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Mumford and Sons Start Third Album
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Upcoming Releases, Folk, Rock,
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Mumford and Sons have got the "bones" of their next album written.
The "I Will Wait" group only released their second record, Babel, in September, but are busy starting work on new songs and hope to follow up with their third album quickly.
Banjo player "Country" Winston Marshall said, "Will we wait years for the next album? F**k no! We've just started working on new songs, got a rehearsal studio. They're the bones of songs, but really exciting bones." Winston also said also said he's sometimes having trouble keeping up with lead singer Marcus Mumford when they play live: "On out first night of playing at the Hollywood Bowl we were so overexcited we rushed through the first half of the set. If Marcus goes really fast, I can't keep up and everyone realizes I can't actually play the banjo."
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Coldplay Working on New Album
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Coldplay have already started work on their new album.
The band's frontman Chris Martin says the group are working on tracks for the next LP, a follow-up to last year's Mylo Xyloto, and laughed off reports they were going to have a three-year break.
"I've been writing songs and I'm so fired up about the band's future. I'm fortunate to do what I do and no way do I want to stop. This three-year break idea only came about because I said at a gig in Australia that we might not be back there for three years. That's probably true, but that's just how a world tour works. No chance are we taking a three-year break," he said.
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Next Katy Perry Album to Be Released Summer 2013
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Artist News, Rumors, Upcoming Releases, Pop,
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Fans of Katy Perry will be excited to know that the "Wide Awake" singer will be releasing her next album in the summer.
The 28 year-old popstar has promised her fans a darker album to follow-up 2010's upbeat Teenage Dreams (most likely due to her tumultuous year involving the breakdown of her marriage to comedian Russell Brand).
Perry is rumored to continue partnering with Greg Wells and Bonnie McKee on her songs, which hopefully won't stray all too far from her popular catchy sounds.
There's no word yet as to what the album title may be.
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VIDEO: James Franco Directs Lindsay Lohan in New R.E.M. Video
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Music Videos, Upcoming Releases, Videos, Alternative, Rock,
R.E.M. enlisted the help of Hollywood's resident Renaissance man James Franco to helm their latest music video for "Blue," off of their upcoming (and final) album Collapse into Now. Seen above, the video is a non-narrative ode to Hollywood - both its beautiful and dark sides - which features Lindsay Lohan, fashion photographer Terry Richardson, and Franco himself in drag.
In addition to "Blue," lead singer Michael Stipe has asked a selection of filmmakers to each produce a music video for a track off of the upcoming album.
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Kurt Cobain Documentary in the Works
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Gossip, Rumors, Upcoming Releases, Videos, Rock,
A documentary about Kurt Cobain is being made.
The late Nirvana star's wife, Courtney Love, has approached filmmaker Brett Morgan about the project, which has reportedly been in the works since 2007. Brett told The New York Post, "Courtney is the one that brought me into this. We've been trying to find the right time to put this film together and the time is now."
Brett - who directed a recent film about The Rolling Stones, Crossfire Hurricane - also explained how the movie will not be a straight documentary about the singer and guitarist, who committed suicide in 1994, but made in an "autobiographical" way. "Kurt was not only an amazing songwriter and musician, he was an incredible artist and filmmaker. So we are going to do the movie sort of like a third-person autobiography - as if Kurt was around and making a film about his life," he added.
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Blink-182 Go Folk?
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Blink-182 are heading in a "very folky" direction with their new EP. The "What's My Age Again" rockers may be best known for their pop punk tracks, but have written one song with a surprising new sound for their next release, which will come out over Christmas.
Speaking about their "folky" track, drummer Travis Barker explained, "It's way out. We all had some ideas. I went in the studio and I was just playing around. I had my electronic kit and I just played a straight drum pattern over it, and it sounded crazy. It changed the entire shape of the song."
Travis, 36, added that the band have recorded five tracks so far which he thinks are better than material on their last album, Neighborhoods, released in 2011, because the band - which also includes Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge - were together in the studio, rather than working independently and emailing ideas. "To me already, this EP is a hundred times better than Neighborhoods, because we're all in a room together. There's some songs on there that I love, but for the most part it was disconnected. When we're not in the studio together, you don't have the opportunity to gel off each other," he told Rolling Stone.
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30 Seconds to Mars Says Their Next Album Will Be ‘More Evolved’
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30 Seconds to Mars thinks that their next album will be "more evolved."
The band - made up of Jared Leto, Shannon Leto and Tomo Milicevic - are set to release their fourth LP in 2013, and Jared believes it will be a progression fro their previous offering This Is War.
"It will be stronger, better, more evolved. It's a complete transformation for us. I really think that this could be the best thing we've ever done," Jared said.
Jared - who recently announced his return to acting, where he will play a HIV-positive cross-dresser - has been recording the new album all over the world with his bandmates, but admitted none of the group were sure they wanted to continue when they were initially asked about their future projects: "People started to ask us about a new album. We had been on the road for almost two and a half years and I didn't know... I had no idea what the future held. I don't think any of us knew."
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Dave Grohl to Feature of Queens of the Stone Age Album
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Dave Grohl is to appear on Queens of the Stone Age's new album.
The 43-year-old drummer - who rose to fame in Nirvana - will play drums on their sixth studio LP following the departure of Joey Castillo from the band, frontman Josh Homme has confirmed. It is not the first time he has worked on an album from the band, having previously drummed on 2002's Songs for the Deaf.
Eagles of Death Metal star Jesse Hughes recently revealed some details about the new Queens of the Stone Age album, saying fans had a lot to look forward to: "The s**t I've heard from the new Queens album is so badass. It's really cool. It's the kinda s**t that makes John Holmes [legendary porn star] have a bigger d**k and he's dead, so that's pretty rad."
The band have not released new material since 2007's Era Vulgaris.
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TLC Working on New Album
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The surviving members of TLC are working on a new album.
"No Scrubs" singers Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas and Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins are planning a new record, a TV biopic, and may even resurrect Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - who died a 2002 car crash - as a hologram on a proposed tour.
"We're going to still sound like TLC, evolving to whatever level we need to be at this time," Chilli said.
When asked how their music would fit in with today's pop landscape, T-Boz told the BBC, "We've always grown throughout the years and have always had our own sound. That's what works for us and we don't have to worry about anybody else. When that stops working, maybe we'll hang up the towel, but that still works. We have to get into the studio and start feeling how we feel. You have to find yourself first and then you find the path and then you have an album before you know it."
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Rihanna Completes New Album
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Upcoming Releases, Pop, R&B / Soul,
Rihanna has completed work on her new album.
The "Diamonds" hitmaker confirmed last night that Unapologetic has been completed - two weeks ahead of its release on November 19 - and she is looking forward to some time off to relax.
"Man my album is complete, and I need a f***ing drink and a roll up! It was quite the journey, but it's all part of our story! #UNAPOLOGETIC. (sic)" she wrote on Twitter.
The news comes after the 24-year-old star recently announced she will play seven gigs in seven cities to promote her seventh album.
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