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A video message from Nadine Coyle A video message from Nadine Coyle 18.03.2010 - 16:42 3Hmsbb3Fu94Those among us looking forward to Nadine Coyle's solo album - and it had better be good because the chances of a Girls Aloud album this side of Christmas are even slimmer than Nadine - will be pleased by this clip of Nadine 'in the studio'.You may be particularly aroused by the noise in t [...]
Stand by for the world's lowest-qualit... Stand by for the world's lowest-quality Scissor Sisters live footage 18.03.2010 - 12:54 S0gl27jBR9MThe Scissor Sisters made their live return yesterday evening with a gig at New York's Bowery Ballroom. The clip above is of the band performing new song 'Any Which Way'. The set list, courtesy of this (http://www.idontfeellikedancin.com/v11/news/2010/03/photos-setlist-sisters-the-bowery-b [...]
Moto Boy's new album:highly listenable Moto Boy's new album:highly listenable 18.03.2010 - 09:22 We've spent a considerable amount of the last few weeks listening to 'Lost In The Call', the second album by Swedish singer Moto Boy. Its predecessor is one of our favourites in recent years and the latest collection doesn't disappoint, and he's put the whole thing on his website for free download.W [...]
The Newsdump,March 18 2010:from John &... The Newsdump,March 18 2010:from John & Edward continuing to sing to will.i. ... 18.03.2010 - 09:00 Hold onto your hats:» Louis Walsh is very excited about John & Edward's move to Universal, saying "I know they still have a great career ahead of them". (BBC) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8573139.stm)Apparently the next single looks likely to be a cover (YES REALLY) of House Of Pa [...]
HRNK! New Robyn track alert HRNK! New Robyn track alert 17.03.2010 - 17:28 You can go to robyn.com (http://www.robyn.com/) for the first proper music from Robyn's new album. It's called 'Fembots' and it sounds a lot like Robyn which is perhaps handy under the circumstances.
The video for Hot Chip's next chartbus... The video for Hot Chip's next chartbusting single 17.03.2010 - 11:30 Last we featured the Richard X mix of Hot Chip's new single 'I Feel Better' and today the band put the video online. It's pretty great - just when you think it's going to be little more than a mildly diverting "ooh we're a pop band but not a 'pop band' sort of pop band we simply don't fit in etc etc [...]
You can listen to some of Sia's new al... You can listen to some of Sia's new album tracks on her Facebook page. 16.03.2010 - 16:12 You can also listen on her website.This is the Facebook page. (http://www.facebook.com/SiaMusic'v=app_6009294086) This is the website. (http://www.siamusic.net/) All the above-mentioned tracks are v good.But you can hear that for yourself.Can't you.Yes you can.The End.
The Newsdump,March 16 2010:from Eddy G... The Newsdump,March 16 2010:from Eddy Grant's tunes to Susan Boyle's London move plans in ruins 16.03.2010 - 10:00 Hold onto your hats:» Eddy Grant is annoyed that Gorillaz' 'Stylo' sounds a bit like his old song 'Time Warp'. (NME) (http://www.nme.com/news/gorillaz/50227) Surely we can't be alone in thinking that while 'Stylo' is a great tune the world would be a far better place if the new Gorillaz single [...]
Q:What do you get when you cross Mika ... Q:What do you get when you cross Mika with Lady Gaga's producer' 16.03.2010 - 09:53 A: Not much in the way of surprises, a sense of subtlety that makes Total Wipeout seem like Waiting For Godot, some general Mika thoughts about "ooh we're outsiders but we're also amazing etc etc etc", and some shouting. Guess what - 'Kick-Ass' is also amazing.F3_y_illV4sIt's off a film, and when we [...]
A fresh new pair of Trinas A fresh new pair of Trinas 15.03.2010 - 09:11 (Oh dear.)Anyway, it is a 100% solid gold pop fact that the Trina feat Diddy & Keri Hilson single 'Million Dollar Girl' is one of the best 'platters' of 2010 - sonically it's a bit of a sequel to the Diddy and Keyshia Cole track 'Last Night' (http://www.youtube.com/watch'v=qYpfHur15qQ) - and a video [...]
