M.I.A. News:
Watch Ted Leo Cover Tears for Fears
From www.pitchfork.com at 16/03/10 06:40 PM. 0 comments.
The A.V. Club have a new web series going called "Undercover" that will feature bands covering songs including Pavement's "Cut Your Hair", M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes", and the Beach Boys' "Kokomo". The first episode is up now and it has Ted Leo and the Pharmacists doing the Tears for Fears classic "Everybody Wants to Rule the World". Of course these dudes murder it.
The band warmed up for the cover with a karaoke-themed album release party for Ted's The Brutalist Bricks earlier this month, where they backed a particularly theatrical fan on "Everybody Wants to Rule the World". Both covers are embedded after the jump:
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists: "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (The A.V. Club's "Undercover"):
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists: "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (live at the Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, on March 9, 2010):
Giggs News:
Download the free track 'Whippin All Day'
From sn1giggs.com at 16/03/10 05:37 PM. 0 comments.
Monkey News:
New Release: Duran Duran Reissues
From www.pitchfork.com at 16/03/10 02:00 PM. 0 comments.
Artist: Duran Duran
Albums: Duran Duran and Seven and the Ragged Tiger
Release Date: March 30
Label: Capitol/EMI
Tracklists:
Duran Duran:
CD1:
01 Girls on Film
02 Planet Earth
03 Anyone Out There
04 To the Shore
05 Careless Memories
07 Sound of Thunder
08 Friends of Mine
09 Tel Aviv
The B-sides:
10 Late Bar [from "Planet Earth" 7" and 12" single]
11 Khanada [from "Careless Memories" 7" and 12" single]
12 Fame [from "Girls on Film" 12" single]
13 Faster Than Light [from "Girls on Film" 7" and 12" single]
CD2
AIR Studios Versions [recorded July 29, 1980]:
01 Girls on Film *
02 Tel Aviv *
Manchester Square Demos (recorded December 8, 1980):
03 Anyone Out There *
04 Planet Earth *
05 Friends of Mine *
06 Late Bar *
BBC Radio 1: Peter Powell Session [recorded June 19, 1981; transmitted August 11, 1981]:
07 Night Boat *
08 Girls on Film *
09 Anyone Out There *
10 Like an Angel *
The Versions:
11 Planet Earth (Night Version) [from "Planet Earth" 12" single]
12 Girls on Film (Extended Night Version) *
13 Planet Earth (Night Mix) [released on Strange Behaviour]
14 Girls on Film (Night Mix) *
DVD:
Music Videos:
01 Planet Earth
02 Planet Earth (Club Version)
03 Careless Memories
04 Girls on Film (Long Uncensored Version)
05 Girls on Film (Short Censored Version)
06 Night Boat
07 A Day in the...
M.I.A. News:
_M_I_A_ twitter WAKE UP!!
From blogs.myspace.com at 16/03/10 05:18 AM. 0 comments.
NEET SIGN NEW ARTIST >>> BLAQSTARR / SLEIGHBELLS @ N.E.E.T. Recordings
M.I.A. News:
Sleigh Bells Team With M.I.A. for Debut
From www.pitchfork.com at 15/03/10 05:00 PM. 0 comments.
Photo by Aaron Richter
A lot's been written about fuzzed-out Brooklyn pop duo Sleigh Bells, even though they have exactly zero official releases to their name. That'll change May 11, when their debut album, Treats, hits courtesy of M.I.A.'s NEET imprint and Mom + Pop.
The record was produced by SB guitarist Derek Miller, who also recently did some work on M.I.A.'s forthcoming third LP. The intense, beat-bruising Sleigh Bells live show is not to be missed, and it'll be tough to avoid the pair on stage as they tour with Major Lazer and Yeasayer, and play SXSW, Coachella, and the Pitchfork Music Festival in the coming months.
Vampire Weekend News:
Video: Vampire Weekend Do "Fallon"
From www.pitchfork.com at 15/03/10 04:40 PM. 0 comments.
One interesting thing about Vampire Weekend's recent run of TV appearances: Drummer Chris Tomson gets further and further away from the band's buttoned-up dress code every time he's on camera. When the band dropped by "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" on Friday, he was rocking a Nets jersey and a gigantic wolfman beard, and he put on a beanie halfway through the song. If the rest of the band isn't careful, he'll be shirtless in sweatpants on "Lopez Tonight" within a month.
Doesn't matter, really. The band has reached the level where they can blow through album deep cuts on late-night shows and everyone's still excited to see them. On "Fallon", they played the ska-pop ditty "Holiday", not a single or even really a highlight on Contra, and their charisma still went for miles.
