busybeeburns Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Happy new year. And, as 2008 begins, for the first time Q’s opening issue of the year previews the next 12 months in music. It seemed as good a time as any to do so. We were all assailed throughout 2007 with dire figures for, and even worse predictions about the future of the music business, and certainly no one in their right mind would claim the year just gone to have been a vintage one. But, at the risk of seeming hopelessly optimistic, what’s immediately ahead inspires more than a degree of confidence that 2008 may, by contrast, be a year to excite. Hence, the preview of the year. Personally speaking, the current point reminds me very much of 2004, my second year on Q. 2003 had been, quite frankly, a stinker for music. Beyonce, Justin Timberlake and a whole fleet of seemingly pre-packaged, entirely interchangeable pop muppets were in the ascendancy. Almost to a man, the type of artists Q is happy to endorse were putting their feet up and pondering their next move. Come 2004, many of them returned, and happy days ensued all round. Plus ca change. When we first began compiling details of the releases and events that would shape 2008, it felt very familiar. On the horizon, then, are new albums from such established acts as Coldplay, U2, Oasis R.E.M., The Verve, Green Day, Madonna, Metallica and more. In the case of Coldplay and U2, at least, the scent of re-invention is in the air. As for R.E.M., whose forthcoming album I’ve heard, it looks like very much being a case of a renewed sense of focus and a return to former glories. The likes of Lily Allen, Razorlight, Keane and Corinne Bailey Rae – artists who have already secured sizeable footholds on the nation’s collective conscience – will also each be andeavouring to take ever greater strides. All are talking a good game, all suggesting they’re reaching for new horizons, and all will be worth listening to. It will, too, one suspects be a defining year for live music in the UK and elsewhere. Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Kaiser Chiefs and Bruce Springsteen have already confirmed event gigs. Others will follow, with Led Zeppelin looking increasingly likely to be among them, and the rules for the scale and impact of such things to be re-written in the process. Then there's Glastonbury, the epitome of the summer festival, and which once again Q is proud to sponsor. As ever, though, the lifeblood of any musical year is the new talent that emerges through it. In the current issue of the magazine, Q has hand-picked what we believe are the 10 acts likely to cause the widest ripples this year. And, whilst no one is ever going to agree on the merits of all of them, collectively they suggest we are in safe hands. Indeed, having seen Duffy, the artist we’ve pin-pointed to be 2008’s Most Likely To, utterly tranfix London’s Royal Festival Hall last month, I’d be prepared to eat my foot come next December if our list doesn’t throw up at least one major star. Reading back through the above, and flicking through the issue, I don’t think that optimism is misplaced. Q’s job, of course, will be to reflect, capture and prompt that throughout, and as the months pass our aim will be to do it with great quality and across more platforms than ever. In 2008, we expect Q Radio, Q online and QTV to evolve and develop in new, and we trust exciting ways. Likewise Q The Music Club Live At The Hospital, our monthly gig, which next month alone will see Stereophonics playing a special intimate show to an audience of 150 or so people. And then there’s the Q Awards, which will return in October. I hope and trust that wherever you – as they now say – access Q, you will find the experience rewarding, the content unique, and the satisfaction guaranteed. I would welcome your thoughts on any part of the Q experience at any time. Thank you for your support. Enjoy the year. http://news.q4music.com/2008/01/the_story_of_the_new_issue_4.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyssa Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Want! :freak: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brazzo Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 i will buy this magazine:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrobert Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 How can i buy it from here? :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted January 1, 2008 Author Share Posted January 1, 2008 Can http://www.q4music.com not ship directly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 My copy should arrive tomorrow, so should I scan and post the pictures for the non-UK people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcoldplayer Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Thanks David. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 It should arrive tomorrow, but it might be Thursday depending on the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winigwl Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 wow. a lot of good albums coming this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMagpie Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I'll be doubting Thomas when it comes to a new U2 album. With How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb the release date just kept getting pushed ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 And you know what happened with Pop, Bono and the boys don't want to get into a similar situation where they have to release an album which was rush-finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted January 1, 2008 Author Share Posted January 1, 2008 ...and they'll not want to release an album at the same time as Coldplay... our boys will compete even closer this year for the no.1 album slot in the charts ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutch_coldplay_lover Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I would love it to have that copy of the magazine too :) Seems that it's going to be a good music year! