MCA of the Beastie Boys (Photo credit: Wikipedia) TMZ has reported that MCA (Adam Yauch) has died due to cancer. MCA has been battling cancer of the salivary gland since 2009 and it seems things took a turn for the worse when he was unable to attend the induction of the Beastie Boys into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Related articles Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch Will Not Attend Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction (rollingstone.com) Beastie Boys inducted into the Rock and Roll [...]
Vondelpark plays lo-fi, downtempo, sun washed pop to listen to while you watch clouds float by. Enjoy...
Face+Heel will début their first EP, No Stars, May 7th. Face+Heel are in Dazed Digital today. Bonus video:
Listen to Joy by Julian . Dark and twisted R&B for fans of the The Weeknd. To download, go to the Joy video page on youtube and check out the track info.
New Buke and Gase this May Day. Jump over to Pitchfork to listen to the first track released from the new album. Buke and Gase have an interesting stage set-up that employs custom-built instruments all of which Arone Dyer and Aron Sanchez play live. It's amazing to watch these two people create so much dissonant, aggressive music without the aid of loops or additional people on stage.
Sigur Ros ~ Valtari Sigur Ros newsletter has just announced the new album "Valtari" is ready for pre-order . Basic packages include download only, cd or vinyl. Additional packages include exclusive t-shirts, prints and even a limited edition wool festival blanket. Don't forget to get your tickets for the upcoming tour before they sell out. Related articles Listen: Sigur Rós - 'Kvistur' (flick-thru.com) Sigur Rós - "Ekki Múkk" / They're Dropping a New Album in May! (dbradmusic.wordpress.com) Listen to - Sigur Ros - [...]
Arms & Sleepers Sad to see this post from Arms & Sleepers this morning: Dear friends, We are sad to announce that due to several personal circumstances beyond our control, we have cancelled all upcoming tour dates in Eastern Europe. As we have never cancelled a tour in our 6-year existence as a band, this is a new experience for us—and not one we ever wish to repeat. We apologize to all the people that were [...]
Photo by Lavid Dichterman Mad Rad just tore up the Sasquatch music festival and here is the video to prove it.
Gil Scott-Heron, often referred to as the godfather of rap, passed away Friday due to an illness contracted while traveling in Europe. His most recent album "I'm new here" was produced by Jamie XX and is a real treat. If you haven't heard it yet, now would be the time to give it a spin.
Last month I posted about a great video from FM Belfast which was taken from the Icelandic film Backyard . I really wanted to see the whole film but it didn't have an US distributor. Jump to a few days ago when my friend posted on FB that he was volunteering to be a driver for the SIFF film festival and wanted to know if anyone would like to join him in watching the movie Backyard, because he would be driving the director to the showing. Somethings are just meant to be. [...]
I am super happy to see that iamamiwhoami ( Jonna Lee ) is back with a new series of videos. Related articles IAMAMIWHOAMI (bigstereo.net) iamamiwhoiam :: "; john" (Video) (Urb.com) Video: iamamiwhoami - ";john" (gorillavsbear.net)
Efterklang and Vincent Moon present An Island Efterklang just announced on their news letter and blog that "An Island" DVD is available for pre-order . I just ordered one of the limited release (5000) deluxe DVDs which will ship by Sept. At the pre-order URL above you can pay what your want for the Download package or you can pre-order the deluxe DVD package (incl. the Download Package). THE DVD PACKAGE with BONUS LIVE EP + DOWNLOAD PACKAGE: [...]
Incredible song, slowly building to climax. Here is the making of the video for SicSak. SicSak is from Amiina's latest album Puzzle . Sicsak
When Saints Go Machine Yesterday I posted about 4 free danish complication albums and one of those comps includes When Saints Go Machine which are getting a very deserved amount of attention lately. So check out that post to get some free music. Then head over to When Saints Go machine's Facebook page and click "Like". When you do so you will get 3 free tracks from their E.P. Fail Forever . And if that isn't enough you can go pre-order their upcoming album Konkylie [...]
Great song and amazing video via Gorilla vs Bear This video contains footage from the upcoming documentary by Village Beat titled Tough Bond - a film about kids sniffing glue to survive street life in Kenya 's disappearing villages and exploding urban slums. Original documentary score was provided by Shabazz Palaces . Learn more about the film and cause on the Village Beat Non-Profit Company page on Facebook facebook.com/pages/Villa ge-Beat/204222116262502 villagebeat.org Related Articles [...]
Two Sides Of The Same Summer Indiean Music Winter Wonders The Sound Of Your Grandmother's Lover Wonders Make Joy now have 4 compilations of known and up [...]
Image by Bryan Bruchman via Flickr Right now NPR is streaming The Antlers' new album Burst Apart. Go listen while the stream is available. Related Articles Stream The Antlers Burst Apart (stereogum.com) The Antlers - "Parentheses" (stereogum.com) Listening Party: The Antlers 'Burst Apart' (castleqwayr.wordpress.com) The Antlers Stream Burst Apart at NPR (radioexile.com) The Antlers Release Burst Apart This May [...]
The Knife have reported on their site that they are recording a new album for 2012. I will post when more details are released. Related Articles The Knife at Work on New Album (pitchfork.com) Monday News Roundup 4/25 (kexp.org)
I just heard Lapalux ( Soundcloud ) this morning on indieshuffle.com in a post written by Elizabeth Walker and I could barely make it through the post before jumping over to iTunes and buying this E.P.. For those that like James Blake , Mount Kimbie , Holy Other and oOoOO get ready to be excited. R&B vocals are warped and pushed into the ghostly realm, jazzy piano floats in and out, hip-hop beats are chopped and stutter sexually while electro pulses flirt. According to iTunes I have been playing [...]
Arms & Sleepers have announced their next album The Organ Hearts is available for pre-order . The album will have less guitars and more electronics according to the release blurb: Unlike Matador, the band's sophomore effort, the new record features significantly less guitar and focuses more on electronics and drum-heavy compositions. Pulsing beats and driving synths replace the lush glockenspiels and melodicas of the previous album, while concise song structures and haunting melodies remain. People that pre-order will also get an exclusive digital E.P. sometime this summer. [...]
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