Some of the best in electronic music offer a new take on Radiohead’s latest, The King of Limbs. Eclipsing the original LP by eleven tracks, TKOL RMX 1234567 CD compilation is the culmination of seven 12″ remixes released since June. On the night of its release (10/12), Thom,...
2006 Song of the Yea...
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As each year comes to a close, we all have our little rituals to kick off the new year. One of mine is resetting* the play count on my iTunes library after taking a look at what my most played songs were from the past year.This year I thought I'd do something different and share my number 1 song of 2006, Underworld, "Two Months Off." Album after album, UK duo Underworld remains one of the most musically consistent bands in a genre whose trends are constantly changing and tends to be over-saturated with one-hit-wonders.
The Crystal Method (...
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Obviously we’re a huge fan of music, film & TV here at screen*play, especially when they come together in the form of a great soundtrack. If you’ve seen a movie, watched TV or played a video game in the past 10 years, at some point you’ve no doubt heard the brilliant...
Basement Jaxx: The S...
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While catching up on some music news from abroad, we stumbled onto a new disc we had to tell you about, Basement Jaxx – The Singles (XL Recordings). The import only comp from the Brixton duo of Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe is an infectious look back at the group who brought House...
Thom Yorke: The Eras...
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Fans of Radiohead’s lighter, electronic side will be very pleased with frontman Thom Yorke’s solo effort,The Eraser (XL Recordings). A steady stream of layered beats and Yorke’s signature no-lyrics-without-meaning style as compiled by Nigel Godrich, The Eraser is a beautiful...
Radiohead: OK Comput...
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On September 19th, my fave album of all time will get the DVD treatment in Radiohead: OK Computer - A Classic Album Under Review (MVD Visual and Sexy Intellectual).
Brit Awards 25: The ...
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Shortlist of nominees for Brit Awards Best Song of the Past 25 Years, later narrowed down to five official nominees. 1. david bowie - heroes 2. queen - we are the champions* 3. kate bush - wuthering heights* 4. bee gees - night fever 5. the clash - london calling 6. joy division –...
I Want My MTV To Act...
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Last Saturday I boarded a train to Bronxville for a bbq with friends and to watch Live 8 on MTV. While stuffing myself silly with food as though it were my very last meal, I camped out in the A/C to watch the show. To say this concert was anything less than historic would mean you must work for MTV Networks as that’s how they treated it during the July 2nd broadcast and again this weekend during the re-broadcast.