Teach me Tiger

In light of recent events involving Tiger Woods and his ‘heroic’ golf club brandishing wife here is a makeshift video of an April Stevens song
Marilyn Monroe who has covered the April Stevens track may have once smoked marijuana according to this BBC story Marilyn Monroe story
Slow news week?

Reviews: Q-Tip’s “Kamaal The Abstract”, Kid Cudi’s “Man On The Moon” & Arctic Monkeys “Humbug”

New album reviews of Q-Tip, Kid Cudi and Arctic Monkeys.

Video: Amerie “Heard ‘Em All”

We’ve been looking forward to Amerie coming back to claim her rightful place in R&B for awhile now. Her new album ‘In Love & War’ is due out in November and is scheduled to feature guests such as Trey Songz and Fabolous. The album also features a Cool & Dre produced song as well as a Jim Jonsin (Sweet Dreams, Whatever You Like, Kiss Me Thru The Phone) assisted cut that we’re looking forward to most of all.

The video below was directed by Anthony Madler who has directed videos for T.I, The Killers and Jay-Z as well as pretty much every good Rihanna video. The song was produced by Eric Hudson and Sean Garrett.

Photos: Fashion In Motion – A Response To The Life And Works Of Rita Angus By AUT Fashion Students

Photos: The Users & The Drab Doo-Riffs Play Mighty Mighty

Lucy, Mickey, and Karl from The Drab Doo-Riffs on stage at Mighty Mighty.

Video: Monsters of Folk “The Right Place”

Here’s the new single from the indie/folk supergroup consisting of Conor Oberst, Jim James, M.Ward and Mike Mogis. If you’re so inclined, then after you’ve watched the video you can head along to the Conor Oberst quotes Twitter page. What’s the deal? One Conor quote a day and sometimes pictures too! Follow only if you must.

News Wrap-Up: Radiohead, Keane & Blur Support Three Strikes Rule, Akon Talks Lady Gaga & “Rebirth” Pushed Back Again

– In a battle that doesn’t seem to be going anywhere truly worthwhile, Radiohead, Keane and Blur have come out in strong support of the ‘three strikes’ rule against illegal downloading in the UK. The rule will see users bandwidth sanctioned after three warnings if they continue to download music illegally. A message on the Feature Artists Coalition website said, “Our meeting voted overwhelmingly to support a three-strike sanction on those who persistently download illegal files, sanctions to consist of a warning letter, a stronger warning letter and a final sanction of the restriction of the infringer’s bandwidth to a level which would render file-sharing of media files impractical while leaving basic email and web access functional.” It still seems like there could be a lot of loopholes here, e.g. moving onto a new internet provider, obviously not wanting to pay for something that you cannot use, downloading at free internet spots, the fact that this is coming from three bands who aren’t as affected by illegal downloading as other musicians etc. More as it unfolds, I guess. [NME]

Is The New John Mayer Song “Who Says” Really Pro Pot?

Probably not, considering the song meanders into middle of the road territory pretty quickly. Mayer said, “when I sing it, I do not think about marijuana — I think about walking around your house naked with a guitar.” Okay, whatever, I’m pretty sure Ryan Adams probably wrote this anyway considering it sounds like a lamer b-side from ‘Jacksonville City Nights.’ Mayer’s new album ‘Battle Studies’ is out November 17 and although we’re not exactly psyched about it, we’re still sort of interested in hearing the Taylor Swift collaboration, ‘Half Of My Heart.’ Also, extra points for the tags. “John Mayer dot com!” Hear it here.

Buzzcocks Announce Auckland Show

The Buzzcocks have announced they will play one show in Auckland alongside their appearance at Christchurch’s Southern Amp 09. The band plays The Studio on Saturday November 14 and tickets are $79.50, which for some reason is more expensive than the tickets to Southern Amp.

They are on sale Wednesday September 30 and will be available from Real Groovy and Eventfinder.

Download: Big Boi Feat. George Clinton – For Your Sorrows

It looks like today is shaping up to be a good one. After you’ve finished listening to the new Ghostface then feel free to go right ahead and check this out. It’s the first official leak from Big Boi’s upcoming album, ‘Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son Of Chico Dusty’ and I’m pretty sure you’ll vouch for us when we say that it doesn’t disappoint. No word on the release date yet or if this will be the official single but don’t waste your time worrying about all that right now. Download here.