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Coachella Announces 2017 Lineup, Beyonce, Radiohead and Kendrick Lamar Headlining

2017-01-04T07:57:52Z

The lineup for the 2017 edition of Coachella has been announced. Headliners this year include Beyonce, Radiohead and Kendrick Lamar, the rest of the line-up includes the xx, Bon Iver, The Avalanches, Mac Demarco, Justice, Real Estate, Royksopp. It's taking place along two weekends, April 14-16 and April 21-23.

Some strange news about the line-up comes from Show Me the Body, who are featured on the poster despite not agreei... Read more...

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The Antlers’ Peter Silberman Releasing His First Solo Album

2016-12-01T16:55:48Z

After being sidelined by crippling tinnitus The Antlers Peter Silberman is releasing his first solo record.

While Antlers' album doused you in a constant wave of sound, "Impermanence" is a sparse record featuring an acoustic guitar and Silberman's voice. He moved from Brooklyn to upstate New York to aide his hearing. Here he started thinking about silence and what a luxury it is.

In the press release Silberman recounts how he came to appreciate silence, "It would be some time before I experienced silence again, thanks to a constant blizzard of tinnitus. Once silence ceased to be... Read more...

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!!! (Chk Chk Chk) Debut New Song on Carson Daly

2016-10-06T17:36:08Z

!!! performed two song on Last Call with Carson Daly last night, debuting a new song called 'Dancing is the Best Revenge'.

Lead singer Nic Offer, said the new song will like appear on their new album, "It is one of our new ones which will most likely be on the next album. Dancing Is The Best Revenge is a how-to-succeed-like-we-have-against-all-odds-and-critics-in-a-sea-of-ridiculousness-where-we-have-somehow-persevered-to-be-the-ridiculousest. A funky one (gasp) we made for u to strut to.”

The band also performed 'Freedom 15' from their latest album "As If".

You can watch the... Read more...

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James Blake On Late Night with Seth Meyers

2016-09-22T17:20:18Z

James Blake begins his North American your dates in a couple of days and stopped by Late Night to perform. Blake peformed 'My Willing Heart'. You can watch the performance below.

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The Avalanches Postpone European Tour Due To Health Issues

2016-07-18T16:22:31Z

After finally releasing their first album in 16 years, "Wildflower", it looked like they were finally back but now they've had another setback.

The Avalanches' Tony Di Blasi is beig advised by doctors not to travel out of their native Australia due to a medical condition.

Their date for Australia's Splendour in the Grass festival later this month is still on. Appearances at Lowlands in the Netherlands and Way Out West in Sweden, along with other European dates were cancelled.

They posted the following statement on their Read more...

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The Stone Roses Releasing New Song Tonight

2016-06-09T19:13:01Z

At 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time, the Stone Roses will be releasing new song titles 'Beautiful Thing'. Last month the band released their first new song in 22 years titles ' All for One'.

'Beautiful Thing' was produced by Paul Epworth and recorded at Church Studios in London. And it clocks in at more than 7-minutes.

You can listen to the previous single 'All for One' below.

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Prince Dies at 57

2016-04-21T17:48:09Z

TMZ reports that the man formerly known as a symbol died today at the age of 57. Prince was found in his home this morning when police responded to an emergency call in Chanhassem, Minnesota.

Last week Prince was hospitalized after his plane made an emergency landing in Moline, Illinois.

The cause of death is still unknown.

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Björk and Drake May Be Appearing on New Version of Kanye West’s ‘Wolves’

2016-03-07T17:41:22Z

On Kanyetothe, a Kanye West forum, a screenshot of Cashmere Cat's snapchat was posted which appeared to show new version of "The Life of Pablo" track 'Wolves'. The screenshot showed that Drake and Björk were on the new version. 'Wolves' has gone through a couple of version one featuring Vic Mensa and Sia, and the album version which features Frank Ocean.

Kanye West took to Twitter last month and promised to "fix" 'Wolves'.

You can see thw... Read more...

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New Pity Sex – Bonhomie

2016-03-04T05:16:00Z

In their interview with Interview Pity Sex describe their new single 'Bonhomie' by saying: "This is like a bratty love song, but since there are two perspectives it's not overbearing. They're both a little immature, juvenile. There's something that's endearing when you see both sides of a relationship and both people are acting a little immature." Which hits the nail on the head. They will be releasing their second album "White Hot Moon" on April 29, you can listen to 'Bo... Read more...

