Wow! Listen up Sonic Youth and Thurston Moore fans, i'm loving Trees Outside The Academy,
his first solo album since 1995 in September. Get ready for amazing guitar and violin combinations. In addition, Sonic Youth's Rather Ripped mixer John Agnello came aboard for the 12-track affair, which also features collaborations with Mascis and Charalambides' Christina Carter, who duets with Moore on "Honest James." Andrew Macgregor and noise rocker Leslie Keffer also perform on Trees Outside the Academy. This is mostly an acoustic and lyrically driven work, you'll hear nice guitar solos and instrumental noisy music from time to time, but it really is a distinctive record. I love luxury music.
Thurston Moore - Frozen Gtr
You may also like:
Final Fantasy - He Poos Clouds
Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position

This record reminds you beautiful view of sundown. The most people i know love sundown, because of that romantic air, orange sky, peaceful atmosphere. Not only orange sky theme makes I Could Live in Hope a great record, it's also fulfilled with stunning songwriting, magical guitar passages. It's is perfect for rainy days, sundays, late night, moreover it's one of that records that i want to mention about it to my best friends. Quite simply, no category can truly reveal the beauty and glory of Low's debut record I Could Live in Hope. You've got to let it go, you've got to listen to this angelic vocals by Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker.
Low - Lazy
don't miss out:
Low - Drums and Guns 2007

Super Furry Animals were one of the first post-alternative bands, fusing together a number of disparate musical genres, but, i don't understand why they are trying to hide the best songs on new records. Why "Show Your Hand" should be first single, it's a boring one when there are other standout songs to make strong return! Despite its radio-friendly, repetitive lyrics, it's not a terrible single. Hey Venus! will make it good, as you know Super Furry Animals don't have any bad records, pretty songs again shine through the whole record. Hey Venus! may seem too simple upon first listen but it seems better and deeper with each spin.

The eleven-track disc, out August 27 on Rough Trade, will be trotted out with a single for the track “Show Your Hand” arriving August 13.
Super Furry Animals - Show Your Hand
similar taste:
The Polyphonic Spree - Get Up And Go
Thirdimension
Blur - Parklife

With bizarre sense of humor, borrowing from the New York post-punk underground, maybe They Might Be Giants (a.k.a. John Linnell and John Flansburgh) don't invent something new in music, but, God knows that you once listen to their whole albums you won't forget their sweet music. On The Else, they're same !Giants! who play their nice music, and they're always one of the sweetest bands that i've ever listened. This record offers something very friendly like Ween, Weezer, Robyn Hitchcock or any name makes you confused with their melodies and lyrics. Yes!, friendly music reminds you that life is not easy and it's still good to live. Love The Else!

Girl! Why not take out the trash? And once you get him out, tell him not to come back again!

They Might Be Giants - Take Out the Trash (nice song, isn't it?;)
Also Listen:
Ween - Friends EP
Weezer - The Blue Album

After 6 years of silence, Kula Shaker returns with Strangefolk' consists of 13 new songs. When someone says Kula Shaker, you remember their well-known hit 'Tattva' and nice debut "K" (1997), but their brilliant live performances are other goods why they're one of Britain's most exciting bands. As for the Strangefolk, it sounds as something forced, you know, you can't stand aged bands' returnings. "Die For Love" is a great rock ballad and despite clear The Beatles influence, "Fool That I Am" is their best new song in my view. However, the returning albums are not always memorable. They're returning and the record is forgettable, ironic hah?
Kula Shaker - Second Sight
You may also like:
Travis - 3 Times And You Lose

New Singles
1. Scott Matthews – Elusive
And also listen up Smiths cover The Boy with the Thorn in his Side.

2. Datarock – I Used To Dance With My Daddy
Maybe it's not a great song, but, four times better than listening Bon Jovi's cut-and-dried songs. We need some music to break this laziness according to me. Unfortunately there is any hot summer singles on the week. You know what i meant, think of yourself listening to Billy Ocean's "Suddenly", now that makes sound, nightmare! You can listen many Datarock songs at Datarock Myspace

3. Crowded House – Don’t Stop Now
4. The Aliens – Robot Man
5. Beirut - Elephant Gun
6. Hadouken – Liquid Lives
7. Killers - For Reasons Unknown
8. Paul McCartney - Dance Tonight
9. The View – Face For The Radio

10. Bon Jovi - (You Want To) Make A Memory
Fuc*ing boring to hear same old melodies from the same band. Eat, write stupid lyrics about love, and have a crap! So poor.

