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Admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:37:00 +0000

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Monkey News: New Release: Duran Duran Reissues

Admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Artist: Duran Duran
Albums: Duran Duran and Seven and the Ragged Tiger
Release Date: March 30
Label: Capitol/EMI

Tracklists:

Duran Duran:

CD1:

01 Girls on Film
02 Planet Earth
03 Anyone Out There
04 To the Shore
05 Careless Memories
07 Sound of Thunder
08 Friends of Mine
09 Tel Aviv

The B-sides:

10 Late Bar [from "Planet Earth" 7" and 12" single]
11 Khanada [from "Careless Memories" 7" and 12" single]
12 Fame [from "Girls on Film" 12" single]
13 Faster Than Light [from "Girls on Film" 7" and 12" single]

CD2

AIR Studios Versions [recorded July 29, 1980]:

01 Girls on Film *
02 Tel Aviv *

Manchester Square Demos (recorded December 8, 1980):

03 Anyone Out There *
04 Planet Earth *
05 Friends of Mine *
06 Late Bar *

BBC Radio 1: Peter Powell Session [recorded June 19, 1981; transmitted August 11, 1981]:

07 Night Boat *
08 Girls on Film *
09 Anyone Out There *
10 Like an Angel *

The Versions:

11 Planet Earth (Night Version) [from "Planet Earth" 12" single]
12 Girls on Film (Extended Night Version) *
13 Planet Earth (Night Mix) [released on Strange Behaviour]
14 Girls on Film (Night Mix) *

DVD:

Music Videos:

01 Planet Earth
02 Planet Earth (Club Version)
03 Careless Memories
04 Girls on Film (Long Uncensored Version)
05 Girls on Film (Short Censored Version)
06 Night Boat

07 A Day in the Life featurette

"Top of the Pops" TV Performances:

08 Planet Earth [March 5, 1981] *
09 Careless Memories [May 21, 1981] *
10 Girls on Film [July 30, 1981] *

"Old Grey Whistle Test" TV Performances [July 7, 1981]:

11 Night Boat *
12 Anyone Out There *

"Get Set For Summer" TV Performance [August 8, 1981]:

13 Girls on Film *

"Multi-Coloured Swap Shop" TV Performances [February 27, 1981]:

14 Friends of Mine *
15 Girls on Film *

* previously unreleased

Seven and the Ragged Tiger:

CD1:

01 The Reflex
02 New Moon on Monday
03 (I'm Looking For) Cracks in the Pavement
04 I Take the Dice
05 Of Crime and Passion
06 Union of the Snake
07 Shadows on Your Side
08 Tiger Tiger
09 The Seventh Stranger

CD2:

01 Is There Something I Should Know? [from "Is There Something I Should Know?" 7" and 12" single]
02 Faith in This Colour [from "Is There Something I Should Know?" 12" single]
03 Faith in This Colour (Alternate Slow Mix) [from "Is There Something I Should Know?" 7" single]
04 Secret Oktober [from "Union of the Snake" 7" and 12" single]
05 Tiger Tiger (Ian Little Remix) [from "New Moon on Monday" 7" and 12" single]
06 The Reflex (Single Version) [from "The Reflex" 7" & 12" single]
07 Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) [live at Hammersmith Odeon] [from "The Reflex" 7" and 12" single]
08 New Religion [live at the Los Angeles Forum] [from "The Reflex" U.S. 12"]
09 The Reflex [live at the Los Angeles Forum] [from "The Reflex" U.S. 12"]
10 Is There Something I Should Know? (Monster Mix) [from "Is There Something I Should Know?" 12" single]
11 Union of the Snake (The Monkey Mix) from "Union Of The Snake" 12" single]
12 New Moon on Monday (Dance Mix) [from "New Moon On Monday" 12" single]
13 The Reflex (Dance Mix) [from "The Reflex" 12" single]

DVD:

As the Lights Go Down film:

01 Intro: Tiger Tiger
02 Is There Something I Should Know?
03 Hungry Like the Wolf
04 Union of the Snake
05 New Religion
06 Save a Prayer
07 Rio
08 The Seventh Stranger
09 The Chauffeur
10 Planet Earth
11 Careless Memories
12 Girls on Film

