This Month
M.I.A. News:
Billboard Bits: Amy Winehouse Contributing to Quincy Jones Album, M.I.A. Still Promises Free Show
From www.billboard.com at 08/09/10 10:35 PM. 0 comments.
Amy Winehouse's first new song in years, M.I.A. is sticking to her promise, Natasha Bedingfield returns and more.
Dizzee Rascal News:
Tinie Tempah, Dizzee Rascal Lead MOBO Nominations
From www.billboard.com at 08/09/10 09:05 PM. 0 comments.
Tinie Tempah leads the nominations for the 2010 MOBO Awards. The chart-topping U.K. rapper is up for four awards at the ceremony next month.
The Cool Kids News:
Video: Freddie Gibbs: "Oil Money"
From pitchfork.com at 08/09/10 09:00 PM. 0 comments.
"Oil Money" is the all-star posse cut that closes out Freddie Gibbs' Str8 Killa EP. Alongside Gibbs, it features Bun B, Chip Tha Ripper, the Cool Kids' Chuck Inglish, and the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach. Auerbach doesn't show up in the video, directed by Dickford Dollas, but the other four guys are all on hand. The whole thing has an appealingly laid-back sunniness; it works as a fitting farewell to summer.
Watch the video below:
XL Recordings News:
The xx Benefits From Mercury Sales Surge
From www.billboard.com at 08/09/10 08:40 PM. 0 comments.
According to the Official Charts Co (OCC), "xx" (Young Turks/XL Recordings) is already on course to move from No. 16 last week to No. 8 on Sunday.
M.I.A. News:
Controversial Music Video Director Romain Gavras Releases Debut Feature Film <i>Notre Jour Viendra</i>
From pitchfork.com at 08/09/10 05:35 PM. 0 comments.
Romain Gavras directed two of the most violent and polarizing music videos of recent years: M.I.A.'s "Born Free" and Justice's "Stress". Now, Dazed & Confused reports that he has directed his feature debut, Notre Jour Viendra (Our Day Will Come). (Fun fact: Romain is the son of political French filmmaker Costa-Gavras.)
M.I.A. News:
M.I.A. Announces Fall Tour
From pitchfork.com at 08/09/10 05:10 PM. 0 comments.
M.I.A. has been having a rough year. Between newspaper controversies, a questionable album, and flubbed gigs, it seemed like the luck she had with "Paper Planes" surprisingly rising to cultural omnipotence somehow backfired. But the singer/rapper/firebrand will try to end things on an uptick with a tour of North America and Europe in the coming months. All dates are below:
Giggs News:
Giggs Live in London - Thursday 9th September
From sn1giggs.com at 08/09/10 02:21 PM. 0 comments.
Giggs will be playing live at Kings College Student Union tomorrow night (Thursday 9th September)
Get your tickets Here
Sigur Rós News:
performance of ‘credo’ in new york city
From www.sigur-ros.co.uk at 08/09/10 01:36 PM. 0 comments.
on the 15th of november in new york city, a special concert will take place as part of the ‘white light festival’ and involves a performance of ‘credo’ by kjartan as well as some works from ‘riceboy sleeps’:
composer and keyboardist kjartan sveinsson of the icelandic post-rock group sigur ros will join forces with the hilliard ensemble and the latvian national chorus for an evening titled credo. they will perform three of his new works, one of which features texts by canadian poet anne carson. the evening also comprises works from riceboy sleeps, the celebrated ambient creation of jon por "jonsi" birgisson, the incandescent voice of sigur ros, and his partner alex somers. credo takes place at the church of st. paul the apostle, 60th and columbus avenue, manhattan.
for more information on the evening as well as ticket information, please visit the lincoln centre website.
also, for more information on the inception of the piece ‘credo’ read our news story from 2007.
The xx News:
When will classical music get its own Mercury prize? | Tom Service
From www.guardian.co.uk at 08/09/10 11:35 AM. 0 comments.
The Mercury music prize combines star power and industry credibility â€' isn't it time that classical music had something similar?
I return to the blogosphere to find there's another debate on concert etiquette going on, triggered by the nation's favourite grey-haired electronica maestro, Jonathan Harvey â€' I agree with commenter MVMountwood, who said he wished that Harvey's music "routinely attracted as much media attention" as his comments on classical music culture â€' and to see that Mark-Anthony Turnage has ripped off Beyonce at the Proms. And also to find that minimalist indie band the xx have walked away with this year's Mercury music prize.
These events prompted the following thoughts, in no particular order. Firstly, that classical music still lacks any award ceremony to match the combination of media impact and artistic seriousness of the Mercurys or the Turner prize (and no, the Classical Brits and their record-industry back-slapping don't count). The nearest we have are the venerable Royal Philharmonic Society awards and the PRS new music award.
The PRS gong ought to be the real Turner equivalent. The winner, announced on the 16 September, gets £50,000 for a new piece of music â€' more than twice...
The xx News:
The xx's label reaps XL rewards
From www.bbc.co.uk at 08/09/10 10:35 AM. 0 comments.
Mercury Prize-winners The xx are the latest triumph for a small yet influential independent label.
Peaches News:
Peaches Laser Show Teaser
From www.peachesofficialblog.com at 08/09/10 10:16 AM. 0 comments.
This week Peaches and Sweet Machine are holed up in an industrial hanger out in west Berlin, having regrouped with all the gear they’ll need for this weekend’s LIVE LASER SHOW at the BERLIN FESTIVAL!!
Technically speaking, a midi-Laser Show is no mean feat! So the gang are hard at work right now; programming, choreographing and rehearsing intensely for the show.
Here’s what the Berlin Festival site has to say about it:
“Now she discovered laser for herself, and from now on stage performances will never be the same again. Instruments and tool are totally yesterday's news. By disrupting various laser beams, Peaches creates electronic soundscapes, and adds even a little coreography to her performance that should definitely not be missed. No wonder, she's a special guest on BNR stage at Berlin Festival this year in order to celebrate "1o Years of Teaches of Peaches."
Dont miss the Laser show on the BNR stage at 00:30 on 11th September.
Here’s a little compilation of Laser shots we put together in anticipation of Saturday’s big show. Enjoy!
Dizzee Rascal News:
Noel Gallagher praises Damon Albarn and Gorillaz - Daily Gossip
From www.nme.com at 08/09/10 10:14 AM. 0 comments.
Dizzee's night of awards, Bieber takes over Twitter, The xx's Mercury celebrations â€' your music gossip stop
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M.I.A. News:
Romain Gavras Takes A Journey to The End of the Night
From www.dazeddigital.com at 08/09/10 09:18 AM. 0 comments.
Romain Gavras exploded onto the word stage three years ago with his ultra-violent video for the Justice track ‘Stress’, in which a gang of black teens from Paris’s impoverished ban lieu smash the shit out of practically everything and everyone they come into contact with. He followed that up earlier this year with his equally celebrated and vilified video for MIA’s ‘Born Free’, in which he portrayed a private army rounding up redheads and brutally annihilating them with guns, bombs, tanks and bazookas (the seven-year-old who gets his brains casually blown out the side of his cranium is possibly one of the most shocking things ever committed to celluloid). This month, the uber-controversial enfant terrible releases his much-anticipated first feature Notre Jour Viendra (Our Day Will Come) in which two red-headed protagonists (Vincent Cassel and Olivier Barthelemy) try to set up a bizarre utopian community. Boasting a score by Ed Banger's SebastiAn it proves to be one of the unmissable films of the year – we dug around in the fashion cupboard for a stylish bullet-proof vest and went to find out more.
Dazed Digital: Obviously you are very well known for your controversial videos for MIA and Justice Why is that you tend not to explain the motivations behind your work?
Romain Gavras: If I give my opinion it just narrows down the scale of the meanings people can take from it. ‘Stress’ spread very quickly on the net and made the cover of Le...
The xx News:
Mercury prize 2010: The xx were a safe choice, but the right one
From www.guardian.co.uk at 08/09/10 08:59 AM. 0 comments.
With hushed, early-hours dynamics and an undertow of sexual desire, the xx's debut album is a compelling listen. But that probably wasn't the only reason the judges picked it ...
Video: Rosie Swash on the Mercury red carpet
Live blog: Relive the night as it happened
It's always worth remembering that the whole point of the Mercury prize is to sell records. The story of its creation bears repeating, not least because the prize itself â€' always big on high-mindedness of the "all-that-matters-is-the-music" variety â€' seems so keen that it's forgotten. You don't find any mention of John "Webbo" Webster on its website, which seems a bit unfair because, as well as being the man who gave the world Now That's What I Call Music ... compilations, he devised the awards while head of marketing at Virgin Records.
In fact, the Mercury has more in common with Webster's other big idea than it would like to think. Just as Now That's What I Call Music ... was, and is, about squeezing out extra revenue by recycling old hits, so the prize was initiated for purely commercial reasons, with no more high-minded intent than dragging record buyers of a certain age into shops during the traditionally dead summer sales period: the appointment of august rock critic and academic Simon Frith as chair of the judges was suggested by music industry trade association the BPI to emphasise the independence of the awards.
By the...
The xx News:
The xx are Mercury's rising stars
From www.bbc.co.uk at 08/09/10 02:58 AM. 0 comments.
Prize win sees the xx step into the spotlight
XL Recordings News:
The xx Wins 2010 Mercury Prize
From www.billboard.com at 07/09/10 11:03 PM. 0 comments.
The xx has won the 2010 Barclaycard Mercury Prize for its debut album, "xx" (Young Turks/XL Recordings).
The xx News:
Mercury Prize goes to trio The xx
From www.bbc.co.uk at 07/09/10 10:35 PM. 0 comments.
The xx beat late favourite Paul Weller to win this year's Mercury Prize for their debut album xx.
The xx News:
The xx: 'We're going to build our own studio with Barclaycard Mercury Prize winners money'
From www.nme.com at 07/09/10 10:13 PM. 0 comments.
Romy Madley Croft reveals the band's plans following win
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The xx News:
The xx win Mercury Prize
From www.bbc.co.uk at 07/09/10 09:58 PM. 0 comments.
The xx have won this year's Mercury Music Prize for their debut album xx.
The xx News:
The xx Win the Mercury Prize
From pitchfork.com at 07/09/10 09:55 PM. 0 comments.
Photo by Tim Kiernan
London goth-pop up-and-comers the xx were already on a hell of a winning streak, but now they've added a very serious notch to their belt. Today, the band took home the Barclaycard Mercury Prize.
The xx News:
The xx win Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2010
From www.nme.com at 07/09/10 09:43 PM. 0 comments.
