Grown Up Gossip & Internet Villainy
Damon Albarn, of Blur, Gorillaz, Monkey opera, The Good The Thingy The Dead And The Whatever, and whichever thing we’ve forgotten about, has yet another new project, this time, called?Rocketjuice And The Moon.
Not that he’s hugely indulgent these days, oh no.
And you can have a listen to a new track – which features Erykah Badu and Flea on bass – called ‘Hey Shooter’ if you click over the jump. Expect funk.
Azealia Banks is attractive, ballsy and is responsible for some outrageously fun tunes. 212 was a thrilling slice of pop which had one of the filthiest refrains in memory. And now, a new track is online (which you can hear below) which samples Aaliyah!
And so, talented newbie samples RnB legend? What could possibly go wrong?
Well, once you’ve heard it, you might be tempted to think ‘everything’. See, Azealia Banks has gone and made something really very boring indeed. Is she a case of all hype and no knickers? We should lower our hopes.
Too feeble to listen to actual impoverished black men playing the blues? Too weak-wristed to tackle some proper psychedelic music? Can’t be bothered penetrating good poetry? Like vague philosophical horsepiss? Welcome. You must be a fan of Jim Morrison and The Doors.
Of course, fans of The Doors are mere tourists into a lot of good things, dipping their toes into a world of culture before deciding that they’d much prefer a weaker, beiger version of the real deal while cooing about ‘whipping the horses eyes’ like it actually means something.
And these dithering, toothless idiots will be thrilled to learn that King Bozo & The Nerds are back with a new track from beyond the grave! That’s right! To mark the 40th anniversary of L.A. Woman album, Rhino have found an unreleased track from the sessions and YOU CAN HEAR IT WITH YOUR WORTHLESS, TUNE-HATING EARS!
Imagine being Annie Lennox. Just think of that for a moment. Gah. It’s rubbish isn’t it? Just think, looking at Annie Lennox’s face in the mirror. Imagine hearing that voice coming out every time you spoke.
Imagine people saying “Hello Annie Lennox” at you. It’s enough to make you want to die.
Annie Lennox has noticed this too, opening up about her battle with panic attacks thanks to being Annie Lennox. However, she’s decided to share some tips with us all about getting over stress, panic and anxiety. You’ll notice that her life is a lot less Dave Stewart based these days, so we suspect the main tip would be “don’t ever work with Dave Stewart – have you heard that terrible cod-reggae album he’s made with Mick Jagger and Joss Stone?”
Whether you like it or not, the vast majority of the world is made up of people who play video games in one way or another. Yet bafflingly, they’re still seen as a lesser cousin to the pop culture’s big three of music, movies and TV.
This surely has to stop?
Anyway, with a lovely orchestral score of the Zelda theme doing the rounds at the moment, we thought we’d have a look at the best music that has featured on video games. There’s a dazzling amount to choose from… so which have we gone for? Over the jump to listen and disagree.
Kanye West is a man so needy that it actually makes the planet we stand on wince. That said, it is kinda fun to have this celebrity waltzing around with ideas that he’s the next Picasso rather than the standard fodder of self aggrandising rapper from the streets chat.
As such, Kanye is always keen to point out to everyone that he does things a little different. He’s a real curate’s egg of a man.
And he took himself down to by With The People and protestors at the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York City this week. And there, he showcased the classic ‘I’m not doing any interviews, to promote myself’ thing.
Argue all you want, but there’s absolutely no denying that George Harrison is the coolest of The Beatles. John and Paul fought it out for best songwriter while George slid into effortless cool, taking it easy and releasing records as and when he pleased.
How cool was George? He faced everything with a shrug. The Quiet Beatle wrote in his diary in ’69: “Got up went to Twickenham rehearsed until lunchtime ? left the Beatles ? went home, and in the evening did King of Fuh at Trident studio, had chips later.?
And so, with Martin Scorsese’s documentary ‘George Harrison: Living in the Material World’ getting everyone talking about George, let us look at his best music… okay?
Since Oasis split-up, we’ve literally been beside ourselves with apathy. The Gallaghers went from being feuding in the same band to… well… feuding in bands that sound like Oasis. It’s almost like nothing’s happened at all.
Still, with that, we’ve got twice the opportunity to peer at their collective work, with Liam’s Beady Eye churning out grot-boogie and Noel… well… turning into Badly Drawn Boy.
And he’s got a new record out and you can hear a snippet of new song – ‘I’d Pick You Every Time’.
Oh dear GOD! SuperHeavy – the collaboration between Mick Jagger and Eurythmics founder Dave Stewart, alongside Joss Stone, Damien Marley and Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman, wasn’t a sick joke after all.
See, it’s obvious what’s going on here. We’re dealing with the folly of the jet set. They’ve looked at absolutely everything they like and thrown it all in the same pot.
It’s like someone offering you a plate with all your favourite food on. Imagine a mixture of fish ‘n’ chips, a hamburger, apple pie, a cup of tea, blue cheese, Coco Pops, gumbo, bacon, 4 pints of beer and a punnet of strawberries all blitzed in a blender and offered to you as something worth downing.
Radiohead are without doubt, the kings of bringing out albums without giving anyone any prior notice, making fools giddy to lap up cod-experimental rubbish. If Thom Yorke farted in a cup, it’s guaranteed that fans would snap-up overpriced limited edition copies on ten inch hemp vinyl.
People dreaming of Yorke releasing solo material that sounds like The Bends and OK Computer might as well leave now.
Thom Yorke is acting like a baby again, digging his heels into the ground and trying to convince people that he can produce electronica that he's heard on labels like Warp, Planet Mu and JBO. During a guest slot on the Mary Anne Hobbs show on XFM, he dropped a new track called?The Twist? as part of his ?Money Back Mix.? And regrettably, you can hear it over the jump.
