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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.
Britney Spears Circus (Amazon)
Just in case y'all have been living in media blackout and somehow missed the memo: this week is all about Britney Spears.
Dido Safe Trip Home (Amazon)
It has been five years since the release of Life for Rent, London-born singer-songwriter Dido's breakout album.
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