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Sigur Ros Contribute Songs To The Boys Are Back
If we had a dollar for every time a record reviewer called Sigur Ros "cinematic," we'd have our own yachts.
Seven songs by Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Ros, in addition to one song from Riceboy Sleeps, a side-project of the band's front man, Jonsi, will be included in the British movie The Boys Are Back starring Clive Owen.
Gouda Radio-Episode 8: A Ricci Film Career
Music from Christina Ricci's movies: Now & Then, The Ice Storm, Speed Racer, Casper, and so much more! Playlist: 1) Love is a Battlefield [KayGee Remix]--Pat Benatar, Kay Gee, & Queen Latifah , 1998 2) Hoppipolla--Sigur Ros , 2006 3) Speed Racer--Michael Giacchino , 2008 4) Falling From Grace--The Gentle Waves , 2002 5) Breathe --Anna Nalick , 2006 ...
Kronos Quartet transcends borders
The Kronos Quartet is now as much of a musical tour guide as a string quartet. The standard four instruments of its basic ensemble have been increasingly augmented by prerecorded tape and amplification as the group extends its scope into world music and indie pop, and that's what dominated the group's concert Saturday, part of the Kimmel Center's ...
Magical Mum: The Icelandic Band Is So Weirdly Beautiful To Us
Ah, Iceland, with its bubbling volcanic action, pervasive fairy magic, and recent unfortunate financial meltdown.
On The Download: Tiestoa s a Kaleidoscopea
It's time to hit the dance floor again! Tiesto has done it again. One of the biggest DJs in the world has produced his fifth artist album and there is something in it for everyone.
Mum 8pm, $15-$18. First Unitarian Church. Icelandic septet Mum broke through in 2002 with Finally We Are No One , an album that earned comparisons to Bjork and Sigur Ros for its stately, sometimes playful mix of glitchtronica, girlish vocals, and indie-pop. Though traditional instrumentation like piano and strings, and the occasional presence of ...
Can Direct-to-Fan Marketing Tools Really Break a Band?
The knock on direct-to-fan music marketing toolkit developer Topspin Media has always been that its tools work better for major label refugees and other established acts than for developing artists seeking to build an audience.
Oh, Tiesto, you sweet Dutch man. You have a lot of famous friends and we get that you want to show it off a bit.
He sells out arenas and coliseums around the world, hosts summer residencies in the world's biggest nightclub and played to a TV audience of four billion at the 2004 Olympics opening ceremonies, but until now, one group of music fans has eluded Tiesto.
DJ Ti sto Enlists, Nelly Furtado, Sigur Ros For 'Kaleidoscope'
Dutch producer/ DJ Tiesto is already ahead of many of his contemporaries: He has corporate sponsors, a Grammy Award nomination, a touring market that spans five continents and sales of more than 538,000 albums domestically, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Pitchfork's Top 20 Records of the Decade
The final installment of Pitchfork's Top 100 albums of the decade hits stands today.
TIESTO Once you've made it to the top of the international DJ food chain, there's only one thing left to do: Start getting your hands dirty in the world of rock.
Super Cute: Indie Rock Coloring Book
Super Cute Thursday continues, with an adorable indie rock coloring book. It's hardly the first.
Progressive indie rock with a tendency to shoegaze, this Danish band has a sound that's somewhere between Dream Theater, Death Cab for Cutie, and Sigur Ros.
Release Date: September 27, 2007 This is a great DVD for the die hard Sigur Ros fan or someone who has never heard them before.
Sounds like epic and ethereal alternative rock a la Radiohead, Death Cab for Cutie, Sigur Ros, and even the experimental era of Brian Wilson At a glance their most ambitious, introspective and entertaining album, thanks to a little help from Van Dyke Parks and a slew of indie heavy-hitters Sleeping At Last is one of alternative rock's best-kept ...
Two years after their last CD We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, singer-guitarist Isaac Brock and his Seattle outfit buy some time with this 33-minute EP of B-sides and outtakes.
Two years after their last CD We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, singer-guitarist Isaac Brock and his Seattle outfit buy some time with this 33-minute EP of B-sides and outtakes.
Indie Stars Line Up For Tiesto Album
DJ Tiesto has a plethora of guests on his upcoming album, a Kaleidoscopea . Guests include more obvious choices like Australiaa s Sneaky Sound System and New York electro star Calvin Harris, but also span out to moody Icelandic band Sigur Ros , Kele Okelere from Bloc Party and Emily Haines from a personal favourite of mine, Metric.
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