TAG: Keane

Feb23

Hello Morning – Self Titled EP (Review)

Hello Morning

Self Titled EP

Released by Timber Carnival Records


The gentlemen of Hello Morning are no aliens to the world of music. In fact, the members separately made a name for themselves early on while performing in other bands such as Jonah, Smalltown Poets, Sappo, Boy Eats Drum Machine, and Chris Robley & the Fear of Heights. But it wasn’t until 2007 that they finally came together to form Hello Morning. Now, three years since the band was officially founded, the guys from Portland, Oregon have completed their self titled debut EP and are copiously equipped to make a distinct avowal.

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Aug29

Graduation: Full Album Review!

“This album is whiter than I’ve ever made before. This album is blacker than I’ve ever made before.”

- Kanye West on Graduation, 8/28/07

With attendees receiving popcorn and a program outside an auditorium near Def Jam’s New York office, the scene last night for Kanye West’s Graduation preview felt more movie premiere than listening party. West came out to introduce the first full listening of the album, set to be released Sep 11 and leaked on…well, probably by now. Calling this both his “comeback album,” (Kinda, but not really) and “One of the top ten albums in Hip-Hop history” (Nope), Graduation is the leanest, most economical album …

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Apr10

Kanye, Beasties join fight to save planet

Two of the seven line ups for Live Earth Al Gore's multi-continental attempt to harness the power of music to fight global warming are out today. The big event will take place Jul 7 at sites around the globe starting in Australia and rolling around the planet until it concludes in New Jersey.

Pharrell, Corinne Bailey Rae, Bloc Party, Bon Jovi and others had been previously announced as performers, and today with the line-ups for the shows at London's Wembley Stadium and Jersey's Giants Stadium, The Beastie Boys, Kanye West, Ludacris, Madonna, and Smashing Pumpkins.

Tickets are on sale next week for these shows, with line-up yet to be announced for Sydney's Aussie Stadium, Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach, Johannesburg's Cradle of Human Kind, Tokyo's Tokyo Stadium and a location in Shanghai, TBD. There was also …

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Aug10

Keane – Under the Iron Sea (Review)

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Under the Iron Sea

Released by Interscope


On their debut, these Brit rockers showed promise. That potential is fulfilled on this sparkling sophomore effort. Frontman Tom Chaplin is still crooning, justifying those comparisons to Chris Martin, but this time the band offers a variety of styles, from uptempo rockers to gorgeous ballads to more you.
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