The iamamiwhoami reveal:this time baby... The iamamiwhoami reveal:this time baby she'll be waterproof 15.03.2010 - 08:44 The latest - and longest, and most musical, and least enigmatic but still a little bit 'will haunt your dreams' - video from iamamiwhoami went online during the night. It's sort of the big reveal, but sort of not. M2WDbAFvt6APopjustice forum members - at least the ones who haven't thrown their toys [...]
The UK's 10 best Eurovision entries The UK's 10 best Eurovision entries 12.03.2010 - 17:14 The act who'll be peforming the UK's Stock & Waterman-penned 2010 Eurovision entry will be decided tonight on BBC1. We were asked elsewhere to write a piece about the UK's worst-ever Eurovision entries (http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/mar/12/eurovision-worst-songs) and, in [...]
Viva la videostream Viva la videostream 12.03.2010 - 16:24 As you should by now be well aware Mini Viva are the finest pop duo who aren't Hurts or The Sound Of Arrows OF THE 21ST CENTURY. Let's remind ourselves what the new Mini Viva single sounds like. sotd/minivivaonetouch.mp3Actually incredible.So they're starting a thing off today called 'Viva Mini Viva [...]
You'd have to be pretty stupid to put ... You'd have to be pretty stupid to put your new video online the day 'Telephone' appears. 12.03.2010 - 13:03 Here's the new N-Dubz video.QgPt_QD23zk
Robyn stuff of interest to anybody wit... Robyn stuff of interest to anybody with ears and at least half a brain (eyes optional) 12.03.2010 - 11:33 r1ktLZPnOx4This floated onto the internet yesterday - inside the video you will see Swedish pop overlord Robyn doing this and that but you will also HEAR a series of tunes from her forthcoming album/s.It has been so long since the last album that we were beginning to worry that whatever came out mig [...]

Fluxblog
When Every Thought Is Electrical When Every Thought Is Electrical 18.03.2010 - 13:08 Free Energy “Free Energy”Free Energy are all about the type of rock and roll that sounds like a promise of a better life to come. Fun is around the corner! Freedom is imminent! Optimistic anticipation, wrapped up in sweet hooks and driving grooves. “Free Energy,” the song, wo [...]
Sentimental Heartbreaking Sentimental Heartbreaking 17.03.2010 - 15:43 Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti “Round and Round”I’m constantly writing about songs about anxiety. I’m not actually a very nervous person! I know people who deal with some serious problems, full-on anxiety attacks. Luckily, I’m not one of them. I’m mostly just [...]
What Might Set You Off What Might Set You Off 16.03.2010 - 12:02 White Hinterland “Bow & Arrow”The new White Hinterland album is a creative departure for Casey Dienel, whose music had previously been focused on jazzy piano chords and fairly obscure lyrics. The piano is almost entirely missing now, replaced by synthesizers and a variety of percuss [...]
Far Too Many Years Of Her Life Far Too Many Years Of Her Life 15.03.2010 - 16:23 Caribou “Odessa”Dan Snaith’s style shifts considerably from album to album, but somehow he manages to have a consistent, identifiable core aesthetic. However, it’s not easy to explain what that aesthetic is — it’s something intuitive about his tones and song struc [...]
We Should Nail Their Thoughts To The W... We Should Nail Their Thoughts To The Wall 12.03.2010 - 15:15 Liars “Scarecrows On A Killer Slant”There are a lot of guitar parts on Liars’ Sisterworld that are genuinely frightening and startling. The band have not reinvented the wheel — their parts lift from horror soundtracks, hardcore punk, art rock — but they’ve mastere [...]
Sweetheart You Have That Glow Sweetheart You Have That Glow 11.03.2010 - 17:20 Gonjasufi “Dust”I’m not going to front, okay' When I first heard about Gonjasufi, I was being told the name out loud and my immediate thought was “Oh, that is ridiculous and definitely not for me, as I am not some ridiculous stoner.” But you know what' I really like a l [...]
A Little Goodwill Goes A Mighty Long Way A Little Goodwill Goes A Mighty Long Way 10.03.2010 - 17:16 Ted Leo and the Pharmacists @ Knitting Factory 3/9/2010The Mighty Sparrow (with the director of the song’s video on vocals) / Mourning In America / Ativan Eyes / Even Heroes Have To Die / The Stick / Bottled In Cork / Woke Up Near Chelsea / One Polaroid A Day / Where Was My Brain' (...)
