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Zane Lowe of BBC – Radio 1, was again the first to premiere two additional tracks from Arcade Fire’s forthcoming release, The Suburbs, on his radio show Monday night.  And once again, a feeding frenzy was unleashed to devour the songs, rip ‘em, and spread ‘em like pâté across the entire Internet.  Fortunately, during this feast, we were able to snag you a bite or two. Read the rest of this entry →

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Crossfire, the first single off of Brandon Flowers’ solo LP, Flamingo, received its world premiere when it debuted on 101.9 RXP, The New York Rock Experience this past Friday morning.  The broadcast sparked an Internet frenzy, and by mid-afternoon, the web was flooded with the leaked track, much to the chagrin of Flowers’ label, Island Records.

The song is reminiscent of Flowers’ work with The Killers, with its stadium scope and anthem scale, but he stretches his vocal range on Crossfire, to include a delicate falsetto.  The single is set for release in late June, and the album, Flamingo, is tentatively set for a September release.

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BBC – Radio 1 host, Zane Lowe, is in the headlines again for previewing Arcade Fire’s new double A-sided 12” single on his radio show Wednesday night, a day before its official release.  The broadcast, in which Lowe played the tracks twice in a row, sent the Internet into a tailspin, as music sites clamored to upload the tracks to their individual sites – crashing servers along the way. Read the rest of this entry →

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British super producer, Mark Ronson, revealed his new electro-pop single Bang Bang Bang, to Zane Lowe of BBC – Radio 1, on Lowe’s Monday night broadcast.  Bang Bang Bang has “summer anthem” written all over it, with its tight structure and bouncy beat.  The song, which Lowe dubbed, the “Hottest Record In the World Today,” features rapper Q-Tip, Kaiser Chiefs drummer Nick Hodgson, and experimental dance pop vocalist MNDR.  MNDR, also known as Amanda Warner, previously opened for music acts The Shins, Dan Deacon, and Deerhoof among others, and is currently completing her debut electro-pop album with producer Peter Wade. Read the rest of this entry →

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