Artist: Indian's Sacred Spirit
Genre(s):
Folk
Discography:
More Chants And Dances Of The Native Americans
Year: 2000
Tracks: 12
Wednesday 25 June 2008
Indian's Sacred Spirit
Artist: Indian's Sacred Spirit
Genre(s):
Folk
Discography:
More Chants And Dances Of The Native Americans
Year: 2000
Tracks: 12
Sunday 22 June 2008
Saturday 21 June 2008
Desiderii Marginis
Artist: Desiderii Marginis
Genre(s):
Ambient
Discography:
Deadbeat
Year: 2001
Tracks: 8
Pharrell Hopes To Produce New Strokes Album
Friday 20 June 2008
Former home of Johnny Cash's parents on eBay
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — The former Tennessee home of Johnny Cash's parents is on sale for $1.4 million — and that includes a gold record from "The Man in Black."
Johnny Cash's brother Tommy says Ray and Carrie Cash relocated there from California in 1969 and lived in the home until they died.
Johnny and June Carter Cash lived there briefly while an elevator was installed at their nearby home in Hendersonville, about 15 miles northeast of Nashville.
Longtime friend Floyd Robinson bought the four-bedroom ranch four years ago but says he's moving to Florida for health reasons.
According to the listing on eBay, the buyer will get several Cash collectibles, including a gold record of "I Walk the Line," guitars and a locket with pictures of Johnny and June.
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'American Idol' Standout Josiah Leming Inks A Record Deal, Calls Show 'Glorified Karaoke'
When we last saw Josiah Leming, he was sleeping in his parents' basement in Morristown, Tennessee, hammering out otherworldly tunes on a rickety old piano and licking his wounds from his recent "American Idol" ouster.
He was "the kid who slept in his car," the homeless scamp who cried buckets on a televised singing competition, the scrappy underdog with the deck stacked against him. He was a directionless, idealistic dreamer, the kind of guy you really want to see succeed but at the same time were relatively certain he wouldn't. All you could really do was hope for the best.
Fast-forward three months. My, how things have changed.
Today, Leming sits behind a massive console in a shiny Los Angeles studio, tickles the keys of a well-lacquered baby grand and is talking about his freshly inked deal with Warner Bros. Records. He's still got the same mop of hair, the same amount of baby fat, and he's still wearing the same baggy T-shirts. But something is different about him: He's no longer an underdog. Rather, he's transformed into an emboldened and immensely talented recording artist, someone standing on the verge of something very big. And he knows it.
"I signed my deal with Warner Bros. about a month and a half ago, and I'm glad to finally announce it. The songs are written, the arrangements are done, and right now it's time to work with the producers," he said. "I'm so excited. I'm just beaming inside right now. Since I signed the deal, it's been a lot of wait, wait, wait. Now it's finally come. I'm in this awesome studio, working on songs. ... It's amazing. This is everything I ever wanted."
But herein lies the new quandary facing Leming: He's clearly an indie-minded artist playing in the big, bad world of the majors. And more often than not, this scenario doesn't exactly end well. So how does he plan on making sure that he ends up more like, say, Death Cab for Cutie than Jawbox?
Well, for starters, he's not gonna lose the attitude that got him here in the first place — you know, the one that was on display when he dismissed the band during "Idol" auditions and decided to perform Ben E. King's "Stand By Me" solo, and when he proclaimed he had "no regrets" immediately following that performance. And for further proof of this, well, let's just ask him about "Idol," shall we?
"It's like glorified karaoke," he said. "And yeah, I did it and it was great. I love those people there. They were great to me, and it gave me a great kick-start to my career. But the fact is, it's glorified karaoke — they pick people with pretty faces and the pretty voices, and they don't let them write their own songs. They pick these good-looking people with voices, and they have them sing these songs that other people have written. And therefore, it lacks passion, it lacks emotion and it lacks the things that set an artist off from being good to being great. So that's my feeling on it."
And while he's glad to point out that he holds no ill will against anyone involved with "Idol," he claims that he's glad he didn't make the cut. Because, really, he wouldn't be where he is right now if he had.
"As everyone clearly saw, I poured my heart and soul into the process and into the competition. But looking back now, things could not have gone any better. Things happened perfect," Leming said. "I got the exposure. ... People liked me, which was amazing, and I love my fans more than anything. I'm happy I didn't make it. Looking back, it couldn't have gone any better. It's like this tiny little door shut and voom, the door to the world opened."
Leming said he plans to work on his Warner debut in Los Angeles and London, and he's tapped post-punk heavyweight Nick Launay (Public Image Ltd., Gang of Four, Talking Heads) and electronic producer David Kosten (who records under the name Faultline) to helm the project. And while both might seem like odd choices for his bare-bones tunes, Leming said fans won't be disappointed with the results. After all, he didn't work his whole life to screw things up now.
"There's something in me — call it ambition, call it arrogance, call it cockiness, it doesn't bother me because it's necessary to my music. I can't be in that middle pile. I don't want to be in that middle pile. I don't want to be just another musician with a record label that's putting out albums that are just ... OK," he said. "It's got to be great, because this is everything to me. This is the reason I set on the road, this is the reason I dropped out of school. Everything has led up to this point. This is like the climax of what has been the last 19 years. It's finally all come to a peak. This is more than I could ever ask for — it's ridiculous."
Get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' "American Idol" page, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions. And relive six seasons of "Idol" hot messes and high notes in six minutes with our video timeline.
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Rapper Warren G arrested on marijuana charge
Rapper Warren G, whose hits include "Regulate" and a hip-hop remake of "I Shot the Sheriff," was arrested in Hollywood on Sunday on suspicion of possession of marijuana with intent to sell, police said.