Videos
Datarock - I Used to Dance With My Daddy
Rufus Wainwright - Rules and Regulations
Bright Eyes - Hot Knives
Daft Hands - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Hadouken – Liquid Lives

It's not been very good the singles of the week, but some nice records are on the way:
The Polyphonic Spree - The Fragile Army
Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
Nick Lowe - At My Age
White Stripes - Icky Thump

This version of Life on Mars? is absolutely worth a listen - gloomy piano melodies , Bowie's one of a kind vocal performance - Arcade Fire and David Bowie, they are both great artists. These songs are from a live performance from Radio City Music Hall, during a taping for the Fashion Rocks TV Special back in September of this year. There is no electronic remixing, no mash-ups, and no updates to these two classics and one future classic.
Arcade Fire & David Bowie - Life On Mars?
Other live music artists:
Marianne Faithfull Live

Elvis Presley may be the single most important figure in American 20th century popular music. Not necessarily the best, and certainly not the most consistent. But no one could argue with the fact that he was the musician most responsible for popularizing rock & roll on an international level. Viewed in cold sales figures, his impact was phenomenal. Dozens upon dozens of international smashes from the mid-'50s to the mid-'70s, as well as the steady sales of his catalog and reissues since his death in 1977, may make him the single highest-selling performer in history. I just don't want to make dirty this classic record because of my broken English. I love "From Elvis in Memphis" (1969). Here comes a fascinating backup singing and never-to-be-forgotten closing track.

Elvis Presley - Long Black Limousine
Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto (all time favorite)
Other Classics:
Van Morrison - Moondance
Joni Mitchell - For The Roses

The cool kids were working so hard to release this "The Friends EP" features 5 brand new songs. They will soon release another brand new record. Promise that you'll buy their EP, if you like this song. I love sharing eye catching songs. You love this blog, do you buy one of these amazing records if you think that it's the right one for you? This "The Friends EP" is really nice, every single track sounds cool. It is the ultimate party record, filled with good beats and good times. Perfect for your barbecue or doing bong hits or whatever it is that you guys do.
Ween - Slow Down Boy (new song from The Friends EP)
Nice Ween pictures during recordings at Ween Pictures.
...Check it out:
Ween - Tried and True

The two new Smashing Pumpkins songs Doomsday Clock, Tarantula, and i've got a bad feeling of Zeitgeist. I haven't had problem of previous Billy Corgan and Smashing Pumpkins record. Anyway it's great to see them back (Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin). Doomsday Clock sounds better than Tarantula, hooks are great, but, isn't it so simple to be a Smashing Pumpkins song?
Doomsday Clock
...also check out:
The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie

After a long exhausting season of work, nothing sounds better than the word, HOLIDAY! whenever i listen to The Blue Album, Weezer reminds me Summer, Parties and Holiday. Amg says: 'What makes the band so enjoyable is their charming geekiness; instead of singing about
despair, they sing about love, which is kind of refreshing in the gloom-drenched world of '90s guitar-pop.' And i say this is a must have!
Weezer - Holiday
Weezer - Say It Ain't So
It sounds great!
Also you may like:
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
Luna - Bewitched

The way of looking both sides of life from motion pictures is a great gift for modern people. Many different stories, tragedies, happinesses, voices, faces, and i do believe that we can learn a lot about these from a movie. Thanks to Live of Others' creators for bringing such a meaningful movie despite its desperate atmospehere at times. However, life comes as a gift and it all depends on us to see the best or worst side of it.

Lives of Others is about a stunning story connected to historical events (cultural scene of East Berlin), at the same time a deep love of two person. The movie includes very nice soundtrack by Gabriel Yared & Stéphane Moucha. The one i really love:
Bayon - Stell Dich Mitten In Den Regen

New Singles
1. Gwen Stefani – 4 In The Morning
Stefani truly knows how to use her baby-like voice, especially on chorus. This song deserves a listen, passionate and fashionable!

2. Take That – I’d Wait For Life
With perfect piano sound and melancholic atmosphere, Take That are almost best of the week.

