In 1941—twenty years after the début of the theremin, but twenty-six years before the début of the Moog—the French poet and musician Georges Jenny built and patented the Ondioline, a proto-synthesizer ...
A light guitar strum—sampled from Brazilian maestro Luiz Bonfá’s “Seville”—oscillates back and forth, before merging with a spare xylophone solo. Hushed, melancholic vocals disrupt the hypnotic ...
To everyone who left the Ryman as soon as Gotye played “Somebody That I Used To Know”: what the hell, guys? Do you turn off Nevermind after “Smells Like Teen Spirit?” A businessman would’ve told Gotye ...
For many, it seemed like Gotye came out of nowhere. The folksy, Australian indie-rock artist (né Wally de Backer) has captivated U.S. listeners with his irresistible, nuanced breakup song, “Somebody ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the video, Gotye can be seen with Kimbra appearing naked while standing in front of a canvas that gets colored with different ...
Not since pop duo Savage Garden hit the top spot in 2000 with I Knew I Loved You has an Australian reached the highly coveted No.1 position in the tricky US market. Gotye, AKA Wouter (Wally) De Backer ...
Aided by a "Glee" cover and the singer's appearance on "Saturday Night Live," the song sells a whopping 542,000 downloads. By Gary Trust Fueled by a “Glee” remake and his appearance on “Saturday Night ...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Last year's biggest hit is also the Grammy winner for record of the year: Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" earned one of the night's top trophies. It was Gotye's third ...
Wally De Backer, better known as Gotye, is seeing huge success with his most recent album Making Mirrors, especially hit single “Somebody That I Used To Know.” But that’s not quite the reaction he was ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2013, when the Belgian singer Gotye won the Record Of The Year Grammy for his big hit "Somebody That I Used To Know," the man ...
English musician and producer Bibio has teamed up with Australian singer Gotye for the gorgeous new song “The Way You Talk.” The track will appear on Bibio’s eighth studio album, A Mineral Love, out ...
Gotye scores his first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, as "Somebody That I Used to Know," featuring Kimbra, charges 2-1. By Gary Trust Fueled by a “Glee” remake and his appearance on “Saturday Night ...