By now it's no secret that Beyonce is preggers. At the MTV Music Video Awards on Sunday night, the R&B diva announced that her and husband Jay-Z were expecting a little one. After performing "Love On Top," she unbuttoned her shimmery jacket and flaunted her baby bump for the world to see. The Huffington Post confirmed that she is five months along. So just another four months until the super child is born! Celebrities have babies all the time, but this is an interesting case. Beyonce and Jay-Z have been a high profile superstar couple since 2002 and were even regarded as one of the most powerful couples of our generation (according to TIME Magazine anyway...). Not to mention that they are both incredibly talented. I'm excited to see how this baby's future will pan out (I'm not the only one; talk about pressure!). If anything, we know they'll be having one happy child, the almighty
Jigga Man will see to that.
This passed weekend at England's Reading Music Festival, New York indie punks invited Pulp's Jarvis Cocker on stage to perform a cover of The Cars' hit "Just What I Needed." Watch the clip below!
P.S. If anyone could explain why The Strokes aren't headlining a full tour to support Angles, please inform me. I understand doing festival shows is fun and all, but if they don't make their way to Toronto soon, I'm going to have to get them down here myself. That is all.
Red Hot Chili Peppers are back with another cut off their next album I'm With You, out August 30. The crazy Californians debuted "Monarchy of Roses," an upbeat number with a funky bass line, catchy chorus and a wee bit of some steel drum pan action. Head over to KROQ to have yourself a listen.
When Lady Gaga released her video for "Edge of Glory," everyone was a little perplexed as to how tame the clip was. Yes, she may have been wearing a skimpy outfit and heavy make-up, but there was nothing noticeably strange that made people stop and think: "WTF?" Well for her next video release off Born This Way, she did just that. The clip for "Yoü And I," (my least favourite Gaga song of all time--I'm sure many feel the same), Mother Monster becomes her lover's freakish science experiment and ups the ante on all things bizarre. I feel like I should be a little more descriptive, but really, you just need to see for yourself. Enjoy...?
Sorry blog, I have not abandoned you! I will get back to my regular postings shortly, promise. In the mean time, enjoy the Spike Jonze-directed clip for Jay-Z and Kanye's "Otis." It's over the top and flashy, what else could we expect? Enjoy!
Sad news broke today; Canadian screamo rockers Alexisonfire have announced their breakup. It's been 10 years since the five-piece began their musical journey together, fusing George Pettit's righteous screams with Dallas Green's ear-melting serenades and combining them atop ridiculously intense guitar work and ear-pummeling drum beats. Unfortunately, it has come to an end. According to a note posted on the band's website, George wrote that after the tour promoting their fourth album, Old Crows/Young Cardinals, Dallas informed the group of his intentions to leave and focus on his solo-project, City & Colour. Soon after, guitarist Wade McNeil was asked to pursue another band, which he chose to do. Then there were three, and instead of altering the Alexis legacy, they chose to preserve it.
I never wanted to admit it, but I did see it coming. Screamo is no longer in its prime like it once was when they first started. While the quality of their music was always incredible, their most recent release showed a great maturity that I feel a lot of fans could not connect with. It has also been apparent that all members of the band have focused on other projects, even slightly and maybe veered away from Alexisonfire for too long a time that returning to it wasn't as easy as it was in the past.
As a long time fan, I'm really bothered by this news. I began listening to Alexis soon after they debuted their self-titled disc. I was almost 14 years old at the time and as I grew up, their records and EP's played as a soundtrack to my life. Wow, that sounds really dramatic, but for the most part, they were really all I listened to for long periods of time. I devoted so much of my time reading about them, checking out their tour photos, watching their interviews and talking with other fans in Alexis-related forums. Not to mention going to see them live countless times. I remember seeing them in smaller venues and as their popularity continued to grow, the venues got bigger and bigger. It always brings a smile to my face when I reminisce about going to their shows with my best friends, waiting for what felt like an eternity in a sweaty mosh pit for the boys to take the stage and then blow my mind as they performed one song better then the next. Alexisonfire will always be a band I will associate with my adolescent and teenage years; 14 concerts, 10 band-t's, 5 posters, 4 records and 2 meetings and a sweater later, they will always be one of my all time favourites.
R.I.P Alexisonfire. You will always be THEONLYBANDEVER.
Please accept an apology for my lack of posts as of late. Life has been a little crazy, not to mention summer has invited camping-filled weekends into my life, which of course eats up any free time I might get. Anyway, enough about me. More about...
The Kooks! The Brits next record, Junk of the Heart, will be out September 13. Its fist single, the album's title track, is another pop-rock gem that sounds very Kooksy... or Kooks-esque? It sounds like The Kooks and what we'd expect from them. It's sweet, and as the title suggests, it's very happy. Have a listen below:
Sneak previews of Best Coast's latest video have been circling about online, but finally, the Drew Barrymore directed piece is available for your viewing pleasure. The clip follows two gangs; the “Day Trotters” and the “Night Creepers” in their fight for superiority in the streets of L.A, while a forbidden love complicates things. “Our Deal” off Best Coast's debut plays the soundtrack. Plenty of young actors make an appearance; Chloe Moretz, Tyler Posey Donald Glover, Miranda Cosgrove and Shailene Woodley. Watch below!
Happy 1st of August everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying the last bit of their long weekend and hopefully got a chance to soak up the sun. I finally got my hands on Foster The People's debut album Torches and I'm currently working through it. Problem is, it's been difficult for me to get passed the first track because I am so completely addicted to it. I'll give it a couple of days, but right now, all I want to hear is “Helena Beat.” Enjoy!