Music Videos:

13 Is There Something I Should Know?
14 Union of the Snake
15 New Moon on Monday (EP Version)
16 The Reflex
17 New Moon on Monday (Movie Version)

"Top of the Pops" TV Performances:

18 Is There Something I Should Know? [March 23, 1983]
19 The Reflex [April 26, 1984]

Notes: Deluxe limited-edition reissues of two Duran Duran albums, 1981's Duran Duran and 1983's Seven and the Ragged Tiger. Presented in off-the-lid boxes with replicated UK album art and posters from original Japanese vinyl releases, plus postcards. Also available as 180-gram vinyl reissues with bonus 12" singles and as digital downloads. Features rare and unreleased tracks.

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RJD2 News: COLS, OH-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17-SUMMIT BAR

Admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:53:00 +0000

CRITICAL UPDATE!!!! COLUMBUS, OH FOLKS!!!! i just put together an impromptu gig wednesday, march 17 at the Summit Bar in Cols, OH. don't know times yet, but wanted to let you know asap. since i just p...

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M.I.A. News: _M_I_A_ twitter WAKE UP!!

Admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:18:00 +0000

NEET SIGN NEW ARTIST >>> BLAQSTARR / SLEIGHBELLS @ N.E.E.T. Recordings

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Devendra Banhart News: MGMT, GZA Guest in Trippy New Devendra Banhart Video

Admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:20:00 +0000

EDIT: Ron Winter directed the video below, and Greencard Pictures produced it.

In the adorably tripped-out new video for Devendra Banhart's lilting "Baby", Devendra and his bros (including MGMT's Andrew VanWyngarden and the Strokes' Fabrizio Moretti) travel in a cigarette-shaped spaceship through what looks like a planet's butthole, whereupon they party with animated aliens, a baby, and GZA, the latter of whom is dressed like an interstellar pharaoh. And yet the weirdest thing about the clip may be the ill-advised mustache/soul-patch combo that Banhart is currently rocking.

The whole messy affair premiered today on Spinner; watch it below.

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Devendra Banhart News: Daft Punk, Vampire Weekend, Feist, Cat Power, Grizzly Bear in Haiti Auction

Admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:30:00 +0000

Crafts for a Cause is an auction for Haiti relief set up by Little Joy's Binki Shapiro, featuring exclusive items personalized by an all-star list of contributors. Proceeds go to Artists for Peace and Justice.

Bid on items from the likes of Daft Punk (DP figurines, pictured on front page), Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste (the guitar he learned to play on, pictured above), Vampire Weekend (gym bag), the Strokes (wallet), Jenny Lewis (tote bag), Conor Oberst (his own Fender Strat), Devendra Banhart (drawing), Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold (t-shirt), Cat Power (painting), Feist (t-shirt), and more. Spike Jonze, Aziz Ansari, Amy Poehler, and other stars also contributed. Start your bidding now.

Go here for more info and pictures of the artists with their items. We put a few images below, too:

Conor Oberst:

Vampire Weekend:

Jenny Lewis:

The Strokes:

Fleet Floxes' Robin Pecknold

Devendra Banhart:

Cat Power:

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M.I.A. News: Sleigh Bells Team With M.I.A. for Debut

Admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000

Photo by Aaron Richter

A lot's been written about fuzzed-out Brooklyn pop duo Sleigh Bells, even though they have exactly zero official releases to their name. That'll change May 11, when their debut album, Treats, hits courtesy of M.I.A.'s NEET imprint and Mom + Pop.

The record was produced by SB guitarist Derek Miller, who also recently did some work on M.I.A.'s forthcoming third LP. The intense, beat-bruising Sleigh Bells live show is not to be missed, and it'll be tough to avoid the pair on stage as they tour with Major Lazer and Yeasayer, and play SXSW, Coachella, and the Pitchfork Music Festival in the coming months.

