Daft Punk

Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk Releases Six Hour Album

by Paul Cashmere

Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter has released a five hour 51 minute soundtrack ‘Chiroptera Matiere Premiere’.

Tagged as: 90s, Daft Punk, dance, France, techno, Thomas Bangalter

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Daryl Braithwaite Turns 75. Happy Birthday Daryl

by Paul Cashmere

Happy birthday to Australian music legend Daryl Braithwaite, who turns 75 today.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Daft Punk, Daryl Braithwaite, pop, rock, Sherbet

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Not a Joke – Sony To Release Drumless Version of Daft Punk ‘Random Access Memories’

by Paul Cashmere

More proof that the music business is descending into utter ridiculousness comes news that there is a drumless version of the Daft Punk classic ‘Random Access Memories’ on the way.

Tagged as: 10s, Daft Punk, drumless, electronica, France, Random Access Memories

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Daft Punk To Debut New Song With The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas

by Music-News.com

Daft Punk are set to debut a previously unheard song featuring The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas.

Tagged as: 90s, Daft Punk, Electronic, France, Julian Casablancas, pop, The Strokes, USA

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Daft Punk Split At 28 Years

by Paul Cashmere

After 28 years Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo have decided to split up as Daft Punk.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Daft Punk, dance, Electronic, electronica, Europe, France

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Daft Punk Release Remix Album

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Daft Punk has finally released their album Human After All (Remixes) worldwide after it only being a Japanese release for the last eight years.

Tagged as: 90s, Daft Punk, Europe, France, music news, pop

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The Vinyl Sales Illusion, LPs Really Don’t Sell

by Paul Cashmere

“Vinyl sales are the saving the music business. Hallelujah!” How many times have we heard that in the past year?

Tagged as: Daft Punk, Random Access Memories, vinyl

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Daft Punk Release Instant Crush Video

by Music-News.com

Daft Punk have released the video for their new single ‘Instant Crush’ featuring The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas.

Tagged as: Daft Punk, instant crush, Julian Casablancas, The Strokes

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Flume And Lorde Are Two Of The Most Streamed Artists On Spotify For 2013

by Anthony Barton

Spotify have released their streaming data for 2013, showing the year’s most streamed artists in Australia and the rest of the world.

Tagged as: Daft Punk, Flume, Lorde, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Rihanna, Spotify

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Lorde Pure Heroine Is Spotify’s Most Streamed Debut Album

by Paul Cashmere

‘Pure Heroine’ by Lorde is the most streamed debut album ever for Spotify.

Tagged as: Daft Punk, Lorde, Pure Heroine, Robin Thicke, Royals

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Nile Rodgers and Chic and The Melvins To Play Meredith

by Paul Cashmere

The Meredith Music Festival will feature Chic featuring Nile Rodgers and The Melvins.

Tagged as: Chic, Daft Punk, Meredith Music Festival, Nile Rodgers, The Melvins

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Nile Rodgers Is More Than Chic

by Paul Cashmere

There is more to Nile Rodgers than Chic and Daft Punk.

Tagged as: Chic, Daft Punk, Debbie Harry, Diana Ross, Nile Rodgers, Nile Rogers, Sister Sledge

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Dreadzone Release Their 7th Album

by Music-News.com

Dreadzone, delighted us all when they flew into the commercial domain with the unique, genre busting dub, folk, electronic dance epic ‘Second Light’ which featured their first ground breaking top 40 hit ‘Little Britain’ back in ’96.

Tagged as: 1990s, 2010s, Alan McGee, Big Audio Dynamite, Daft Punk, Department S, Don Letts, Dreadzone, dub, Electronic Dance, Greg Dread, Greg Roberts, Lena Cullen, Leo Williams, Massive Attack, Mick Jones, The Chemical Brothers, The Clash, Tim Bran, U.K.

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Warner Music Completes Acquisition Of Parlophone

by Paul Cashmere

EMI’s Parlophone Records has been officially folded into Warner Music making way for new release announcements for albums from Moby and David Guetta this week.

Tagged as: Blur, Coldplay, Daft Punk, Danger Mouse, David Bowie, David Guetta, Duran Duran, Edith Piaf, Eliza Doolittle, Iron Maiden, Itzhak Perlman, Jethro Tull, Kate Bush, Kylie Minogue, M. Pokora, Mariza, Pablo Alborán, Parlophone, Pet Shop Boys, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Raphael, Tina Turner, Tinie Tempah, Warner Music

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Harrison Craig Scores 4th Fasting Selling Album on 2013 But So What?

by Paul Cashmere

The Voice winner Harrison Craig’s ‘More Than A Dream’ album became the 4th fastest selling album of 2013 this week but was that good enough?

Tagged as: Birds Of Tokyo, Bon Jovi, Daft Punk, Harrison Craig, Justin Timberlake, More Than A Dream, The Voice

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Loverboy Get Lucky Off Daft Punk Success

by Paul Cashmere

The success of Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ song has given Canada’s Loverboy a boost in streaming plays. Loverboy had an album titled ‘Get Lucky’ 32 years ago and people are discovering it when searching for the Daft Punk track.