Band beat the likes of Paul Weller, Foals, Mumford & Sons
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Dizzee Rascal News:
Dizzee on power of Mercury Prize
From www.bbc.co.uk at 07/09/10 08:34 PM. 0 comments.
Mercury Prize nominees, including Dizzee Rascal, have arrived in London for the 2010 award ceremony.
Dizzee Rascal News:
Paul Weller, The xx, Mumford & Sons play as Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2010 kicks off
From www.nme.com at 07/09/10 07:51 PM. 0 comments.
But Dizzee Rascal chooses to not perform live at the London ceremony
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Dizzee Rascal News:
Dizzee Rascal 'Honored' to Work on Shakira's 'Loca' Single
From www.billboard.com at 07/09/10 05:00 PM. 0 comments.
Dizzee Rascal may take home his second Barclayard Mercury Prize tonight, but he's more concerned with two high-profile current projects: his U.K. talent series "Must Be the Music" and "Loca," a new collaboration with Shakira.
The xx News:
The XX, Paul Weller Lead Mercury Betting
From www.billboard.com at 07/09/10 04:25 PM. 0 comments.
The XX are back as favorites to win the Barclaycard Mercury Prize in London tonight (Sept. 7) with their debut "XX" (Young Turks/XL Recordings). Their betting odds with bookmaker William Hill are evens.
Devendra Banhart News:
BOWIE tribute is out in the USA, UK & Canada via iTunes, all digital stores!!!
From blogs.myspace.com at 07/09/10 03:54 PM. 0 comments.
this is a tribute i have a song in , its a charity compCheck it out here.100% of the profits go to War Child!!!
Friendly Fires News:
Bugged Out [1]
From wearefriendlyfires.com at 07/09/10 03:42 PM. 0 comments.
Hey guys,
As you can see from our last post we are releasing our Bugged Out comp this month. If you wanna get your mits on a signed copy then you can pre-order from here: http://www.recordstore.co.uk//homeSearch.jsp;jsessionid=CBMOAAANHJMK?SearchALL=friendly+fires+bugged+out&whereFrom=homeSearch&x=0&y=0
Also in other news you can currently hear our cover of Depeche Mode’s ‘Strange Love’ on the Gucci ad for fragrance ‘Guilty’. Exciting stuff.
The ad was directed by Frank ‘Sin City’ Miller which is pretty obvious if you click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QZR67iI4vE
Pretty cool huh? A short film version will be premiered at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday so keep an eye out!
Apart from that though we hope to see you all at the Bugged Out parties where we’ll be spinning some tunes….wehey!
17th September: Manchester, Sankeys Soap
18th September: London, XOYO
8th October: Paris, Social Club
Speak soon
FF
xx
M.I.A. News:
Fever Ray Exclusive Mixtape
From dazeddigital.com at 07/09/10 11:07 AM. 0 comments.
Often hidden by bizarre costumes and mysterious masks, Swedish duo The Knife made a reputation for themselves for breaking the boundaries between music and various art forms. After writing the score for the opera production, 'Tomorrow, In a Year', based on the works of Charles Darwin, the Dreijer siblings have since embarked on solo projects via Olof's Oni Ayhun and Karin's Fever Ray.
Dreijer Andersson's haunting vocals have featured in collaborations with Royksopp, to her eerie singles like 'Seven', and 'Triangle Walks' attracting remixers from all over such as Tiga and CSS, to Martyn and Crookers. After the release of Fever Ray's eponymous debut album, she has since performed spellbinding live covers of songs by legends like Nick Cave, Vashti Bunyan and Peter Gabriel whilst touring, and is now set to release a cover of the latter's 'Mercy Street'.
Dreijer Andersson’s chilling signature vocals transform the piece: "It's an interpretation. We made it more intense and faster to fit our eccentric percussionists and energetic live musicians. It is a monotone track but we worked with the dynamics trying to make it sparkle". Before Fever Ray embarks on a stunning audio-visual show in Europe, with long term collaborator Andreas Nilsson as art director this September, she works up an exclusive mixtape for Dazed Digital.
Dazed Digital: Do you feel that 'Fever Ray' is your main concern/focus now? Will The Knife return?
Karin Dreijer Andersson: I don't know, I'm happy having...
M.I.A. News:
Fever Ray Exclusive Mixtape
From www.dazeddigital.com at 07/09/10 11:07 AM. 0 comments.
Often hidden by bizarre costumes and mysterious masks, Swedish duo The Knife made a reputation for themselves for breaking the boundaries between music and various art forms. After writing the score for the opera production, 'Tomorrow, In a Year', based on the works of Charles Darwin, the Dreijer siblings have since embarked on solo projects via Olof's Oni Ayhun and Karin's Fever Ray.
Dreijer Andersson's haunting vocals have featured in collaborations with Royksopp, to her eerie singles like 'Seven', and 'Triangle Walks' attracting remixers from all over such as Tiga and CSS, to Martyn and Crookers. After the release of Fever Ray's eponymous debut album, she has since performed spellbinding live covers of songs by legends like Nick Cave, Vashti Bunyan and Peter Gabriel whilst touring, and is now set to release a cover of the latter's 'Mercy Street'.
Dreijer Andersson’s chilling signature vocals transform the piece: "It's an interpretation. We made it more intense and faster to fit our eccentric percussionists and energetic live musicians. It is a monotone track but we worked with the dynamics trying to make it sparkle". Before Fever Ray embarks on a stunning audio-visual show in Europe, with long term collaborator Andreas Nilsson as art director this September, she works up an exclusive mixtape for Dazed Digital.
Dazed Digital: Do you feel that 'Fever Ray' is your main concern/focus now? Will The Knife return?
Karin Dreijer Andersson: I don't know, I'm happy having...
Elvis Perkins News:
Elvis on NPR's Mountain Stage
From blogs.myspace.com at 07/09/10 09:51 AM. 0 comments.
Late last year, Elvis taped a performance for the excellent NPR program Mountain Stage. An encore of that episode will air on September 10th. Air times vary by station, for a complete list of stations...
Dizzee Rascal News:
Mercury prize 2010: Live blog
From www.guardian.co.uk at 06/09/10 11:35 PM. 0 comments.
Which of the 12 nominees will take home the Mercury prize? And what passes for a decent starter in the world of music these days? Follow our live blog tonight for all this and more ...
12.17am: Hello and welcome. Two years ago you may recall that I live blogged the Mercury prize. It was a momentous occasion. The New York Times, for instance, described it as "an unpredictable literary whirlwind, why hasn't this Jonze been promoted?". And most set texts regard it as a peak of modern journalism that will surely never be topped. At least I assume that's why I haven't been asked to do another one in the past two years. Anyway ... to cut a long waffle short, I'm back in business and from 6pm today you can catch me blogging my knuckles to the bone live from Grosvenor House in London. Who will win? Who will do a runner? And who will make an embarrassing fool of themselves after too much free pinot grigio? As long as the answer to the last question isn't "me", this should be a lot of fun.
Oh, and to keep you occupied up until that point, here's the list of nominees:
Biffy Clyro â€' Only Revolutions
Corinne Bailey Rae â€' The Sea
Dizzee Rascal â€' Tongue n' Cheek
Foals â€' Total Life Forever
I Am Kloot â€' Sky at Night
Kit Downes Trio â€' Golden
Laura Marling â€'...
Titus Andronicus News:
In Recognition of Labor Day
From titusandronicustheband.blogspot.com at 06/09/10 08:56 PM. 1 comments.
Courtesy of our friends at PBS
Discovery News:
Heads Up for Stephen Jones in Antwerp
From dazeddigital.com at 06/09/10 04:10 PM. 0 comments.
From the 8th of September, the Mode Museum in Antwerp will be the new home of one of the largest collections of the delectable creations by British hatmaker, Stephen Jones. The retrospective will be celebrating his work spanning the last 30 years for the likes of fashion heavyweights from Dior to Commes des Garcons, along with a new collaboration with chocolate genius Dominique Persoone based on four of Jones' hats. The exhibition will also be looking closely at his work in film, music and photography, and his early years in the London of the New Romantics. We speak to the curator of the Dutch museum and also Mr Jones himself about the highly anticipated exhibition...
Dazed Digital: What is the concept behind the exhibition?
David Flamee: As Eddy Michiels and myself have been collecting Stephen Jones's hats since 1988 and have given them on loan to the Antwerp Fashion Museum, Kaat Debo, its director proposed me to built an exhibition around our collection. My idea was to bring more than that, to bring the visitor more " into the world of...." Stephen Jones. So after 18 Months of research and collaboration with Stephen on this project, we succeeded to bring together a lot of Stephen's history in this exhibition and the book, by means of all the hats of our collection, another big amount of hats from Stephen's archives, a lot of complete outfits with S.J. Hats from various designers as Montana, Thierry Mugler, Alaia, Comme des...
Dizzee Rascal News:
Paul Weller overtakes The xx to become Barclaycard Mercury Prize favourite
From www.nme.com at 06/09/10 12:01 PM. 0 comments.
Plus Dizzee Rascal slips from joint favourite to 40/1
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Dizzee Rascal News:
Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2010 - Who's who on this year's shortlist? - audio
From www.nme.com at 06/09/10 10:12 AM. 0 comments.
Don't know your xx from your Wild Beasts? Dizzee Rascal from Paul Weller? Check out our handy guide to this year's prize
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The Horrors News:
The Horrors play new material at Electric Picnic festival
From www.nme.com at 06/09/10 01:31 AM. 0 comments.
Massive Attack, Mumford And Sons, The Fall also play Irish bash
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Peaches News:
Peaches is Healed!!
From www.peachesofficialblog.com at 05/09/10 09:19 AM. 0 comments.
Fri 20th August 2010 -
Peaches and crew roll through the wonderful town of Lausanne, Switzerland on their way to the ‘For Noise Festival’, anticipating the very final wheelchair-bound set of the tour!!
A miraculous thing happened in Lausanne – it must have had something to do with the swelling up of powerful psychic energies in that little Swiss valley, or the sheer potency of humanity gathered before that little stage – whatever the reason, Peaches cast off those weighty bandages and walked again; healed!!!
Witnesses described the scene – telling of a shadow that passed across the stage and lifted the bandages from the leg.
Yet not long after the recovery a cruel twist of fate befell The Fake Peaches: leaping from the drum riser (sound familiar?) and not quite getting her footing right, she ended the show in the chair, after suffering serious damage to the ligaments in her right leg.
Doctors say it’ll take another six weeks before she can walk again.
Anyhow, enough preamble, lets see The Final Wheelchair Show!!!
