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Darren’s New Music Blog

August 23rd, 2011

It’s all about electronic music!

Posted in Blog, Concert Reviews, Reviews | Posted by Jordan

The boys of The New Cities are on quite the hunt for their next music video. They`re shooting their newest video next Monday (August 22nd). The casting notice calls for either of these groups: 1. Fashion Show audience – you could be a TNC uber-fan, an aspiring actor/actress, or a bartender with a day off… [...]

Tags: casting, Music Video, the new cities
Posted in Just For Fun, Music & Videos, News | Posted by Jordan

Album review: Mia Martina- “Devotion”

August 17th, 2011

It’s a rarity that small towns churn out memorable act that can smash their way into the Billboard Top Ten. In the stratosphere of dance music, it is nearly nonexistent. Meet Mia Martina who hails from Saint-Ignace, New Brunswick, a minuscule dot on a map of our great nation. Last summer, accordion sounds bounced between club [...]

Tags: Album Review, countdown, devotion, mia martina, stereo love
Posted in Headlines & Current Events, Music & Videos, News, Reviews | Posted by Jordan

First Spin Album Review: Brighter Brightest’s “Right for Me”

August 8th, 2011

Hot off the press!

Tags: album reviews, Brighter Brightest, right for me
Posted in first spins, Music & Videos, Reviews | Posted by Jordan

Kings of Leon disappoint U.S. Fans with Concert cancellation

August 2nd, 2011

The Kings of Leon have used one of the oldest Hollywood excuses in the book to explain their recent US tour cancellation…”exhaustion”. Right before any implosion, we can always count on some sort of pre-warning. Cut to Dallas, Texas on July 29th when frontman Caleb Followill walked off the stage and claimed he was “too [...]

Tags: Caleb Followil, Kings of Leon, tour, vancouver
Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Concerts & Events, Headlines & Current Events, Music & Videos, News | Posted by Jordan

MTV reveals their Golden lineup for the 2011 Video Music Awards

July 28th, 2011

For those of you who are counting the hours until the 2011 Video Music Awards, we have some great news! MTV has just released their first lineup of performers. Chat topping songstress, Adele will hit the VMA stage for the first time in the history of the show. Her track Rolling in the Deep is [...]

Tags: 2011 MTV VMAs, adele, chris brown, lil wayne, MTV
Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Headlines & Current Events, Music & Videos, News, tv | Posted by Jordan

Bush returns after a decade with “The Sound of Winter”

July 22nd, 2011

Gavin Rossdale and his wife have certainly been keeping their day timers busy with activities other than making sandcastles. While Stefani is penning new tracks for No Doubt, Gavin and his band mates in Bush have released their comeback single The Sound of Winter, which marks the start of promotion for their first LP in [...]

Tags: bush, Gavin Rossdale, gwen stefani, new music, no doubt, the sea of memories
Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Music & Videos | Posted by Jordan

No Doubt that Gwen and the gang have big plans for new album

July 22nd, 2011

As if No Doubt weren’t a solid enough group on their own, they have now enlisted the help of uber awesome producers Diplo and Switch, collectively known as Major Lazer. While you may not know their name, you surely must have heard their sample in Beyonce’s smash hit Run the World (Girls). The first person [...]

Tags: beyonce, gwen stefani, Major Lazer, new music, no doubt, twitter
Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Headlines & Current Events, Music & Videos, News, Rumour Mill | Posted by Jordan

It’s time for the Biebs to grow up

July 22nd, 2011

Justin Bieber isn’t even 18 years old, yet he is experiencing a little case of burnout. Bieber, who has stated he is taking a month off, told The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday, “It’s been great to just think and enjoy hanging out with my friends.” I’m sure it’s been even greater for his 17-year-old friends [...]

Tags: fragrance, justin bieber
Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, Headlines & Current Events, Music & Videos, News | Posted by Jordan