"Teenage Dream", the second album by mega pop star Katy Perry, has been released today in Germany including the summer hit "California Gurls" (featuring Snoop Dogg). Click the picture on the left for a huge version of the album's cover photo.
The standard edition of "Teenage Dream" comes with 12 tracks, the limited 2 CD edition has 2 more songs (dance hits she recorded with Timbaland and 3OH!3) and 3 remixes.
Of course the album is also available in … more
The new single "You Can Dance" by Bryan Ferry (Roxy Music) has been released on Amazon and iTunes now. The song has been co-written by noone else but Dave Stewart. "You Can Dance" is one of three song on Ferry's upcoming album based on the collaboration between them.
The single which was a club hit earlier this year as a remix by DJ Hell comes with various dance mixes: … more
Today, on Sunday, August 15, 2010, Dave Stewart finished the mixing and mastering of his new solo album "The Blackbird Studio Sessions" in Nashville. Less than 6 weeks since the first recording and after various breaks, the studio work for the album is done and he can relax again. According to a new appraisal by Dave, the album is going to be released in March 2011, accompanied by a single in January next year.
For an extensive chronology of … more
The Bastard Fairies are releasing their new 5 tracks EP "Man Made Monster" including 4 previously unreleased tracks tomorrow, on August 9, 2010.
"Man Made Monster"
Tracklist:
1. Tool For Your Love
2. Dirty Sexy Kill Kill
3. Man Made Monster
4. Silly Games
5. Fait Accompli
To read more about the first, free single Dirty Sexy Kill Kill and to watch its much discussed video clip click here now.
More about the Fairies on http://bastardfairies.com
The erotic movie "Showgirls" by Paul Verhoeven is one of the movies people speak usually passionate about, no matter if they praise its authenticity (only few do so), if they discuss the fun its trashy cheesiness brings them, or if they take up the cudgels for the excellent soundtrack for the movie for whom David A. Stewart signs responsible.
Now "Showgirls" is available on Blu-Ray for the first time from the US in a new, 15th Anniversary "Sinsational" Edition. … more
In April this year, a re-release of David Gray's album "Draw The Line" (featuring Annie Lennox on the duet "Full Steam") was announced for this month in the UK. The date has passed and no shop is listing the extended deluxe edition of the album - instead David Gray announced the release of a whole new studio album called "Foundling" for August 17, 2010.
The new edition of "Draw The Line" was meant to be include besides the … more
As reporterd today the Shakesepar's Sister latest album "Songs From The Red Room" is released today in a new, deluxe edition including the 14-track-album-CD PLUS an 8-track-bonus-disc with a number or rare and previously unreleased tracks.
For full tracklisting and song descriptions check out this news update from April 12 here on ethrill.net.
To order your copy of the deluxe edition, … more
Again Annie Lennox raised huge awareness not only with her musical performance American Idol's "Idol Gives Back" but also with her T-Shirt saying "HIV POSITIVE" on the front (back: "Fighting HIV/AIDS"). The front print cause a lot of confusion, questioning and sometimes even shock in blocks around the world as to whether or not Annie Lennox has the disease herself. Last year already she explained in a video on YouTube:
"I can tell you the good news is … more
As reported end of last year Dave Stewart wrote a hymn for the anti-cancer campaign Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). His song for cancer made huge waves (see here) when it was first played to the world - you might have seen this debut live performance with Ann Marie Calhoun.
Now a studio recording of the song with strings and Joss Stone on additional vocals has been released (cover see left).
The 2:40 min single edit of "Stand Up To Cancer" can be purchased at … more
Today, on March 29, 2010, Shakespears Sister's new ‘It’s A Trip’ EP (details and cover below) is released. The limited Edition 11 track MCD contains over 50 minutes of exclusive musical content. Includes 8 previously unreleased remixes, including mixes by Punx Soundcheck, Bis and Apolllo 440. It’s a Trip is taken from the current new album ”Songs From The Red Room” (purchase here). Also … more