Gallaghers Hit Abbey Road

Looks like Oasis will be back in the studio starting Monday (Nov. 5), reported NME. The band will record the album at the famed Abbey Road studios and will record till the Christmas break. Here's the whole NME article.

All I can say is exciting!

Band in a Bus

Hmmmm doesn't this sound familiar? Probably because Georgia-pop-punk band, Cartel, took this idea, along with Dr. Pepper, into a bubble. This time the sweet-and-super-cute band Jonas Brothers will be taking it to a bus decked out by Gibson Guitars. And you can catch each step of the way on Band in a Bus.



Now let's hope that this recording effort does a bit better than the other band.

Watch Them Roll

Here's the new Sean Paul video. It still has the same dancehall sound with a harder vibe to it. The hook sounds a bit like Rick Ross, but you can be the judge.

UK Music Fights For a Cause

With Live 8 and Live Earth, music is being used as a weapon against today's global problems. Of course, we all know that this isn't an old concept. I mean, remember the 60's and 70's? But it looks like it's gaining speed once again. In NME (released 10.15.07), the mag highlighted the Love Music Hate Racism campaign that's fighting the efforts of the British Nazi Party (BNP). Just like its predecessor, Rock Against Racism, the org has been offering a bunch of music fests to celebrate multiculturalism and diversity and has been doing it since 2002. To highlight its efforts, NME honored the issue to them by offering readers with a limited edition double disc of artists who've contributed to the cause like Bloc Party, Pete Doherty's Babyshambles, Maximo Park and MIA. Here's some footage of the glossy's photoshoot.



A free download of the 2nd CD is available here, and if you want a copy of the issue, back issues are available on NME.com.

One band (on our side of the Atlantic) who's been supporting this cause is Tiny Masters of Today. The Brooklyn-based-brother-sister band has made waves in the UK and breaking out here in the U.S. The recently released their LP, Bang Bang Boom Cake and played the CMJ Music Marathon in NYC last week. But they're not another sibling band like the White Stripes or Eisely, these two play venues that they can't even get into. Ivan is only 13 while his sister Ada is 11, but that doesn't mean they can't rock out like the best of them. Be sure to check them out!

The Hills Goes Musical

Looks like Miss Heidi Montag isn't just climbing the work ladder or duking it out with Lauren. It looks like she's tapping into her inner songstress.



I don't know about you, but the beat sounds like doctored sample of this track. What do you think?

Headline Leakage

They may have announced that any new Spice Girl material will be dropping next month. But with the power of the Internet, of course there had to be a leak somewhere. And I couldn't resist but share it with all of you.



Enjoy!

Monkey Disco Ain't Bad and Starlight Soothes My Soul

I was never really a big fan music that doesn't really come from actual instruments better known as electronica. Actually I just tried to avoid it all together. That was until I was slotted to photograph Simian Mobile Disco on Oct. 18.


It could've been all the people getting the Music Hall of Williamsburg bumping or the bright lights and hard beats. Or it could be everything combined. All I know is that night got me hooked on this Brit duo.

Here's a clip of from their CMJ performance filmed by supmag. Warning: You may see stars for hours or days after watching this.


Thanks to a friend, I recently got hooked on Straylight Run. Based out of Long Island's Nassau County, the band is a combination of a number of veteran musicians, including former Taking Back Sunday members John Nolan and Shaun Cooper. Releasing their self-titled album in 2004, Straylight Run dropped The Needles The Space in June 2007. Carrying an indie rock sound, their lyrics are thoughtful while the vocals are soothing. Soon We'll Be Living in the Future may be their newest single, but Existentialism on Prom Night is still an oldie but goodie for me.


Straylight is scheduled to hit up New York's Irving Plaza on Dec. 14. Be sure to check them out!

Spice Girls' New Single

Gerri "Ginger" Halliwell broke news of the new Spice Girl single on Brit show GMTV, Headlines, will drop on Nov. 19 in the U.K. while 15-track greatest hits album releases on Nov. 12.
Don't believe me? Watch the clip.


Meanwhile Mel C bka Sporty Spice spills the beans on the radio.

Double the Fun

So there's a lot of music groups that like start their names off with "The." I mean there's The Vines, The Strokes, The Beatles, The Who and the list goes on. And the punk pop duo from down under, The Veronicas, is one of the few female groups to add the article to their band name. But aliases aside, most people have heard their 2005 track 4ever -- most recently used in last year's She's The Man. Named one of Blender's Hottest Women in Music in 2005, the girls have just dropped a new single, Hook Me Up.



The album is slated to drop in Australia in November. There's still no word of a U.S. release. But of course with the magic of the Internet, I'm sure you'll find a way to get your hands on it.

Remember this track? Well, it seems Georgia cuties, Evan and Jaron, are back and armed with a ton of new material. According to their blog, they'll be delving into their musical vaults and releasing exclusive material every week for 52 Sundays OK, fine I'm a bit late. But better late than never right? Wanna take a listen? Just hop onto their MySpace.

Gimme More: Good? Bad? Ugly?

You be the judge...



Although we all saw exclusive pics of what the video may look like for weeks, Brit's Gimme More video finally dropped/leaked yesterday. And yes, we were excited for a Britney comeback. But yet again, she disappoints fans with a mediocre music video that looks more like a homemade project than a professionally done video. Going with the stripper theme, Gimme More makes fellow mouseketeer Christina Aguilera's Dirrty a bit squeaky clean. But even with a bad video, it doesn't mean that people will stop listening to the song. It's still catchy even for me.

Is this offensive?

And if you say what? Then it probably didn't offend you.

Starting the Season Right

SNL has had its ups and downs in the past few years with some not-so-funny moments. But with Andy Samberg joining the team, it's definitely been looking up.

Let's take a look at his addition of the SNL Digital Short. Starting with Lazy Sunday, it's really sparked some new laughs. Besides being hilarious, it shows how music and comedy fuse to make an strong effect. Remember Samberg's collabo with Natalie Portman and Justin Timberlake? Here's the new one he did about controversial political head, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Not only did he enlist the president, but Maroon 5's Adam Levine and even Jake Gyllenhaal (who does have a striking resemblance to Ahmadinejad) make a cameo. And who could miss Samberg's piano playing Vanessa-Carlton-A-Thousand-Miles-Style?


And not that it was that original to come up with a skit for High School Musical 3 (since there will be another one), but of course SNL had to take Vanessa's story, Lebron's hosting appearance and Samberg's singing skills(?) to make an entertaining 2.5ish minutes of your life.