Antony and The Johnsons – Swanlights
The 4th full length album from Antony Hegarty and his band The Johnsons (no sniggering at the back of the class) was something I was looking forward to reviewing as I’d been a fan since I heard “I’m A Bird Now” and although I felt the next EP and album were worthy inclusions neither of...
Will.i.am and Nicki Minaj “Check It Out”
Will.i.am has given rising star Nicki Minaj even more kudos by teaming up with her for her new video “Check It Out” – a Japanese manga type affair with the song sampling Buggles “Video Killed the Radio Star”. Her 1.5 million twitter fans (yes…she already racked up a quite a following) has been expected to...
Mark Ronson and Boy George Somebody to Love Video
When we first heard this on Jools Holland we couldn’t get enough of it. Combining the increasingly smokey vocals of Boy George with Andrew Wyatt (of Miike Snow) is a genious move. Apparently “Somebody to Love” went through a number of permutations as Mark Ronson considered a number of the artists to sing over the...
JLS – Love You More Video
JLS have gone all Backstreet Boys in their new video “Love you More”. The video a bit of a cliched black and white effort…but the song holds up fine. They’re finally doing a power ballad type, which seems the most logical step in their career. This should be a hit…and cement their career at the...
Freedom or Death – Lost in Dances
Can’t stop listening to this!! Picture Courtesy of the1secondfilm
Anna Calvi/Forest Fire – LIVE @ The Borderline,London (13/09/10)
Anna Calvi is a bit of a mystery. At tiptoe she probably still a fag paper under 5 foot 4, but when on stage she towers over the rest of the band while firing out lightning bolts from her battered telecaster. At the time of watching the expectations were high and although she’s proficient and...
Neil Young Review – Le Noise; On Shakey Ground
One of the problems with reviewing anything after a first listen is that some albums are “growers” and a few more listens down the line it might all click and work. The latest Neil Young record seemed a dream collaboration on paper with sound scape producer and fellow Canadian Daniel Lanois who’s past productions have...
Kanye West’s “So Appalled”, With a Bit of Jay-Z
“Good Friday actually coming on time this week! We do this for our culture!” tweeted Kanye as he released So Appalled as he’s continued on his marathon mission of releasing a song every week till Christmas. Now they’ve been a bit varying in quality, but that’s probably normal given this work rate. This one though...
Joe McElderry – Ambitions Video
Joe McElderry has finally got his video for Ambitions out there…and like his X Factor performances, it’s very stage school. Now at one time calling someone “stage school” was a bit of a dig. The starry eyes, wide smiles and wide open gestures, reminiscent of Christian evangalists, would make a British public feel a bit...
Brainlove Records Pick Your New Favourite Bands
Brainlove Records is one of the most exciting record labels around at the moment, helping some of the most creative artists make their break out. We asked John from the label to put together some of his choices of the best new artists…and he didn’t disappoint. ———————————————————- Future Islands Post-The Wire, Baltimore is probably more...
Nadine Coyle To Release Insatiable on Own Label
Nadine Coyle has some big plans for her solo career and has set up her own label to release her new single and album both called Insatiable. Speaking about the projectshe said “So much has changed in the way artists work now. I think we have learned that the traditional model for selling an album...
Marina and The Diamonds – Shampain
We’re big Fans of Marina and Diamonds here at TMM, and she is looking great (and slightly 80s) in her new video for Shampain. She might be losing a bit of the quirkiness that she had back with “I am Not a Robot”, but we know it’s still there while she broadens her appeal a...
