Celebrations World Cup Finale – This weekend, the eyes of the world will be focused on South Africa as the month long World Cup comes to a close. Once again, two European teams will battle for first place; last World Cup four years ago saw a gripping, head-butting, finale between France and Italy while this year The Netherlands and ... Read More »
We’ve talked a lot about all of the songs that musicians have been putting forth as their country’s unofficial anthems but today, let’s take a look at the Official World Cup 2010 song. Many big musicians vied for this accolade but in the end, Shakira won out with her song ‘Waka Waka (This time for Africa)’ with African beats and ... Read More »
What is a huge soccer fan to do when their team heads to the World Cup with no anthem? Pen their own of course. But what about when that fan happens to be Rivers Cuomo of Weezer? Well then, you have something special on your hands. And on the same day that America wins against Algeria, securing their spot in ... Read More »
The World Cup is gearing-up this year to be quite the spectacle, with North Korea hiring actors as fans and the constant drone of the vuvuzelas driving people mad, but at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Sandton, South Africa, a different kind of spectacle is happening. To help celebrate the World Cup, Adidas has set-up their official World Cup ... Read More »
Oh, how we love Denmark. Where else besides the multi-day Roskilde Festival can you experience some of the biggest names in music and its notable up-and-comers, skate on half-pipes, go fishing, take a dip, post some mail, fill your prescriptions, shop for groceries, do your laundry, and have your electric car battery recharged alongside 100,000 like-minded fans? Plus, because it is ... Read More »
With no official World Cup anthem this year, a few artists are trying their hand recording an unofficial song to rally the troops, as it were. First-up, Robbie Williams and Russell Brand team with Ian Broudie, of The Lightning Seeds, and comedy duo David Baddiel and Frank Skinner, the three original creators of the 1996 World Cup theme ‘Three ... Read More »
After waiting four long years, we are only 30 days away from the 2010 World Cup. We’re getting pretty excited about it and it seems we aren’t the only ones. For the past year Indiecater Records has been working on a World Cup compilation, asking some of their favorite bands to write a song about one of the qualifying teams. ... Read More »
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