacks up.
Will you be purchasing Fist of God? Perhaps you’ll see them live. Check out their upcoming tour dates below!
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Monday, February 23, 2009 4:00PM - By Matt Unangst
The Glastonbury music festival, UK’s top music festival, doesn’t handle things the way American music festivals do. Instead of telling people the make-up of the year’s lineup, the festival’s organizers sell tickets before anyone knows who will be performing. It seems to work, as the tickets sold out quickly this year, even though the festival requires people who want tickets to pre-register, which requires the submission of contact information and a passport photo. If that happened in this country, people would complain like crazy that the festival couldn’t legally collect such information.
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Sunday, February 15, 2009 7:00PM - By Seraphina L.
Ambitious M.I.A. was cutting it close on that Grammys Sunday! Apparently, she was going to go out and party with everyone afterwards (no surprise there), but changed her mind at the last minute. Well, it’s a good thing she did because she went into labor at 2 AM that night! She gave birth to a boy on Wednesday and sounds pretty psyched to be a new mommy.
Read about it in her own charming words below! (She even included a disturbing “Preggo Shuffle” video.)
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009 1:00PM - By Seraphina L.
One of our favorite Brit-pop girls, Lily Allen, is getting ready to release her new album, It’s Not Me, It’s You, on February 10th (a day after the release in the UK). However, since Lily got her start through cyberspace and especially through MySpace, she is being nice enough to let us hear the album even before the big day. The entire album can be heard on her MySpace page as of right now. Her two bigger hits, “Smile” and “Everything’s Just Wonderful,” from her previous album are still included on there as well.
Does Lily Allen still have the same wit we loved on the first album?