Vampire Weekend News:
VAMPIRE WEEKEND ON TOUR NOW + FREE BASEMENT JAXX REMIX + SUPPORT CONFIRMED FOR EUROPEAN DATES
From blogs.myspace.com at 03/09/10 12:56 PM. 0 comments.
..We're excited by the prospect of sweater weather, our busy Fall and our crazy touring adventures that have recently begun. We're out west at the moment and touring all over the US from now until mid...
Dizzee Rascal News:
Music Weekly: Mercury prize 2010 special
From www.guardian.co.uk at 03/09/10 12:16 PM. 0 comments.
This week's show looks ahead to the Mercury prize, to be dished out to one of 12 nominees next Tuesday (7 September). Alexis Petridis is joined by Rosie Swash, Alex Needham and Michael Hann to discuss albums by Dizzee Rascal, Paul Weller, Foals, Corinne Bailey Rae, Mumford & Sons and Biffy Clyro, and there are interviews with Kit Downes Trio, Laura Marling, the XX, Wild Beasts, I Am Kloot and Villagers. The panel also give their verdict on who they think will walk away with the prize â€' and who they think deserves it.
Let us know your thoughts on this year's prize (and friend us on Facebook and Twitter), and we'll be back next week.
Gotan Project Photos:
Eduardo Makaroff (Gotan Project)
From www.flickr.com at 03/09/10 09:45 AM. 0 comments.
Radiohead News:
Radiohead help fans 'bootleg' their own gig
From www.nme.com at 03/09/10 09:14 AM. 0 comments.
Band get involved in free 'by the fans for the fans' concert film
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The xx News:
The Big Pink's Milo Cordell to release 'Tapes' compilation
From www.nme.com at 02/09/10 04:53 PM. 0 comments.
The xx, Salem and These New Puritans feature on mixtape
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Radiohead News:
Radiohead-Approved, Fan-Shot Concert Movie Released
From pitchfork.com at 02/09/10 04:00 PM. 0 comments.
Photo by Sung Kim
At a Radiohead gig at Prauge's Vystaviste Holesovice Exhibition Hall on August 23, 2009, more than 50 fans collaborated to shoot in-the-crowd footage on Flip phones. The video was assembled and edited to make a concert film called Live in Praha, and then Radiohead themselves gave the Czech fans behind the concert film their own audio masters from the show, according to the Live in Praha site and confirmed by a representative from the band. (Via The Guardian.) It sounds amazing.
Download or stream the entire 25-track set, in formats ranging from DVD quality on down, for free here (the site seems to be overwhelmed with traffic, but you can also watch on YouTube) and check the trailer for the film below:
Vampire Weekend News:
Seattle CrowdSurge Refunds/Exchages
From blogs.myspace.com at 02/09/10 12:30 PM. 0 comments.
We've seen a few comments from people who bought their tickets through CrowdSurge and how those exchanges or refunds should be handled. CrowdSurge will be contacting you today to process your exchan...
Giggs News:
Wiley's Ustream is more addictive than any music journalism
From www.guardian.co.uk at 02/09/10 11:59 AM. 0 comments.
Fancy seeing Wiley jogging in the park? Arguing on the phone? Sitting around in a vest? He's been filming himself for the last few days and we can't take our eyes off it
"Your day will pass and you'll just be another person on the internet" â€' Wiley, on Ustream, two hours ago.
Right now one of Britain's most talented, eccentric and least appreciated musicians is broadcasting live to an audience of 192. He's been on-screen for the best part of the last two days and is â€' whether he knows it or not â€' helping to kill the practice of music journalism stone cold dead.
Wiley, a notoriously unpredictable grime producer and MC, has been filming himself for the last 48 hours and has provided more great quotes than you could squeeze into ten years of PR-led junkets. From advice on how to break the music biz ("Wiley's quite human, 'cos actually he puts his ear out and he listens to more than the others do. No-one don't show Skepta shit, because you know he don't give a shit and he won't listen.") to musings on religion ("Just wake up and live your life until you're dead. People get excited â€' 'We don't eat bacon. We don't eat that or this. We eat soya meat sausages. SOYA MEAT SAUSAGES'. Don't hype about bacon or beef or whatever. Fuck's sake bruv.") to his thoughts on hip hop today ("Eminem is the best battle rapper...
M.I.A. News:
The Joy of Six: Mariel Manuel
From www.dazeddigital.com at 02/09/10 09:00 AM. 0 comments.
This 22-year-old Antwerp student of Walter van Beirendonck has already worked for Jeremy Scott and produced her own line for Swedish brand Weekday
Selected by the designer, artist, curator and tutor at Antwerp's infamous Royal Academy of Art, Walter van Beirendonck, Swiss born 22-year-old Mariel Manuel is already on her way to becoming fully recognized for her designs. Starting the course in Antwerp at the tender age of 19, Manuel graduated earlier this year after having interned with the LA based favourite of Rihanna and M.I.A, Jeremy Scott, and being chosen to produce her own capsule collection for Swedish brand Weekday. Not just a designer, Mariel is also a talented illustrator, having been published in various international magazines including Vice, Kinki and D-Mode. Inspired by traveling and discovering new cultures and people, Ma... article continues »
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The Horrors News:
The Charlatans, Four Tet, Diana Vickers to kick off Oxfam's Oxjam 2010
From www.nme.com at 02/09/10 12:01 AM. 0 comments.
Members of The Horrors are also set to play in charity shops
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Peaches News:
Peaches Last Wheelchair Show â€' Part 1
From www.peachesofficialblog.com at 01/09/10 08:48 PM. 0 comments.
Fresh from a GWAR concert in Berlin on 18th August, with blood-stained skin and hair, Peaches and Sweet Machine boarded the bus for the last run of the wheelchair show!!
Two final dates at the Frequency Festival, Austria and Lausanne Noise Festival, Switzerland brought an incredible 18 months of touring to an end!!!
Before we show you the magical grand finale of the wheelchair show, here’s a little peek behind the scenes of the last days of tour! Hold on for some great live footage!!
Vampire Weekend News:
Seattle Make-Up Shows
From blogs.myspace.com at 01/09/10 05:03 PM. 0 comments.
We have now firmed up details about our Seattle make-up
date...actually there will be 2 dates. On September 22nd and 23rd we
will play at the gorgeous Paramount Theatre. Opening these shows will b...
Titus Andronicus News:
Director's Cut: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists: "Bottled in Cork"
From pitchfork.com at 01/09/10 01:00 PM. 0 comments.
From Sum 41's "Fat Lip" to Pill's "Trap Goin' Ham", great music videos are bursts of sound and vision that leave an indelible impression. Director's Cut is a Pitchfork News feature in which we chat with music video directors about their creations. The men and women behind the camera are often overlooked in today's YouTube era, but this feature aims to highlight their hard work while showcasing the best videos currently linking around the internet. A little behind-the-scenes dirt couldn't hurt, too.
Tom Scharpling is half of the comedy duo Sharpling and Wurster with Superchunk/Mountain Goats drummer Jon Wurster. He hosts the cult favorite "The Best Show" on WFMU in New Jersey. He was a writer and a co-executive producer on the TV show "Monk". And now, thanks to his work on Ted Leo and the Pharmacists' "Bottled in Cork" clip, he's also a music video director. Scharpling's ridiculous video finds Ted Leo attempting to sell out with a Broadway musical that uncannily recalls Green Day's American Idiot. Comedy-world buds like Paul F. Tompkins, John Hodgman, and Julie Klausner appear, as does a particularly manic Titus Andronicus frontman Patrick Stickles.
We talked with Scharpling about the Green Day musical, the Bon Jovi musical that should exist, Stickles' acting, and how to not make an OK Go video. Our interview is below.
The White Stripes News:
Ask the indie professor: Are gender stereotypes still present in indie music?
From www.guardian.co.uk at 01/09/10 11:59 AM. 0 comments.
Indie likes to pride itself on having an enlightened sense of gender relations. But that doesn't stop female audience members from being groped at shows
I've often thought that indie kids try to purport a more enlightened sense of gender relations between themselves (the boys and the girls dress really similarly, for example). Is this the case, and is their subculture some kind of equality-based utopia? Or are gender stereotypes still present but instead played out in a different way?
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Without a doubt, indie has a more enlightened sense of gender relations than many musical genres. You can see this in a number of areas, such as pioneering co-ed bands (Pixies, Arcade Fire, Lush, the White Stripes, Elastica, My Bloody Valentine, Quasi, Slowdive, the xx , Autolux, Beach House, the Kills, feel free to carry on) and the blending of gender-coded imagery where androgyny has been consistent in clothing and physicality. Blur didn't write "Girls who are boys, who like boys to be girls, who do boys like they're girls, who do girls like they're boys" for nothing. Androgyny can even been seen in the common use of falsetto by male singers as a higher register is usually associated with femininity. The blending of gender imagery is common in rock and pop, but the central value of equality, even between performers and audience has made humanist gender relations the ideal in indie.
However, in practicality, indie does not exist in...
Radiohead News:
Paul McKenna to buy Michael Jackson 'death' house? - Daily Gossip
From www.nme.com at 01/09/10 09:53 AM. 0 comments.
Liam goes to the Met Bar, Sugababe covers Nirvana and Radiohead â€' your music gossip stop
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Basement Jaxx News:
JAXX DJ SET PACHA NYE @ IVY
From www.basementjaxx.net at 31/08/10 12:04 PM. 0 comments.
Basement Jaxx will be heading to Sydney to DJ Pacha NYE @ Ivy
Tickets on sale from the 1st September, get your tickets here!
Vampire Weekend News:
Troutdale, OR/Edgefield Amphitheater
From blogs.myspace.com at 31/08/10 12:02 PM. 0 comments.
Friends - we are pleased to say that tonight's show in Troutdale, OR will go on as planned. Ezra has been keeping silent and is ready to perform again. Thanks for your support + well wishes!
Peaches News:
Chilly Gonzales' Ivory Tower
From www.dazeddigital.com at 31/08/10 09:00 AM. 0 comments.
The producer teams up with fellow-Canadian Turbo boss Tiga and electro popstress Peaches to make an unforgettable feature film.
An 'existential sports comedy', Ivory Tower is the dramatic tale of two brothers and their all-consuming rivalry over both the chessboard and a lady (none other than Peaches). Hershell Graves (played by Chilly Gonzales) is the nomadic chess 'purist' who decides to pursue his Jazz Chess ideology - chess for chess' sake, reduced to pure movement, whilst his brother Thadeus (Turbo Recordings founder Tiga) is now a fierce competitor, earning him a chess celebrity status back in their h... article continues »
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Peaches News:
Chilly Gonzales' Ivory Tower Film
From www.dazeddigital.com at 31/08/10 09:00 AM. 0 comments.