Warren G, whose real name is Warren Griffin III, was riding in a car driven by Ryan Butler, 29, when they were pulled over about 1:40 a.m. on suspicion of running a red light near Hollywood Boulevard and Wilcox Avenue, said Los Angeles Police Officer Sara Faden.
She said officers searched the car and found enough marijuana to arrest them for possession with intent to sell. She said she did not know the exact amount seized.
Griffin and Butler each posted $20,000 bail; they were released Sunday morning.
Griffin, 35, grew up in Long Beach and is known for helping popularize G-funk rap, a West Coast-branded style of hip-hop that emerged in the early 1990s.
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latimes.com
Warren G, whose real name is Warren Griffin III, was riding in a car driven by Ryan Butler, 29, when they were pulled over about 1:40 a.m. on suspicion of running a red light near Hollywood Boulevard and Wilcox Avenue, said Los Angeles Police Officer Sara Faden.
She said officers searched the car and found enough marijuana to arrest them for possession with intent to sell. She said she did not know the exact amount seized.
Griffin and Butler each posted $20,000 bail; they were released Sunday morning.
Griffin, 35, grew up in Long Beach and is known for helping popularize G-funk rap, a West Coast-branded style of hip-hop that emerged in the early 1990s.
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latimes.com
Thursday 19 June 2008
Staind
Artist: Staind
Genre(s):
Metal
Alternative
Discography:
Chapter V
Year: 2005
Tracks: 12
Hi-end Ultra-X-Treme
Year: 2004
Tracks: 19
14 Shades Of Grey
Year: 2003
Tracks: 14
Break The Cycle
Year: 2001
Tracks: 14
Dysfunction
Year: 1999
Tracks: 8
It has been said that first impressions last a lifetime. Luckily for Staind, some only last for about 45 minutes. After a volatile disagreement with Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst o'er some of Staind's early cover artwork, it seemed their big break in had walked out the door. Fortunately, by the time Durst had witnessed Staind's intense live show, he was ready to exchange headphone book of Numbers.
Staind's storey began in the New England country when vocalist Aaron Lewis and guitar player Mike Mushok met at a Christmas company in 1993. Mushok was able to get drummer Jon Wysocki into the plica, and Lewis' connectedness with a bass player (wHO by and by left) realised the former lineup. Establishing themselves took time, and extensive touring of the Northeast with other constituted alloy acts helped them sell all over 2,000 copies of their self-released debut in just over a year. They were set for their big break, and on October 23, 1997, the concentrated work paid turned.
At a prove in Hartford, CT, Staind was all set to open for Limp Bizkit when Bizkit vocalist Durst raised a stink over overcompensate art on Staind's self-released CD. After a heated up conversation over whether or non Staind were Satan worshipers, Durst forcefully returned the disc to the set, and walked away. But 45 transactions later Durst was back, non to further the argument, merely to shit sure he unbroken in link with Staind. Blown away by their live show, Durst exchanged earpiece numbers pool, and loved their demonstration magnetic tape when they gave it to him. He confident them to move around to Jacksonville, FL, to work on the unexampled songs.
After reworking the new material and a successful live show, Durst contacted the head of Flip Records and arranged a coming together for Staind with the label. While in Los Angeles, a three-song taste-tester was recorded, and by the time February rolled around in 1998, the band had a record book care. After playing the Vans Warped Tour, they began work on their first album, Disfunction. The album was produced by Terry Date (Deftones, Pantera, Soundgarden) and was released April 13, 1999. A tour with Kid Rock followed that spring and later the band reunited with practiced friends Limp Bizkit for a summer circuit. Their follow-up, Go against the Cycle, enjoyed a lengthened visit at the telephone number ane spot on U.S. charts in 2001. Smash hits like "It's Been a While," "Fade," "For You," and "Three Kings' Day" catapulted Staind into the mainstream, leaving their 2002 DVD MTV Unplugged to go gold. Staind released 14 Shades of Grey in spring 2003, and after a biennial recrudesce returned with the chart-topping Chapter V, named to include their self-released debut in the Staind canon.
Nash, Dizzee, Maximo play The Edge
Fuck
Artist: Fuck
Genre(s):
Other
Indie
Discography:
Those Are Not My Bongos
Year: 2004
Tracks: 16
Pardon My French
Year: 1997
Tracks: 16
Pretty... Slow
Year: 1996
Tracks: 9
Resigning themselves to a calling of obscureness simply by virtue of their list, Fuck formed in Oakland, California in 1993 after band members Timmy Prudhomme (vocals), Kyle Statham (guitar, violin), Ted Ellison (bass, piano) and Geoff Soule (drums) became truehearted friends while detained in a law property cell. Establishing their habitation base on the other side of the laurus nobilis in San Francisco (although Prudhomme presently relocated to New York City, forcing a bi-coastal musical creation), they bowed in 1994 with the individual "Scalawag Beauty Shotgun," followed by a series of seven-inches and compilation appearances which plant the coarseness of their nickname systematically at odds with the increasing fairness of their popcraft. The group's full-length debut, Pretty...Slow, appeared in 1996 on trey separate labels -- Rhesus (Fuck's have imprint), Walt and Esther (presently renamed Lamplighter) -- with financing and distribution costs divided evenly between each fellowship; the same consider was in office for Baby Loves a Funny Bunny, issued that like class, just in 1997 Fuck signed to Matador, where they released the fantabulous Forgiveness My French. Carry followed a class later; Cupid's Cactus was issued in early 2001.
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