Watch the video below, via Prefix.
Vampire Weekend News:
Photos: Vampire Weekend
From www.pitchfork.com at 15/03/10 02:40 PM. 0 comments.
After a few months spent touring Europe, Vampire Weekend returned to North America on their Contra tour, playing Edmonton, Alberta, this weekend. Our photographer Aaron Vanimere was there.
Vampire Weekend
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Peaches News:
'Favorite Electronic Artist of the Year'
From www.peachesrocks.com at 15/03/10 01:13 PM. 0 comments.
Peaches wins, "Electronic Musician of the Year" at the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards held last night in Toronto, CA.
Dubbed, 'The Indies', it is the traditional closing event for Canadian Music Week. Peaches beat out fellow Canadians; A-Trak, Junior Boys, Shout Out Out Out Out , and Tiga.
Winners were chosen from a combination of results from fan and industry votes.
http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/music/2010/03/14/13224341-qmi.html
Radiohead News:
Thom Yorke picks MIA and Mos Def in latest 'office chart'
From www.nme.com at 15/03/10 11:23 AM. 0 comments.
Radiohead man reveals what he's been listening to recently
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Peaches News:
Peaches. 'Mistress of Makeup'
From www.peachesofficialblog.com at 15/03/10 11:18 AM. 0 comments.
Peaches, our official ‘Lady of Ceremony’, is also the ‘Mistress of Makeup’.
Hail Peaches! Full of grace, and skill with that brush.
Go’on gurl- get it!
Radiohead News:
a shift in the weather? (chart)
From www.radiohead.com at 15/03/10 09:28 AM. 0 comments.
1. Twilight Speedball by Mos Def
2. Fancy Clown by Allah's Reflection, Mavillain + Viktor Vaughn
3. Baiafro by The Gaslamp Killer
4. Exhibit C by Jay Electronica
5. Penny's Confession by Ras G
6. Lose my Fuse by Muhsinah feat. Flying Lotus
7. MIA by MIA
8. Holidays by Gonjasufi
9. Itas important by Samiyam
10. Purify by Untold
Thom
The Cool Kids Photos:
The Cool Kids w/ Pacific Division - VENUE, Vancouver BC - Mar 10th 2010
From www.flickr.com at 13/03/10 08:40 AM. 0 comments.
Read MoreTitus Andronicus News:
Pitchfork Invades Austin!
From www.pitchfork.com at 12/03/10 08:55 PM. 0 comments.
For a large version of this poster, click here. Graphics by Erez Avissar
Pitchfork is throwing two big parties in Austin, Texas on March 19 and 20. Come hang with us!
We've once again teamed up with our friends at the Windish Agency to present the fifth annual Pitchfork/Windish Austin Party. The party will go down at Emo's (603 Red River St.) on Friday March 19 from 12 - 6 p.m. It features 12 bands on both the outdoor stage and the Emo's Jr. indoor stage. The party is free and open to the public, but be warned: Lines get long if you don't show up early. Thanks to our friends at Ticketweb for helping out.
Bands playing the Pitchfork/Windish Austin Bash include Neon Indian, Japandroids, Real Estate, Memory Tapes, Surfer Blood, Local Natives, Best Coast, and more.
On Saturday, March 20, from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., we'll kick off the first ever official Pitchfork SXSW Showcase at the Scoot Inn (1308 East 4th St.). This is a full-on SXSW show, so badges and wristbands will be free, with a very limited number of tickets possibly available at the door. (Stay tuned to SXSW.com for more info.) The showcase lineup features Titus Andronicus, Sleigh Bells, the Very Best, Bear in Heaven, and more.
Check out the lineups and set times for both shows below. See...
Radiohead News:
Pink Floyd's legal victory over EMI is a triumph for artistic integrity
From www.guardian.co.uk at 12/03/10 03:32 PM. 0 comments.
The prog-rock band's court win against their record label is a vindication of the album as a creative format
They don't often look cheery in photos â€' and at least two of them can barely stand to be in the same room â€' but Pink Floyd have a lot to celebrate. The prog-rock legends won a pivotal victory against record company EMI over the sale of their own music. Basically, EMI wanted to make their classic concept albums available to download as individual songs. The band, however, prefer their albums to be downloaded as they were made: in their entirety, as complete musical works. And the judge agreed with Floyd.
At first glance, their motivation seems a little pretentious, recalling a time when supergroups like Led Zeppelin only released albums because they were serious artists and above all that pop stuff, man. However, Floyd's victory is more than just musical snobbery: it's a triumph for artistic integrity.