The producer teams up with fellow-Canadian Turbo boss Tiga and electro popstress Peaches to make an unforgettable feature film.
An 'existential sports comedy', Ivory Tower is the dramatic tale of two brothers and their all-consuming rivalry over both the chessboard and a lady (none other than Peaches). Hershell Graves (played by Chilly Gonzales) is the nomadic chess 'purist' who decides to pursue his Jazz Chess ideology - chess for chess' sake, reduced to pure movement, whilst his brother Thadeus (Turbo Recordings founder Tiga) is now a fierce competitor, earning him a chess celebrity status back in their hometown and the lauded face of energy drinks. Upon Hershell's return after his years of travelling, he finds his former love Marsha is now engaged to his brother, the Canadi... article continues »
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The xx News:
News in Brief: The Acorn, Twig Harper & Daniel Higgs, Parenthetical Girls, Pop Montreal
From pitchfork.com at 30/08/10 09:15 PM. 0 comments.
-- Ottawa indie-folk band the Acorn has recruited friends like Four Tet, Born Ruffians, Megafaun, Diamond Rings, Chad VanGaalen, and Jokers of the Scene to contribute to the remix album Make the Least of the Day. Physical copies are only available at the band's live shows, but the digital version is due September 14 via Paper Bag.
-- Two Baltimore out-music kingpings, former Lungfish frontman Daniel Higgs and ex-Nautical Almanac member Twig Harper, have hooked up to record the collaborative album Clairaudience Fellowship. It's coming September 21 from Thrill Jockey.
-- Portland skrokers Parenthetical Girls are in the midst of releasing Privilege, a series of five limited-edition 12" EPs, on their own Slender Means Society label. The second entry, The Past, Imperfect, is due September 21. It's limited to 500 copies, each of which features original art from illustrator Jenny Moertsell, and each of which comes hand-numbered in the blood of band member Rachael Jensen.
-- The Pop Montreal International Music Festival comes to the Quebec city September 29 - October 3. This year's lineup features Liars, Swans, Solange Knowles, the xx, Tom Tom Club, Les Savy Fav, Bear in Heaven, Van Dyke Parks, the Dears, Deerhoof, Marnie...
Vampire Weekend News:
Watch: Vampire Weekend Cover Springsteen Live
From pitchfork.com at 30/08/10 03:30 PM. 1 comments.
Photo by Soren Solkaer Starbird
When we spoke with Vampire Weekend leader singer Ezra Koenig recently for our 5-10-15-20 feature, he talked about his recent infatuation with Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. "I've gone through a lot of favorite songs from the album," he said. "For a while, 'I'm Goin' Down' was my favorite, and I listened to that constantly. It had this happy feel, but somewhat depressing lyrics about going down. That one really stood out for me."
Proving his point even further, Vampire Weekend covered the song at a show in Vancouver, British Columbia on Saturday night. Check out a good-quality YouTube of it below (via Consequence of Sound):
Vampire Weekend News:
Seattle Cancellation
From blogs.myspace.com at 30/08/10 10:56 AM. 0 comments.
Dear Seattle,We are incredibly sorry about our last minute cancellation last night in Redmond - the decision wasn't taken lightly. Ezra had some vocal issues earlier in the day, but felt like he was i...
Monkey News:
Blink 182 and a day of old relics at Leeds festival 2010
From www.guardian.co.uk at 29/08/10 10:33 AM. 0 comments.
A divide has formed at Leeds â€' great new music in the tents (Foals! Wild Beasts!) and tired old relics on the main stage, including Limp Bizkit and Blink 182. Now, who's for yet another song about masturbation?
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Guns N' Roses fail to rock Reading
The Leeds Festival has a way of suspending reality. It's possibly the one place on earth where you can spray your hair green, stick stars on your forehead, walk around in your underpants and think you look cool. It's also an alternative universe where ageing rap metal bands and generic pop punkers All Time Low â€' hardly household names â€' can double or perhaps even treble the audience for Friday's headliners Arcade Fire â€' a band whose current album The Suburbs is at the top of the charts.
That there are no rules here equally applies â€' for happier reasons â€' to Wild Beasts, whose Mercury nomination for Two Dancers isn't the only sign of their ascendancy. A huge crowd â€' admittedly, some of them seeking refuge in the NME tent from a downpour â€' hear music that is virtually uncategorisable. Are they indie pop? Or are they opera? Genuinely challenging but surprisingly listenable, they're a bit like U2's work with Pavarotti, except that the haunting tenor comes from Hayden Thorpe, a 24-year old from Kendal. Fools Gold are almost...
Giggs News:
The Libertines rekindle the good old days at Leeds festival 2010
From www.guardian.co.uk at 28/08/10 03:35 PM. 0 comments.
If you've ever invested even a sliver of emotion in the Libs, then this show paid you back ten-fold. If not, well, there's always Ash
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Guns N' Roses fail to rock Reading
They don't half go on about Leeds at Leeds. You can't even sit in a long drop without someone shouting across the lagoon of human discharge how glad they are they're not at Reading. It's the only festival in the world plagued by sibling rivalry.
In fact, Leeds is almost exactly the same as Reading, just with better weather, worse clothes and more chips. Besides, it's not location that's setting the tone for today but the return of two bands who have a permanent place at the top of a generation's CD pile. For the Libertines, this could be the defibrillator that brings them back from the dead. For Arcade Fire, a headline slot provides the opportunity for them to take the next step to becoming a world-beating concern.
There's a whole day of delicious indie to be getting on with before that, with plenty of O2 Academy-type bands having their first crack at the big boy's stage. Mystery Jets do well in the lunchtime slot with hoedown set-closer Behind The Bunhouse achieving the difficult but hilarious feat of getting everyone dancing with a pint in one hand and a polystyrene burger box in the other. The Maccabees outshine them, though, their pained romance...
Peaches News:
Peaches DJ Gigs
From www.peachesofficialblog.com at 28/08/10 12:53 PM. 0 comments.
A handful of DJ gigs coming up across Europe next week, starting on Wednesday 1st in Venice, where Peaches will play the opening party of the Venice International Short Film Festival!
Following that: 2nd September @ Paradiso, Amsterdam, 3rd @ Bahnhof Ehrenfeld, Cologne, 4th @ La Machine de Moulin Rouge, Paris and finally on 23rd @ Razzmattaz in Barcelona.
We got creative with some youtube clips we found and erm… borrowed, of Peaches DJ’ing in various places around the globe. Check it out!
Dizzee Rascal News:
Dizzee: 'Ready to headline Reading'
From www.bbc.co.uk at 28/08/10 10:48 AM. 0 comments.
Dizzee Rascal has told Newsbeat that he "doesn't know why" he's not headlining this weekend's Reading and Leeds festival.
Dizzee Rascal News:
Arcade Fire, Libertines, Dizzee Rascal for Reading Festival 2010 day two (Aug 28)
From www.nme.com at 28/08/10 09:00 AM. 0 comments.
Plus Cribs, Pendulum, Maccabees all set for second day of this year's event
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Dizzee Rascal News:
Dizzee Rascal returns to rapping at Leeds Festival after TV work
From www.nme.com at 27/08/10 06:53 PM. 0 comments.
Main Stage crowd gets hit-filled set
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Giggs News:
Giggs makes his Leeds Festival debut
From www.nme.com at 27/08/10 06:24 PM. 0 comments.
Peckham rapper gets the crowd chanting at the Festival Republic Stage
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Dizzee Rascal News:
Arcade Fire, Libertines, Dizzee Rascal for Leeds Festival 2010 day one (Aug 27)
From www.nme.com at 27/08/10 09:00 AM. 0 comments.
Plus Cribs, Pendulum, Maccabees all set for first day of this year's event
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M.I.A. News:
Festivals: Eugene Mirman, Reeperbahn, Warehouse Project, Prospecto
From pitchfork.com at 26/08/10 07:00 PM. 1 comments.
WHAT: Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival
WHEN: September 16-19
WHERE: Brooklyn, NY
WHO: Eugene Mirman, Yo La Tengo, David Cross, Hannibal Burress, Michael Showalter, Jon Oliver, Kristen Schaal, John Mulaney, Reggie Watts, Colson Whitehead, Sarah Vowell, Emo Phillips
WHAT: Reeperbahn Festival
WHEN: September 23-25
WHERE: Hamburg, Germany
WHO: Wolf Parade, Cee-Lo, Deer Tick, Junip, Marina and the Diamonds, the Black Angels, Ã'loef Arnalds, Gonzales, Horse Feathers, PVT, Rox, Prinzhorn Dance School, Donovan, Blood Red Shoes, Deer Tick, Karen Elson, Stonorway, the Chap
WHAT: Warehouse Project
WHEN: September 23 - January 1
WHERE: Manchester, England
WHO: M.I.A., DOOM, Flying Lotus, Joker, Jamie xx, Basement Jaxx, Hercules and Love Affair, Doves, Four Tet, Caribou, Ricardo Villalobos, Grandmaster Flash, Trentemoeller, Zomby, Kelis, James Blake, Joy Orbison, Mount Kimbie, Hudson Mohawke, Moderat, Martyn, Floating Points, Aeroplane, Simian Mobile Disco, Maximo Park, KRS-One, Steve Mason, Field Music, Foals, Booka Shade, Rusko, Actress, Vitalic
WHAT: Prospecto
WHEN: September 23-25
WHERE: Grand Rapids, MI
WHO: GZA, Tokyo Police Club, Baths, Retribution Gospel Choir, Dosh, Young Widows, Flosstradamus, Indian Jewelry
Thom Yorke News:
Liars Ready New EP
From pitchfork.com at 26/08/10 04:30 PM. 0 comments.
Apocalyptic art-punks Liars have been busy this year, releasing the BNM'ed studio album Sisterworld and the remix collection Sisterworld Reinterpretations. They aren't done yet.
The band will release their new EP Proud Evolution October 19 in the U.S. and October 18 in the UK via Mute. The EP includes the Sisterworld track that gives the EP its title, as well as the Thom Yorke remix of "Proud Evolution" that appeared on Reinterpretations, and a live version of the track. It also features three new songs. Tracklist below.
The xx News:
News in Brief: KEXP, Nolan Strong Tribute, Fela Kuti, We Like Music Fest
From pitchfork.com at 26/08/10 03:30 PM. 0 comments.
