2012年2月24日，CONVERSE “3 Artists.1 Song”音乐合作计划揭晓其最新原创作品，此次合作邀请到世界著名的音乐团体Gorillaz， Outkast二人组中的Andre3000以及James Murphy这位LCD Soundsystem和DFA Records的幕后主脑。现在在CONERSE博客就能免费收听和下载到这首全新的“DoYaThing”。
“DoYaThing”原创动画MV已正式出炉。由获奖无数的设计师同时也是Gorillaz创始人之一Jamie Hewlett创作指导，MV将Gorillaz的动画世界与现实世界里的片段合二为一。在首波5分零5秒长的MV中，不仅有Gorillaz乐队成员Murdoc、2-D、Noodle和Russel的亮相，同时还出现了Andre3000以及James Murphy的动画人物。

“CONVERSE坚信创意灵感的释放必将改变世界。我们品牌的‘3 Artists.1Song’音乐合作计划这一平台至今已是第六次创作了，这让我们始终投身于创意文化和音乐中。” Converse全球市场总监Geoff Cottrill说，“此次‘DoYaThing’的合作是关于年轻文化和流行文化最完美的诠释，我们对能将这样的音乐带给大家感到异常兴奋。”
“DoYaThing”作为“3 Artists.1 Song”音乐合作计划的系列作品之一，融合了每组音乐人独特的音乐特质，同时保持了Gorillaz的玩性和风格。而这首单曲也是James Murphy自LCD Soundsystem之外首度在音乐上的亮相，他标志性的节奏鼓声、贝司及和声与Gorillaz中的2D和Andre3000的演唱完美配合。
“我有许多梦想已经成真，虽然并不是所有都真的如预想那般，但这次的合作绝对是美妙无比。Gorillaz、Andre和James Murphy，就像是一杯插上了小纸伞，完美调配的鸡尾酒。”Gorillaz的Murdoc这样形容道，“我非常喜欢“3 Artists.1Song”这整个计划，Gorillaz本身就是一个由跨界合作而起的团队，不是嘛，所以这一切看起来都刚刚好。”
About Gorillaz
Gorillaz是全球最成功的虚拟乐团，由Damon Albarn和Jamie Hewlett组建，成员包括主音2D、贝司手Murdoc Niccals、吉他手Noodle以及鼓手Russel Hobbs。 他们的首张同名专辑于2001年发布，在全球售出七百万张。2005年发布的第二张专辑《Demon Days》获得了5项格莱美提名，并因歌曲“Feel Good Inc.”获得了“最佳流行合唱奖”。第三张专辑《Plastic Beach》于2010年3月发布，12月更推出供免费下载的《The Fall》，并于2011年4月推出实体唱片。
About James Murphy
James Murphy是一位备受拥护的创作者、制作人，更是DFA Records的创办人之一，包括The Juan Maclean、The Rapture、Holy Ghost!等音乐人皆来自于这家颇有影响力的布鲁克林音乐厂牌。同时Murphy创立了LCD Soundsystem，是近10年来最受赞誉的音乐代表人物之一。2011年4月乐队在纽约传奇性的麦迪逊广场花园内上演了其谢幕演出，全场座无虚席，为这支突破性的乐队写下了最后的传奇。
About Andre3000
André Lauren Benjamin就是众所周知的Andre3000，这位来自美国的说唱歌手、词曲创作者、全能乐器手以及音乐制作人和演员，与另一位说唱歌手Big Boi组成了赫赫有名的美国嘻哈二人组OutKast。他们的专辑《Stankonia》于2000年发布，其中单曲“Ms.Jackson”一举夺得了Billboard排行榜的冠军。除了是OutKast的成员以外，Andre3000还创作过丰富的混音作品，并出现在《Four Brothers》和《Be Cool》等电影中。

Recorded Live in London, Playhouse Theatre, September 16th,1970

The La's were one of the few English alternative groups to keep traditional British guitar pop alive during the late '80s and early '90s. Drawing heavily from the punchy British Invasion sound of early Beatles, the Hollies, the Searchers, and the Small Faces, the group's eponymous debut is a swirling array of ringing guitar hooks and strong, undeniable pop melodies. Throughout the record, chief songwriter Lee Mavers turns out small, well-crafted gems, highlighted by the hit single "There She Goes," whose jangling hooks and sighing melodies simply scratch the surface of the abundance of pleasures on the record. While Mavers claimed at the time that the label forced him to release The La's, it's hard to imagine the record being any more infectious. As it stands, The La's was a refreshing slice of classicist guitar pop at the time of its release, and its charms have not faded over the years.

The announced reissues of “Isn’t Anything” (Creation, 1988) and “Loveless” (Creation, 1991), newly mixed by Kevin Shields, will have to wait. However, it's not all bad news for the My Bloody Valentine fans: they can mark 7th May on their calendars as the day when Sony will release “EP’s 1988-1991”. No tracklist is available as of yet, but it looks like the compilation will feature “You Made Me Realise” (1988), “Feed Me With Your Kiss” (1988), “Glider” (1990) and “Tremolo” (1991), the four EPs the Irish band released in their heyday. As soon as we hear more on this, we'll let you know.

