She may have been laying low for a bit, but J-Lo is now back, with a new album – Love? – and the lead single, On the Floor, which has already been gathering worldwide momentum.
The single is obviously based on the 1989 huge hit, Lambada (<-check out the original). There’s also a hint of Ke$ha’s Don’t Stop here, you may have noticed..
So what do you think? Are you happy to have J-Lo around once again?
SNL’s maverick, Andy Samberg, and his Lonely Island project are back with their second album, and they are as funny as ever. The first single was I Just Had Sex with the famously autotuned vocals of Akon. You can also watch the second single, The Creep, with juicy guest appearances by Nicki Minaj and legendary film director, John Waters. Have we mentioned how hilarious this is?
Oh, and you can grab the music on iMesh
New music by Kate Bush is always a cause for celebration. Her new project, Director’s Cut, is actually a collection of some of her older songs, reworked and re-recorded.
The first track to surface from the album is Deeper Understanding, which originally appeared on here 1989 album, The Sensual World. The new version contains computerized vocals from her son Albert, and the video features the fantastic Scottish actor, Robbie Coltrane. You may remember him as Rubeus Hagrid from the Harry Potter movies…
Check out the Kate Bush catalog on iMesh
Oh yes, the queen is back. With all due respect to the Gagas, Rihannas and Britneys, there is only one Beyonce. The former child of destiny is gearing up towards a new album and returns with a new single, Run the World (Girls). Hear it right here and let us know what you think.
The new song is actually based on Pon Di Floor, the big dancehall tune by Major Lazer – the UK producer Switch and his US associate, globe trotting DJ Diplo.
Check out the original, and the far out video too (Sorry, embedding of this video was disabled)
Duff McKagan is a rock n roll soldier. Having served with the toughest rock troupes of the 90′s, Guns’n'Roses, he has survived the ride and is still here, busy doing a bunch of stuff. Playing in the current line up of Jane’s Addiction, playing bass with super group, Velvet Revolver, and even writing columns for Seattle Weekly and Playboy.
Anyway, we’re here to celebrate his own solo band, Duff McKagan’s Loaded, and the new album – The Taking.
Check this official video from the album, and grab the whole thing on iMesh
Paul Simon and Robbie Robertson got their first taste of success in the defining decade of pop music, the nineteen sixties of the previous century. Both of them are in their sixties today, and both have released new albums recently, which are widely regarded as their best work in years.
Here are tasters from both albums, proving that the sixties still rock, and that you can still rock in your sixties.
The coolest band in the world, the Beastie Boys, are back! Almost 2 years ago Adam Yauch sadly announced that he was diagnosed with cancer. Following his so-far successful treatments, the band is back with a new song, Make Some Noise (available now on iMesh) and a trailer for a new movie, Fight For Your Right – Revisited. Try to spot the long list of cameos by Hollywood’s finest..
Another new twist in Lady Gaga’s career – her latest single was just released officially as a country song. Well, at least what Lady Gaga calls country. More details, in her press release:
SANTA MONICA, CA – April 4th, 2011 – The country version of Lady Gaga’s smash hit “Born This Way” has become such a viral sensation since being released through her Twitter page that she has decided to officially issue the track for sale on April 5th with a portion of the proceeds to benefit charity. The “Born This Way – Country Road Version”, produced by Lady Gaga and Fernando Garibay, was recently recorded while on tour and features new Lady Gaga vocals and added guitar and harmonica. First released March 24th as a gift to her fans (she has become the first person on Twitter with 9,000,000 followers), overwhelming praise for the recording–marked by over 1,000,000 YouTube views in it’s first few days of release–has prompted Lady Gaga to release the track officially, with Lady Gaga, her record label, and her publisher donating a portion of the proceeds from sales
Raphael Saadiq has been around for quite some time, first with soul outfit Tony! Toni! Toné!, Lucy Pearl and his own solo work. He’s also collaborated with people like D’Angelo, TLC, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, Stevie Wonder and Jay Z.
His unique brand of classic soul and RnB is back with another beautiful album, Stone Rollin’. A Good Man is the first song released from the album, and a classic track in the making.
Check out te full album when it’s available for download on iMesh
One of the most influential acts of the last 10 years, LCD Soundsystem, has called it quits. This week they performed a sold out show at the Madison Square Garden, at their home turf, New York.
The show was a mind blowing affair, over 3 and a half hours, revisiting many highlights from their career. One of the highlights of the show was the live collaboration with the other stars of the alternative scene, Arcade Fire, who joined James Murphy and the DFA gang for a one time version of North American Scum.
Goodbye LCD Soundsytem, you will be missed!
(The original footage was removed from youtube, so we give you instead this clip, which was taken by one of the fans at the gig)
