The Hives, Tick Tick Boom

The Hives is a swedish band already discussed here. They play a modern indie rock. After several years off they are back with The Black And White Album including the first single called Tick Tick Boom.
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Wax Tailor, Positively Inclined

Wax Tailor is a french artist creating a hip-hop inlfuenced by trip-hop. Here is the very good video of Positively Inclined included in his second album Hope & Sorrow.

Several MP3 are available on his website.

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Here is alo a live performance of Qui sera

Online Music

Online webservices done as music players are in the air. We already know Deezer (ex-blogmusik) but new competitors are now available online.

Here are 3 new services:

Social.fm (ex-mercora) for instance is dedicated ot networking functions (share playlists...) including a navigation as itunes coverflow.

Ezmo.com is an online player allowing music upload (from itunes, WMP, winamp) and share with friends

Anywhere.fm is an online itunes (user interface is really close to itunes). Allows to upload its own music, to share music with friends through radios.

The Automatic, Monster

The Automatic is a band from Wales inspired by Muse, the Killers, Bloc Party... Their first LP is named Not Accepted Anywhere.

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Samples

http://www.samples.fr/blog is a french blog that reveals the original music sample extracted to get new singles. Very instructive. For instance with the Pussycat Dolls

I AM & Wu Tang Clan on Nova

IAM is the best known french rap crew from Marseille. This is an old video shot in Nova -french indie radio- featuring Wu Tang Clan.

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Discovered here

Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora, When The Rain Begins To Fall

Old but great :) Enjoy!

The Coral, Who's Gonna Find Me

The Coral is a british band mixing folk and rock music. They have released 5 albums, the latest is Roots & Echoes including Who's Gonna Find Me.


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The Blood Arm, Do I Have Your Attention

I have discovered The Blood Arm an american band endorsed by Franz Ferdinand.
The video is the duet they did on their single Do I Have Your Attention. I warmly recommend their LP Lie Lover Lie.

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The Chemical Brothers, The Salmon Dance

Funny song and video for the new single of The Chemical Brothers. My prefered is the beatbox-fish :)

Sayem, World Of Flowers

Discovered here, a french artist from Toulouse called Sayem

He introduces himself as Take Massive Attack, DJ Shadow, the Beastie Boys & the Doors, mix them… Here is my world!

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Monkey Journey To The West

I went in Theatre de Chatelet yesterday afternoon to see Monkey, The Journey To The West. This is a beautiful show mixing Gorillaz-like videos and chinese circus tricks. The music is a mix of classical music, chinese instruments, male & female voices.

Here is a video including interviews of creators and images of the show.