R.E.M-Accelerate

I know I haven't written anything in a while but truth be told I haven't been so excited about an album in so long. I was quite disappointed with the T in the Park Headliners this year but after listening to this and then the back catalogue I can't wait until Sunday the 13th July. Accelerate is an amazing album full of great riffs , catchy choruses and is R.E.M's best work in years. The album gets off at lightening pace with great rock tunes in the form of "Living Well Is The Best Revenge" and "Man-Sized Wreath". These two songs are definitely the stand out tunes on the album though to be honest there just a bit better than the others its all that good. It is the most rocky R.E.M have sounded in a long time and hopefully they'll carry this punkish momentum into their summer gigs and their next album.This is the best album I have heard this year and I thoroughly recommend it. The album is available everywhere now and can be bought here from play.com.Incase my glowing review hasn't convinced you listen yourself to the first single Supernatural Superserious and an acoustic performance of Living Well Is The Best Revenge from a van.

New Arctic Monkeys Video

I am a huge fan of the Arctic Monkeys, probably bordering on an obsession, and I think Favourite Worst Nightmare is the best British album of the 00's. Critically Fluorescent Adolescent is regarded as the best track on the album and it's easy to see why. With an foot tapping rhythm and addictive tune it was the obvious choice for their second single of the album. As usual the video does not feature the media shy band but instead does have a large number of clowns fighting. Is the video any good? Well that's up to you to decide.

Random Tune Of The Week No2

Sorry I have not posted anything in a while but the truth is I couldn't really be bothered but I'm back and I have tonnes of music to write about. I am going to start of by posting the video for my random tune of a week and this week it is Scouting For Girls's It's Not About You.

Calvin Harris

I mentioned in my post on BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Preston the hilarious Cribs spoof by Calvin Harris and finally here it is along with other videos by him from his tour with Faithless and others.

Mr West Is Back... At Last

Now Kanye West is probably my favourite artist so you can imagine my disappointment when he delayed the release of his new album Graduation from December 06 to June and now to September (It's still a doubt). At least now he has some new material out in the form of the mix tape Can't Tell Me Nothing. The mix tape includes the title track which is rumoured to his first release from his new album. The mix tape also includes snippets of two tracks almost certainly on Graduation. The first Stronger features a sample from Daft Punk's Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger and from the clip I have heard it is going to be a tune. The other is Young Folks again featuring a sample but this time from Young Folks(surprise, surprise) by Peter Bjorn and John. Also on the mix tape are some remixes by Kanye including T-Pain's Buy You A Drank, Throw Some D's and Ne-Yo's Because of You. The rest of the mix tape is a collection of tracks that Kanye features on or he has produced. A highlight is Us Placers by CRS, which is Kanye, Lupe Fiasco and Pharrell, who hopefully will release an album of their own. The first video is the new video for Can't Tell Me Nothing produced by the legendary Hype Williams and if you are lucky enough to have access to itunes USA then you can download it for free. When I forst heard the song I'll have to admit I didn't like it but after a few listens I think it is a great track but maybe not as good as some of Kanye's previous work. The second is the funny video for the witty rap Throw Some D's remix which is one of the best tracks on the mix tape in my opinion. Enjoy!