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApproximatelyInfinite Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 totally buying it. though ill probably forget unless i explicitly go to borders to buy it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechita Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 i love yuo coldplay...................................... felis año nuevo happy new year..... good bay coldplay coldplay ****** MEXICO******* http://www.myspace.com/fandecoldplay www.coldplay.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechita Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 i love coldplay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshtimo Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 This photo is from an old Q Magazine photo shoot in 2005 during the release of X&Y. They can't have anything too exclusive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dargee Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 got to buy that one ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1_36 Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Just got it today, pretty good article actually, sounds like they properly spoke to the guys and got quite a lot of stuff we didn't already know. They reckon release will be May/June. For those of you unable to buy it, have picked a few bits out; 'Another thing that helped them out of the rut was hynosis, with the band's new found adventurousness extending to writing music while in an altered state. Some might conclude they've misplaced their marbles, but Martin seems unconcerned. "Everything over this past few months has been about taking off any shackles," he says. "We feel like we have so much to prove and so many ideas that we'd like to try - sometimes you need a hypnotist to give you the bravery to do it." For the record, he insists the experience, "was fun and interesting, and we wrote some nice things." 'They've also tried to keep things brief, with the album designed to come in at 9 songs and just over 42 minutes.' 'The final nine songs will be chosen from a shortlist of 20, with mixing having been completed before Christmas. Favourites include the handclap-laden possible first single Cemetaries Of London, the string-assisted Yes and Lost!, which, according to Champion was "drastically" reinvented by ditching its "big hip-hop beat". Champion also says many of the songs share a theme: "Trying to remember what's important in your life, rather than being carried away by the trappings of other things." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 thanks for the info! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Gabriel Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Favourites include the handclap-laden possible first single Cemetaries Of London, the string-assisted Yes and Lost!, which, according to Champion was "drastically" reinvented by ditching its "big hip-hop beat".Literally none of those examples resemble what I expected based on the titles. "Cemeteries Of London" sounded dark, but handclaps? That's a surprise. And I'll probably be glad that they ditched the hip-hop beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Hand claps!!! Wow!!! Ahhhh too excited now :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceOddity Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 i love yuo coldplay...................................... felis año nuevo happy new year..... good bay coldplay coldplay ****** MEXICO******* http://www.myspace.com/fandecoldplay www.coldplay.com Welcome to the best Coldplay forum on the web. Hope you stay and have fun!:) I'm not sure how you can pull off handclaps in a song about cemeteries either, Gabriel, but they're being experemental, so it could work...and I completely agree with you about the Hip Hop beat,lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenG Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 I'll be doubting Thomas when it comes to a new U2 album. With How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb the release date just kept getting pushed ahead. Well U2 say this decade was their best ever which is absolute nonsense unless they bring out something of the quality of The J Tree or Achtung Baby before 2010... U2 had 5 years to make a great album last time, they almost half did it (HTDAAB was mostly great or decent), brilliant as they are, im sceptical about the quality as well as the release. Now Oasis were so over due for an reinvention and I don't care what people say they arn't too dumb to realise it, their wiser now that the 'Standing on the Shoulders/Be Here Now era' and im sure the album won't dissapoint. Coldplay, X&Y was great but nothing on the last two, it was just too long and unspectacular, a smaller more consistant album ensures greatness as it is after all Coldplay. (Amazingness of Twisted logic aside :) ) Franz Ferdinand's 3rd is one im really intrested in, being that they're the first band to perfect 3 minute pop songs since The Beatles and create simple effective dance and sing a long to pop. Greenday, I liked for a week generally but the reality everything they've done sounds the same and has no life span. And If were lucky enough to get a Muse album this year I'm sure it will be their long overdue master peice (Muse have 4 fantastic, consistant albums but nothing that stands out as their best for me like Ok Computer or Rush of Blood, thats not a bad thing really) And Radiohead, get back in the studio and do a nice pessemistic rock opera that gets you in the history books under Pink Floyd and The Who :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRYSTAL Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 i love the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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