Don’t get your panties in a knot, this is just a little predictions. Judging by the fact that Beyonce is done with her pregnancy and this track is a robust dance number that is not to be let go, it feels right that Beyonce is not done with her 4 campaign and is hiding this gem (one of many on the album) for a later release. Probably during the summer because it’s a dance track. If it is not in the works, it should be. #JustSaying.
The ever-so-risque Scissor Sisters are going to take on Yas Island! The chart topping band will be bringing their widely loved and infectious dance floor anthems to the FLASH Forum this January. Known for their humorous and often controversial performances, the band’s unique mix of disco, New York electro and good old fashioned Elton John-era rock n’ roll is widely loved right across the globe. I wonder how they will do the gold leotards in the UAE.
British songstress V V Brown’s second full length album, LOLLIPOPS & POLITICS is set for release on February 7, 2012 onCapitol/EMI. Check out the brand new video for her first single “Children” (featuring Chiddy of Chiddy Bang).
Tomorrow, fans can watch a live performance of “Children” on VH1′s “Big Morning Buzz Live”. In addition, on November 3rd at 7:00PM ET she will do a one hour long live video chat and four-song stripped-down performance with fans from Livestream’s New York City offices. Fans will be able to watch and ask V V questions by visiting here.
We are finding it hard to get along with Tori Amos’s new release. On one part it is too mythological and on another too classical. At any rate, the merger of this track with the golden classic “Pretty Good Year” works well. It makes us want to give Night Of Hunters another spin.
It might seem dichotomous and down-right wrong to sing this song at the Wall Street protests, but we think they are either parodying it or just using some playful irony. They are certainly not cheering about “livin’ in a material world.” In any case, the spirit of the protesters are high and we hope reform comes out of this. This system the world lives in is stale and backwards. No one is benefitting except the greedy. It’s about time socialism wasn’t thought of as a dirty word. As long as one person lives in poverty, we all live in poverty.
This is as fresh as they come. This video just debuted and Loft965.com is bringing it to you first! Will Young’s new album, which we really haven’t given the time it needs to listen to, Echoes has spawned another single and it features a dog show!
Lana Del Rey is the newest kid on the block. Although she looks like a Hollywood starlet, she sings in a sullen, dark voice songs of sorrow. Her tracks “Video Games” and “Blue Jeans” are taking off like no other. It is somewhat surprising as the genre is a bluesy jazz that doesn’t frequent the charts much. Her real name is real name Lizzy Grant – a singer/songwriter from Lake Placid, New York, United States. She released her debut album, Lana Del Rey in 2010 and issued the “Video Games” single in October 2011. She is known for being an internet sensations. Her powerful lyrics, singing ability and aesthetic looks got her places. Let’s hope the album hold a lot more hits, but if not, she could be an actress.
Following the three year anniversary celebrations of Loft965.com, some people went a little extra to show their love for our little blog. Other than the cyber-success we are having, it’s always great to see that some feel passionately about the blog to take the time out to show it. The feedback was international and, as we always overly us the term, “lovely.” As always, keep them coming and this kind of love keeps us doing what we do. It’s always great to be noticed from all corners of this pop-loving world, as you can tell by the picture from the Philippines above. Much love and appreciation to the readers and those who have been summoned.
Another reader from Kuwait sent us this “Official Seal Of Awesomeness” via the comments section. Thank you!
From the USA. One of the highlights of reader feedback in the past 3 years!
Another reader from Bahrain and one of our favorite Twitter users took a picture of her bedroom wall adorned with our compilation covers. Loves it!
This reader stumbled upon the tiny corner of a location in Prague, Czech Republic where we took the album cover for the Prancina! compilation. She spotted it and sent it to us. Click here for the cover.
And an iPad/iPhone doodle of love our way from another reader.
Thanks for all the @LOFT965 love and keep coming!—
Nasser AlQatami (@nasque) October 11, 2011
We had the pleasure of seeing our favorite Girl Aloud, Nadine Coyle, performs several tracks at MuuMuse.com‘s event #Gumbopop in New York City. The best vocalist in the group, in our humble opinion, performed her single “Insatiable,” a dance remix of “Runnin’,” the new single “Sweetest High” and this new track titled “Don Julio,” which is also tentatively titled “Save Me.” Great re-tweaking of some of the tracks and lovely new song. The video quality is shaky but we were partying hard! Continue reading
We went out on the town last night and heard from a fellow toriphile that Tori Amos’s eagerly-awaited, highly-anticipated new album Night Of Hunters has leaked in full online. Of course, we couldn’t sleep until we listened to the whole thing, so we settled for YouTube. At any rate, the album’s out and it surely will impress. Click here to be forwarded to another unaffiliated blog to investigate the leak!
