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BRIGHT EYES - JIM JAMES (MMJACKET) - M.WARD - MIKE MOGIS = Monsters Of Folk Debut album out this September. Check out 3 amazing songs on their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/monstersoffolk http://monstersoffolk.com/ They will tour u.s. and europe in the next couple of months!

Arctic Monkeys to play new album live online Arctic Monkeys have announced plans to stream a special online gig showcasing tracks from their forthcoming album 'Humbug'. The Sheffield four-piece will perform the one-off show through a web transmission via their official site. NME.COM will also be hosting the gig, which takes place this Thursday (July 30) at 9pm (BST). In the meantime, the band have posted a short trailer which you can view here: http://webtransmission.arcticmonkeys.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/introducing/artists/tempertrap/

my fav aussie bands right now are the temper trap and the panics. the tt album is AWESOME and this one o the panics too.

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To the untrained ear, The Panics arrive shrouded in mystery: The sound of an unknown band playing a backroom bar in a nowhere street, somewhere in the middle of a nowhere, outpost town. Creaking floorboards, dusty tables, strong whisky. In the background an ancient jukebox plays cuts from Ennio Morricone, Bob Dylan, Echo And The Bunnymen. The clocks have long stopped. The calendars pulled from the walls. It’s quite the eerie vibe. In this timeless, romantic environment, however, The Panics sit quite perfectly. Trading in sun kissed acoustic guitars, widescreen string arrangements and shuffling drums, the Australian five piece – guitarist and songwriter in chief, Jae Laffer, brothers Drew (guitarist) and Myles Wooton (drummer), Paul Otway on bass and multi instrumentalist, Jules Douglas – have drawn notable admirers in both Australia and the UK over seven years and three albums. In 2007, Laffer was asked to support Noel Gallagher on the Australian leg of his UK tour. However, the band's journey had begun when they were first spotted playing a hotel gig by Happy Mondays. "The Mondays had been playing The Big Day Out festival in Perth ," says Laffer. "Gaz, along with Shaun Ryder’s cousin, Pete Carroll saw us play and Pete became our manager. We later signed to Little Big Man Records which was owned by Pete and Monday’s drummer Gaz Whelan. It was great to get hooked up with them because we’re big fans of The Mondays, but when we first met up with Shaun he just nodded and disappeared in a puff of smoke. He later asked us to join him on a radio show he was presenting on BBC6 – he interviewed us there. It was pretty weird really." The Panics seem intrinsically rooted to the northwest of England . Rifle through their music collection and you’ll find albums by The La’s, Echo And The Bunnymen, Stone Roses and The Smiths. Erstwhile Factory owner, the late Tony Wilson was a confirmed fan having spotted them at the In The City festival. Meanwhile, the band’s name even comes from The Smiths song of the same title. "We were raised in the hills above one of the most isolated cities in the world ," says Laffer. "It’s quite an isolated place so we weren’t exposed to any local music scenes apart from one of our favourite ever bands, The Triffids. But we’d hear about bands like Ride or The Stone Roses and we would then go out and discover them for ourselves. When I did those shows with Noel it was great to talk about all the music he was into." It was this love of music that first drew The Panics together when friends Laffer and Drew Wooton began recording together at high school in Kalamunda, a suburb on the outskirts of Perth . "We were 14," says Wooton. "We heard Nirvana and it made us want to pick up guitars. We just began hanging out together, recording and writing with Myles who is a bit younger than me." The band, now expanded to a five piece began playing gigs: local pubs, school halls, biker bars. "I was 13 when I did my first show," laughs Myles. "It was a famous old biker bar called Raffles. As we were walking onstage, the strippers were walking off. We’d end up driving for miles to play shows in pubs where nobody wanted to see us. We’d been exposed to rock’n’roll from an early age though: our dad played in a band called The Valentines, which was Bon Scott’s band before AC/DC. For a while, Bon Scott was our postie, which is a weird claim to fame." Anonymity was short lived. With The Panics aligned to Little Bigman Records, they released their first album, A House On A Street In A Town Where I’m From. National radio support drew a large fanbase to the band, as did Laffer’s vivid, heart bruised lyricism, which was later compared to the likes of Bob Dylan and Morrissey. "All I ever tried to do was to make each song different," says Laffer. "I didn’t want to become the guy who got stuck in a rut. I always focused on different subject matter. I always thought it was a waste of space when you got the end of a song and the band hasn’t touched on any particular subject. So all I’ve ever done in my songs is paint a scene and throw some characters in it, so the listener can visualise something." By the time of their second album, Sleeps Like A Curse, The Panics had become a mainstream concern – the band were nominated for a J Award (the equivalent of a Mercury Prize). Third record, Cruel Guards – due for release in the UK this April - pushed the band even further. Having scooped the 2007 J Award and ARIA Award (Australian Recording Industry Award – the equivalent of a Brit Award), The Panics featured on hit TV show Ugly Betty with the track, Don’t Fight It. It’s easy to see why the band have attracted such widespread acclaim. With their heaving, sweeping string arrangements, The Panics have recorded an album that brims with effervescent pop tunes and epic harmonies, drawing comparisons Echo And The Bunnymen, Bob Dylan and fellow Perth singer songwriter and friend, Luke Steele of The Sleepy Jackson. They’ve even gathered plaudits from rock bit hitters, Kings Of Leon. "You know how normally when you hear a band you can list the bands that influenced them or that they ripped off straight away?" said Nathan Followill in Rolling Stone. "We couldn't do it for them. They sounded like nothing I'd heard before – really melodic, almost atmospheric." Today, The Panics seemed posed for the big time. They’ve previously sold out a string of UK shows (most notably at London ’s Barfly) on word of mouth alone, as well as supporting the likes of Morrissey, Grandaddy and The Happy Mondays. "At home we’re at the top of the tree as far as thinking guitar bands go," says Laffer. "We don’t want to sound like anyone else and hopefully with Cruel Guards we’ve made a record that has a classic sound – ambitious strings, Ennio Morricone soundtracks, big drums. If there’s ever a day when the passion goes or we run out of ideas, we can look back and think that with this record we did it 24/7. And now we’re set up for the long haul." [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX_RLwag2-U]YouTube - Don't Fight It - The Panics[/ame] from the new album http://thepanics.com.au http://www.myspace.com/thepanicsmusic