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Vampire Weekend News: Video: Vampire Weekend Do "Fallon"

Admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:40:00 +0000

One interesting thing about Vampire Weekend's recent run of TV appearances: Drummer Chris Tomson gets further and further away from the band's buttoned-up dress code every time he's on camera. When the band dropped by "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" on Friday, he was rocking a Nets jersey and a gigantic wolfman beard, and he put on a beanie halfway through the song. If the rest of the band isn't careful, he'll be shirtless in sweatpants on "Lopez Tonight" within a month.

Doesn't matter, really. The band has reached the level where they can blow through album deep cuts on late-night shows and everyone's still excited to see them. On "Fallon", they played the ska-pop ditty "Holiday", not a single or even really a highlight on Contra, and their charisma still went for miles.

Watch the video below, via Prefix.

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Vampire Weekend News: Photos: Vampire Weekend

Admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:40:00 +0000

After a few months spent touring Europe, Vampire Weekend returned to North America on their Contra tour, playing Edmonton, Alberta, this weekend. Our photographer Aaron Vanimere was there.

Vampire Weekend

VIEW MORE FULL-SIZE PHOTOS IN OUR PHOTO BOOK

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Dizzee Rascal News: Bloc Party star to play solo gig

Admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:57:00 +0000

Bloc Party singer Kele Okereke has announced details of his first solo live gig, playing this summer's Ibiza Rocks series alongside The Prodigy and Dizzee Rascal.

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Peaches News: 'Favorite Electronic Artist of the Year'

Admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:13:00 +0000

Peaches wins, "Electronic Musician of the Year" at the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards held last night in Toronto, CA.

Dubbed, 'The Indies', it is the traditional closing event for Canadian Music Week. Peaches beat out fellow Canadians; A-Trak, Junior Boys, Shout Out Out Out Out , and Tiga.

Winners were chosen from a combination of results from fan and industry votes.

http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/music/2010/03/14/13224341-qmi.html

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Radiohead News: Thom Yorke picks MIA and Mos Def in latest 'office chart'

Admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:23:00 +0000

Radiohead man reveals what he's been listening to recently

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Peaches News: Peaches. 'Mistress of Makeup'

Admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:18:00 +0000

Peaches, our official ‘Lady of Ceremony’, is also the ‘Mistress of Makeup’.

Hail Peaches! Full of grace, and skill with that brush.

Go’on gurl- get it!

Click here to view the embedded video.

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Basement Jaxx News: Jaxtrak

Admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:37:00 +0000

Atlantic Jaxx present two brand new digital dubplates, Marrakesh & Gettin Louda, available from today at all good digital retailers, like
here or here

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Radiohead News: a shift in the weather? (chart)

Admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:28:00 +0000

1. Twilight Speedball by Mos Def
2. Fancy Clown by Allah's Reflection, Mavillain + Viktor Vaughn
3. Baiafro by The Gaslamp Killer
4. Exhibit C by Jay Electronica
5. Penny's Confession by Ras G
6. Lose my Fuse by Muhsinah feat. Flying Lotus
7. MIA by MIA
8. Holidays by Gonjasufi
9. Itas important by Samiyam
10. Purify by Untold

Thom

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The Cool Kids Photos: The Cool Kids w/ Pacific Division - VENUE, Vancouver BC - Mar 10th 2010

Admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:40:00 +0000

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Titus Andronicus News: Pitchfork Invades Austin!

Admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:55:00 +0000

For a large version of this poster, click here. Graphics by Erez Avissar

Pitchfork is throwing two big parties in Austin, Texas on March 19 and 20. Come hang with us!

We've once again teamed up with our friends at the Windish Agency to present the fifth annual Pitchfork/Windish Austin Party. The party will go down at Emo's (603 Red River St.) on Friday March 19 from 12 - 6 p.m. It features 12 bands on both the outdoor stage and the Emo's Jr. indoor stage. The party is free and open to the public, but be warned: Lines get long if you don't show up early. Thanks to our friends at Ticketweb for helping out.

Bands playing the Pitchfork/Windish Austin Bash include Neon Indian, Japandroids, Real Estate, Memory Tapes, Surfer Blood, Local Natives, Best Coast, and more.