3. Marillion - Thankyou Whoever You Are
Oh what a nice rock ballad! It's been a big surprise for me, because this was the last song when i was preparing the list. Good surprise!

4. Clipse – Wamp Wamp
Clipse are three times better than 50 cent with "Wamp Wamp", because it's boring to hear Indian beats on every 50 Cent song.

5. Horrors – She Is The New Thing
6. Editors – Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors
7. Muse - Map Of The Problematique
8. Ash – Polaris
9. 50 Cent – Straight To The Bank
10. The Bravery - Time Won't Let Me Go
Believe me, this is the worst The Bravery song. Crap!

Videos
M.I.A. - Boyz
Menomena - Rotten Hell
Beirut Cover Grizzly Bear

I've worked on this podcasting project for three days. On the first day, i'd decided which songs should be on this podcasting show, the next two days i tried to do my best on blending the songs with each others. Name of the podcast show is "A boy falls in love with Electronic Music". These are some of my favorite electronic cuts from this year, and you can also hear bonus intros. I hope you like it!

# Panda Bear - Bros (Owl)
1. Battles - Leyendecker
# Panda Bear - I'm not (intro)
2. Beastie Boys - Electric Worm
# Nico - Fearfully In Danger (psychedelic intro)
3. The Field - Mobilia
# Pop Levi - Flirting (intro)
4. Black Moth Super Rainbow - Lollipopsichord
# Tortoise & Bonnie Prince Billy - Love Is Love (Lungfish)
Listen to "A boy falls in love with Electronic Music"

Years Recommended Electronic Records:
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum
Beastie Boys - The Mix Up
Panda Bear - Person Pitch
The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum

The Happy Mondays are back - they've recorded a brand new album - their first in more than 14 years. I always appreciated their music and style that need any description. Rock, hip-hop, electronic dance music, hooks, so many reason to enjoy this stuff. Sometimes you want your old friend back, even if everything seems different now. My feeling is the same for Happy Mondays! Anti Warhole On The Dancefloor sounds both amazing and stupid - funky beats, oriental music, and it's one of the most enjoyable works recently.
Happy Mondays - Anti Warhole On The Dancefloor

This is not totally a new EP, all the songs on the five-track collection were written in 2004 while touring their debut LP 'Fever To Tell', with four of the five tracks appearing on the DVD 'Tell Me What Rockers To Swallow'. The only reason I'd listen to Yeah Yeah Yeahs is Karen O, because there are some garage rock bands whose guitar hooks are better than YYYs in my view. On song "Rockers To Swallow" she shows she's got a wild talent, capturing the band's energy. Love the song! Isis EP is set to release on July 23.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Rockers To Swallow

"I want to see/My family/My wife and child/Waiting for me/I've got to go home/I've been so alone you see." After the suicide of their lead singer and songwriter, Ian Curtis , the remaining three musicians Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Morris knew that life would go on. So they decided to border new hooks and a new name to their music, it was New Order. And this was the song from Low-life (1985). Try to forgeting the dark and gloomy days of Joy Division, this song came as a miracle flower is on their rainless garden.
New Order - Love Vigilantes

It goes in different directions after "Drum's Not Dead", a more listenable sound!!! These guys want to try something new. This time, they gave up to hang out with cannibals ¿? Or maybe they've been listening to Sonic Youth, Jesus and Mary Chain or Pixies quite a lot as well. I must admit that one song (Leather Prowler) was a joyful experience for me, but the band sounds like they've been mixing experimental/post rock, noise rock records for the rest or it. Sometimes guitar works remind you of Phil Manzanera's sharp guitars. It's hard to do a choice between the vocal and the music because the lack of melody except song named "Protection" where they come with a nice vocal contribution to their gloomy music. However Liars provide something more than an avarage post-rock band. You may like this record, but hey Liars, please stop mourning!
Liars - Plaster Casts of Everything

