On Further Review by Julie Stoller It dawns like an early morning sunrise, with chorus, piano and strings drawing a pastoral scene. Punctuated by organ chords and soft percussive flourishes, the introduction is somberly recited by a man who is both observer and observed. I was laughing and in tears at the first song. But that’s about right, isn’t it? This is Leonard Cohen. new release! "Different Sides" by Leonard Cohen For “ Old Ideas ,” Cohen’s first new album since 2004 (studio album #12), the production is clean, crisp and sparse, with sharp focus on the vocals and ...

Rob da Bank has just announced some incredible additions to the Bestival line-up. Joining the already announced Orbital will be Sigur Rós, Justice, The xx (UK festival exclusive), Two Door Cinema Club, Soulwax, Azealia Banks, The Horrors, 2 Many DJs, Nero. Warpaint, De La Soul, Major Lazer, Spiritualized, Gary Numan, Buraka Son Sistema, Little Dragon, Gold Pandam Lianne La Havas, The @ Bears, T.E.E.D, Four Tet (DJ), Caribou (DJ), DJ Yoda, Stopmakingme and many more. Pretty good, right? Bestival takes place at Robin Hill Country Park, Isle Of Wight – 6th to 9th September 2012. You can find out ...

This morning the latest trailer for Marc Webb's reboot of the Spider-Man franchise found its way online and one thing is certain: it definitely seems to be a truer take on Stan Lee's classic comic book hero.

Baby Eagle and The Proud Mothers are set to release Bone Soldiers on March 6th via You've Changed Records . The album is the latest release from former Constantines co-vocalist and guitarist Steve Lambke, following up last year's Dog Weather . His band this time out features Will Kidman, another Cons alumni, along with Attack In Black members Ian Kehoe and Spencer Burton and Peterborough, Ontario's Nick Ferrio. If you're keeping score the associated solo acts with those four are Wolly Leaves, Marine Dreams , The Grey Kingdom and Nick Ferrio & His Feelings . The record was recorded in Toronto ...

Whether you deem it necessary or not, the lucrative Spiderman franchise was pegged for another reboot, this time with Marc Webb at the helm, and Andrew Garfield (of Social Network fame) tackling the titular role of the young Peter Parker. The film looks to focus more on the earlier days of Spiderman, with the discovery [...] Read more at Hypebeast.com

Our commemoration of Black History Month continues with the second installment of Black History Month Does Fashion, the highlighting of black supermodels of the present. PHOTOS: Black History Does Fashion: Black Models Of The Past In this first part of the series , we highlighted the original path builders who brought color to the mute runway: two of the timeless beauties of Versailles, Bethann Hardison and Pat Cleveland, and the first black model to be featured on the cover of Vogue, Beverly Johnson. PHOTOS: Naomi Campbell Dazzles In Harper's Bazaar Now, we will celebrate their successors who kept the dream ...

How much of the Gary Numan renaissance do we credit to Trent Reznor, and how much to the tides of fashion flowing back towards the grand old man of synth? Hmm, while the trainspotters discuss that, here’s some of Gary’s recent handiwork. He’s teamed up with Ade Fenton to remix Evokateur’s single ‘Wolf Girl’. The result is a slinky, fuzzy mess of machines and breathless vocals that perfectly advertises the forthcoming ‘Crows Wedding’ EP, which Evocateur launch on March 9th.     Story originally posted on SupaJam .

Frank YangIt probably amounts to some sort of Can-rock heresy, but I think I actually like Bry Webb on his own more than I ever did with Constantines. I fully acknowledge why many hold the Cons up as one of the greatest Canadian rock acts of the past however many years/decades/centuries – I’ve seen them [...]

Marc Webb says his new movie is no mere remake

Better late than never, ATS’ Top 50 Albums of 2011 is finally here, and trust me, it’s worth the wait. Also, take a listen to tracks from the albums on our Spotify playlist here. Enjoy! 50. Battles- Gloss Drop By Charles With Battles last year announcing the departure of Tyondai Braxton, many wondered what the follow up to 2007′s Mirrored would hold. But it wasn’t as if the remaining members lacked experience – this is, after all, the “super group” boasting members from Don Caballero and Helmet – and they duly pulled through. Pulling in favours from Matias Aguayo ...

Pt. 1  Dustin White leads me down a hallway and Sundown introduces themselves. dustin white discussess how west virginia is awesome but it could give you cancer. more after jump pt 3. TK Webb briefly discusses his past and Dustin … Continue reading →

Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Releases Caitlin Durlak | AFP/Getty Images The Constantines always projected a working-class vibe, but no one could have predicted that, after the band went on extended hiatus in 2010, frontman Bry Webb would nearly give up music completely to join the working class. After celebrating the Ontario band's 10 anniversary with a series of shows in 2010, the Constantines announced they would be taking time off to focus on other pursuits. While most of the members started up side projects, Webb admits he was burned out on music completely, and so he went to ...

by teepoo I watched We Bought A Zoo yesterday and this song reminded me of it. (Don’t watch the movie though it sucks). Here’s a song called Zebra from London, Ontario’s Bry Webb who is also known as the frontman of the band The Constantines. It’s a gentle acoustic from his latest album Provider. Bry [...]

Today dance festival Bloc not only announced their initial line up for this years event but also a change of location and date. Usually held at Butlins, Minehead in the spring, organisers have moved things to Docklands, London. Line up highlights include a Joy Orbison and Jackmaster with a back to back set and ATOL a collective featuring Marcel Dettmann, Shed and Modeselektor. For more information and tickets head to www.blocweekend.com . Full Line Up Orbital Flying Lotus Gary Numan Ricardo Villalobos Squarepusher Battles Jeff Mills Carl Craig 69 Apparat Band ATOL (Modeselektor, Marcel Dettman, Shed) Scuba Shackleton Ellen ...

The first wave of artists for Bloc 2012 have been announced. Squarepusher, Four Tet, and Ricardo Villalobos are amongst the highlights from a startlingly good first announcement. Artists now confirmed for Bloc are: Orbital, Flying Lotus, Gary Numan, Ricardo Villalobos, Squarepusher, Battles, Jeff Mills, Carl Craig 69, Apparat Band, ATOL (Modeselektor, Marcel Dettman, Shed), Scuba, [...]