Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Sophie Can't Fight This Feeling

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has teamed up with French dance producer Junior Caldera on a track called Can't Fight This Feeling for his forthcoming album Debut.

New Tori Album

Tori Amos has revealed that her new album will be called Abnormally Attracted to Sin. Sounds like old school Tori! Release date to come soon.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Beautiful, but it helps
















Continuing the tradition of lushly animated Pet Shop Boys videos (will they ever appear again?) is Dutch artist Han Hoogerbrugge's production of the new single Love etc. Click the pic to check out the full clip.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Sunday, February 15, 2009

It's the Love Etc Formats!

Trust the Pet Shop Boys to remember how to release a proper single. In this day of radio edits and no b-sides it's great to see the boys giving fans something to get excited about with the release of Love etc. Tons of remixes and two exclusive b-sides, plus a few album tracks to keep us going until that drops.

Tracklists:

CD1
1. Love etc.
2. Gin and Jag

CD2
1. Love etc. (Album version)
2. Love etc. (Pet Shop Boys mix)
3. Love etc. (Gui Boratto remix)
4. Love etc. (Kurd Maverick remix)
5. Love etc. (Frankmusik Star & Garter dub)
6. Love etc. (Kurd Maverick dub)

Digital Bundle 1
1. Love etc.
2. We're all criminals now
3. Vulnerable
4. Did you see me coming?

Digital Bundle 2
1. Love etc. (Pet Shop Boys mix)
2. Love etc. (Gui Boratto remix)
3. Love etc. (Kurd Maverick remix)
4. Love etc. (Frankmusik Star & Garter dub)

Meanwhile a limited edition version of Yes has been announced with a bonus disc including dubs of album tracks plus bonus song This Used To Be The Future which features vocals by Neil, Chris and guest vocalist Philip Oakey from The Human League.

Tracklist:

1. This Used To Be The Future
2. More Than A Dream (Magical Dub)
3. Pandemonium (The Stars And The Sun Dub)
4. The Way It Used To Be (Left At Love Dub)
5. All Over The World (This Is A Dub)
6. Vulnerable (Public Eye Dub)
7. Love Etc (Beautiful Dub )

Monday, February 9, 2009

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

My God, It’s New Natalie!

A new Natalie Imbruglia track called My God has leaked on the internet. Apparently it is not the lead single but will be included on the new as yet untitled album which is slated for release next month.


Tuesday, February 3, 2009

1000 Stars Cover


Deluxe Kelly

This is the cover of the Deluxe edition of Kelly Clarkson’s All I Ever Wanted. It comes with a bonus DVD that includes the My Life Would Suck Without You video, the making of the album and video, and two bonus tracks. Meanwhile watch the new video here.

Monday, February 2, 2009

This Works Surprisingly Well

This is a mash up of If You Seek Amy and I Kissed a Girl. It's available as a free download here if you are interested.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Yes, it's official

Farrow, the team behind those famously minimalist Pet Shop Boys album covers, have done it again with the sleeve for the upcoming album Yes, out March 23. It's 11 squares, representing each track on the album.

Not long now till the new single, Love Etc, get its first spin on BBC Radio 2, February 9, with the proper release on March 16. Confirmed remixes are on the way from Gui Boratto (Goldfrapp) and PSB.

Cyndi Remix Album

Next month Cyndi Lauper will release a remix album Floor Remixes. The first single Girls Just Wanna Set Your Heart Free is a mash up and you can view the brand new video here.



Tracklist:

1. Girls Just Want To Have Fun / Set Your Heart
2. Into The Nightlife (Freedombunch Remix)
3. Same Ol' Story (Pink Noise Remix)
4. Time After Time (Freedombunch Remix)
5. Set Your Heart (Freedombunch Remix)
6. High & Mighty (Tom Novy Remix)
7. Into The Nightlife (Johnny Pinkfinger vs Mihell Mix )
8. Same Ol' Story (Extended Remix)
9. Girls Just Wanna Set Your Heart
10. True Colors (Ukawanimation! Ocarina Mega-Mix)

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Is Madonna Coming (Part II)

Madonna has officially announced on her website that she is resuming her Sticky and Sweet tour and kicking it off again in Europe in July "hitting the cities she didn't get a chance to in 2008". Rumours are persisting that she will add Japan and Australian dates this time and word is it will be around September, these dates even showed up on a tour schedule that’s floating around:

September 24th 2009 - Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
September 26th 2009 - ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia
September 29th 2009 - Telstra Dome, Melbourne, Australia
October 3rd 2009 - Subiaco Oval, Perth, Australia

Fingers crossed (again) (but we won't get our hopes up).

Acoustic Gaga

Lady Gaga is releasing an EP called The Cherrytree Sessions on February 3rd. It features new acoustic versions of her three singles Just Dance, Poker Face and Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say). Listen to preview clips here.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Monday, January 19, 2009

Girls Aloud History

This week Girls Aloud celebrate their 20th consecutive top ten hit in the UK as their new single The Loving Kind makes it’s way to # 10 (eleven of which have made the top three). Lets have a look at their unblemished record:

1 Sound Of The Underground Dec 2002
2 No Good Advice May 2003
3 Life Got Cold Aug 2003
2 Jump Nov 2003
2 The Show Jul 2004
2 Love Machine Sep 2004
1 I'll Stand By You Nov 2004
4 Wake Me Up Mar 2005
7 Long Hot Summer Sep 2005
4 Biology Nov 2005
9 See The Day Dec 2005
6 Whole Lotta History Mar 2006
3 Something Kinda Ooooh Oct 2006
4 I Think We're Alone Now Dec 2006
1 Walk This Way Mar 2007
5 Sexy No No No Sep 2007
3 Call The Shots Dec 2007
9 Can't Speak French Mar 2008
1 The Promise Nov 2008
10 The Loving Kind Jan 2009

Amazing. They could release a best of with a sticker that said "Contains TWENTY top ten singles!" if only they hadn't already released a greatest hits after just three albums. Oh well.