Buy "The Hunger" by Serj Tankian & Steve Sater, sung by Shirley Manson. Proceeds to benefit Amnesty International
Science journalist and singer-songwriter Jascha Hoffman released his latest oeuvre today, “Limited”. The music video created by John Pavlus is a mash-up of classic science fiction movies about the relationship between humans and artificial intelligences. But while the films generally view the relationship from the organic beings’ points of view, here the song inverts the… [Read more…]
February 13, 2012
Keeping on top of the latest music trends is like trying to catalog the speciation of Darwin’s finches on the Galapagos Islands. (Yes, we are total science nerds.) I’ve been enjoying Skrillex, cheered his Grammy wins, and was totally into the electro dance party with DeadMau5 last night. At the same time, I’ve been having a hard… [Read more…]
January 20, 2012
In this recent interview, best-selling author Neil Gaiman explains why sharing copyrighted material online helps rather than hurts. Gaiman discovered that sales of his own books grew faster in countries where people had free access to pirated material. The reason? Most people first learn about their favorite authors by reading books borrowed from friends. The Internet… [Read more…]
January 18, 2012
by J.K. We’ve previously done a little flail over Christa Vi, a beguiling Australian/German singer based in East London. She sent us this winsome remix by Mint of her song “Long Way Home”. Christa explains how the collaboration came about: “After meeting Mint (aka Murray Fisher) through mutual friends at a party – on a carpark… [Read more…]
January 11, 2012
We’re loving this ravishing music video of singer-songwriter Maïa Vidal‘s new release, “Alphabet of My Phobias.” In this song, the waifish Vidal twists the innocence of a child reciting the alphabet into a litany of horrors of modern life. The video by filmmaker Noni Korf intermingles dewy, bridelike images of the lovely Vidal with childish crayon scrawls that morph… [Read more…]
January 5, 2012
We were instantly hooked by the opening electric guitar riff and falsetto vocals of this two-song EP from The Dark Lights. Formed when Australians Matt Ho, Rachel Ho and Alan Grillo moved to London in 2010 and joined forces with East Enders Paul Andrews and Paul Hayward, the band fuses a dystopian techno vibe with dance pop.… [Read more…]
January 1, 2012
In honor of Amnesty International’s 50th anniversary, we’ll be shining the spotlight on musicians who have contributed to the fight for political freedom throughout the world. We are haunted by this song ‘The Hunger’, which was composed by System of a Down founder Serj Tankian with words by Steve Sater (“Spring Awakening”) for the rock… [Read more…]
December 31, 2011
Let us help you usher in the New Year with this lovely electroacoustic album from Color Theory. By turns wistful and dance-poppy, it’s the perfect mix for an evening that typically spans many moods. Download the album. The Sound of Color Theory, posted with vodpod
December 28, 2011
If you’re a registered fanatic.fm artist, send us your upcoming shows and news and we’ll post it here. Just email june@fanatic.fm. Dates, details and links appreciated. Include your fanatic.fm player link too. Thanks! The Dark Lights have released their new single ‘X ray Spectacle 1′. Shows coming up in the UK: 21 January at The Hope, Brighton, UK; 22… [Read more…]
December 22, 2011
We’re always excited to discover unusual emerging talent like 14-year-old Stepan Grytsay. Born near Chernobyl in the Ukraine and reared in Argentina, Stepan has been playing the violin since age 3 under the tutelage of his parents. This year as the youngest participant in the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011, Stepan traveled to Australia to play at the Sydney Opera House. In addition to… [Read more…]
February 24, 2012
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