Michelangelo wouldn't have wanted his Sistine Chapel ceiling to be chiselled into bits and flogged to individual buyers, so why should the same fate happen to Floyd's painstakingly crafted The Dark Side of the Moon? Floyd's most famous album appeared in 1973, when "long-playing records" appeared on vinyl. Back then, unless acts released tracks as singles, the only way of hearing individual tracks alone was to fiddle with the needle or hold a microphone in front of the stereo â€' a popular pastime among 70s...
Vampire Weekend News:
The Cribs, Foals, Mumford & Sons added to Benicassim line-up
From www.nme.com at 12/03/10 02:26 AM. 0 comments.
Acts will join Kasabian, The Prodigy and Vampire Weekend at the event
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The White Stripes News:
Conan O'Brien Announces Music/Comedy Tour!
From www.pitchfork.com at 11/03/10 09:00 PM. 0 comments.
Ever since Conan O'Brien was unceremoniously kicked off "The Tonight Show" stage, there's been a certain missing feeling going around-- a feeling Jay Leno's fast-food-fart of a return to the show did little to quell. But Team Coco can rejoice as the big-haired comedian is plotting a North American tour described as "a night of music, comedy, hugging, and the occasional awkward silence" on its official site.
Amazingly, the endeavor is called "The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour." (Conan's $32.5 million payout from NBC included a stipulation that he can't appear on TV until September 1, according to The New York Times.)
The show will reportedly feature sidekick Andy Richter and members of the "Tonight Show" band. And, considering Conan's guitar skills and his ties with artists like the White Stripes (who performed on his last "Late Night") and Beck (who performed on his last "Tonight Show"), we could be in for some very special musical moments along with the requisite lulz. Not to mention the fact that he's playing Bonnaroo-- who knows what could go down there.
Dates below:
Conan O'Brien:
04-12 Eugene, OR - Hult Ceter for the Performing Arts
04-13 Vancouver, British Columbia - Orpheum Theatre
04-14 Vancouver, British Columbia - Orpheum Theatre
04-16 Spokane, WA - INB Performing Arts Center
04-17 Enoch, Alberta - River Cree Resort & Casino
04-18 Seattle, WA - Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
04-19 Seattle, WA - Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
04-22 San Francisco, CA - Nob Hill...
Peaches News:
News in Brief: The Strokes, Peaches, Dr. Dog, Ether Festival
From www.pitchfork.com at 11/03/10 06:05 PM. 0 comments.
Photo by Cody Smyth
-- The Strokes have announced their first American show in years. The Chicago Tribune confirms that the band will serve as headliners at this year's Lollapalooza, which goes down in Chicago's Grant Park August 6-8. Talking to the Trib, frontman Julian Casablancas says that he thinks the band's new album, which they're recording now, will be out in September. Other rumored Lolla artists include Arcade Fire, Phoenix, Soundgarden, Green Day, and Lady Gaga.
-- Last month, the people who owned the rights to the musical Jesus Christ Superstar blocked electroclash shock-rapper Peaches from performing the one-woman version of it that she was planning to stage in Berlin. But Expatriarch reports that Peaches has successfully negotiated with those rights-holders, and now the musical is back on. She'll perform it March 26-28 at Berlin's HAU1. Sacrilege reigns!
-- On April 6, Anti- will release Shame, Shame, the new album from Philly chooglers Dr. Dog. It'll be the group's first record since signing with the label last year.
-- The Ether Festival will come to the venues of London's Southbank Centre April 16-24. This year's fest will include shows from Lou Reed's Metal Machine Trio,...
Beck News:
Atari Teenage Riot Reunite
From www.pitchfork.com at 11/03/10 05:30 PM. 0 comments.
German electro-punks Atari Teenage Riot had something of a zeitgeist moment in the mid-90s by blurring hardcore punk, jungle, noise, and bloodcurdling screaming, turning all that stuff into a hyperspeed mush that basically forced you (well, me) to stop doing your homework and run around your bedroom screaming, "Deutschland! Has gotta! Dieeeee!" The one time I saw them live, they exited the stage to a wall of white noise so loud it made my stomach hurt. They were something to behold.
Atari Teenage Riot were signed to the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal label and toured with the likes of Beck, Rage Against the Machine, and the Wu-Tang Clan. The group has been effectively disbanded since founding member Carl Crack died of a drug overdose in 2001. But NME reports that the group will reunite, with founders Alec Empire and Hanin Elias joined by late-90s member Nic Endo and new recruit CX Kidtronik, who has worked with Saul Williams.
According to Alec Empire's website, Atari Teenage Riot have several tour dates lined up for Europe this summer. NME reports that on May 17, they'll release the new single "Reactivate" on their own Digital Hardcore label. It may very well have some screaming on it.