Rapper, songwriter, producer, fashion designer, and now, the current love interest of Kim Kardashian — Kanye West plays many roles that makes both his career and personal life one of the most dynamic within the celebrity arena. Rated by Time Magazine as one of the most influential 100 people, Kanye West attracts focus with his versatile accomplishments and riveting personality.

LA based blues rock band Darin Bennet and the Requiem have announced their debut EP ‘Midnight Storybook‘ being available for download on iTunes. The band’s sound is mostly characterized by Darin’s expressive vocals spreading from mysterious whispers to a loud growl, his original slide guitar and banjo playing style. It’s very promising that Darin Benett finally formed his own band which started to perform very powerful and well-arranged blues rock.
You may watch this cool video made for the first single Holdin’ Me off the EP:

The brightest new Italian progressive rock band La Coscienza di Zeno (CDZ) announced that their second album will be released on Fading Records, a division of AltrOck Productions. After the success of their debut album, the band members plan to confirm their RPI (Rock progressivo Italiano) direction: a powerful voice, rich instrumental arrangements and a great melodic vein. A young band is going to refresh the past of the most genuine prog music (as they’ve done actually with their first record).

The Mars Volta have released the first single “The Malkin Jewel” off the upcoming new album “Noctourniquet” expected in stores on March 27th.

Since long you have aimed high, high as becoming a celebrity in the music world; but rarely have you got enough support to find your way to stardom. With dreams in your eyes you searched here and there to find a foothold and master the art of music. Today, music is considered a commercial product and is sold widespread across the world. Yes most music are commercialized and sold to companies craving for it. Music production mostly entails investment of hefty amounts and abiding by the current standards. Independent artists …

2011. A hell of a lot of great stuff came out this year, known and unknown, and I must admit I fucked up on the whole listening to everything released part. Regardless, I’ve compiled a list of my favourite ten albums of the year, in alphabetical order. Mostly it’s pretty obvious, but hey, that’s because they’re good. In any case, here’s to an even better 2012.
Top ten albums for 2011
 
Bon Iver – Bon Iver

For Emma, Forever Ago was such a brilliant work of music I figured his next album would …

If you’re into head banging rather than into Christmas softies…
 
When you grow up as a rocker, you’ll learn that rockers love to head bang, and also love everything that is noisy and loud. The louder, the harder, the better! In this blog post you will find ten Christmas rock songs which made history, well at least some of them. Dedicated to all those who don’t want to listen to Mariah Carey or some other horny and money making machine moaning about Christmas. We want it loud, wild and great! Please …

Martin’s temper ‘up in flames’ at Manchester leg of Mylo Xyloto tour.
 
There was confusion with fans as to what had happened to Coldplay frontman’s usual polite demeanour after his repeated foul language at the M.E.N arena on their second date of their 2011 Mylo Xyloto tour. On numerous occasions Martin reacted to his paranoia of the band being, quote, “a shit Radiohead”, by using the ‘f’ word in nearly all of his crowd involvement whenever he wasn’t one hundred per cent happy with a note, a guitar – “this guitar …

Before I start this review, I should probably say I am a huge Dylan fan. This review may be biased, just a warning.
Anyway, I went to see Bob Dylan at the Hammersmith Apollo on the 21st of November with four friends, two of which had never even listened to the man (incredible to me as that is). With Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame as a warm-up act, this was looking to be a good night. Arriving extra early, on my insistence, we got very close to the stage. I …

This is an article I’ve wrote earlier on this year; a rant about the music industry and as you most probably can notice, I am in no way encouraging piracy and free distribution of music. I am myself an original music record collector. It seems though that many article submission websites are very close to the music industry and refused to post my article. The reason? Promotion of piracy and MP3′s. Such a joke!
Music Industry should embrace technology and change
In the late 1990′s, mp3′s became widespread all over the internet …