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Kendrick Lamar Released New Album Right Now

2016-03-04T05:07:37Z

Fresh off his Best Rap Album Grammy for "To Pimp a Butterfly" Kendrick Lamar released his new album "untitled unmastered." The album is available everywhere right now, it is eight songs long. He previously performed a few untitled tracks on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, you can watch both performances below. You can see the tracklisting for the new album below.

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Parquet Courts on Conan

2016-03-03T18:47:40Z

Patquet Courts performed 'Berlin Got Blurry' on Conan last night. It is the sigle from their most recent album "Human Performance". You can watch the performance below.

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DOOM & Sade Mash-up Now Exists

2016-03-03T16:54:54Z

Thanks to Seanh2k11 your dream mash-up of DOOM and Sade has now come true. The eight track EP is titked "SADEVILLAIN". DOOM previously sampled Sade on 'Doomsday' from "Operation: Doomsday" and 'Kon Karne' from "MM. Food". You can stream the whole work below.

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New Kanye West – No More Parties in LA (feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2016-01-18T17:01:11Z

Kanye West's "Swish" is almost upon us. A clip of this song was released on Friday but now Kanye has released the full song. 'No More Parties in LA' is produced by Madlib and features Kendricl Lamar. It also has a throwback Kanye feel to it without going too far back. You can listen to the song below.

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David Bowie Dies at 69

2016-01-11T07:51:52Z

David Bowie, legendary musician, having just released his latest album"Blackstar" on January 8, died at the age of 69. This statement was posted on his official website: David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief. He was able to reinvent himself through the years. Constanly staying ahead of the curve, not subcumming to obcurity that comes with doing the same old thing. Bowie's 25th album "Bl... Read more...

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Wavves Releases New Video, Touring with Best Coast

2015-12-14T10:51:22Z

Wavves released his new video for 'My Head Hurts', it is directed by Jack Wagner. It features Nathan Williams performing and just hanging out during his tour. You can watch the video below.

Wavves also announced a joint tour with Besty Coast next year called Summer is Forever II. They will be supported by CHerry Glazerr for the duration of the tour. You can see the tour dates below.

Wavves & Best Coast Tour Dates:
02/11 Austin, TX - Stubb's Waller C... Read more...

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Noel Gallagher Joins Damon Albarn on Gorillaz Cover

2015-12-14T10:37:51Z

Noel Gallagher, Damon Albarn and Chrissy Hynde performed a set of songs from the Clash, Gorillaz and the Good, the bad & the Queen for Paul Simonon's 60th birthday party. There were a lot of videos of Noel Gallagher performing 'DARE' with Damon Albarn. You can see the setlist below and listen to Gallagher perform the vocals on the cover below.

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Watch Short Documentary About Grimes

2015-12-14T10:26:10Z

Brook Linder made a five-minute documentary about Grimes titled Art Angel for The Fader. You can watch the entire thing below.

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Mac Demarco Announces 2016 Tour Dates, Launches Fan Club, Guests on Charlie Hilton Song

2015-12-14T10:11:11Z

Mac Demarco has announced a spat of dates in the beginning of next year down under in Australia and New Zealand. He'll make his way back to North America in May, which include a show on May 16 at Webster Hall.

The singer has also launched a fan club run by his mother Agnes Demarco, it features a free and paid membership. The paid or disciple membership costs $50, $75 for Canadian members, and $85 for other worldwide people. Some of the perks include a limited edition Official Mac DeMarco Fan Club ring & gift package, personalized birthday message from Mac’s mom, a holiday surprise from M... Read more...

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Neko Case on Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!

2015-12-14T09:46:33Z

Neko Case appeared on the NPR quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me. She didn't perform but she did feature as a panelist. She's not that great at improvisation. You can listen to a clip from one of the segments below and listen to the whole show here.

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New Video: Ra Ra Riot – Water

2015-12-14T09:37:28Z

Rostam Batmanglij and Josh Goleman direct the video for Ra Ra Riot's new single 'Water'. The video features lead singer Wes Miles extensively hiking in California. You can watch the video below.

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