-- KEXP, the Seattle nonprofit radio station, regularly releases compilations of bands playing live in their studios. Live at KEXP Volume Six is out now, and it features Animal Collective, the xx, Beach House, Built to Spill, Yeasayer, and others.
-- On September 14, the Wind will release an album of contemporary garage bands covering songs from the influential early Detroit R&B combo Nolan Strong & the Diablos. Daddy Rockin Strong: A Tribute to Nolan Strong & the Diablos features Mark Sultan, Andre Williams, Reigning Sound, Lenny Kaye, the Dirtbombs, Outrageous Cherry, and Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby, among others.
-- Knitting Factory Records continues with its ridiculously ambitious plan to reissue everything Fela Kuti ever did. The latest installment of 11 albums, released between 1976 and 1980, is due September 14.
-- The electronic-dominated We Like Music Festival comes to Detroit September 18, bringing with it Jimmy Edgar, Kyle Hall, James T. Cotton, Eliot Lipp, Mux Mool, and others.
Karen Elson News:
NEW VIDEO FOR "THE TRUTH IS IN THE DIRT" TO PREMIERE TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT ON VANITYFAIR.COM!
From blogs.myspace.com at 26/08/10 03:07 PM. 0 comments.
"The Truth is in the Dirt" is the second single from Karen's acclaimed debut album The Ghost Who Walks (Third Man/XL Recordings). Directed by Maximilla Lukacs and Sarah Sophie Flicker, two filmmakers ...
Basement Jaxx News:
Jaxx to DJ at Smoke Out 2010
From www.basementjaxx.net at 26/08/10 01:30 PM. 0 comments.
Basement Jaxx will be joining Cypress Hill & Deadmau5 with a DJ set at this years “Smoke Out” festival in San Bernadino, California on 16th October.
Click on the logo for more details.
Vampire Weekend News:
Vampire Weekend <i>Contra</i> Cover Girl Speaks Out About Photo Lawsuit
From pitchfork.com at 25/08/10 06:15 PM. 0 comments.
In a new Vanity Fair piece, the woman on Vampire Weekend's Contra cover explains her $2 million lawsuit against the group, their label, and the photographer who may or may not have taken the picture, Tod Brody. Her full name is Ann Kirsten Kennis and she used to be a sought-after model in the 80s and early 90s. (An amazingly dated portfolio of her work can be seen at Vanity Fair's site.)
Vampire Weekend News:
Vampire Weekend's 'Contra' cover star: 'Don't just use my picture all over the place'
From www.nme.com at 25/08/10 11:58 AM. 0 comments.
Ann Kirsten Kennis speaks out about the $2million lawsuit she's filed
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Peaches News:
Guest Star @ Venice Short Film Festival
From www.peachesrocks.com at 25/08/10 10:19 AM. 0 comments.
Peaches has been invited to DJ at the opening party for the 11th Edition of the Venice International Short Film Festival on September 1st.
The party, hosted by the 'White Trash' club in Berlin, will take place just in front of the Adriatic Sea, on Lido's Blue Moon Beach.
Peaches will be onstage at 11pm, following a special screening of 'Cowboys and Communists' - a documentary film about the White Trash Club in Berlin.
For more info see the festival website or facebook page.
Check out the trailer for the documentary (where you can spot Peaches too!) at Peaches Official Blog!
Vampire Weekend News:
Billboard Bits: Vampire Weekend Cover Girl Speaks, Phish Plots Tour
From www.billboard.com at 24/08/10 10:48 PM. 0 comments.
The Vampire Weekend cover girl speaks, Phish plot a fall tour, Swizz Beatz renames his album and more.
Peaches News:
Peaches @ Circuito Off Film Festival
From www.peachesofficialblog.com at 24/08/10 09:11 AM. 0 comments.
Coming up soon:
Peaches has been invited to DJ at the opening party of Circuito Off Venice International Short Film Festival at Lido’s Blue Moon Beach, just in front of the Adriatic Sea, on the 1st September.
Visitors there can check out a special screening of ‘Cowboys and Communists’ – a documentary film about Berlin’s ‘White Trash Fast Food‘ Club, who are the organizers of the opening event. Our Peaches even shows up in the film too!
Circuito Off Revolution, is the title for the 11th Edition of the Festival. For more info check out the website or facebook page.
Here’s a little teaser from Jess Feast’s ‘Cowboys and Communists’!
Radiohead News:
Hear New Albums From Radiohead's Phil Selway, Jenny and Johnny, Mogwai
From pitchfork.com at 23/08/10 04:45 PM. 0 comments.
Once again, a new week means a big crop of new albums streaming for free on the internet. We've got them listed out below, with links.
Dizzee Rascal News:
Florence And The Machine play 'brand new song' at V Festival
From www.nme.com at 21/08/10 07:58 PM. 0 comments.
Plus singer dedicates song to Dizzee Rascal
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Radiohead News:
Hear Three New Solo Songs From Radiohead Drummer Philip Selway
From pitchfork.com at 20/08/10 09:00 PM. 0 comments.
Photo by Kevin Westenberg
Radiohead drummer Philip Selway sings and does other non-drumming things on Familial, his solo debut, which arrives August 30 in the UK via Bella Union and the very next day in North America via Nonesuch.
He's already shared opening track "By Some Miracle" with the world, and now he's posted streams of three more album tracks on his website. Click above to hear "Beyond Reason", "Broken Promises", and "Don't Look Down".
Peaches News:
Peaches 'Ivory Tower' Teaser
From www.peachesofficialblog.com at 20/08/10 03:39 PM. 1 comments.
At long last we bring you Peaches starring as ‘Marsha Thirteen’ in Chilly Gonzales’ feature length film ‘Ivory Tower’!
Check out this little teaser released on Boys Noize Records’ blog.
Peaches News:
News in Brief: Chilly Gonzales, Neurosis, Roots Manuva, Berlin Festival
From pitchfork.com at 20/08/10 02:00 PM. 0 comments.
-- Feist/Jamie Lidell collaborator Chilly Gonzales will release his new album Ivory Tower September 14 via Arts&Crafts. Boys Noize produced, and the album accompanies a film of the same name. Gonzales wrote, produced, and starred in the film, which also stars Peaches and Tiga.
-- On August 30, avant metal legends Neurosis will reissue their 1993 album Enemy of the Sun on their own Neurot Recordings. The same day, they'll also release their live album Live at Roadburn 2007, which features the band's headlining set at the Dutch metal festival.
-- Big Dada will release Duppy Writer, the new album from British dub-rapper Roots Manuva, on September 21. The album is made up entirely of reworkings from producer Wrongtom.
-- The Berlin Festival descends on the German city's Tempelhof Airport September 10-11. LCD Soundsystem, Fever Ray, Hot Chip, Robyn, Soulwax, Caribou, Neon Indian, Gang of Four, Atari Teenage Riot, Tricky, Fang Island, Fatboy Slim, Adam Green, Peaches, 2ManyDJs, Gonzales, Junip, Wedding Present, Zola Jesus, the Morning Benders, and Edwyn Collins are all on the bill.
The White Stripes News:
Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch Talks ATP
From pitchfork.com at 20/08/10 12:45 PM. 0 comments.
In films like Stranger Than Paradise, Dead Man, and Ghost Dog, filmmaker Jim Jarmusch created a series of surreal, deadpan worlds that bear only passing similarities to our own. Along the way, he's collaborated with a murderer's row of musical visionaries: Joe Strummer, Tom Waits, Neil Young, RZA, GZA, Iggy Pop, the White Stripes.
So it's fitting that the folks at All Tomorrow's Parties have recruited Jarmusch to curate one day of ATP New York, which comes to Kutsher's Country Club in Monticello, New York September 3-5. Jarmusch's day has a line-up that runs from indie rock and punk (Girls, Fucked Up, Kurt Vile, Vivian Girls) to drone-metal (Sunn O))) and Boris) to hip-hop (Raekwon, GZA, DJ Kool Herc), to psych (Dungen, Wooden Shjips, the Black Angels). Bands playing the other two days of the fest include Sonic Youth, Iggy and the Stooges, Sleep, the Breeders, Fuck Buttons, Shellac, Tortoise, Explosions in the Sky, the Books, and Avi Buffalo.
Pitchfork recently spoke with Jarmusch about music, his ATP experience, his relationship with RZA, and his future projects, including a documentary about the Stooges.
Holly Miranda News:
Music Weekly: Alex Da Kid and Holly Miranda
From www.guardian.co.uk at 20/08/10 09:13 AM. 0 comments.
This week's Music Weekly begins with the man behind two of the biggest No 1 singles this year; producer Alex Da Kid. The former Thames Valley University student is currently studio-bound in Los Angeles, but he found time to discuss his role in Eminem's Love the Way You Lie and B.O.B's Aeroplanes with our new intrepid reporter, Ben Beaumont-Thomas.
In Singles Club, Rosie Swash (still in charge while Alexis suns himself in, er, Northumbria) is joined by Ben and Tim Jonze to discuss Michael Jackson sampling in How to Dress Well's Ecstasy With Jojo, Tricky's dancehall-sampling Murder Weapon, and Egyptian Hip-Hop's non-sampling Moon Crooner.
And finally, Rebecca Nicholson chats to Brooklynite Holly Miranda about working with Dave Sitek and how her pentecostal upbringing helped shape her sound. Hope you enjoy this week's show, next week is a Notting Hill Carnival special. In the meantime, come and say hi on Twitter and Facebook.
The White Stripes News:
Billboard Bits: Conan O'Brien Teams Up with Jack White, T.I. Preps a Cartoon Show
From www.billboard.com at 19/08/10 10:30 PM. 0 comments.
Conan O'Brien teams up with Jack White, T.I. works on a cartoon series, Weezer may tour 'Pinkerton' and more.
Dizzee Rascal News:
Festivals in Brief: End of the Road, Bestival, LOLA, Middlewest
From pitchfork.com at 19/08/10 07:25 PM. 0 comments.
