North Mississipi Allstars crowned Americana music luminaries

The new album World Boogie Is Coming is available now! This is the seventh studio record for the band recently crowned “Americana music luminaries” by National Public Radio. They produced it themselves at their own Zebra Ranch Studios in Coldwater, MS, aside from a day in the studio with Robert Plant (and his harmonica) at Memphis’ legendary Royal Studios.

The Dickinson Brothers did it with the help of long-time friends, Lightnin’ Malcolm, Duwayne and Garry Burnside, Kenny Brown, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Sharde Thomas, Chris Chew, Sid and Steve Selvidge, Plant and others.

World Boogie is Coming is the record that perfectly ties it all together, fusing the elements that have made the Allstars special while pushing the band’s sound further into the future than ever before. Every CD and Vinyl copy of World Boogie Is Coming will include a download card to access the full album, plus bonus songs and short films.

 

Chela, the next rising electropop diva

Chela, who was raised in WA before moving to Melbourne with her family nine years ago, says she always knew she would be involved in the industry.

"I think I've always had that struggling creative inside of me,'' Chela, born Chelsea Wheatley, says. "You just know you are trapped for life. You need to create; you've got no other option. I have tried to do other things, but I've always written music.

''Even if I wasn't releasing anything or I wasn't out performing, I was always writing it alone in my bedroom and letting that creative energy flow. I think I would be unhappy if I was bottling it up inside.''

Chela, who has become a favourite on Triple J with her catchy electro pop tunes Guts, Full Moon and Plastic Gun and an in-demand singer featured on dance tracks by the likes of Clubfeet, Viceroy and Goldroom, says while she had long-held dreams to be a music producer she never imagined herself as a singer.

"I wasn't sure if I would ever be the one with the microphone,'' she says. "When I was 13 I wrote in my diary, 'I really want to be a music producer and produce music for other artists when I am older'.''

Her dad encouraged his musically minded daughter, teaching her how to create music on her computer before transferring it to cassette tapes. Chela says she soon "became obsessed'' with producing music.

"I wasn't sure if I could take it as a serious career or not, but I think it is kind of looking that way, which is great.''

Rob Zombie revealed one of his films would be adapted to Broadway

Rob Zombie has enjoyed a successful career in two mediums, but could there possibly be a third someday? While speaking to the Associated Press about his movies and music, Zombie theorized that one of his films could potentially be translated for the Broadway stage.

Zombie explained, “I’ve had this idea for a while … at one point I started making a few moves to get it going. I really thought my first film ‘House of 1000 Corpses’ could work as like a Broadway musical because I feel like it has those elements of ridiculousness that could translate to the stage of somewhere between ‘Hairspray’ and ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ on stage because it’s just the characters are that ridiculous, the scenarios are that ridiculous, it just feels like that.”

The director added that the timing may eventually be right for his vision to come to life. He adds, “As things change … I look at Broadway the way I do Las Vegas and I used to go to Las Vegas and it always said Sammy Davis Jr. on the marquee and now it says Motley Crue just like you come to Broadway and you used to always see ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ and now it says ‘Spider-Man,’ it’s like the crowds just change and I feel like soon, maybe in 10 years or 20 years, there will be a group of people that now are bringing their kids to Broadway like, ‘Oh, ‘House of 1000 Corpses’ musical. Let’s go see that.’ It sounds ridiculous, but I feel that it could happen.”

Zombie may not be that far off in his assumption as Broadway has already seen Green Day‘s ‘American Idiot’ translated for the stage and Nikki Sixx has been working on a production based off his autobiography and Sixx: A.M. album, ‘The Heroin Diaries.’

Daft Punk 'Random Access Memories' makes the second fastest selling album in USA

The Daft Punk album is officially the second fastest selling album of 2013 in the USA as 'Random Access Memories' has sold 339,000 copies in its first week in the USA. , behind Justin Timberlake's 'The 20/20 Experience' that did 968,000 sales in its first week, according to Billboard. In Australia, Daft Punk outsold Justin Timberlake in the first week.

'Random Access Memories' has also broken Mumford & Sons first week streaming record at Spotify and had the biggest first week streaming result in 22 of 28 of Spotify's territories. In the USA, every track was streamed at least 500,000 times.