Oh God, you know how i hate name similarities such as Bryan Adams and Ryan Adams. And also if i see many influences lists on artists' myspace page like influenced by: The Beatles, Scott Walker, The Stone Roses... And the result is a simple music without any connection to these references. Of course i'm not against to Ryan Adams' upcoming Easy Tiger, because he doesn't have any artists to trick you on his influences section. Ryan Adams' ninth solo studio album offers a formula of light music that you can listen whenever you want. Everybody Knows is a great song! Sometimes we need this nice guy with his heavy acustic, folkish, country-rooted emotional songs.
Other stunning cuts got my attention on Easy Tiger:
The Sun Also Sets is such a bone work. Vocals are almost stunning, sounds like Rufus
Wainwright on clouds and you want Starsailor come back with an amazing record.
On Tears Of Gold, you travel to your sweet dreams.
Two Hearts is a reason to make mention of Jeff Buckley again.
Ryan Adams - Everybody Knows

Best New Singles
1. Maximo Park - Books From Boxes
What a wonderful accent this British guy has! Without doubt, this is the best Maximo Park song, melodic and has nothing to prove.

2. Art Brut - Direct Hit

3. Kelly Clarkson - Never Again
She's the winner of Fox TV's first American Idol, honestly i don't like that silly contest even if it's one of the top searched word on internet these days. As for Kelly Clarkson, "Never Again" starts with nice guitar hooks, i like her single, but it's not a kind of song that i'll die for. She has a nice voice, deliciously commercial.

4. Erasure - Sunday Girl
It's very nice to see this synthpop duo Erasure again, i love to hate you, i love hate you, i love to hate youuuu!

5. Interpol - The Heinrich Maneuver
6. White Stripes - Icky Thump
7. Air - Mer Du Japon
8. The Thermals - A Pillar Of Salt
Maybe this is not the standout The Thermals song, but you should check this supergroup. Especially "The Body, the Blood, the Machine" sounds like a good start to me...
9. Kelly Rowland feat Eve - Like This
10. Ghosts - The World Is Outside

Videos
Maximo Park - Books From Boxes (Youtube Music)
Art Brut - Direct Hit Live (Youtube Music)
The Strokes - You Only Live Once
Sufjan Stevens - The Lakes of Canada
The Polyphonic Spree - Running Away
Kanye West and John Mayer recording Bittersweet (Youtube Music)

Great road movie connected with real stories of some of our lives. Like in the movie, there is only winner in the life, so it's not end of the world if you're not winner. I'm really tired of movies which have always a winner at the final. Despite good things that you want in your life, you can't achieve success in rat race everytime. And getting used to this is the best thing to do. Finals are absolutely important in a movie, and Little Miss Sunshine doesn't disappoint you. The soundtrack album was written for the most part by touchy indie rock band DeVotchKa. It's nice to listen their "How it ends" album after this lovely movie.
DeVotchKa - How It Ends
DeVotchKa - You Love Me

We started wearing purple, wearing purple on their previous record Gypsy Punks Underdog World Strike.. Now on Super Taranta!, we are all going to be drunk! Super Taranta! has long playing lentgh, and a lot of Gogol Bordello's same gypsy punk goes here and there. Alcohol which is the most alcoholic and moody song of the record is my favorite cut. Although singer/lyricist Eugene Hutz sometimes sings like a crow in the song, it sounds nice. There is another song named Suddenly...(I Miss Carpaty) which completely describes their lovely music, taking speedy rhythms of punk rock, and blends it with colourful character of their cultural sounds. Super Taranta! includes many styles punk, metal, rap, flamenco, roots reggae, and it doesn't come with something new, though.
Gogol Bordello - Alcohol

This 2-CD set featuring alternative British pop group The Beautiful South's one of a kind jazzy guitars, brilliant lyrics, female backing vocals. Their best know songs such as Song For Whoever, You Keep It All In, A Little Time , Girlfriend are all included to drown you in emotional moments recorded at the BBC's studios.
The Beautiful South - Girlfriend

Just finished listening to White Rabbits' Fort Nightly (2007), and honestly i don't like it. Tried Beastie Boys' The Mix Up (2007) in which The New York rabble-rousers return to rock roots, but again it's not what i want in fact. The Sarah Silverman Tv Show was funny, but it's not funny for me anymore (i'm out of topic again because of my excitement). For today i just only wanted to give you some time worthy music. So should i say Damned! Damned! Damned!? Yeah, the classic punk record for years, and this special 30th anniversary edition of Damned Damned Damned includes the album, and everything else that the band. The early demos, all the B-sides, noth John Peel Sessions. Feel the Pain, So Meshed Up, New Rose, I Feel Alright are my constant favorite on this young hot loud and stiff mammoth punk record. It saves the day and If you ask me, they're all good, pretty fu-c-k-ing good!