WHAT: End of the Road Festival
WHEN: September 10-12
WHERE: Dorset, England
WHO: Wilco, Modest Mouse, Yo La Tengo, Wolf Parade, the Mountain Goats, Black Mountain, Iron & Wine, the New Pornographers, Caribou, Phosphorescent, Here We Go Magic, the Antlers, Mountain Man, Phil Selway, Edwyn Collins, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Ra Ra Riot, Ruby Suns
WHAT: Bestival
WHEN: September 9-12
WHERE: Isle of Wight, England
WHO: The Flaming Lips, LCD Soundsystem, the xx, Hot Chip, Dizzee Rascal, Fever Ray, Flying Lotus, Sleigh Bells, Gil Scott-Heron, Black Mountain, Four Tet, Jonsi, Roxy Music, Skream, Memory Tapes, the Prodigy, Simian Mobile Disco, Echo & the Bunnymen, Wild Beasts, the Antlers, Neon Indian, Toro Y Moi
WHAT: LOLA
WHEN: September 16-19
WHERE: London, Ontario
WHO: Caribou, Jamie Lidell, My Brightest Diamond, Lee Ranaldo, Born Ruffians, White Rainbow, James T. Cotton, Tony Conrad, Rhys Chatham Trumpet Trio, Land of Talk, Chicago Underground Duo, Christopher Willits
WHAT: Middlewest Fest
WHEN: September 10-11
WHERE: DeKalb, IL
WHAT: P.O.S., Maps and Atlases, Owen, William Elliott Whitmore, Murder By Death, Russian Circles, Smoking Popes, MC Chris, Frank Turner, Ha Ha Tonka
Radiohead News:
News in Brief: Stanley Donwood, beaterblocker, OFF!, Electric Zoo
From pitchfork.com at 19/08/10 03:40 PM. 1 comments.
-- Radiohead artist Stanley Donwood holds his first ever U.S. gallery show at San Francisco's FIFTY24SF September 2 through October 27. It's called "Over Normal" and features seven new works.
-- Eluvium, Nite Jewel, and Keith Fullerton Whitman contribute new music to a benefit compilation by beaterblocker that's out now. Click here for more. Proceeds go to Homerton Hospital in London.
-- OFF! is a new punk band featuring Keith Morris (Black Flag/Circle Jerks), Dimitri Coats (Burning Brides), Mario Rubalcaba (Earthless/Hot Snakes/Rocket From the Crypt) and Steven McDonald (Redd Kross). They'll release an introductory 7" EP on October 12 and then follow it up with a vinyl box set, called First Four EPs, due November 23 on Vice.
-- The Chemical Brothers, Major Lazer, Flying Lotus, A-Trak, Rusko, Richie Hawtin, Erol Alkan, Martyn, Moby, Boys Noize, XXXChange, and more play this year's Electric Zoo Festival at New York City's Randall's Island September 4-5. More info here.
The White Stripes News:
Conan O'Brien and Jack White Team Up for New Spoken Word 7" Single
From pitchfork.com at 19/08/10 03:00 PM. 0 comments.
The Conan O'Brien/Jack White bro-down has been happening for years now, and it continues apace. Earlier this year, the once and future late-night host teamed up with White to release a live album on White's Third Man Records. At the time, there was also talk of a spoken-word 7" single. Now, TwentyFourBit points out exactly what that single will be: "And They Call Me Mad", out on Third Man on August 24. According to the Third Man site, it's "a hilarious improvised take on the Frankenstein legend." The b-side features Jack White interviewing Conan.
Dizzee Rascal News:
Behind the Music: Is The X Factor alternative The Source good for artists?
From www.guardian.co.uk at 19/08/10 02:49 PM. 0 comments.
The latest talent-spotter to enter a crowded marketplace is offering unsigned acts a cooperative record deal along with their taste of success. But is it as fair as it sounds?
For nearly a decade, Simon Cowell has dominated the format of talent contest TV. In the process, the Pop Idol and X Factor machines have come to dominate the charts, leaving bands and artists that don't fall into the narrow formula of these shows struggling for broader attention.
More recently, rivals have attempted to get in on Cowell's act. In 2007, MobileAct Unsigned (which turned into Orange unsignedAct in 2008) gave exposure to artists on Channel 4, with Lauren Laverne, Alex James, Jo Whiley and record executive Simon Gavin taking the place of Cowell, Cheryl et al. Maybe it was because the show wasn't shown on prime-time telly but on Sunday afternoons, or maybe it just wasn't very good, but I've yet to see any of the contestants â€' or even the winners â€' make any headway in the aftermath (Tommy Reilly, anyone?).
The latest show of this kind is Must Be the Music, which Sky claims is, well, about the music. It strikes me, however, as being a bit like a cross between Britain's Got Talent and The X Factor, with Dizzee Rascal, Jamie Cullum and Sharleen Spiteri buzzing their approval or disapproval of the competing acts. With The X...
Karen Elson News:
A MESSAGE FROM KAREN
From blogs.myspace.com at 19/08/10 12:07 PM. 0 comments.
Dear Friends and Fellow Rascals,
I have some news about my upcoming tour in Europe. I sadly have to
cancel some shows and reshuffle a few others. While there is no volcano
clouding up the skies t...
Beck News:
Insane Clown Posse: a magnet for ignorance
From www.guardian.co.uk at 18/08/10 04:08 PM. 1 comments.
Fascinated by miracles such as, er, magnets, Insane Clown Posse should be a laughing stock. But their fans â€' the Juggalos â€' symbolise a growing reactionary culture in America, in which ignorance is seen as a virtue
For nearly a decade now, the Juggalo is the dirty secret that mainstream America has tried to sweep under the carpet. Juggalos are fans of Detroit, Michigan's Insane Clown Posse, two former wrestlers turned rappers going by the names Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope, who first applied face paint in the early 90s, and have since sold 6m albums, including 1994's Ringmaster and 2004's Hell's Pit.
Juggalo culture is what happens when hip-hop settles in the poverty-stricken cities and suburbs of America's rust belt. Fans, known to one another as "The Fam", mimic the band's clown face-paint, drink their favourite drink, the Detroit-produced soda Faygo, and attend their annual festival, the Gathering of the Juggalos.
Not everyone, however, is so keen. Authorities in states including Utah, Arizona and Pennsylvania reportedly classify the Juggalos as a gang, while in September 2003, the US music magazine Blender voted Insane Clown Posse as the worst band of all time.
In 2009, however, Blender closed its doors. Insane Clown Posse, meanwhile, have just released the DVD of their debut feature film, Big Money Rustlas. They are not leaving us anytime soon.
The Juggalos are back in the news thanks to reports from this year's Gathering, where the performer...
Titus Andronicus News:
Reminder: NAG Benefit @ Glasslands tomorrow
From titusandronicustheband.blogspot.com at 17/08/10 06:49 PM. 0 comments.
Hey gang. This is just to remind you that we will be performing tomorrow night at Glasslands Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, near the intersection of s 2nd and kent, just around the corner from Death by Audio. The concert is a benefit for a very admirable organization of local activists called Neighbors Allied for Good Growth, or NAG for short, who have been protecting North Brooklyn from the cruel march of "progress" for sixteen years now, whether taking the form of their legendary battle with and victory over a garbage incinerator to the contemporary concern of greedy over-development and so forth. A very worthy cause indeed, say we. Learn more about the group at their website, nag-brooklyn.org. We will be performing with Bad Credit No Credit, one of the scene's very finest up-and-coming bands, and Bottle Up & Go, who I don't really know anything about, but I am sure they are very good. As this is, for all intents and purposes, the first show of our Fall 2010 North American tour, it will be yr first opportunity to observe our up-to-date repertoire; forgotten favorites will abound, the perfect antidote, we hope, to all you who grow weary of the same old T. Andronicus setlist. Tickets will be fifteen dollars, the entire proceeds going to NAG. You can buy tickets here if you are really feeling saucy. The show is...
Friendly Fires News:
Festivals in Brief: Loufest, Shambala, South West Four, Stop Making Sense
From pitchfork.com at 17/08/10 03:05 PM. 0 comments.
WHAT: LouFest Music Festival
WHEN: August 28-29
WHERE: St. Louis, MO
WHO: Broken Social Scene, She & Him, Jeff Tweedy, Built to Spill, Titus Andronicus, Alejandro Escovedo, Airborne Toxic Event, Lucero, Fruit Bats, So Many Dynamos
WHAT: Shambala Festival
WHEN: August 26-30
WHERE: Northamptonshire, England
WHO: Omar Souleyman, Kath Bloom, Sunburned Hand of the Man, MV & EE With the Golden Road, Andy Votel, Zun Zun Egui
WHAT: South West Four Weekender
WHEN: August 28-29
WHERE: London, England
WHO: Fatboy Slim, Carl Cox, A-Trak, Skream & Benga, Vitalic, M.A.N.D.Y., Ms. Dynamite, Switch, Erol Alkan, Boys Noize, Salt-N-Pepa, Paul Oakenfold, Uffie, Armand Van Helden, Herve, Plastician
WHAT: Stop Making Sense Festival
WHEN: September 3-5
WHERE: Petrcane, Croatia
WHO: The Very Best, Carl Craig, Juan Atkins, Optimo, Matias Aguayo, Radioclit, Friendly Fires, Nathan Fake, Theo Parrish, Toy Selectah, Allez Allez
M.I.A. News:
MIA announces one-off London date and ticket details
From www.nme.com at 17/08/10 02:29 PM. 0 comments.
Rapper to play O2 Academy Brixton in November
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Vampire Weekend News:
5-10-15-20: Ezra Koenig
From pitchfork.com at 17/08/10 01:05 PM. 0 comments.
Photo by Ryan Dombal
Welcome to 5-10-15-20, where we talk to artists about the music they loved at five-year interval points in their lives. Maybe we'll get a detailed roadmap of how their tastes and passions helped make them who they are. Maybe we'll just learn that they really liked hearing the "BraveStarr" theme song over and over when they were kids. Either way, it'll be fun.
This time, we spoke with Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig, 26.
Peaches News:
Peaches in Australia
From www.peachesofficialblog.com at 17/08/10 11:17 AM. 0 comments.
It’s festival season and Peaches is heading down to Switzerland and Austria for two more festival slots at the Frequency Festival on the 19th and the Lausanne Noise Festival on the 20th.
To keep up the festival vibe, we’re taking a trip back to the beginning of the year, when Peaches was hitting up all the major cities in Australia on the Big Day Out lineup.
Here’s a peek behind the scenes of the Gold Coast gig on 17th January. We’ve got more footage from Oz coming up in the next few weeks, so stay tuned!
M.I.A. News:
Photos: Oya Festival 2010
From pitchfork.com at 16/08/10 09:15 PM. 0 comments.
Now in its 12th year, the eminently green Oya Festival went off like clockwork in Oslo, Norway last weekend, featuring sets from M.I.A., Pavement, Air, Panda Bear, Sleigh Bells, Major Lazer, and more. Photos by Eirik Lande.
Check out a selection of shots after the jump, then head over to our full report for write-ups from Joe Colly, and our photo book for a complete set of full-size photos.
The White Stripes News:
Ask the indie professor: why shout for a song the band will never play? | Wendy Fonarow
From www.guardian.co.uk at 16/08/10 01:39 PM. 0 comments.
