Franz Ferdinand kicks so much ass, they need more feet! The groups newest release, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, is the without a doubt one of the best releases in the last year musically and is starting 2009 with a bar raising submission that other bands may only hope to reach.
You can download “New Soul” by Yael Naim from iTunes or watch the video on Youtube. Sadly, when I check iTunes, I don’t see the MacBook Air song (Yael Naim New Soul) available as a ringtone, only as a single or album.
Hear the thunderous sounds of Led Zeppelin on iTunes for the first time ever. The complete Led Zeppelin collection, ($99) 13 albums, 165 tracks of pure rock, remastered to perfection. More►
As far as music goes, if you want good music, Kanye West’s Graduation, is an enjoyable release. One of the few rap releases where you can listen without skipping half of the tracks. More►
Today I found out Max Roach passed away at the young age of 83. Celebrate his life and genius by listening to some of his awesome music. More►
Lupe Fiasco dropped recently. If you’ve been under a rock, you’re obviously unaware. Sucks to be you. However, the recent Lupe Fiasco release Food Liquor may be to this generation what Illmatic and Nevermind was over a decade ago to the previous.
A unique collage of sounds and surprising lyrics, Lupe’s words provide a much needed break from gun-clapping, coke-slinging and street life often mercilessly lobbed upon your ears. Musically Food and Liquor stands on its’ own but if you like N.E.R.D., Kanye West or Andre 3000 most likely you would have no problem with Lupe
So last week, we did a silent release of the Entertainment section of BigBerries. There is still no link on the navigation bar and probably won’t be for some time, but you will have access through the article links. Last week was a post about FMA and the FMA movie release.
This week the release is music and the most current release of Yo La Tengo, I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass. This album is pretty bold and moves all over the place. You have to listen to it yourself to really appreciate the range and emotion, but I like it.