All We Are Is Dust All We Are Is Dust 09.03.2010 - 14:10 Gorillaz featuring Lou Reed “Some Kind of Nature”Plastic Beach is an album about junk, but it somehow avoids being shrill, judgmental, or dogmatic. It’s mostly colorful and groovy, with an undercurrent of melancholy and dissatisfaction cutting through the bounce of the beats. ̶ [...]
Southern Boys Just Like You And Me Southern Boys Just Like You And Me 08.03.2010 - 14:10 My (10.0!) review of Quarantine the Past, the new Pavement retrospective compilation, is up on Pitchfork today. As a supplement to that piece, I’m re-running one of my favorite posts from my R.E.M. catalog review site in which I wrote about Pavement writing about R.E.M.. For yet more Pavement, [...]
Remember The Future,Remember Tomorrow Remember The Future,Remember Tomorrow 05.03.2010 - 16:39 Society of Rockets “We”The Society of Rockets build their futuristic psychedelic pop songs out of the scraps of previous artistic visions of tomorrow. The sound is comforting and familiar, but there’s also a vague sense of disappointment in the subtext: Our utopian concepts never w [...]
Dull The Pain,Kill The Joy Dull The Pain,Kill The Joy 03.03.2010 - 16:30 Spiritualized “Come Together”Is there anyone else who can self-flagellate with as much elegance, wit, and grandiosity as Jason Pierce' “Come Together” is a masterpiece of over-the-top self-loathing, a thunderous mass of shrieking guitars, blaring fanfare, and gospel bombast a [...]
Times That We Met Before We Met Times That We Met Before We Met 02.03.2010 - 16:20 Spoon “The Mystery Zone”What is a mystery zone'1. It’s a liminal state. Neither here nor there, but on the threshold of something new. Everything is uncertain, opportunities abound. It’s exciting and terrifying.2. It’s the period of time before you really get to know so [...]
Waiting For The Penny Drop Waiting For The Penny Drop 01.03.2010 - 16:50 Wild Beasts @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 2/28/2010The Fun Powder Plot / We Still Got The Taste Dancing On Our Tongues / When I’m Sleepy / This Is Our Lot / Two Dancers I / His Grinning Skull / Two Dancers II / Please Sir / Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants / All The King’s Men (...)
You Can’t Keep On Preaching You Can’t Keep On Preaching 26.02.2010 - 16:45 Quadron “Buster Keaton”They used to call this sort of thing “sophisti-pop”, right' Immaculate, subtly synthetic versions of classic soul, with a bit of ironic distance contrasted with polite earnestness. “Buster Keaton” is a hard song to pin down — from mome [...]
Fluxblog Interview With Mark Richardson! Fluxblog Interview With Mark Richardson! 25.02.2010 - 15:25 Mark Richardson is the managing editor of Pitchfork, and in my opinion, one of the site’s best writers. He’s consistently fair and thoughtful, and has a gift for writing about complex, arty works in layman’s terms, both humble and erudite. In other words, he’s the polar oppos [...]

JoBlo
Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson are an... Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson are animated turkeys 19.03.2010 - 06:12 It's just a matter of time before every well-known (or even moderately known) actor will eventually provide their voice to an animated movie. I don't know if we've nearly run out, but Owen Wilson is providing his vocals to another animated character that has feathers instead of wheels. The CARS engi [...]
Cillian Murphy is a crazy woman in Pea... Cillian Murphy is a crazy woman in Peacock 19.03.2010 - 05:23 All I really knew about PEACOCK was that it was a small-town thriller starring Cillian Murphy. Imagine my surprise watching the trailer and seeing him playing a woman. Not a bad looking one, at that. The synopsis: John Skillpa, a quiet bank clerk living in tiny Peacock, Nebraska, prefers to live an [...]
Monster Squad gets a remake Monster Squad gets a remake 19.03.2010 - 04:50 We've been hearing the possibility for a couple of years, but it sounds like Paramount is finally ready to pull the trigger on a remake of high-concept 80s artifact MONSTER SQUAD. Deadline says that Rob Cohen (who produced the original) is firing up the redo with Platinum Dunes. Cohen, no stranger t [...]
