Louis XIV has been laying low for a few years after their sophomore effort "The Best Little Secrets Are Kept", but now they are back in the mix with an entirely new album called "Slick Dogs and Ponies" which is due for a January 29th release. In typical Louis XIV fashion, "Guilt By Association" is the first single from the new album which is being distributed free of charge all over the web. Their latest press release explains that the new album "explores new sonic terrain with a lush, grandiose collection that includes string arrangements by world renowned composer David Campbell that makes up for a record that demonstrates a devotion to artistic growth, blending classical sensibility with their rock and roll roots." Click here to download "Guilt by Association" or hit the play button below to preview the new track. Guilt By Association

The AmazonMp3 music store launched back in September to above average reviews and a very decent library of more than 2 million songs. And now the service just got a little bit better with the addition of Warner Music Group. Starting this week, most of WMG's digital audio assets will be available on AmazonMp3, DRM free of course just like everything else on AmazonMp3. Warner Music Group holds several very popular labels including Atlantic, Rhino Records, Warner Brothers Records and Bad Boy Records just to name a few. But if aren't familiar with, or just haven't had a chance to use the AmazonMp3 music store, I would highly recommend giving it a try. Go ahead, iTunes wont mind. In fact, songs are cheaper on Amazon, they are all in Mp3/DRM free format, the service is very easy to use, and if you just can't break things off with iTunes, you can import anything you have downloaded from Amazon to iTunes and distribute the music to as many machines or devices as you want.

Oasis is back in the studio laying down tracks for their seventh full length album according to Spinner.com who recently interviewed front man Liam Gallagher. "We've got like 8 songs wrote. I think they're f***ing great," Liam told Spinner. "We've just gotta make sure we write the right record and so we're sort of just picking at these songs and sort of amplifying them a bit more. We've got off to a good start. There's not one acoustic song on it -- it's all f***ing rocking." Hopefully this time around Liam and brother Noel Gallagher can put their differences aside long enough to make it happen. Judging by Spinner's interview, everything is running smooth and looking good for a 2008 release. Oasis' last album "Don't Believe the Truth" produced by Dave Sardy was released in 2005 and according to Liam, the band is standing by Dave to help them with this album as well. "He's top man. I like him," Liam said of the producer. "We're all on the same page. We're all having a laugh and it's going really easy. We're not having any struggle with any sounds or anything. Touch wood it remains like that." Head over to ...

If you are looking for a little distraction during your day, Songza.com is the site for you. Songza is the concept of 23-year-old Aza Raskin to bring virtually any song to your fingertips. Songza allows users to search, play, share, rate and much more for an insane amount of music. The interface is as simple as they come with a search field and submit button. Once you find what you are looking for, simply click it for more options. Aza Raskin states "I am proud to announce the release of Songza, a music search engine and Internet jukebox. Songza solves the related problems of “I want to hear a song” and “I want to share a song with a friend.” Released on November 8, its popularity is growing rapidly: We’re poised to reach one million songs played within just a week of launching Songza. Songza is also an interface showcase. I’ve used the interface principles discussed here on the Humanized blog to design Songza to be humane, slick, and viral. Play with the interface for a bit, and you’ll find habituatable pie-menus instead of slow linear menus; an inviting design that uses only two icons, both of which act as ...

Way back in 98 Jay-Z dropped "Hard Knock Life" which immediately jumped the charts and got him nominated for his first Grammy. Nearly 10 years, 6 Grammy's and 9 number one albums later, Jay-Z has another hit on his hands. "American Gangster" (loosly tied to the movie) released under Def Jam Records makes Jay-Z's 10th album at the top of the US album charts according to Billboard.com. Elvis Presley is probably turning in his grave as we speak because he is now tied at second place with Jay-Z for the most number one albums on the chart right under The Beatles with a massive 19 #1 albums. Check out "Blue Magic" from "American Gangster" streaming below which is also our Mp3 of the Week. JayZ "Blue Magic"

Just when you thought they were broken up for good... yet again, Weezer fans can rejoice with the confirmation that "Album Six" is on its way for an April 2008 release. Last month, bassist Scott Shriner released the following statement on Weezer's official site: "We've finished. Album 6 is getting ready for mixing and I have never been so excited about a project in my life. Weezer fans truly have something to look forward to. The entire band has accomplished some of its most challenging goals as a group and as individuals. It's all coming together on this album. To sum it up, at the beginning of the recording each member asked himself "what do you want out of this session?" The answer lies ahead." On the official "Album Six" website, you will also find the release date for another album simply titled "Alone": The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo,' which is due out on December 18th. Rivers says "This is a CD of my favorite home demos from ’92 to ’07 featuring a lot of never heard before songs, a few covers, a few songs from my unfinished rock musical "Songs From The Black Hole" and my original demo ...

Lou Reed is back in action with none other than The Killers of all bands. "Tranquilize" is the first single to be released on their new forth coming album called Sawdust. The majority of tracks on this new album will be comprised of b sides, remixes, cover songs and soundtrack singles but "Tranquilize" stands to be the first previously unreleased original track featuring guest vocals from Lou Reed. Tranquilize is a classic example of why some bands should stick to what they are good at. That's not to say that this is a horrible track, but it's definitely not up to par with what the Killers have shown they can do in the past. In short, the entire track is a bit half assed and repetitive from a musical and lyrical standpoint. Despite this mess of a single, I still have some hope for the rest the new album and it will be especially interesting to see how the Killers interpret several covers including songs from Joy Division, Dire Straits and many more. Check out the "Tranquilize" music video featuring Lou Reed here.

Publishers are finally starting to realize that they need to embrace this so called "digital age" instead of fighting it. The idea of providing a magazine in digital format is not a new concept by any means, and it amazes me that publications such as Rolling Stone have taken this long to make the leap. Seriously... companies such as Zinio.com have provided a digital solution for magazine distribution and consumption since 2001, but only with mild success. The problem is, in my opinion, that everyone including publishers and digital distributors such as Zinio are still so wrapped up with the "DRM" concept that they can't come up with a business model that works well for everyone. Anyway, the news here is that Rolling Stone is in fact providing their entire magazine, digital, and free of charge at RollingStone.com (sponsored by LG). This is a small step forward in the right direction, but the method in which they have implemented it "SUCKS" in a big way for the reader. RS has chosen to distribute their mag using a very clunky 1990's style flash based reader. There is so much zooming and panning involved that it's hard to stick with it for ...