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Labrinth Wants to Collaborate with Dave Grohl and Bjork
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Collaborations, Alternative, Electronic, Hip-Hop & Rap, Pop, R&B / Soul, Rock,
Labrinth wants to collaborate with Dave Grohl and Bjork.
The "Express Yourself" hitmaker is a huge fan of both the Foo Fighters frontman and the eccentric singer and says it would be a dream to work with them: "The people I want to collaborate with most are Foo Fighters singer Dave Grohl and Bjork. Dave was the coolest guy ever when I met him. I've gotten every single girl I've ever wanted, so when I say 'I want Bjork,' I've just got to get that girl."
Labrinth - real name Timothy McKenzie - also revealed how music is his first love as he gets so much enjoyment from making new songs:
"Music is everything to me. I love creating and being a producer but I'm still developing into the sort of artist I want to be. I'm schizophrenic when I make music. One moment I want to make rock, the next it's club music. It's very hard to stick to one thing. It burns that the record industry makes me focus on just one thing because I have a very short attention span."
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Damon Albarn Stops Blur Sessions
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Gossip, Reunions, Alternative, Pop,
The band had been working with producer William Orbit - who produced their 13 album in 1999 - but the rest of the group were left confused when Damon cryptically halted the sessions last month.
"They were getting some demons out of the way. The new stuff sounded amazing. Then it all stopped suddenly. It was all over with Damon, and the rest of the band were like, 'is that it?' I was like, 'Don't stop. Make an album. You know you're fast,'" William said.
William also described the sound of material written by the group - which also includes Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree - saying it sounds down tempo, rather than the upbeat songs he had hoped for: "I'm not going to say dirge, but I was hoping it would be a little more rousing. It was a little bit introspective. With Damon, demos often sound like it's impossible to believe they're going to amount to anything. And they often turn into the most incredible pieces of music you've ever heard. They're one of the best bands in the world. I want them to get back together and record some good, old rousing Blur songs."
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Vampire Weekend Ready for Third Album
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Upcoming Releases, Alternative, Dance, Rock,
Vampire Weekend have "many songs" ready for their third album.
The "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" group are working on their next album and plotting to take their sound into uncharted territory. "The goal is to do something new with each record. I like the idea of being able to do your own thing, and then also coming together and making a band record," said bassist Chris Baio, who is also preparing his first solo release.
However, the group have no definite release date for the record, with Chris adding, "It'll be done when it's done. That's where it is now."
Chris' solo tracks are much more influenced by dance music, and he says he started the project as soon as he got off the road with Vampire Weekend, which also includes Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij and Chris Tomson.
"I've loved dance music for a long time. When I got off the road, I knew I would have some time off. It affects me badly if I'm just sitting around, so I just started making music straight away," he added to NME magazine.
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Blink 182 Cancels US Tour
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Concerts / Tours, Alternative, Pop, Rock,
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Blink 182 have canceled a series of tour dates after Travis Barker had to undergo emergency surgery.
The "All the Small Things" band's drummer had have an urgent medical procedure on his tonsils, forcing them to cancel all further shows in their current US tour, which runs until the end of the month.
"The band apologizes for any inconvenience as a result of these cancellations and thanks their fans for their ongoing support," a statement on the band's website reads. The note added Travis' "recovery period is expected to extend beyond the scheduled tour dates."
It is not yet known if the band's later dates in the UK and Europe, starting in June, will be affected by Travis' condition. The group - which also includes Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge - have already had to reschedule their tour once, after it was originally supposed to start in July last year, but dates were pushed back in order to allow the group to finish sixth album Neighborhoods.
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No Doubt’s ‘Ear Candy’ Album
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Upcoming Releases, Alternative, Pop, Rock,
No Doubt promise their new album will be "ear candy."
The "Don't Speak" group are releasing their as-yet-untitled sixth album - their first for over a decade - on September 25, can't wait for fans to hear the results. "We are incredibly excited to share the new music with you. Ear candy coming your way! Thank you all so much for your support over the last 25 years. We're really proud of our new album and we hope you love it as much as we do. We'll send plenty of photos and webisodes as we go so you're there with us. See you soon," a post on their official website read.
The group - made up of Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Adrian Young and Tom Dumont - have previously revealed working titles for tracks including "Party-Ready Reggae Blast," "Steady Down" and "One More Summer."
The group has been working on the record since the beginning of 2011, but Gwen admitted it takes them a long time to perfect their ideas.
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Coldplay Delighted with Their ‘Good Problem’
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Concerts / Tours, Alternative, Rock,
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Coldplay are struggling to make substitutions in their gig setlists because their performances have been "killer."