When a guy yells for an obscure B-side the band haven't played in 17 years, he isn't talking to them; he's talking to you
Hi Prof ;-)
At almost every gig an audience member will shout the name of a particular song, in the hope that the band play it. Ninety-nine percent of these requests are completely ignored by the band and, furthermore, the audience member generally knows this, being an avid concertgoer. Why then do fans persist in yelling out the name of their favourite track, often multiple times within a set?
Michael Kuge, via email
For some audience members, a gig isn't just a chance to hear and see a band perform live but a chance to express their status as a committed fan. A set list means the specific songs and order are decided in advance of a show. Superfans know about set lists. Half the time, they are the same ones who beg crew members for the copies taped to stage or ask the sound man for his/hers before the set starts (I'm just letting you know how to get a set list in case you want one). The songs superfans yell out tend to be little-known B-sides or other rarities. These call-outs aren't really to get the band to play the song but to demonstrate to everyone present that s/he knows every song the band has ever written. Occasionally, if the request is sufficiently obscure, someone in the band might react by...
The xx News:
Eminem Returns To U.K. Chart Summit
From www.billboard.com at 16/08/10 11:52 AM. 0 comments.
Eminem is back at No. 1 in the U.K. and the XX crack the top 10.
M.I.A. News:
Copenhagen Fashion Week SS '11
From www.dazeddigital.com at 16/08/10 10:00 AM. 0 comments.
The Danish catwalk season was dominated by a playful Peter Jensen and promising talents, such as Vilsbol de Arce and Spon Diogo
Copenhagen Fashion Week was kick started by the upcoming brand Spon Diogo, created by the Latin American designer Rui Andersen Rodrigues Diogo and Danish Mia Lisa Spon, whose backgrounds in tailoring and industrial design complimented their recognisable cuts, structure and always minimalistic approach to a commercial avant-gardism. Quite the opposite route was taken by the quadruple design team at Moonspoon Saloon: photographer Noam Griegst, stylist Melanie Buckhave, designer Sara Sachs and well-known Israeli artist Tal R continued their explosive use of dramatic effects such as shoes made from branches of pinewood and electrifying hair made the audience feel like they attended an underworld... article continues »
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The xx News:
The xx close the Flow Festival after stepping in for Jonsi
From www.nme.com at 16/08/10 09:34 AM. 0 comments.
Marina And The Diamonds and Girls also wrap up Helsinki bash
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The Horrors News:
Faris' Exhibition
From blogs.myspace.com at 16/08/10 07:17 AM. 0 comments.
Faris' Exhibition of his drawings "Drawing a Straight Number 9" is currently on in East London until 29th August.To drop in and browse, or buy prints (limited to a run of 5), go to:THE BOOK CLUB100 Le...
M.I.A. News:
MIA closes day two of Flow Festival
From www.nme.com at 15/08/10 09:10 AM. 1 comments.
Plus Robyn, Sleigh Bells and Surfer Blood rock the Helsinki bash
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The xx News:
Sigur Ros frontman Jonsi pulls headline slot at Flow Festival
From www.nme.com at 14/08/10 01:34 PM. 0 comments.
The XX and Marina And The Diamonds are bumped up the bill at Helsinki bash
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M.I.A. News:
MIA to play Manchester's Warehouse Project
From www.nme.com at 13/08/10 10:34 PM. 0 comments.
Singer will play at venue underneath Piccadilly Station in November
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Giggs News:
Hustle On Video Trailer
From sn1giggs.com at 13/08/10 05:26 PM. 0 comments.
Full video coming soon…
Friendly Fires News:
What Ho... [4]
From wearefriendlyfires.com at 13/08/10 09:24 AM. 0 comments.
Listen up, fans of bangers, slammers and stinkers. The mix CD that we’re producing with our pals at Bugged Out! is seeing the light of day on 27th September It was a huge honour to be asked to contribute to such an auspicious mix series (the Ivan Smagghe and Erol Alkan editions have long been faves around these parts) and an opportunity we fairly jumped at. The CD is a seamless autumn party-smashing mix of electro, disco, house and techno slammers both young and old. I’m talking ‘Freakaholic’, I’m talking ‘Be Strong’, I’m talking freaking ‘New Day’; I’m talking some of the straight up nangest tracks of all time. Oh shiiiit!
The mix features ‘Stay Here’ an exclusive stinker composed by our good selves along with Toronto’s finest Azari & III. It’s in a Wild Pitch house style, so set the controls for NY circa Paris Is Burning and vogue your hearts out. We first met them in Toronto after hearing diamond-‘ard bangers ‘Hungry For The Power’ and ‘Reckless With Your Love’. Cedric, their inimitable vocalist, turned up to the afterparty for one of our shows where your humble correspondant was spinning, and, once a microphone was sourced, belted out ‘Paris’ over whatever tough techno slammers I was playing. A big moment, and the genesis of this collaboration.
You can get your mits on the mix here:
http://www.tinyurls.co.uk/J8878
Annie Mac has the exclusive first play of ‘Stay Here’ on her show on BBC Radio 1 tomorrow (Friday) night between 7-9pm
The...
Holly Miranda News:
Exclusive Film: At Home With Dave Sitek
From www.dazeddigital.com at 13/08/10 08:00 AM. 0 comments.
A film of the famed TV On the Radio producer talking about his new Maximum Balloon pop project
As the producer of TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Liars, and Scarlett Johasson, Dave Sitek is used to critics showering him with praise for his brilliant, densely layered, pieces of art. However, over the last few years Sitek's mind has moved away from the darkness and towards the light, in more ways than one. After wrapping up work on Holly Miranda's debut album, he vacated his iconic Stay Gold studio in Williamsburg, bought James Dean's old house in Beverly Hills, learned how to bake Blueberry pies, and got to work on something entirely new â€' a retro pop alter ego called Maximum Balloon. Taking production cues from Nile Rodgers, The Gap Band, C... article continues »
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Gil Scott-Heron News:
Readers recommend: songs about euphoria
From www.guardian.co.uk at 12/08/10 11:01 PM. 0 comments.
Last week we were steeped in sorrow and regret. Now we want songs flush with excitement and exhilaration
After ploughing (Zimmer-framing?) my way through several hundred songs about old age, I don't know about you but I need a dose of euphoria â€' I'm talking ecstasy, only the feeling, not the rave-generation pill. So this week you are all invited, young and old, to nominate songs that celebrate or capture, well, rapture and its many near-relations: excitement, elation and sheer incandescent joy.
But first, the old age A-list (and the column that discusses it): Frank Sinatra â€' It Was a Very Good Year; Peter Hammill â€' Autumn; 10cc â€' Old Wild Men; Randy Newman â€' Mikey's; Gladys Knight â€' The Way We Were; Dexys Midnight Runners â€' Old; Neil Young â€' Old Man; Danny Wilson â€' Ruby's Golden Wedding; Jimi Hendrix â€' 51st Anniversary; Abba â€' When All Is Said and Done
And now, let us creak our way to the B-list:
Leonard Cohen â€' Because Of
Written when he was 70, this finds Len as mordant as ever, and still being generously, as he sees it, allowed to gaze upon a naked woman as she bends over his bed. "Look at me, Leonard," she says. "Look at me one last time." It also suggests a future Readers recommend: songs in which artists mention themselves by name (first noms: "Jesus, this is Iggy" and "So this is Phil talking").
Sammy Davis Jr...
Friendly Fires News:
Friendly Fires to premiere new song 'Stay Here' on 'Bugged Out!' compilation
From www.nme.com at 12/08/10 03:39 PM. 0 comments.
'Suck My Deck' album is out this September
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M.I.A. News:
M.I.A. Goes Dizzy on 'Illygirl' Clip
From www.billboard.com at 12/08/10 03:29 PM. 0 comments.
Shortly after premiering the video for "XXXO" yesterday (Aug. 11), M.I.A. attempts to make fans go dizzy with another video for "Illygirl."
M.I.A. News:
Scene and heard: Electro champeta
From www.guardian.co.uk at 12/08/10 03:26 PM. 0 comments.
Combining trance, house, dubstep and reggaeton, a new wave of electro producers are taking Colombia's coastal sound, champeta, into the future
Champeta, originating in the towns of Colombia's Caribbean coast, is an unfamiliar and exotic prospect to most European audiophiles. Mixing funk and salsa with a liberal helping of African folk styles (imported by slaves, whose descendants now populate the coastal regions) and Caribbean grooves, it's a rich roux that will satisfy those with an appetite for "world" music.
The genre first rose to prominence in the 1970s in Cartagena and Barranquilla, before spreading throughout the rest of country, becoming entwined with Colombia's folk traditions and rich soundsystem culture. So it's doubly fascinating, and confounding, to see it mixing with European dance music.
The sumptuously packaged compilation on Soundway Records called Palenque Palenque (named after the town and record label that first brought champeta to prominence) has put the spotlight on the genre more than ever before. But this exchange isn't a one-way street. The new generation of champeta artists are inspired by electronic music from Europe and the UK, evolving their beloved music. Sounds from England and Netherlands now power the rhythms of champeta, combining the cheesy breakdowns and canned euphoria of trance with the transcendent synths of old-school rave.
At Colombia's big outdoor soundsystem parties such as Skorpion Disco Show, which echo the bass culture of Jamaica, DJs including Los Reyes Del Perreo bosh out rampant, high-powered, champeta fusions featuring ultra...
Vampire Weekend News:
Housse de Racket Recommends
From www.dazeddigital.com at 12/08/10 10:00 AM. 0 comments.
French electro pop stars explain why they love the film 'Anvil', who makes the 'best new music' and what blogs they're addicted to
We first heard of them last year when they designed T-shirts for A.P.C, and since then Housse de Racket has been one of our French favourites. With fresh electro pop songs, the Paris-based duo straddle the line between Phoenix and Vampire Weekend, with lyrics all sung in French. 'Forty Love', their debut album is finally coming out in the UK at the end of August. Although, Victor and Pierre are currently working on their second album (due early next year) with the legendary Zdar on production duties (Phoenix, Cut Copy, Rapture, Cassius). H... article continues »
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M.I.A. News:
Go With the Flow Festival: Villa Nah
From www.dazeddigital.com at 12/08/10 08:00 AM. 0 comments.
