Whether you're rocking out to the latest Slipknot
or Foo
Fighters album, shaking it off to the new Taylor
Swift, or enjoying some new music from some old bands like Pink
Floyd – you've got a heck of a lot of listening to do.
It's a good thing they went and made music portable, huh?
Nothing makes a listening experience better than an good pair of headphones
and lucky for you, we've got some awesome in-ear headphones that'll do just
that! They're light, compact, and great for the music aficionado on the go!
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After over a million sales and still going strong, Pop's new queen Taylor
Swift has released a new music video for her track “Blank
Space” taken from her amazing new album 1989.
1989 is a touchstone; Taylor's songwriting and sonic evolution surprises
us more than ever before. Heavily keyboard and beat driven, the pop
sensibilities that have always been the hallmark of Taylor’s music now move
front and centre on 1989.
I'm going to go right ahead and say I quite enjoyed this track, along with
the majority of the album after a few listens :)
Pick up a copy of 1989 today!
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Well my fellow Rock fans, the day has finally come!
Sonic
Highways by The Foo Fighters, arguably the most anticipated
album of 2014 is in stock & shipping now.
Though not a soundtrack album by any stretch, Sonic Highways
shares its title with the Dave Grohl-directed eight-episode HBO series described
by Grohl as a love letter to the history of American music. For the album and
series, Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear
wrote and recorded one song in each of these eight cities,
delving into the local musical currents: how each region shaped these musicians
in their formative years, and in turn the impact those people had on the
cultural fabric of their hometowns.
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Lorde's “Yellow Flicker Beat” is the first single from the The
Hunger Games: Mockingjay (which Lorde also curated). Today is the young
superstars 18th birthday, and to celebrate, she's released the video for the
amazing song.
Lorde has also written a note about the ideas behind the video, as well as
her 18th birthday. Check
it out here!
Check out the Emily Kai Bock directed video below and let us know what you
think in the comments!
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If you're an avid vinyl collector or a budding enthusiast looking for a
record player, listen up. The Retro
Spin Turntable doesn't just offer you a great sound, but lets you
take that sound with you.
With speakers built into the case's lid, you've got everything you need to
enjoy your collection wherever you are – you can even educate the
unenlightened on what real music sounds like.
It doesn't matter what your music tastes are – whether
it's Slipknot's latest .5:
The Gray Chapter or a more classic vinyl sound like The
Beatles, it all sounds great! The only problem you'll face with this record
player is working out which albums you're going to take with you!
Be sure to grab your Retro
Spin Turntable now, then swing by our Mighty Vinyl Store and treat
yourself to some new entries to your collection!
The hugely anticipated new album, .5 The
Gray Chapter from veterans of Metal and all things heavy,
Slipknot is in stock and shipping now!
Surely as iconic as any band in the annals of rock, Slipknot
has starred on the cover of innumerable national and international publications,
from Rolling Stone, SPIN, and Alternative Press to Guitar World, Revolver, and
Billboard. What’s more, Slipknot has received myriad honors, awards, and
nominations, including a Grammy Award for “Best Metal Performance” as well
as six further Grammy nods, multiple Kerrang! Awards, Revolver Golden Gods
Awards, NME Awards, and Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards, and nods for both MTV
Video Music Awards and MTV Europe Music Awards.
I've listened to the album a few times now and am thoroughly digging the
majority of it. My favourite track right now would have to be “Custer” with
it's face melting tempo, making it utterly impossible to not bang your head in
approval. Taylor's vocals are as passionate and aggressive as ever with some of
the bands best work in years.
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Legends of Rock, The Foo Fighters have released the first
single from their highly anticipated upcoming album, Sonic
Highways. “Something From Nothing” was
recorder in Chicago with producer Steve Albini and is a ferocious assault of
Grohl's signature growl and lashings of absolutely superb guitar riffs laden
throughout this monster of a track. I am definitely digging this track!
Check out the song below and let me know what
you think!
Pre-order a copy of Sonic
Highways today for what is sure to be the biggest rock
album this year!
Three words for you. Treat. Yo. Self.
On the 13th of October, 2011, Tom and Donna from Parks and
Recreation brought us the day to beat all other days. Once a year they spend
the entire day treating themselves – there are no excuses not to buy anything
that you desire.
At Mighty Ape we revel in bringing you the guilty pleasure items that you
can't get from just anywhere. A few of the Gorilla's have put our heads
together and provided you with a list of items you may not have bought yet as it
just wasn't practical, you didn't want to spend the money or you couldn't find
any logical use for. We have one answer to that today – Treat
Yo Self.
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Check out our top new albums for this week, releasing on the 10th
of October!
1. You+Me –
Rose Ave – You+Me consists of Alecia
Moore (AKA P!nk) and Dallas Green (City and Colour)
and is a passion project for the two. The artists met through
Alecia’s husband Carey Hart and instantly felt a connection and wanted to
work together. Alecia invited Dallas to Los Angeles to write a song or two and
ended up writing 8 songs together in 1 week. The duo then decided to finish
and record an album.
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Pharrell's great run in 2014 seems to be going from
strength to strength with the release of a new music video for ‘Gust
Of Wind’ featuring Daft Punk. The video features
some beautiful choreography and scenery which compliments the upbeat happy
nature of the song perfectly. This track appears on Pharrell's most recent
album “G I R L”, available now in
the Mighty Ape Music Store.
Watch the clip, directed by Edgar Wright above and
let us know what you think in the comments below!
