The Music Page

-               The Jonas Brothers' third studio album, 'A Little Bit Longer', will be released on the 12th of August, and has been preceded by 'Burnin' Up' as the first single off the set. Songs from the album are currently being released via iTunes, with one song coming out roughly every two weeks. Also, the band recently starred in the Disney Channel movie musical 'Camp Rock', and is expected to appear in the movie's sequel which is currently in the works.

-               Kylie Minogue has received her OBE from the Prince of Wales at the Buckingham Palace for her services to music. The pop princess, who has sold more than 60 million records, also received France's highest cultural honour, the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters), earlier this year for "contribution to the enrichment of French culture".

- The Automatic will release their new single 'Steve McQueen' next month, and the track will precede the band's second album, 'This Is A Fix', which will be out on the 25th of August.

Jukebox
Band: MessiaH
Album: Scriptures of Sorrow

Trivia:

-               MessiaH was a finalist in the Pepsi Battle of the Bands in 2002.

-               In 2003, the band completed their album 'Scriptures of Sorrow', which includes the songs 'Hell on Earth', 'Death of the Reaper', 'Eternally Damned', 'Leave You In Dismay', 'Salvation' 'Tides of Torment', 'Pain, Hate, Tears, Death!', and 'Scriptures of Sorrow'.

-               The album is now available online on the band's website and can be downloaded from www.messiahx.net. According to the website, the album has been downloaded more than 300 times in one month.

The Vibe

'Humsafar' by the Strings

Osama Jafry: 'Humsafar' is the latest song from the new strings album 'Koi Aanay Wala Hai' to have hit the local music channels recently. Directed by the immaculate Jami and shot in the streets of Moscow, this video was highly anticipated, especially after the success of their title song's video. As far as the video goes, it has been shot in a good manner, a tad more different from other videos. At first glance, it gives a very 'western' impression and until one hears Faisal's vocals, one doesn't realise that it's a Pakistani video. However, my first impression on seeing the video was that it was inspired by a Nickelback video. Anyhow, that's happening far and wide in Pakistan. :)

The sound of the song, I believe, is trademark Strings with a sprinkling of some experimentation. Personally, I just loved the song and have really gotten hooked to it. So in short, 'Humsafar' is a lovely track and I'd have to say that its video fittingly complements its sound. Well done Jami and Strings!

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