iTunes: Free Tuesday
Once again, it's Tuesday and TUAW is pleased to present you with a selection of free songs and videos from around the world. Many of these iTMS items won't be free for long–so grab your copies before the week is up.
Music
US: Pictures of You by The Last Goodnight
Each week, we find a track from an artist or a band who's on the cusp of success and bring it to you, for free, as our Single of the Week. The Last Goodnight is a group from Connecticut that spent most of the previous 10 years known as Renata. Last year, the band regrouped as the Last Goodnight, released the album Poison Kiss, and has struck a nerve with the poignant, driving alt-rock of "Pictures of You."
US: No Hay Espacio by Black Guayaba
Each week, we find a track from an artist or a band who's on the cusp of success and bring it to you, for free, as our Canción de la Semana. Our song this week is the title track from the new album from Puerto Rico's Black Guayaba. Depending which side of the fence you're on, it's either a modern update of a classic rock power ballad, or a contemporary rock tune with some old-school flavor. Strongly melodic, with guitars that soothe more than rage, but driven by a hands-in-the-air, sweeping quality that aims to fill in some arena space, "No Hay Espacio" is our Canción de la Semana.
US: Love Is a Drug by Jypsi
Our Discovery Download puts the focus on a different genre each week, offering up a free track we think is worth your attention. Jypsi is a four piece from North Carolina made up of three sisters and a brother. The band lays on the heavy harmonies and string-soaked sounds of classic country, but also brings in the pop arrangements and brashness that cry out for crossover success. Need a break from the Dixie Chicks? Give Jypsi a chance.
Australia: Touched By Love by Eran James
Each week, we find a track from an artist or a band we've been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Single of the Week. It's been three years since Eran James' debut album, but now he returns with "Touched By Love" – the first single off his soon-to-be-released sophomore album. Still in his teenage years, James has an amazingly well-developed, soulful voice. "Touched By Love" is a groovy little pop-soul tune, with some great horns and electric piano work strongly inspired by classic '70s soul.
New Zealand: Touched By Love by Eran James
Each week, we find a track from an artist or a band we've been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Single of the Week. It's been three years since Eran James' debut album, but now he returns with "Touched By Love" – the first single off his soon-to-be-released sophomore album. Still in his teenage years, James has an amazingly well-developed, soulful voice. "Touched By Love" is a groovy little pop-soul tune, with some great horns and electric piano work strongly inspired by classic '70s soul.
Canada: Do It or Die by Die Mannequin
Each week, we find a track from an artist or a band we've been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Single of the Week. Die Mannequin is a trio from Toronto whose crunchy, riff rock is perfectly suited for raising your arm (leather studded bracelet in check) and pumping your fist in the air. Take the earlier, grittier sound of the '90s Seattle scene, add in some hard-rock riffage (think Queens of the Stone Age, not Randy Rhodes) and a touch of punk's spikiness, then mix in vocalist Care Failure's sweet-but-possibly-violent singing personality and you've got a new band name to tattoo on your back. "Do It Or Die" is our free Single of the Week.
France: Fairytale by Constance Amiot
Constance Amiot a une silhouette dont le charme rappelle au souvenir les grandes icônes aux cheveux longs de la scène folk américaine des années 60, telles que Joni Mitchell et Joan Baez. Son premier album Fairytale reflète les nuances de sensibilité d'une artiste qui est à la fois " d'ici " (la France, où elle est née de parents français) et de " là-bas " (d'Amérique, où elle a grandi et acquis ses origines culturelles). Pour ce premier album, douze ballades inédites composent la toile de fond musicale, rendue homogène par la guitare acoustique, les arrangements soignés et par cette voix joliment teintée qui, sans jamais forcer sur l'émotion, porte loin.Si vous aimez ce morceau, obtenez l'album ici.
UK: This Is the Thing by Fink
Each week, we find a track from an artist or a band we've been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Single of the Week. Fink is Fin Greenall, a DJ, producer, and singer/songwriter who has just released his new album, Distance and Time, on Ninja Tune. "This Is the Thing" is getting a lot of exposure thanks to its usage in a new Mastercard advert, but the song does just fine on its own. It's a rumbling, finger-picked acoustic mood piece with Fink's husky whispering hovering over the rhythms.
Video
Exes & Ohs: There Must Be Rules...
Meet Jennifer, a documentary filmmaker with a vivid fantasy life and a floundering career. Jennifer wants to find Ms. Right . . . but first she must navigate the rules of lesbian life, most of which she learns the hard way. Fortunately, her friends are there to help: Sam, a sexy commitment-phobe who flips women faster than real estate; Chris and Kris, a lesbian couple expanding both their pet accessory business and their family; and Crutch, a young musician who wants to be taken seriously but still has some growing up to do. Surviving singlehood, couplehood – and each other – has never looked quite like this.
America's Most Smartest Model: The Casting Special
Beauty is a double-edged sword. It seems to be a commonly accepted notion in the world today that the prettier someone is, the less intelligent they are expected to be. And no one has it worse than models. Do smart models exist, or does a life devoted to getting by on one's looks make a person stupid? Now VH1 will attempt to answer this burning question by casting a wide net in search of America's Most Smartest Model.
Gossip Girl: Pilot
The O.C. creator Josh Schwartz takes on Manhattan's Upper East Side in this drama where gossip rules and affluent prep-school students find themselves with the money, access, and appetite to explore all of the temptations New York City has to offer. Based on the bestselling series of young-adult novels by Cecily von Ziegesar, this drama is told through the eyes of an all-knowing blogger who is determined to uncover and fuel every scandal possible – including the intense rivalry between two popular girls – via her constant, avidly read text messages.
Bones The Widow's Son In the Windshield
Several questions were left hanging at the end of Season 2: What happened after Angela and Hodgins fled the altar, leaving Brennan and Booth to fill the gap? Will Zack go to Iraq? If so, what will happen to him there? Will Cam and Booth resume their on-again, off-again relationship? In the third season of Bones, Brennan and Booth find themselves on the trail of a serial killer who discards his victims' remains off freeway overpasses. Brennan also must deal with the trial of her father, Max Keenan, for the murder of the Deputy Director of the FBI.
US: Moonlight, No Such Thing As Vampires
A new series from legendary producer Joel Silver (The Matrix films, Veronica Mars), Moonlight stars Alex O'Loughlin (The Shield) as a Los Angeles private investigator with a dark secret – he's a vampire. Using supernatural abilities to walk in the worlds of both light and shadow, Mick tries to atone for the wrongs of his past while contending with both his adversaries and growing conflict within.
US: Secrets & Lies Desperate Housewives, Now You Know
It's a hell of a day in the neighborhood as the fourth season heats up. Picking up from the third season's shocking cliffhanger, the neighborhood immediately ignites with drama. What will Gabrielle do about her ambitious new husband? Can surprise newlyweds Susan and Mike find their happy ending? Will the Van de Kamp's keep Bree's secret in the family? Can Lynette survive her personal crisis? And what about Edie? A controversial new neighbor on Wisteria Lane will only add fuel to the fire. With a season pass, you won't get burned by missing an episode.