Archive for October, 2008
T.I. may not be a household name in the charts, but he’s a main player in the hip-hop arena - you only have to list the names of other rappers he’s had spats with to know that. Ludacris and his manager, Shawty Lo and Lil’ Flip have all had words with the Atlanta-born rapper in the past, but these have now seemingly all been laid to rest. The focus now, insists T.I., is on the music - and his third US No.1 album in a row, 2008’s Paper Trail, would seem to back that up…
Anastacia is a global pop superstar, selling millions of albums worldwide and chalking up huge hits like Not That Kind, I’m Outta Love and One Day In Your Life. Now living in the UK after marrying her English husband, she’s in rude health and back in the music business after taking some time out to design a fashion collection. New album Heavy Rotation is set to hit the shops on Monday and RealMusic Blog chatted to her recently about her comeback, living in Richmond, the X Factor, her risque new video and why she’s so not a music person: “I just write music and sing it…”
You wanted more videos, so here’s a hand-picked selection of this week’s new releases in all their near square-shaped glory. This week we have the return of Christina, Keane’s latest, The Game ft Lil’ Wayne and hardcore rockers AC/DC. Excited? You should be…
Lyrically obvious, trumpet-laden, cacophonous riffs that stay in the head for days. That was what RealMusic Blog expected after hearing that horn-loving remixer extraordinaire Mark Ronson was set to produce the Kaiser Chiefs’ third album in four years. Their brand of good, honest, northern and slightly predictable pop-rock is undoubtedly perfect for front-row mud-bouncing at any festival, but how would it fare once the producer du jour turned up in his perfectly angled hat and began tinkering?
