Song of the day: John Butler - "Ocean"

John Butler has decided to re-record his instrumental track "Ocean", which he has been performing for last 12 years. It was recorded in his studio called The Compound in his hometown of Fremantle Western Australia in February 2012.

For John, this track is very special. He has written about the track:

"OCEAN is a very interesting aspect of my life. It is part of my DNA. It conveys all things I can't put into words.
Life, loss, love, spirit. As I evolve so too does 'Ocean'. The song was first recorded as part of my first album/cassette,
"Searching For Heritage", which I sold when I busked, then for my first self-titled studio album 12 years ago -- "John Butler (1998)".
The song has been watched online incredibly over 25 million times in various formats, nearly always live, be it from MusicMax Sessions or from one of the many festivals I have had the pleasure to play. I'd like to thank you for your continued support over all these years; it means so much to me. I would like to thank you by offering this first studio recording of 'Ocean' in over a decade as a free download.
I recorded it in my favourite studio, The Compound here in Fremantle Western Australia, a studio you helped me build.
This marks just another fleeting moment in a career that is very much ongoing.
I look forward to bringing you many new songs and albums into the future and continuing this amazing journey with you ALL.
THANK YOU,
J.B"

You can download "Ocean" here.

I really admire this artist because I can feel he does music with passion and with his heart. This track only proves this fact.

Song of the day: Mumford & Sons - "I Will Wait"

This is the first track revealed from Mumford & Sons' upcoming record. "I Will Wait" is good track and I hope the whole album will be as good as this track.

New album Babel is out on September 24.

Listen to new track from Green Day

The Green Day have revealed second single from their first record of the upcoming album trilogy. The song is called "Kill The DJ" and it is the second single after "Oh Love" from ¡Uno!.

 

The track is not bad, but in fact, I expected something different from their new sound. I like "Oh Love" much better.

Actually, the band also revealed third song from their upcoming trilogy. Even though, it is recorded live, it is good and I feel that "Let Yourself Go" should be the second single.

Watch The Gaslight Anthem's entire performance at Letterman

As you all know, The Gaslight Anthem released awesome record entitled Handwritten last month. Roughly three weeks before the official release of the record, the band performed at Letterman.

You can now watch the entire performance from that night - it is quite awesome.

Picture of the day: August 14, 2012

Sorry I've been posting so little lately, but it is summer so I try to go out as much as possible. However, when I have little time I always try to post something new.

This photo comes from Slovak Grape Festival, which took place last weekend. Artists like Morcheeba, Example, The Subways or Blood Red Shoes performed at this festival.

The Subways were even kind enough to perform intimate acoustic set before their main gig. Here is photo from the set:

Song of the day: Lana Del Rey - "Summertime Sadness"

Beautiful song.

Green Day to release The Studio Albums 1990 - 2009 Boxset

Green Day will release their trilogy of albums entitled ¡UNO! ¡DOS! ¡TRE! over the next few months. In anticipation to this trilogy, they decided to release their previous albums in a boxset.

Boxset entitled The Studio Albums 1990 - 2009 will feature each studio album in an individual paper package with original artwork. It will be available in stores on September 4.

The Studio Albums 1990 - 2009 will include:

1,039/ Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (1990)
Kerplunk (1992)
Dookie (1994)
Insomniac (1995)
Nimrod (1997)
Warning (2000)
American Idiot (2004)
21st Century Breakdown (2009)

See also:

Listen to Green Day - "Let Yourself Go"

Listen to Green Day - "Oh Love"

Watch trailer for "Oh Love"

Watch trailer for ¡DOS!

Watch trailer for ¡UNO!

Watch Green Day's studio updates

Song of the day: Rise Against - "Drones"

Kickass track performed live at Rock am Ring 2012.

Picture of the day: August 2, 2012

Two Door Cinema Club enjoying summer festivals...

Song of the day: Moby - "Extreme Ways"

Great movie trilogy The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum will now have a follow-up. New movie will be called Bourne Legacy and will be in theaters next week. Although Matt Damon won't appear in this movie, I have a good feeling about it.

Anyways, as you may know, Moby's track "Extreme Ways" appeared in all three movies. And this fourth one will be no exception. Except, Bourne Legacy will feature re-recorded and re-arranged version of the song:

 You can also check out the orchestral version of the track: