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Time to dance! DJ/Producer and Record label Head Blond:ish and Brazilian singer-songwriter Zeeba have just unveiled the ARTBAT remix of their gorgeous collaboration Different Way. What I like the most about this version is its infectious energy and feel-good vibes that instantly got me in a good mood and ready to go out and dance! Zeeba’s vocals exude raw emotion and soul, soaring brightly over the upbeat production and making it perfect to sing along to while dancing. Accompanying Zeeba’s passionate and dynamic vocal delivery we have an infectious Melodic House production with expansive synths nicely intertwined with high-energy percussive elements,…
American singer and songwriter Joey Luna shares his brand new single watch you leave, a smooth and hypnotic piece of indie-pop music. What I like the most about this song is how smooth and effortless his vocal delivery is, gliding nonchalantly over the infectious production. I am also very fond of the introspective, somewhat melancholic vibes which are carried by the captivating melodies, making this song perfect for a late-night drive or introspective days home alone. Accompanying his smooth vocals we have dark electronic elements and rhythms that are nicely intertwined with catchy beats and synths that together create an overall…
Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson recently waxed poetic about his favorite live album: Deep Purple’s Made in Japan.The powerhouse frontman shared his thoughts on the 1972 double live LP with the U.K.-based National Album Day. This year’s National Album Day takes place on Saturday (Oct. 18), and Iron Maiden will be honored as “Album Champions” alongside fellow British rock acts Wolf Alice, Architects and Nova Twins.What Did Bruce Dickinson Say About Deep Purple’s Made in Japan?”Made in Japan was probably the second Deep Purple record that I listened to after [Deep Purple in Rock] and it changed my life … it blew me away!” Dickinson said.”I wanted…
The Maccabees have announced a 10th anniversary reissue for ‘Marks To Prove It’ and shared ‘Koya’, a never-heard song from the era. The album was the band’s fourth and final record, released in July 2015 and reaching the Number One spot on the UK Albums Chart, their first LP to do so. It was also named as the ninth best album of 2015 by NME. Two years later, the band split up, but they announced their return in October last year. Their first reunion gig went down at London’s The Dome in June in aid of the MS Society, and…
How many of these five 1990s rock bands do you remember?If the answer is “none,” you’re likely not alone. Almost all of them were quickly signed by major record labels before being dropped after just one album.But that doesn’t mean that one album was a complete disaster. On most occasions, it was simply a symptom of a major label feeding frenzy as they tried to figure out what was next as the grunge era started to fade into oblivion.Here are five ’90s rock bands you may have forgotten that deserve some attention today,1. LifterIf you were in your early 20s…
The Ivors Academy has launched an ‘End Ghostwriting’ campaign, seeking to end the industry practice where – when music is created for audio-visual productions, including films, TV programmes and games – some contributors are not credited. Which means their work is not publicly acknowledged and they may lose out on future royalties generated by the music. The new campaign is asking lead composers on audio-visual projects to pledge to ensure that everyone involved in those projects is always credited, and listed on relevant cue sheets, the documents used by the industry to identify music in films and TV when future royalties…
The major record companies have formally urged the US Supreme Court to uphold previous rulings in their legal battle with American internet service provider Cox Communications.Those are the rulings that secured the majors a billion dollars in damages, but also set important legal precedents to help the music industry in its ongoing battle against online piracy. The labels want the Supreme Court to ignore the hyperbole put forward by Cox that those legal precedents will mean “innocent grandmothers and hospitals being tossed off the internet for someone else’s infringement”. They also remind the court that the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act provided…
Chrissie Hynde has shared a track-by-track guide to her star-studded new covers album, ‘Duets Special’, where she talks about how Brandon Flowers was the “perfect fit” for the project and more. Check it out exclusively on NME below. The new record from the Pretenders frontwoman is set to arrive tomorrow (Friday October 17) via Parlophone (pre-order/pre-save here). Comprising 13 tracks, the project boasts team-ups with the likes of The Killers‘ frontman, Blondie‘s Debbie Harry, Depeche Mode‘s Dave Gahan and Garbage‘s Shirley Manson. ‘Duets Special’ also features the late Mark Lanegan on a rendition of Elvis Presley‘s ‘Can’t Help Falling In Love’, as well as…
Def Leppard have been honoured with a star on Hollywood’s Walk Of Fame. The Sheffield rock legends’ star was unveiled on October 9, when the band were also joined by Jon Bon Jovi, who inducted them at the ceremony. Bon Jovi professed, “I was a fan before I became a friend”, adding: “These guys were my age from a working class city called Sheffield in England which was thousands of miles away from a place called Sayreville in New Jersey. “Yet there was something that I was drawn to – the melody, guitars, the young guys with the audacity to…
Montreal-born Gino Vannelli joins Ian Thomas, Jane Siberry, Triumph and Andy Kim this Friday in Toronto for their induction into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, Class of 2025. – Contributed photo First in a series of five Music Life Magazine interviews with 2025 Inductees into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Legends Induction Ceremony takes place Friday, Oct. 17, at the Lyric Theatre in the Meridian Arts Centre in downtown Toronto. By Jim Barber There were times, throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s, when Canadian singer/songwriter/performer Gino Vannelli was known in pop culture as much for his…