Helsinki's annual music fest brings back some of the biggest names in electronic and indie sounds
Taking over Helsinki's Suvilahti this weekend of August 13â€'15, Flow Festival brings together a diverse selection of international and Finnish acts. Ranging from electronic music, indie rock and jazz to world music, the event will be held as part of the Helsinki Festival. This year, the artist selection brings together the likes of M.I.A., French duo Air planning an audiovisual spectacle, the Icelandic vocalist Jonsi (Sigur Ros), and British acts like The XX, indie popstress Marina And The Diamonds, to electronic producer Four Tet, and the classic The Radio Dept. The new wave of lo-fi indie rock from the US such as The Drums, Beach House, Surfer Bl... article continues »
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Friendly Fires News:
News in Brief: Land of Talk, Cotton Jones, <i>Bloody War</i> Compilation, London Electronic Dance Festival
From pitchfork.com at 11/08/10 06:00 PM. 0 comments.
-- Canadian indie band and Broken Social Scene satellite Land of Talk will release their sophomore album Cloak and Cipher August 24 via Saddle Creek. The Besnard Lakes' Jace Lasek produces, and members of Arcade Fire and Stars contribute. Download the track "Quarry Hymns" here.
-- On August 24, Suicide Squeeze will release Tall Hours in the Glowstream, the new album from Athens-via-Maryland psych-poppers Cotton Jones, which feature former members of Page France. Download "Glorylight and Christie" here.
-- Yet another album out August 24: Bloody War: Songs 1924-1939, a collection of songs that originated in the Spanish-American War, the American Civil War, and World War I. Tompkins Square will release it, and some of the proceeds will go to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
-- August 27-28, the London Electronic Dance Festival brings artists of guess which genre to guess which city's Victoria Park. The bill includes Aphex Twin, Goldfrapp, Soulwax, Die Antwoord, Friendly Fires, Leftfield, Calvin Harris, Tiga, Shy FX, and Azari & III.
M.I.A. News:
M.I.A. Goes Bollywood in 'XXXO' Video
From www.billboard.com at 11/08/10 05:23 PM. 0 comments.
M.I.A. releases "XXXO" video.
M.I.A. News:
Video: M.I.A.: "XXXO"
From pitchfork.com at 11/08/10 04:35 PM. 1 comments.
I suppose you could describe M.I.A.'s new "XXXO" video as a "portrait"-- except it's less Michelangelo and more old-school screensaver.
UPDATE: Watch more low-tech M.I.A. videos here via her Twitter.
"XXXO" vid is below:
M.I.A. News:
Meet the bands whose /\/ /\ /\/\ € $ are made out of $¥ /\/\ ss 0 \ $
From www.guardian.co.uk at 11/08/10 03:53 PM. 0 comments.
You can't find them on the internet and their names verge on the unpronounceable. But by using symbols in their monikers, many artists are creating a whole new underground scene
Scan the array of recent blog buzz bands and you'd be forgiven for thinking you were in the middle of a migraine. †‡†, Gr†ll Gr†ll, â„-⊇◊⊆ℜ and GLâ"²SS †33†H all use dots, dashes and triangles in their names and on their flashy websites. Some of the genres they use might be familiar â€' they make screwed and twisted music using 90s house, crunk and goth â€' but the names look just plain weird. Whatever happened to bands called "The" something? On the Drowned in Sound forum, in the thread on "Witch House", users have joked that these bands' names are "liable to break Google" but also that they're part of "the most internet genre ever".
"Having a band name like that makes me totally unsearchable," says Rhode Island artist L, explaining that his name is pronounced "arc", "but I like how using symbols means favouring an aesthetic choice over a more practical one. I morph my voice in the music, and wear costumes that make it impossible to see who I am when I play live â€' and I enjoy the anonymity it affords me."
â„-⊇◊⊆ℜ (a name so unfathomable we struggled to get it to show up on our system) of drag band the Mater Suspiria Cult...
M.I.A. News:
XXXO Video Out Now!!!
From blogs.myspace.com at 11/08/10 03:41 PM. 0 comments.
XXXO, directed by M.I.A is out now, click HERE to watch!
M.I.A. News:
R.I.P. Free Design Leader Chris Dedrick
From pitchfork.com at 11/08/10 03:15 PM. 0 comments.
Illustration by Moira Dedrick via Chris Dedrick's site
Chris Dedrick, chief songwriter for late 60s/early 70s psychedelic folk-pop band the Free Design, died last Friday, August 6, after a battle with cancer, according to his site. (Via The Daily Swarm.) He was 63 years old.
Peaches News:
Peaches Wheelchair Show â€' On Tour!
From www.peachesofficialblog.com at 11/08/10 10:00 AM. 0 comments.
Peaches is back on the road today! Heading off to Hungary, Belgium, Switzerland and Austria for a quick tour of the European summer festivals.
Pretty soon she be rolling onstage in Budapest for another special performance in the chair, with the fabulous danni-the- tranny-nurse behind the wheels for some assistance!
Last week Peaches was at the Sonnemondsterne Festival in Saalburg, Germany and PeachesTV was on site to capture some of the madness on film!
The Raconteurs News:
Brendan Benson: 'Raconteurs will return after The Greenhornes reunion' â€' video
From www.nme.com at 11/08/10 09:46 AM. 0 comments.
Singer tells NME the band are on hold as two members restart their old band
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Beck News:
Listen to the <i>Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World</i> Soundtrack and Score Right Now
From pitchfork.com at 10/08/10 05:45 PM. 0 comments.
The soundtrack and score to Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World-- which finally hits theaters this Friday, August 13-- features new music from Beck (who wrote songs for Michael Cera's character's band Sex Bomb-Omb), Broken Social Scene (who wrote songs for the film's punk band Crash and the Boys), and Nigel Godrich (who did the blippy, swoon-y score).
Both discs are out today and streaming in their entirety at Spinner. Especially noteworthy is a wispy new track played and sung by Beck called "Ramona" that sounds like a Sea Change outtake.
If that's not enough Scott Pilgrim for you, check out recent interviews we did about the soundtrack with both Beck and Broken Social Scene.
Vampire Weekend News:
Ask the indie professor: Will Kings of Leon's Sex On Fire ever go away?
From www.guardian.co.uk at 10/08/10 10:17 AM. 0 comments.
Bad news, readers. According to the prof we're all doomed to listen to Caleb Followill's godawful sex whine forever ...
Dear indie professor, will Peter Bjorn & John's Young Folks and Kings of Leon's Sex On Fire ever disappear from radio playlists and B&Q/DFS/Asda adverts? Or is the earth doomed to endure them for millennia, like slowly decomposing nuclear waste?
When a song is extremely popular it becomes enmeshed with people's memories of a specific time. The music can create a sensory vestige, something akin to a fragrance recalling a specific moment in time. When songs dominate a summer, or even a year, they persist in the popular imagination regardless of critical accolades or disparagements, becoming the de facto soundtrack of the era (see John Hughes soundtracks for every contemporary 1980s-revival film). These songs become DJ staples â€' they're sure-fire floor-fillers because people know them. It's the same reason why audiences want touring bands to play hits rather than new material â€' people like the familiar. The same songs are used in adverts so the emotional association of the music is transferred to the product or brand. Eventually, those songs become emblematic of the era, so instead of slowly languishing, the most popular tracks segue into retro club nights and films about the noughties or even flashback DJ sets. It won't be the new clubs that play them, but revival clubs. I...
The Horrors News:
Faris Badwan's Dark Arts
From www.dazeddigital.com at 10/08/10 09:00 AM. 0 comments.
The Horrors' frontman delves into the world of art with a new exhibition of his dark scribbles and moody illustrations at Shoreditch's The Book Club
Faris Badwan, lead singer of goth rockers The Horrors, has quite an impact on his audience when performing, but it isn't only his musical talents that gives you goosebumps. Musicians have often been known to turn to art and the latest to take up the mantle is polymath Badwan; his second exhibition on the 11th August at The Book Club on Leonard Street in East London's Shoreditch. Faris has also designed the artwork for the Hatcham Social and, indeed The Horrors, and having studied illustration at St. Martin's College of Art he is now exhibiting drawings, paintings and film projections in his second show in two years. Dazed caught up with him as he took a quick break from the studio where the ... article continues »
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Dizzee Rascal News:
News in Brief: Eels, Royal Trux, Capstan Shafts, Reading and Leeds Festivals
From pitchfork.com at 09/08/10 07:45 PM. 0 comments.
Photo by Autumn de Wilde
-- On August 24, Eels will release Tomorrow Morning, their second new album of 2010, via the group's own E Works label. They'll follow it with a big world tour.
-- Cats and Dogs, the 1993 album from scuzz-rock greats Royal Trux, will return to print on August 24, when Drag City reissues the record.
-- On August 24, Dean Wells' lo-fi bedroom-pop project the Capstan Shafts will release the new album Revelation Skirts via Rainbow Quartz. Pitchfork contributor Matt LeMay produces and plays drums.
-- As previously reported, the Libertines will reunite to play England's titanic Reading and Leeds Festivals, which go down August 27-29 in the towns that bear the festivals' names. The festival lineups also include Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, Guns N' Roses, Queens of the Stone Age, Modest Mouse, the Walkmen, Crystal Castles, Band of Horses, Dizzee Rascal, Yeasayer, Girls, Weezer, Los Campesinos!, Klaxons, Caribou, the Big Pink, Surfer Blood, Warpaint, Local Natives, Kele, and about a million other bands.
The xx News:
Photos: Lollapalooza 2010
From pitchfork.com at 09/08/10 06:25 PM. 0 comments.
Front page photo of the Strokes by Brian Leli; Above: Arcade Fire by Kirstie Shanley
In its sixth year of stationary existence, Lollapalooza 2010 saw nearly as many acts on the big indie axis as stadium-filling pop stars-- Arcade Fire and the National rubbing elbows with the Strokes and Lady Gaga. Our full coverage of the weekend's events-- which also featured Phoenix, Spoon, Soundgarden, Grizzly Bear, MGMT, Erykah Badu, the xx, Hot Chip, Dirty Projectors, Yeasayer, and more-- can be found here.
Check out a selection of Brian Leli and Kirstie Shanley's photos after the jump, then head over to our photo book for a complete set of full-size shots.
RJD2 News:
Atlanta- aug 14, rjd2 and NERD
From blogs.myspace.com at 09/08/10 02:56 PM. 0 comments.
free show! come on out!!!..Cuervo Games Centennial Olympic Park Atlanta, GA 7:00pm Free show!
M.I.A. News:
Back in spotlight
From www.bbc.co.uk at 09/08/10 01:51 PM. 0 comments.
Attention on actress Mia Farrow at war crimes trial
Radiohead News:
Thom Yorke plays new Radiohead material at Big Chill Festival
From www.nme.com at 09/08/10 11:43 AM. 0 comments.
Stripped-down solo set also featured cuts from band's back catalogue
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