Robert Rodriguez discusses the disappe... Robert Rodriguez discusses the disappearance of Red Sonja 19.03.2010 - 03:58 RED SONJA was announced at Comic Con in 2008, and it's no closer to reality today than it was then. So where is the flame-haired warrior' As producer Robert Rodriguez explains to MTV, it got stuck in money problems and is still a ways off, if it ever happens. "If I kept the project myself, we c [...]
Christoph Waltz directs his first feat... Christoph Waltz directs his first feature about love 19.03.2010 - 03:29 Possibly the coolest guy on the planet right now, Christoph Waltz is planning on taking another role. This time as a director. His feature directing debut will be for a film titled, AUF UND DAVON, which translates as UP AND AWAY. It's loosely based on Meike Winnemuth and Peter Praschl's German-lang [...]
Does this new trailer for Predators tu... Does this new trailer for Predators turn you on' 19.03.2010 - 02:18 Say what you will, but PREDATORS looks pretty f*cking cool in my opinion. Even more so after checking out this new trailer. Seriously, I get action chills watching it. If you aren't even remotely interested in this after checking out the trailer, then I am truly flabbergasted. I'm not going to sta [...]
Transformers 3 script is complete,feel... Transformers 3 script is complete,feel the excitement! 19.03.2010 - 01:02 For those of you who are actually looking forward to the third installment of TRANSFORMERS, I've got some good news for you. During an interview at ShoWest with Josh Duhamel, the actor gave Cinema Blend an update on the status of TF3. The actor met with director Michael Bay yesterday and he let hi [...]
Stop fcking texting during this restr... Stop fcking texting during this restricted Hot Tub Time Machine clip! 18.03.2010 - 23:15 Here's a rather short, but funny clip from the upcoming HOT TUB TIME MACHINE. In this clip, Jacob (Clark Duke) gets bitched at by Lou (Rob Corddry) for texting on his phone. Lou then questions Jacob's sexuality, and the rest of the guys in the vehicle laugh hysterically. All of this over the fact [...]
Review:Repo Men Review:Repo Men 18.03.2010 - 20:50 PLOT: Remy and Jake are repo men. They take their work very seriously and are an important part of a dark and not too distant future. Their job includes the removal and return of artificial organs from people who are behind in payments. But when Remy is injured on the job, he wakes with his own arti [...]
Jamie Foxx joins Willis in Kane and Ly... Jamie Foxx joins Willis in Kane and Lynch 18.03.2010 - 20:14 Back in 2008 it was announced that Bruce Willis had signed on to star in KANE & LYNCH, the Lionsgate adaptation of the popular video game. The search for his co-star continued for the next two years until it was just announced yesterday that Jamie Foxx will play Lynch to Willis' Kane. How exactl [...]
ShoWest:The Karate Kid ShoWest:The Karate Kid 18.03.2010 - 19:47 Ed. note: Ryan Smith is at ShoWest checking out all the movies that are screening there for JoBlo.com. Here's his latest review: Yesterday at ShoWest, Sony hosted the world premiere of The Karate Kid, starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan. I was initially thinking about skipping the movie. I enjoyed [...]
Trailer for DreamWorks superhero flick... Trailer for DreamWorks superhero flick Megamind 18.03.2010 - 19:32 Back in January I saw maybe 10 minutes from the upcoming DreamWorks animated superhero movie MEGAMIND (this is the one that was originally MASTERMIND and then OOBERMIND). It stars Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill and Brad Pitt in the story of a villain who accidentally kills his nemesis. The anima [...]
Tim Burton directs Addams Family for U... Tim Burton directs Addams Family for Universal 18.03.2010 - 17:32 Tim Burton just wrapped the wildly successful (at least on a commercial level) ALICE IN WONDERLAND for Disney and now he's moving on to another animation studio. Don't get too excited, he's not making a film with Pixar but he's heading over to Chris Meladandri's Illumination Entertainment where he'l [...]
Bryan Singer talks the future of X-Men Bryan Singer talks the future of X-Men 18.03.2010 - 17:15 Can you believe the first X-MEN movie came out 10 years ago' On the one hand it seems like just the other day but stop and think about it and so much has happened since then. I mean, Hugh Jackman was completely unknown and now he's hosting the Oscars. The movie was the first of its kind as an expens [...]