Tagged as: 80s, Canada, Daft Punk, Get Lucky, Loverboy, rock, USA

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Bernard Fanning of Powderfinger photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Bernard Fanning Departures Is 6th Fastest Seller Of 2013

by Paul Cashmere

Bernard Fanning’s second solo album ‘Departures’ has become the 6th fastest selling album of 2013 with 11,339 sales.

Tagged as: Bernard Fanning, Birds Of Tokyo, Black Sabbath, Daft Punk, Justin Timberlake

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ARIA Chart: Bernard Fanning Departures Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The second solo album for former Powderfinger front-man Bernard Fanning becomes his second solo No.1 album, as “Departures” sails into the top spot on the ARIA Albums chart this week.

Tagged as: Andrew Stockdale, ARIA, Australia, Bernard Fanning, Black Sabbath, charts, Daft Punk, industry, Queens Of The Stone Age

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Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Queens Of The Stone Age End Week At No 1 In USA

by Paul Cashmere

Queens of the Stone Age ‘Like Clockwork’ had a convincing win to take the top spot on the US chart this week with over 84,000 copies sold.

Tagged as: Daft Punk, Feel, Hitsdailydouble.com, industry, Like Clockwork, Queens Of The Stone Age, rock, USA

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Queens Of The Stone Age To Dethrone Daft Punk In USA

by Paul Cashmere

Queens of the Stone Age ‘Like Clockwork’ looks set to be the number one album in the USA by the end of this week pushing Daft Punk ‘Random Access Memories’ from the top of its perch.

Tagged as: Daft Punk, Feel, Hitsdailydouble.com, Queens Of The Stone Age, rock, USA

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Queens Of The Stone Age Topple Daft Punk 12k to 9k

by Paul Cashmere

Queens of the Stone Age ‘Like Clockwork’ pushed right over the top of Daft Punk ‘Random Access Memories’ to outsell Daft Punk 12k to 8k.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australian albums, chart, Daft Punk, Queens Of The Stone Age

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ARIA Chart: Queens Of The Stone Age Topple Daft Punk

by Gavin Ryan

Queens of the Stone Age take their sixth set and first album in six years straight to the top of the ARIA Albums chart this week, as “…Like Clockwork” debuts at No.1, becoming their first chart topping album here, and their fourth Top 10 entry overall.

Tagged as: 2013, ARIA, Australian albums, chart, Daft Punk, industry, pop, Queens Of The Stone Age

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Daft Punk Holds Alice In Chains, Little Mix and Fogerty From Top Of US Chart

by Paul Cashmere

Daft Punk will have a second big week in America this week holding back albums from Alice In Chains, Little Mix and John Fogerty from reaching the top of the chart.

Tagged as: Alice In Chains, charts, Daft Punk, Hitsdailydouble.com, industry, John Fogerty, Little Mix, pop, Random Access Memories, USA

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Daft Punk Outsells The Great Gatsby 3 to 1 On Australian Chart

by Paul Cashmere

Daft Punk ‘Random Access Memories’ was the biggest selling album in Australia last week by far. It almost outsold the second biggest seller ‘The Great Gatsby’ soundtrack by three to one.

Tagged as: 2013, Alice In Chains, ARIA, Australia, charts, Daft Punk, Great Gatsby, Laura Marling, pop, Random Access Memories

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ARIA Chart: Daft Punk Tops Album Chart For 2nd Week

by Gavin Ryan

Daft Punk holds for a second week at No.1 with their fifth album “Random Access Memories”.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Daft Punk, Great Gatsby, industry, Random Access Memories

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Daft Punk Sells 339,000 In The USA

by Paul Cashmere

Daft Punk ‘Random Access Memories’ has sold 339,000 copies in its first week in the USA.

Tagged as: 10s, Billboard, Daft Punk, Justin Timberlake, pop, Random Access Memories, USA

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Midweek Chart Report: Great Gatsby Challenges Daft Punk

by Gavin Ryan

Daft Punk landed the fastest selling album for 2013 last week with “Random Access Memories”, which could stay at the top again this week.

Tagged as: ARIA Chart, Daft Punk, The Great Gatsby

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Daft Punk First Week Beats Buble, Timberlake and Birds Of Tokyo

by Paul Cashmere

Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’ has moved ahead of albums by Michael Buble, Justin Timberlake and Birds of Tokyo to become the fastest selling album of 2013 so far in Australia.

Tagged as: Birds Of Tokyo, Daft Punk, Hillsong, Justin Timberlake, Michael Buble, Nick Cave, Paramore

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Daft Punk Random Access Memories Becomes Fastest Selling Album of 2013 in Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Daft Punk ‘Random Access Memories’ has become the fastest selling album of 2013 so far in Australia.

Tagged as: 30 Seconds To Mars, ARIA Chart, Daft Punk, Michael Buble, Random Access Memories, The Cat Empire, The National

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Daft Punk Random Access Memories Tops ARIA Chart

by Gavin Ryan

Daft Punk debut at No.1 with their fourth studio album entitled “Random Access Memories”, which debuts with a Platinum (▲) sales certification, the last album to do that was One Direction with “Take Me Home” back on the 19-Nov-2012.

Tagged as: 10s, 2013, ARIA, Australia, Daft Punk, pop, Random Access Memories

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