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CBC Jumps On The Digital Music Band(Width)Waggon
Still not a lot of interesting new music out there, so rather than review some pretty sketchy releases I spent the week checking out the latest player to enter the digital music space, CBC Music.
Essentially, CBC Music is a free online radio platform featuring 40 stations that cover a wide-range of music genres. The site is also available as a free mobile app which means you can take CBC Music with you everywhere you go.
Van Halen Follows Up 1984 With A Different Kind Of Truth: 28 Years Late, But It Was Worth The Wait
I was skeptical. I didn’t think it would be any good. I figured it was a cash grab. I was wrong. Well, it might still be a cash grab, but a darn groovy one at that.
Add It To The Collection: We all know that A Different Kind Of Truth is the first Van Halen album since 1984 to reunite lead singer and ring leader David Lee Roth with the Van Halens; brothers Eddie, Alex and Eddie’s son, Wolfgang, who is doing an admirable job making me forget about original bassist Michael Anthony. If you divide Van Halen in to three eras – (i) Roth (ii) Sammy Hagar or Van Hagar and (iii) Gary Cherone or Van Xtreme – this would technically be the band’s seventh album with Roth on vocals. More importantly, this would be the follow-up to VH’s incredible crossover, breakthrough masterpiece 1984 which played out perfectly in arenas, stadiums, schoolyards, backyards and on old Sony Walkmen. I actually remember going to a roller-skating birthday party at the age of 10 and “Jump” being played three times as we barrelled around the rink. If there’s an iconic moment of the early 1980’s, for me it’s the image of Roth karate-kicking his way in to living rooms across the continent via MTV.
Leonard Cohen Returns with Old Ideas while Lana Del Ray Tries To Deliver Some New Ones
A songwriting legend returns to the studio, while a Internet sensation tries to prove she’s more than a YouTube fluke.
New Year, Old Artists, New Music – Reunions lead the way so far in 2012.
Late in 2011 the buzz started building around 2012 being the ‘year of the reunion’. Both Van Halen and The Beach Boys were rumoured to be getting back together and everyone figures the Rolling Stones will do something Stones-ian to celebrate their 50th anniversary.
Just a few weeks in to 2012 and we’ve already had a taste of what 2012 might have in store in terms of reunions in rock. Despite the fact that there have been very few noteworthy new albums released thus far, we’ve been teased with new music from the aforementioned Van Halen, The Beach Boys and, New Jersey’s favourite son, Mr. Bruce Springsteen, who released the first single from his forthcoming Wrecking Ball album with the E Street Band backing him up. If these three tracks are an indication of what’s on the rock music horizon, 2012 might be better known as the ‘year of the let-down’.
Another Jimmy Fallon Perfect Parody – Tebowie
Perry S called it on this site months and months ago when he suggested Jimmy Fallon is the king of late night. For further proof, check out Fallon’s latest classic rock parody – David Bowie meets Denver Broncos QB Tim Tebow (who also recently received permission from “Stone Cold” Steve Austin to utilize John 3:16 for his personal and professional needs.) A great gag and a nice birthday gift for Bowie, who turned 65 last week.
http://www.nbc.com/assets/video/widget/widget.html?vid=1378838