http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/episode/1993-andrewbird/1

according to a news headline on their official website, the Strokes are back in studio! the caption states that the album should be released "EARLY NEXT YEAR" and promises updates. I was hoping for a November release but I wouldn't mind all that much to wait a couple of extra months (especially with Jules' forthcoming solo album and tour to look forward to) they "officially" began working on the album on March 27th, after initially meeting on February 11th to brainstorm.

After giving us a progress report and getting us all excited, things have quieted down on the Kings Of Convenience front. What's taking so long? The Kings told us, "Recording a song is like drawing a perfect circle, but we are determined." OK. Well it would seem the perfectly circular new KoC release is imminent with the smooth and jazzy lounge of new single "Mrs. Cold" just hitting radio, and immediately thereafter, the internet. That entire show is on YouTube in HD, and it seems like they played most of the new record.

LOL the fuck were doin those 2 girls on the video ?

http://timetodie.net/

Sorry but.....Casablancas=90% of the strokes

AH AH AWESOME! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_8GNaEVCPU]YouTube - Kids / Pokerface[/ame]

the trailer is well done

I suggest you to also checkout these records,some of the best old school black music,very laid back atmosphere... there are awesome songs like this one [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgsDiufGVAg]YouTube - THE COMMODORES-EASY-1977[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn4i8bAfnMY]YouTube - Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing - Extended Version[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtUMa0FtuWY]YouTube - Marvin Gaye - What's going on[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPHmsEoLsL0]YouTube - Love's Theme - Barry White[/ame] I'm sure your parents will love this records (for their restaurant or for when they are @ home). These are CLASSICS,you can't go wrong

They don't sound like colpdlay/u2/kol to me....their style (especially the vocal parts) are soulful, its something like a mix between the old school r&b with some funk. I LOVE THIS RECORD!

Worth a buy,please believe it!

The Strokes' lead singer is finishing production on his debut solo album, Phrazes for the Young. In support of the album Julian Casablancas will soon announce a short series of special dates in the United States to be followed by a proper tour sometime this year. Phrazes for the Young consists of eight songs, all written by Casablancas, and produced by Jason Loder with some extra help from Bright Eyes' producer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Mogis during a recording stop in Nebraska. Since Casablancas was the principal songwriter for The Strokes we can expect his debut album to cover some similar ground, and a trailer for the album on his website confirms the suspicion. It looks like the sort of epic animation that a band like The Strokes might have made in the 1970s and carries the same faded glamour that The Strokes rely upon. The album risks nostalgia by claiming to be "for the young," but it's the same risk The Strokes took and won by creating a sound that came close to being dated but ended up timeless. Check out the 'trailer' of the album: http://juliancasablancas.com/

These are the records that i've suggested to a friend of mine owner of a restaurant/bar: Jose James "The Dreamer" Belleruche "Turntable Soul Music" The Whitest Boy Alive "Dreams" The Whitest Boy Alive "Rules" Sia "Colour The Small One"

Sweet Disposition is the pearl of the record,ok. But the whole album is a great work,there's only one song that is not on the same level of the others imo and is track number 6 (fader). This is one of the best records of the year without a doubt!

same problem for me. their site is messed up at the moment

THERE IS ALREADY A THREAD ABOUT IT. SEARCH IS YOUR FRIEND!

the fuck are you talkin about ?

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESTQuQtsmEU]YouTube - Arctic Monkeys - Crying Lightning (Live Big Day Out 2009)[/ame]