By Lisa Marston on June 9, 2010
A quick look at where some of our favorite artists are headed in the coming months.
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By Jennifer Marston on May 20, 2010
Arcade Fire have a fancy new audio player and they’re not afraid to use it.
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Posted in MP3s and Streams | Tagged Arcade Fire
By Jennifer Marston on January 21, 2010
Some time back, Peter Gabriel announced that his first album in seven years would see a release in early 2010. It was also mentioned that, rather than being a traditionally straightforward album, Scratch My Back would consist of “major reinterpretations of some famous stuff.” David Bowie, Radiohead, Talking Heads, Paul Simon, and Bon Iver are among the artists that the former Genesis frontman has chosen to cover for the project.
The album will be released in February, and excerpts from selected tracks are currently available at Gabriel’s site
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Posted in MP3s and Streams | Tagged Arcade Fire, Covers, Peter Gabriel
By Jennifer Marston on October 30, 2009
Peter Gabriel is set to return with his first album in seven years, and while the tracklisting for Scratch My Back (below) indicates this will be a covers record (of sorts), Gabriel’s camp is quick to point out that the album is no mere collection of other artists’ songs.
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Posted in News | Tagged Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Radiohead