“I don’t like Los Angeles.
The people are awful and terribly shallow, and everybody wants to be famous but nobody wants to play the game.
I’m from New York.
I will kill to get what I need.”
- Lady Gaga
For 25-year-old Malaysian singer/songwriter Zee Avi, “Swell Window” is the gorgeous track that started the journey and also the opening track of her second album, Ghostbird. “It’s a song about seizing the moment,” she says, “and for me, a new direction and a new voice came and stayed.”
In the two years since her self-titled debut was joint-released on Jack Johnson’s Brushfire Records and Ian Montone’s Monotone Label, Avi’s very free spirit has wandered from major music festivals (SXSW, Outside Lands, Bonnaroo) to huge tours (Lilith Fair) back to her homeland of Sarawak, Borneo Island, where she recently picked up an International Youth Icon Award. For a little perspective, just four years ago, Avi was a former art student in Kuala Lumpur who posted a song on YouTube to catch up with a friend and was quite surprised to find herself the toast of the Internet when thousands of strangers discovered her effortlessly stunning voice. Literal overnight success can easily poison young minds, but Avi is no ordinary mind — while critics were comparing her chilled-out, jazzy, ukulele-based songs to Billie Holiday and Cat Power she was continuing to make visual art and remaining her buoyant, whimsical self. “I’m 25 going on 12 and a half on a good day,” she laughs, flipping through a notebook filled with colorful drawings and lengthy notes.
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Born in New York City in 1985, King grew up in a small apartment on the lower east side. Her parents were a singing duo who performed and traveled regularly, bringing her and her older brother along with them. At age 16, King left school to pursue her music career. She began playing shows in restaurants and venues around New York City including CBGB’S and The Bitter end.
One of our favorite artists on earth has launched her media campaign for the new classical-inspired album Night Of Hunter and, boy, do we love us some Tori Amos interviews. The very poignant Amos usually packs a punch in her interviews, but we didn’t expect her to be an addict of reality show like us. She has explained: “I actually sat with Tash at Easter and watched ‘The Real Housewives of New York’ from the beginning. She said, “Mom, you’re going to get addicted!” I sat there eating popcorn watching the whole thing – I couldn’t believe it – from early morning until late at night. My sister was flying in and we were waiting for her to show up and it wasn’t a great day outside and so we watched an entire season! It was crazy! But I couldn’t watch it ever again. I said, “I can’t do this, Tash – I’ll never work again!”
As if it wasn’t enough that Ameriie changed the spelling of her name to reinvent her image with an annoying double “i,” which only works if your last name is Minogue. But, Ameriie is further jumping the shark by naming her new alvym Cymatika. Cymatics is the study of visual sound. Beautiful concept, but not when it sounds like something came out of the crypt. At any rate, let’s hope she’ll have something to show on this one unlike the previous one.
How much can happen in the first minute of a pop song? Sometimes, barely anything; sometimes more than a conscious mind can fully compute. To ears that have yet to hear the music of Allison and Catherine Pierce, the first minute of You & I is a journey in itself. A minor-key strum and faintly ominous keyboards subtly draw in the listener, until a lone voice urges escape. “We could bring a blanket for the grass,” goes the first line. Are you coming or not? Then, at 39 seconds, comes a harmony of such irresistible magnetism that, whatever your previous plans might have been, you’re in for the duration. The song is You’ll Be Mine. A song about a divine seduction turns into the very thing it describes. Welcome to the extraordinary new album by The Pierces.
Again, sad day.
We hate to be the bearers of bad news, but this is a sad day in music. One of the greatest poets of our time and impeccable songwriters has passed away. Gil-Scott Heron is know for re-branding the genre of spoken word and gearing it towards the evolution of rap and soul. Also, he is known for his poignant and controversial and political lyrics. We really got into his last album I’m New Here and didn’t expect him to pass at the age of 62. Truly a sad day for music.
