Music
36th Annual Winnipeg Folk Festival launches five days of music with Elvis Costello
Posted by: Paul Little • July 9, 2009 @ 6:46am
The Winnipeg Folk Festival has become one of the premiere outdoor festivals in North America over its 36 year history, attracting crowds of over 45,000 paying customers to see the world's best folk, roots, bluegrass, and traditional music performers.
Interview: Grand Analog's Odario Williams talks about the group and new album Metropolis is Burning
Posted by: Paul Little • May 27, 2009 @ 6:02pm
Grand Analog can't be pigeon-holed into one musical genre. Incorperating elements of hip-hop, rock 'n roll, reggae, dub, blues, and even a bit of punk rock, there's a lot of musical flavour to experience.
Interview: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer of The Lonely Island
Posted by: Paul Little • March 17, 2009 @ 5:39am
The Lonely Island -- the comedy collective featuring Saturday Night Live star Andy Samberg and SNL writers Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer -- recently released an album featuring a mix of past SNL Digital Shorts and a host of new songs (many with guest vocals from stars like Jack Black and Norah Jones).
M. Ward Hold Time (Amazon)
Hold Time marks the return of M.
The 51st Annual Grammy Awards may be taking place tonight -- with the likes of Lil Wayne, Coldplay, Sara Bareilles, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, and Radiohead all raking in multiple nominations -- but we here at ShowbizMonkeys.com look at music a little differently.
Lily Allen It's Not Me, It's You (Amazon)
This is Allen's second studio album, the follow up to 2006's Alright, Still. The album was recorded mostly in Los Angeles with producer Greg Kurstin who worked with Allen on her first album.
Bruce Springsteen Working on a Dream (Amazon)
The boss releases his 16th studio album this week, fresh off his performance at the Inauguration of President Barack Obama, and just before his appearance at Superbowl XLIII next weekend.
Fiction Family- Fiction Family (Amazon)
Fiction Family is a brand new side project from Switchfoot front man, Jon Foreman and Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek.
Happy New Year Everybody! January usually tends to be a pretty slow month for music releases, as people are back into saving mode post-christmas and not looking to buy new records. The major labels have been pretty quiet for the first two Tuesdays of 2009, but there are a few lesser known and indie releases coming out this week.
The Lonely Island, SNL's Digital Short masterminds, have a new CD coming out
Posted by: Paul Little • January 10, 2009 @ 4:37am
I'm pretty sure we're required by some sort of cosmic law to post this info. You see, The Lonely Island (Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer) -- the dudes behind the hugely popular SNL Digital Shorts -- are releasing an album on February 10th.
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