A visit to the set of Tron:Legacy! A visit to the set of Tron:Legacy! 18.03.2010 - 16:11 I believe the first TRON film was the beginning of my life long love affair with all things geek. I will never forget sitting at a drive in, dressed in feet-y pajamas, watching neon cycles zipping around the screen. So when our very own Mike Sampson asked me if I could find the time to visit the set [...]

Buffalo News
Inductees cover wide range of rock Inductees cover wide range of rock 16.03.2010 - 11:45 It started with one of the finest bands of the past quarter-century covering one of the best from the previous generation. It went on to honor the founders of punk rock, reggae royalty and British Invasion sugar-pop, and gave the nod to one of the disco era's most gloriously awful ensembles. A great [...]
On the Radio /Highlights of the week's... On the Radio /Highlights of the week's programs 07.03.2010 - 12:34 AM Stations
Listening Post /Brief reviews of selec... Listening Post /Brief reviews of select releases 14.03.2010 - 11:32 Country/roots
BPO fires up its Florida fan base BPO fires up its Florida fan base 13.03.2010 - 12:51 They are no accidental tourists, this instrument-toting contingent set to perform in the shade of Florida's coastal palms over the coming week. Far from it.
Ruling limits downloads by Floyd's label Ruling limits downloads by Floyd's label 12.03.2010 - 12:41 LONDON -- In a victory for the concept album, Britain's High Court on Thursday ordered record company EMI Group Ltd. to stop selling downloads of Pink Floyd tracks individually rather than as part of the band's original records.
Van Gogh work gets cleanup Van Gogh work gets cleanup 12.03.2010 - 12:41 AMSTERDAM -- One of Vincent van Gogh's most famous paintings, “The Bedroom,” has been taken away for restoration, but art lovers don't have to miss it. They can follow the cleanup on a blog, the Van Gogh Museum said Thursday.
Billy Joel-Elton John show has sharp c... Billy Joel-Elton John show has sharp contrasts 10.03.2010 - 14:01 Here it was, at long last, following cancellations, an abundance of rumors concerning those cancellations and a lengthy “return your ticket if you can't go on the rescheduled night” grace period. Billy and Elton. Or Elton and Billy, depending whom you ask.
Russian quartet plays with passion Russian quartet plays with passion 10.03.2010 - 12:59 The Osiris Trio had to cancel at the last minute, and so the Buffalo Chamber Music Society audience Tuesday was treated to a performance by the Brahms Piano Quartet, a new ensemble.
Program for BPO's Florida tour feature... Program for BPO's Florida tour features big music played well 07.03.2010 - 12:49 The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra's weeklong Florida tour kicks off Monday. On Saturday, Music Director JoAnn Falletta said most of the concerts on the tour are already sold out.
Listening Post /Brief reviews of selec... Listening Post /Brief reviews of select releases 07.03.2010 - 12:34 Classical
On the Radio /Highlights of the week's... On the Radio /Highlights of the week's programs 28.02.2010 - 12:34 AM Stations
Lady A keeps rolling with 7 ACM nods Lady A keeps rolling with 7 ACM nods 03.03.2010 - 12:46 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- An astounding run keeps getting better for Lady Antebellum. Already buoyed by the crossover success of its latest album, the country trio learned it's up for seven Academy of Country Music Awards when nominations were announced Tuesday.
Unusual pianist plays Beethoven delica... Unusual pianist plays Beethoven delicately 02.03.2010 - 12:50 Romanian pianist Radu Lupu gave what may have been his first-ever concert in Buffalo Monday in the Flickinger Performing Arts Center at Nichols School. The recital, part of the Ramsi P. Tick Memorial Concert Series, was unusual.
Cedar Walton brings musical memories Cedar Walton brings musical memories 01.03.2010 - 14:00 Pianist Cedar Walton has played an important and at times underappreciated role in jazz history but continues to be a bracing, challenging force in the idiom today.
Moreno mesmerizes as she turns concert... Moreno mesmerizes as she turns concert hall into a small cabaret 28.02.2010 - 12:49 Saturday was Rita Moreno Day in Buffalo. Mayor Byron Brown even made it official by reading a proclamation, from the Kleinhans Music Hall stage, that listed the numerous honors Moreno has garnered over the years. It was a stiffly worded document, filled with multiple mentions of “whereas” [...]