The Damned - New Rose
The product of four hours intensive care, this is so hot it's a wonder the vinyl doesn't melt. A great riff that lodges in your brain and enough energy to substitute for Battersea power station.
Damned website

Rating: 8.5/10
Review:
Oh what a great voice, what a great recording! I thougth it was truly better than their two solo records at first listen. And maybe I'm right or Chaplin' voice gets touchy-feely with moody light music on this b-side collection. There are more than three stunning songs, Fly To Me, The Way You Want It, Emily, To The End Of The Earth, The Way You Want It and many more. Keane should make emotional songs, and with this one they're on right direction after "Under The Iron Sea" which Chaplin's voice exceedingly layered with upbeat pianos, overdosed melodies. This was quite wrong way that he has a pure voice to effect the emotional side of the audience. And also cover songs are chosen delicately to support Little Broken Words' bitter melodies. Keane's voice of such quality singing a pop repertory with some understanding on popular hits such as "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine,"(Walker Brothers), "What A Wonderful World," (Louis Armstrong), morever a torch of Rufus Wainwright "Dinner At Eight"

On "Little Broken Words", every song sounds good-natured, passionate and mellow.
MM picks: Fly To Me, Emily, To The End Of The Earth, Rubbernecking
Keane - Fly To Me
Keane - To The End Of The Earth (Sample)

New Singles
1. Rihanna feat Jay-Z – Umbrella
It's been a quite weird list. At the top of it, there is an R&B song, and the rest of them are indie or rock music. For Rihanna's Umbrella, it sounds completely great while many various beats are playing on the background, even her voice, a definitely great single.
2. Dizzee Rascal - Sirens
I'm not big fan of rap music, but i like this song.

3.Velvet Revolver – Melody & Tyranny (EP)
Velvet Revolver - Psycho Killer
Listen boringly well-known Talking Heads' Psycho Killer from The Velvet Revolver. This is a quite loud version for sure, oh my god, don't play guitar like whatever you want!

4. Queens Of The Stoneage - 3's & 7's
5. Of Montreal - Heimdalsgate
6. My Sad Captains - Bad Decisions
7. To My Boy - Model
8. Voxtrot - Steven
9. Gallows - Abandon Ship
10. Blood Red Shoes - It's Getting Boring By The Sea

New Videos
Dizzee Rascal - Sirens
Franz Ferdinand Video - All My Friends (LCD Soundsystem cover)
Green Day - Working Class Hero (Lennon cover)
The Long Blondes - The Unbearable Lightness of Building
Voxtrot - Steven
Silent Hotels - The Answering Machine

New Cake B-Sides and Rarities edition features special "Scratch and Sniff" album art, plus an exclusive "War Pigs" live bonus track with special guest Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips, and also a torch of Frank Sinatra "Strangers In The Night". My favorite cut is a romantic love-drunk song "It's Coming Down". You can buy "B-Sides and Rarities" CD from The Cake Music. The band will also release a live album named as "Live at the Crystal Palace" this autumn.
Cake - It's Coming Down
Cake - Frank Sinatra Youtube Video
Cake - Strangers in the Night (Frank Sinatra) [Sample]

Ambient Pop, Dream Pop

Blokes have removed to the way of paradise. Snow-white clouds, blue skies, it's not hard to find what you've been listening to stay alive on that heights. Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Cocteau Twins, this time your tickets are free traveling to land of dreams. There are many moments of sheer Cocteaus beauty and power, a classic record from early 90s, so what do you choose, Heaven or Las Vegas? Vollkommen!
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas

I've heard the whole new The White Stripes which regularly draws simple guitars, drums, and again guitars. I must admit that "Seven Nation Army" is their best single and work yet, I can't see such another amazing song on this album despite many hard-hitting guitars work on Jack White's impatient songwriting. The White Stripes love noises, unfortunately quite simple songs aren't memorable enough being a flawless garage rock or pop/rock record. Catch Hell Blues got my attention on first spin, and what I like most about the new record is a song named Conquest which is cover of a Corky Robbins song. Worth a spin.
The White Stripes - Conquest (This song is nice!)
The White Stripes - Icky Thump Youtube Video