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Franz Ferdinand - no you girls
2004年 Mercury Prize 得主 Franz Ferdinand 推出全新專輯 Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
以往他們的另類曲風我是聽不太習慣 但這首 no you girls 有著令人印象深刻的副歌 讓人忍不住跟著它的節奏搖擺起來 同時它更是被最新的 iPod touch 相中選為電視廣告配樂
Hurt - wars
喜歡重搖滾的朋友千萬別錯過 Hurt 預計4/7發行的新專輯 Goodbye To The Machine 的首支單曲 wars
沉重有力的敲擊 主唱從平緩到火力全開的演唱 衝擊著你的耳膜
Papa Roach - lifeline
- Feb 14 Sat 2009 00:16
新歌快訊 2/14/2009
- Feb 09 Mon 2009 15:56
51st Grammy Awards (2009)
年度音樂盛事 第51屆葛萊美獎 Grammy Awards 已經揭曉
這次 Grammy 的老毛病又犯了 Robert Plant & Alison Krauss 目前在流行樂壇並不活躍 卻是最大的贏家
入圍5項抱走5項 百發百中 包括 record of the year, album of the year 兩項大獎 基本上是把 Grammy 當成鄉村/民謠獎在頒
不過其他獎項倒是分配頗為平均 除了在 rap 類幾乎一面倒地給了 Lil Wayne
Ne-Yo, Jennifer Hudson 兩個賣座歌手都有展獲
John Mayer, Alicia Keys 仍是 Grammy 的最愛 這次入圍不多但都有得獎 不過兩人合作的 lesson learned 卻落空了
Adele 和 Duffy 之爭 評審會偏愛靈性較高的 Adele 也不令人意外 拿下最佳新人(best new artist)和最佳流行女演唱(best female pop vocal performance)兩項大獎
- Feb 06 Fri 2009 22:32
Marc Anthony
音樂類型:流行 / 拉丁流行
推薦曲:I need to know, my baby you, tragedy, you sang to me
相似藝人:Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin
Marc Anthony 自從跟 J. Lo 結婚之後 讓他的曝光率增加不少 不過他的歌唱事業重心還是放在西班牙語專輯
英文專輯方面 1999年的一曲 I need to know 打進美國市場 是他的代表作 (Hot 100 #3) 至今仍常聽到 也被使用於許多廣告配樂中
- Feb 02 Mon 2009 21:29
Lemar
音樂類型:R&B
推薦曲:if there's any justice, it's not that easy, someone should tell you, time to grow
相似藝人:Craig David, Jay Sean, Shayne Ward, Simon Webbe, Taio Cruz
Lemar 是近年來開始在英國榜上嶄露頭角的黑人男歌手 幾支單曲都有top 10的成績
他在參加選秀節目 Fame Academy 之後被同樣具有黑人血統的知名歌手 Beverley Knight 相中提拔 進而與SonyBMG簽下合約
- Jan 31 Sat 2009 15:26
Kelly Surpasses Britney
As most of who pay attention to US charts should've known, Kelly Clarkson's new single "my life would suck without you" skyrocketed from #97 to #1 on the latest Billboard Hot 100, surpassing Britney Spears, the former record holder whose "womanizer" jumped from #96 to #1.
In fact, Kelly, whose "a moment like this" started at #52 and then rose to #1 next week, was the first record holder of "Largest Jump to #1." This stats was then broken by Maroon 5, T.I., Britney Spears, and most recently herself. The key factor helped Kelly make it to the top is the digital download - "my life" is the #1 of Hot Digital Songs, selling 280000 downloads. Another reason is that the song received astonishing airplays, making it an Adult Top 40 hit as well (a 28-18 upward movement).
Very similar to "since u been gone," the single has received mediocre reviews. Its chart performance, however, clearly reflects how bad her fans want her to be the queen of mainstream pop rock/power ballad again, as her last album My December has been a disappointing work in terms of sales. Do you like the song? I think the more you listen to it, the more you will like it. That's the magic of No. 1 song!
Another stats you may be interested is that Taylor Swift's Fearless has been on the top of album chart for 8 consecutive weeks. This is the longest since Usher's Confessions, which spent 9 weeks on the same spot. Yes, taking into account of all genres, not only country. For a country album, Fearless is also the longest running #1 album since Garth Brooks' The Hits in 1994, tying Garth Brooks' record. Why do I say "tying" here? Because this week is likely to be the last week that Fearless beats all other competitions, as Bruce Springsteen's new album Working On A Dream is expected to debut at #1 next week.
- Jan 25 Sun 2009 13:53
新歌快訊 1/25/2009
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Hoobastank - I don't think I love you / so close, so far
Hobbastank 的新專輯 For(n)ever 即將推出 首支單曲 my turn 實在不怎麼樣 目前在搖滾榜top 20還不見蹤跡
整張專輯跟上一張感覺差不多: 不難聽 但很普通 沒有一首一聽就知道會是 chart topper 難道 The Reason 就是他們的巔峰之作了嗎?
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - pen & paper
首支單曲 you better pray 目前反應平平 pen & paper 是 The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus 新專輯 Lonely Road 的第二支單曲
基本上是循著 face down 的節奏但稍慢板一點 聽來還頗順耳 但少了那痛快的嘶吼
流行
- Jan 23 Fri 2009 21:10
Kate Miller-Heidke
音樂類型:另類流行
推薦曲:can't shake it, caught in the crowd, make it last, the one thing I know, words
相似藝人:Tori Amos, Fiona Apple
來自澳洲的 Kate Miller-Heidke 游走於另類與流行 有著歌劇及鋼琴的深厚底子也讓她特立於流行歌手之中
2007年以出道專輯 Little Eve 的首支單曲 words 建立知名度
- Jan 20 Tue 2009 20:51
James Blunt
音樂類型:流行 / 輕搖滾
推薦曲:1973, goodbye my lover, you're beautiful
相似藝人:Chris Rice, Jack Johnson, James Morrison, Jason Mraz, Newton Faulkner, Paolo Nutini
到過台灣宣傳+開演唱會的 James Blunt 也不用我再多做介紹
一曲 you're beautiful 只能用紅遍大街小巷來形容 更終結了自1998年八年多以來無英國歌手拿下美國#1的記錄
- Jan 15 Thu 2009 22:32
Hinder
音樂類型:搖滾
推薦曲:better than me, get stoned, last kiss goodbye, lips of an angel, loaded and alone, use me
相似藝人:12 Stones, Breaking Benjamin, Evans Blue, Default, Hoobastank, Nickelback, Puddle Of Mudd, Seether, Theory Of A Deadman, Three Days Grace
有時候一出道就唱出了生涯代表作也不見得是一件好事 因為之後的歌曲很容易被拿來比較 當然也很難滿足人們的期待
Hinder 的 lips of an angel 就是這樣的例子
- Jan 12 Mon 2009 22:58
The Gossip
音樂類型:另類 / 搖滾
推薦曲:jealous girls, listen up!, standing in the way of control
相似藝人:Yeah Yeah Yeahs
看女主唱就知道這絕對不是一支以外型取勝的樂團 XD (之前介紹的 Paramore 因為可愛女主唱 Hayley 可能吸引了不少男性歌迷 相反地 The Gossip 女主唱 Beth 的體型可能會嚇走不少男性歌迷)
The Gossip 來自美國 Searcy, AR 但我卻是在英國榜上因為這首 standing in the way of control 認識他們