It was a big week for debuts in the USA but Daft Punk still managed to sell more than five times the no. 2 record by Darius Rucker 'True Believers'. Rucker sold around 77,000 units.

The National 'Trouble Will Find Me' debuted at no. 3 in America with 72,000 sales ahead of 30 Seconds To Mars 'Love Lust Faith + Dreams' at no. 4 with 60,000 sales.

Gentleman's Dub Club prepared new single called 'Riot'

Riot is the brand new single which is released in preparation for GDC Riot tour later in the year. The music video expressing exactly what the song is all about with chaos and darkness throughout London. Riot begins with news commentary before paving the way for a spaced out beat and the laid back vocals to commence.

The drum beat has darkness written all over it with the bass working in tandem to portray the story behind the song. The beat shows similarities to the introduction of one of Pendulum’s biggest hits ‘Tarantula’ which sets the tone for the rest of the track.

If anything, Riot is more of an album teaser with the track a little bear on the music side. Nevertheless, it certainly is way off a travesty.

Sigur Ros headlining Eden Session on June 30

The Eden Project has announced a full line-up of special guests for the Sigur Rós Eden Session on June 30, headed by indie-folk trio Daughter and New York country-folk singer Willy Mason.

The Eden Sessions are set to enter their twelfth year in 2013 following an acclaimed series of gigs in 2012 headlined by Blink-182, Plan B, Tim Minchin, Chase & Status, Noah and the Whale, The Vaccines, Example and Frank Turner.

London-based Daughter, otherwise known as Elena Tonra, Igor Haefeli and Remi Aguilella, are fresh from releasing their debut album If You Leave, whose singles Smother and Still have both been playlisted on BBC Radio 1, 6 Music and XFM.

Willy Mason is a country folk singer from the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard. His most recent album, Carry On, was released in December last year (2012) and followed his 2005 debut Where the Humans Eat and 2007's If the Ocean Gets Rough.

The acts join acclaimed Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós, whose Eden show is one of just a handful they will play in the UK this summer. Sigur Rós have recently released Brennisteinn, the first single from their forthcoming album Kveikur, which is due to be released on June 17, two weeks before their Eden date.

The 2013 Eden Sessions line-up includes Eddie Izzard (June 3), Kaiser Chiefs (June 29), Sigur Rós (June 30), The xx (July 2) and Jessie J (July 13 and 14).

Tickets to the Sigur Rós Eden Session cost £35 plus £5 booking fee and are currently on sale. To book any of the Eden Sessions, contact the Eden Box Office on 01726 811972 or visit www.edensessions.com.

Ashley Scared The Sky "THE REVIVAL" is up!

Ashley Scared the Sky who formed in 2010 as a post hardcore metal/electronica foursome has been released a new single including four tracks titled "THE REVIVAL", on May 22nd, 2013.

As fans around the world rejoice with this news, the band continue's working hard to grasp a foothold in the International rock scene by singing many songs in English, in hopes of communicating their music to the masses.

The Members Are:
Gt.Julian / Ba.Moo / Vo.Kentaro / Dr.Nori

From their first EP titled "The Prayer", songs The Ark Sailing Over Truth and Separation Anxiety Will Never End performed Live.

Daft Punk "Random Access Memories" short teaser is up

Daft Punk have treated fans to a taste of their new album Random Access Memories by releasing a short teaser ad.

It featured the same song that was featured in a teaser released earlier this month but with extra robotic vocals singing: ‘Like to get funky.’

Random Access Memories – the follow-up to Daft Punk’s 2010 soundtrack to Disney’s Tron: Legacy – is due out on May 21.

It will be released on their Daft Life imprint on Columbia Records.

The album will contain 13 new tracks and the artwork feaures the the iconic helmets worn by band members Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo.

In conjunction with the new album, Daft Punk's website redirects to a new site,  RandomAccessMemories.com, which includes a teaser of new song "Get Lucky." Even on the brief snippet, you can hear the influence of disco legend, Chic leader and producer Nile Rodgers, who worked with the French duo on the album.