When a band achieve great success they often set a ticking time-bomb towards their own demise. To add to the sense of injustice, the bomb will inevitable be detonated by a band who have, at some point idolised and copied the original act. The Strokes? They were fine until a bunch of lads in Leeds got together and called themselves Pigeon Detectives. Elvis? Not a problem until Cliff Richard showed up and ruined everything.
It’s with great trepidation then that you enter the world of Egyptian Hip-Hop, a band who look like a rag-tag bunch of sixth form misfits and did little to impress with their debut single ‘Wild Human Child’ earlier in the year. The involvement of Late Of The Pier’s Sam Eastgate in this band of Mancunian dreamers is a curious one too, as it is his band that Egyptian Hip-Hop most closely resemble. The point of Some Reptiles…, then, is to prove that there is more going on in these four teenage minds than how to best copy the warped pop of their mentor.
Alongside Eastgate, Egyptian Hip-Hop have regularly championed the influence of Ariel Pink and Hudson Mohawke on their music. They have even gone so far as to recruit the latter to produce this EP and with it he brings a sense of fluidity and drive to a band who have previously appeared flighty and aimless. Opening track ‘Moon Crooner’ takes off from where ‘Wild Human Child’ left off with soft Eighties synths and a bassline so funky it’s currently winning someone the air bass championships somewhere in a parallel universe. The track shows the band know their way around a groove, but it also feels slightly dated and disposable.
The same can be said for ‘Middle Name Period’ a song that has all the ingredients to impress but ultimately feels neither here nor there. Scuttling rhtyhms give way to various time signatures and an absolute monster of a riff that should dominate all future EHH live shows however you can’t help feeling that The Rapture did all of this a long time ago and that it all seemed a lot more exciting when they did it.
Perhaps thats’s being harsh on the boys, but then to expect less of them as a band would be patronising. Being hotly tipped brings a sense of pressure and Some Reptiles… feels at times like it’s pretending to be a range of things from innovative and experimental to indie disco fodder. The one saving grace however is ‘Rad Pitt’ a song that, title aside, could float hearts and be the sound of a thousand burgeoning romances. It’s the one time Egyptian Hip-Hop sound properly out there, as if they’ve just landed in a field and this is their home planet’s native music. Sugary, sweet but really creative in achieving that indie-love sway, it’s the EP’s stand out track and a massive improvement on the already stellar demo version that first drew attentive eyes to the band.
Some Reptiles Developed Wings tells us a few things about Egyptian Hip-Hop. 1) They most definitely have something special; 2) It’s a long way from being realised just yet; 3) Ultimately these four boys are just weird enough to subvert the norm and create something exciting in the process.

11th studio album from Northern Irish chamber-pop group The Divine Comedy. Led by frontman Neil Hannon, the only constant member of the band throughout their 21 year career, The Divine Comedy draw equal inspiration from literature as well as music. This record is the band’s first in four years, and their first since Hannonreleased ‘The Duckworth Lewis Method’ with Thomas Walsh from Pugwash.

在原所属公司Island records发行了三张成功的录音室专辑之后，流行朋克乐队McFly决定自创厂牌Super Records并发行第四张专辑'Radio:ACTIVE'。作为一个乐队他们一直努力改变创新，摆脱boy band的称谓，这次发行是一个极大的未知的刺激。这张豪华版专辑比原来的免费版多了四首歌。同时收录了单曲'One For The Radio',这首歌表达他们尽力去争取媒体对他们的尊敬

1992至1995年间，“净化”除了一张现场专辑以及一些EP外，并无新作品问世。1995年杰森?皮尔斯以“净化电动静脉注射” (Spiritualized Electric Mainline)之名发表了一张专辑《纯粹状态》(Pure Phase)。
不像“石玫瑰”那样优美，也不是“收音机头”那般沉溺。在顶级的英国乐队中，“净化”是如此与众不同的一个，它是一种缓慢而持久的药物，用来医治灵魂和心灵

Recorded by none other than the legendary Mick Jones of the Clash, The Libertines debut record has been hailed as a genius debut. The even better news is this little wonder comes with two bonus tracks, 'What A Waster' & 'Mayday'. Rough Trade. 2002.

This Record Store Day exclusive 7" features the non-album live favorite "Flicker and Fail"and a brand new unreleased B-side "To Be A Woman."

The Police celebrate the 30th anniversary of their recording debut with their first double-disc CD "best of" collection entitled, The Police. The 28 songs bring together the biggest hits from the band's five original studio albums and includes their very first single, 1977's "Fall Out."



From that rarity to one of the most-remembered and most performed rock ballads of the `80s, 1983's "Every Breath You Take," The Police spans the group's six-year journey from sweaty clubs to sold-out stadiums - establishing them as one of the definitive and most popular rock groups in the world.

本月12号，Placebo在iTunes上独家发布了新专辑《Live At Angkor Wat》。
《Live At Angkor Wat》记录了Placebo的”Battle For The Sun“巡演 的第一站，在柬埔寨吴哥窟举行的一场半原声演唱会。这场演出于2008年12月7日在一座12世纪建造的寺庙里举行。这次演出使他们成为第一支在联合国教科文组织认可的世界文化遗产中表演的摇滚乐队。
数字版专辑不仅包含了9首歌曲，而且还有10页的PDF格式的艺术画册，乐迷可以看到乐队主唱Brain Molko私藏的一些从未见世的照片。
Placebo将在明年4月28日于伦敦的O2 Indigo举行一场演唱会。这次演出将作为Sundance（圣丹斯）电影音乐节的一部分。整个的活动将于4月26-29日在O2中心开展。
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EU two CD collection from the British Alt-Rock outfit. As the title suggests, this double disc set is a collection of their single b-sides and features a slightly different collection of songs compared to the version. This pressing drops two tracks ('I Do' and 'Twenty Years') and adds four: 'Flesh Mechanic', 'HK Farewell', 'Aardvark' and 'Soulmates'. This track listing is also now strictly chronological.

Coming Up features the hit single 'Trash' and 'Filmstar', 'Lazy', 'By The Sea', 'She', 'Beautiful Ones','Starcrazy', 'Picnic By The Motorway', 'The ChemistryBetween Us' and 'Saturday Night'. Nude Records. 2006.