Archive for July, 2006

he’s a full-grown manthing, but he’s not afraid to rock

Friday, July 28th, 2006

The Manthing, Roger Joseph Manning Jr., has just released the US version of his solo debut album, The Land Of Pure Imagination. It is online at iTunes, Rhapsody and Napster, with a CD version to follow September 12.

Roger will also be performing at the International Pop Overthrow Festival at Spaceland in LA on August 8. Go check him out if you’re in the area.

Hardware Defective

Saturday, July 22nd, 2006

The first single from Beck’s new album (no name, nor release date known, yet) is called “Cell Phone’s Dead.”  A video was shot by Michel Gondry.  Bootleg collectors will know the song as “Knock Out” from some of the club shows in early 2005.  You can hear the song over at Beck.com now… enjoy!