In Greek mythology, Hercules is considered one of the most adventurous and forward-thinking characters. "He is an example of action and masculinity, and thus embodies characteristics such as great strength, great courage, and great appetites, including erotic adventures," according to Wikipedia.
Get ready to hear more about Temposhark across the mighty blogwaves and music magazines in the next few weeks in anticipation of the release of their fantastic debut CD "The Invisible Line" on March 25 in the U.S. and in April in the UK.
After Chester French, Anouk, Isabel Guzman, Adele and Temposhark, Vampire Weekend is another hot new act to look out for that will likely break out in 2008. People are buzzing about the New York City quartet who combine melodic indie rock, new wave pop with traditional African rhythms. The group likes to describe their fresh new sound as "Upper West Side Soweto" and that sums it up pretty nicely.
I was just a kid when Tone-Loc's rap classic "Wild Thing" was first released in 1988. After school, I used to spend time at Radio Veronica's studios in Hilversum, The Netherlands where I handed records to DJ Wessel van Diepen, one of the big Dutch radio personalities at the time, during his weekly radio show (together with Caroline Tensen who is now a major Dutch TV star, but I digress)