Guns N’Axl
I’ve been listening quite a bit to this monumental album of the new GNR. As much as I’d like it to be the old I can’t help but also be happy about this new set up. The album is simply amazing. Different from what you’d expect from the Appetite era, but amazing nonetheless. I’m really hooked on two songs, Street of Dreams and Catcher in the Rye. The latter just blows my mind. Axl’s voice is out of this world on that one.
But that is the thing, the album seems to be such a testament to his voice that other parts are forgotten. Whether this was the intention or not I can’t say but GNR used to be about more than Axl. But I don’t really care. All that matters to me is that the music is good and indeed it is. In fact, at 4 minutes and 10 seconds or so, Catcher in the Rye possibly becomes my favorite part of music history!

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as written by Tobbi G. at 12:26 PM GMT

Gotan Project



Just a brilliant band Flor introduced me to on our trip to Argentina a year ago. I'd recommend almost every song of theirs. Electronic tango.

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as written by Tobbi G. at 11:37 PM GMT

Latin Lounge

I got an album called Latin Lounge the other day. Lots of cool lounge music with a latin touch. The song above stands out.

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as written by Tobbi G. at 11:21 PM GMT

Gets me in a good mood every time

Matt is a guy who had the simple idea of taping himself on his travels around the world while doing some "dance" moves. He was soon picked up by a gum company that decided to send him on another world tour promoting their product. His videos have always included cool songs that not only go well with the subject but are also very much to my liking. Check out Matt's videos here.

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as written by Tobbi G. at 3:24 AM GMT

The wait is almost over!

After waiting roughly 16 years for original songs by Guns N'Roses it seams the wait is soon to be over. Over the years Axl Rose has made announcements that the new album, Chinese Democracy, was just around the corner but time passed and nothing came out. After going through several bandmates, a few low quality leaks and 13 million dollars fans were recently presented to a treat. A proper leak. Finally.
It seems the demos leaked this June are in a fairly final state - fully produced, at least to my ears. And man do they rock! After much criticism and very little faith Mr. Rose still manages to pull through. Big time. It is a logical continuation of the Use Your Illusion duo but somehow it manages to surprise. For me a couple of songs stand out - resembling Axl's old ballads. The rest are great also however. Go out there, find them and listen. Hopefully the whole album will be out soon.

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as written by Tobbi G. at 10:17 PM GMT