The "Paradise" hitmakers - Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Will Champion and Jonny Buckland - are experiencing a "good problem" during their US tour in that they are unsure where to make changes from gig to gig because each show has been a "total belter."
"The fellas are clearly having a properly great time - and the shows have been total belters as a result. San Jose were a pretty damn loud crowd. Perhaps it's been like this every night and I just spent more time with my earpieces out, taking it all in. They're most definitely in the zone right now. There have been tinkerings, though with some possible setlist additions in soundchecks. One of the Viva album tracks that only got a rare live outing has had a workout. I really hope it makes it back into the setlist, it's one of my all time favorite Coldplay live tracks (particularly the ending when Jonny goes off into full on guitar hero territory). They also played around with something from a long way back. It's all a sign of a band very much alive and enjoying themselves. The possibilities keep appearing left and right for great additions, but the set right now is so killer that it's tough to work out where to make substitutions. I'd call that a good problem to have," Coldplay's roadie revealed on their blog.
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Alanis Morissette Forgot Recording
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Upcoming Releases, Alternative,
Alanis Morissette "can't remember" a lot of recording her new album.
The "Ironic" hitmaker - who became a mother for the first time in December 2010 when son Ever Imre was born - worked on Havoc And Bright Lights while she was still nursing her baby and found it fun to combine both, though she has few memories of the period.
"To be honest I wrote it post-partum the whole few months after my son was born, so I barely remember the process. It was in our home, and we built a makeshift studio in what is now the playroom because I'm an attachment parent, so I wanted to be able to breastfeed. So it was literally in and out of this room, writing with Guy Sigsworth, recording, being a mom, back and forth in my house. I barely remember it and I wouldn't say I was letting loose, but I was having fun."
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Garbage Were Unhappy with Success
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Reunions, Alternative, Rock,
Garbage were "miserable" at the height of their success.
The "Stupid Girl" group - who went on a brief hiatus in 2003 followed by a longer break in 2005 - felt "engulfed" by their record company and hated being pushed to selling as many records as possible as they found it detrimental to their creativity.
"It was miserable. We got engulfed. When we first started out, we were signed to an indie label. We had a lot of freedom. Then we got sold like a commodity to a record label that did not give a flying f**k about our music or our career or us as people. And it was a nightmare. We didn't care if we weren't the biggest band in the world! But to this record label, if you're not the biggest band in the world, then you're worthless," singer Shirley Manson recalled.
The group - which also includes Duke Erikson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig - eventually began fighting among themselves as the pressure grew. "We got caught up in that corporate expectation, and it was sickening. It robbed us all of joy, and as a result we all turned in on each other. And our disappointments and our frustrations we foisted upon ourselves," Shirley added.
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30 Seconds to Mars Inspired by India
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Upcoming Releases, Alternative, Rock,
Alternative rock band 
30 Seconds to Mars' new album is inspired by India. Frontman Jared Leto has recently been to the Asian country and was inspired by what he saw there to write new songs.
"I was recording in India, and had an amazing experience over there, and came back with some really great material. And not so much that this is a World Beat record, it's more about the experiences and how they're influencing me in creative terms, emotional terms," he told MTV News.
Jared also told how one impromptu recording session saw him joined by a gang of local children: "There was one afternoon that we climbed up above a city called Jodhpur, we were on a cliff with a 2000-year-old fortress behind us. So it was about sunset, and I had a portable set up, so we started recording. I had an external speaker, and the kids started to hear this song I was working on. So they started climbing out onto the rooftops of the city, and soon they were scrambling up the side of this mountain, and before we knew it, we were surrounded by dozens of these amazing Indian kids, singing and dancing along to this recording process. It was really mind-blowing."
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Damon Albarn: Gorillaz Will Record Again
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Gossip, Reunions, Alternative, Pop,
Gorillaz will make another record when Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett work out their differences.
The cartoon collective has been on hiatus ever since the collaborators had a huge row last year, but Damon insists it is not the end for Gorillaz and he and Jamie will eventually put the spat behind them.
"When Jamie and I have worked out our differences, I'm sure we'll make another record. We're been through too much for it to be that big of a mountain to climb. We've just fallen out like mates do sometimes. I'm not the only person to fall out with mates and then make up again. Everyone does it."
Damon has also hinted that his Britpop band Blur will record again, claiming their concert in London's Hyde Park to mark the end of the Olympic Games, won't be their last, as previously hinted: "I don't know how we'll feel when we play Hyde Park. Some days I feel one way and other days I feel the other. If you don't see something as a career but as an important part of your life, you don't know how you're going to feel about it. ''We want to put on a great performance but nothing's been said between us about the beginning or the end."
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