Music Soup

There have been some ‘movements to MIA in the period after the excellent album “Kala”, which I repeat here if you do not you have to find in summer announced that it intends to withdraw from the scene and then change my mind. Then during the date of the New York Diesel xXx Rock + Roll Circus has sports a clear pancione.

But that’s not why I write gossip with her. Because despite the singer anglocingalese is but remained with the hand in hand.

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Jonathan Clay was a student of Texas fan of sports and music. Especially the latter who became his reason for living. We work and dedication as a madman, writes his songs from blues and new-folk and begins to play wherever he can. Then thanks to Myspace, its Blog, a beautiful presence (which always helps) and of mouth to get arriva discover and disseminate his songs. Up to land on American channel MTV with a video made in house and open some date Paolo Nutini.

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I know that for the first draw up lists of best band of a certain period or a certain place is a job, if not useless, at least one least arbitrary. Even this list is not immune from the very thing but I think interesting because it is dedicated to the music of New York. And we all know what has been and continues to be the Big Apple nerve center both in influence and music production.

The list is drawn from the New York Press a weekly that is credited as the main competitors of the Village Voice.

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We talked about Jay Brannan, actor (Shortbus) and especially musician, and his American classic and refined, capable of attracting the attention and involve many fans around the world. Power of the web and mouth, his myspace and home-made video, the boy depopulated and collecting enthusiasm in many countries, to the point of loading to convince the guitar on his shoulders and take a world tour.

A confirmation of affection inspired, here are the new video of his “Body’sa Temple” made with the help of some fans. These two appointments Italian:

Bon Iver is the fictitious name that hides Justin Vernon. Hides to tell the truth a story some ‘detail: left the group (the unknown DeYarmond Edison) and the girlfriend. So to overcome depression chooses solitude: retires in Wisconsin and writes. He writes and sings with a lyrical magic and desperate: a po ‘Antonony Hegarty, a po’ Neil Young.

Public only a disc titled For Emma, Forever Ago that within months ending in hand and ears of the American record Jagjaguwar republish the same amount and in those of 4AD which distributes in Europe.

Now even the pages of Myspace Transmission can see and hear a live targato Bon Iver, recorded specially for the occasion, and download a free song ep From the extracts. But you should also do a jump on his myspace page and give the magic un’ascoltata Skinny Love.

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Will be “Kids” the third single of “Oracular spectacular”, the debut album of MGMT. Launched by the beautiful “Time to pretend the” Management is one of the revelations of the year, though surrounded by a monstrous hype that threatens to crush and hand down in history as one of the many meteors “hypster and cool” in recent years. It will be why the second album, now in the pipeline, have sought the cooperation that none of the Chemical Brothers, which had already declared an interest in the thing.

The album should be double: in this way, MGMT might, in the words of Ben Goldwasser, both show their pop side that their psychedelic side.

Of course a collaboration with the two sacred monsters of the dancefloor greatly increase their credibility as artists, even if the same Goldwasser is clear: “do not expect the new album too soon [...] there is always a risk that over the months change combine idea and something different. ” When it is said to have clear ideas, no? The single “Kids” released officially on October 13.

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We have already talked about Albert Hammond Jr., talented guitarist from The Storkes, and his personal career as a soloist. After apprezzatissimo Yours To Keep, made up of delicious pop melodies and captivating. Approximately like the Strokes without the patina fighetta and better vein composition compared to last 2 albums.

The new album is called ¿Cómo Te Llama? And exits in Europe for the Rough Trade Records. The first single disc is this CfG and its video head of the post is directed by Laurent Briet. The song and video are really not bad, the photo album I have to wait and listen to them more carefully.

In the land of Barolo is a small village overlooking the hills is called Monforte d’Alba. Every year at this time is organized a festival not only jazz-bearing, in those beautiful valleys, names of world music.

MonfortInJazz takes place in an amphitheatre with an evocative, between ancient walls and luxuriant nature, and atmosphere is enchanting. We were a particular evening, last Thursday, where we have seen two faces of very different and very interesting.

On the stage were alternating, the first neo-country of the young talent Ryan Bingham, with its guitars and that beautiful, secure voice roca, well-suited to gender. Following the intense Joan As Police Woman and its stralunate and ipnotiche songs author.

Below the photos that testify to a very special evening.

Tuesday, July 1 Seventh Torinese hosted within the festival All Outside, a very special evening which performed the La Crus, engaged in their last tour together, and Cristina Donà.

One could say two concerts at the price of one if it were not that the evening was free! Of great class and particularly exciting performance of the band, stralunatamanente rock and truly immersive that of cantautrice.

We ceravamo. And this time let the images attempting to describe and transmit to the greatest extent possible the event.

It lasts just over two minutes and feel some excerpts of what will be the new album of Beck. Something had already heard to say the truth. Exit July 7 on XL Recordings and as mentioned above is produced by Danger Mouse.