On Saturday, March 20, from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., we'll kick off the first ever official Pitchfork SXSW Showcase at the Scoot Inn (1308 East 4th St.). This is a full-on SXSW show, so badges and wristbands will be free, with a very limited number of tickets possibly available at the door. (Stay tuned to SXSW.com for more info.) The showcase lineup features Titus Andronicus, Sleigh Bells, the Very Best, Bear in Heaven, and more.

Check out the lineups and set times for both shows below. See you in Austin!

The Pitchfork/Windish Austin Bash (Emo's, March 19):

12:00 - Warpaint (Emo's Jr.)
12:30 - Local Natives (Emo's)
1:00 - Javelin (Emo's Jr.)
1:30 - Free Energy (Emo's)
2:00 - Real Estate (Emo's Jr.)
2:30 - Washed Out (Emo's)
3:00 - Dam-Funk (Emo's Jr.)
3:30 - Best Coast (Emo's)
4:00 - Memory Tapes (Emo's Jr.)
4:30 - Surfer Blood (Emo's)
5:00 - Neon Indian (Emo's Jr.)
5:30 - Japandroids (Emo's)

The Pitchfork SXSW Showcase (The Scoot Inn, March 20):

7:30 - Titus Andronicus
8:15 - The Smith Westerns
9:00 - Here We Go Magic
9:45 - Pictureplane
10:30 - The Very Best
11:15 - Bear in Heaven
12:00 - Freddie Gibbs
12:45 - Sleigh Bells

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Dizzee Rascal News: Why urban acts are long overdue as art critics

Admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:16:00 +0000

Grime MCs rapping about Chris Ofili paintings? If it challenges white, middle-aged art critics then it can only be a good thing

The art world thrives on the reactions of critics. Sensationalist work damned as "gratuitous" or "pretentious" is what makes the Turner prize so exciting. The most media-worthy pieces of the last 10 years have been the work of the YBAs: an unmade bed, a light flashing on and off, a black Mary. Opinions may differ on works such as these, but one thing remains constant: the views belong to white, middle-class (mostly) male critics. Certainly academics are seen as credible authorities, but what of those outside the artistic elite?

It seems like the Tate has realised the importance of having diverse voices to challenge and criticise the way art is seen. Over the next two Sundays, Tate Britain will be inviting urban acts, producers and poets to show the art world a new side to criticism. Each artist â€' including the current UK No 1 Tinie Tempah â€' will use the space to present individual responses to artwork by Chris Ofili (in this particular instance Tinie will be spitting 32 bars about one of Ofili's paintings).

The Tate, then, has done something not only long overdue, but relatively unheard of: it's taking artists from the urban underground (Rapper Rinse MC, producer Cooly G) and giving them a forum to speak about the same kind of things that the likes of Andrew Graham-Dixon might also have an opinion about. It also makes the point that not all Grime MCs are preoccupied with "sex and violence" (yeah, thanks Dizzee).

The event appears to have a simple mission statement; to showcase artists talking about art and how it makes them feel in the language that appeals to young music fans. Ofili has been heavily influenced by hip-hop: some of his most famous pieces have titles that are borrowed from rap songs: The Healer namechecks a famous Erykah Badu song, Devil's Pie is from a track by D'Angelo and Pimpin Ain't Easy is a title by Big Daddy Kane.

Culture ministers have long laboured over how best to deliver art to young people, especially those from inner cities who didn't get the chance to study fine art at university. However, what these same culture ministers misunderstood was that young people always were attracted to art; listening to the poetry of MCs, admiring graffiti artists by prolific Banksy-a-likes, or having an opinion on an artist they've heard of but never seen: "I heard that Ofili guy uses real elephant poo in his work ..."

What the Tate has done is make the often elitist art world visible to everybody. These newcomers to the space are, perhaps for the first time, being invited into a world usually reserved for art critics, letting them know that their voices are as worthy as others. It's something we should all celebrate.

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Radiohead News: Pink Floyd's legal victory over EMI is a triumph for artistic integrity

Admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:32:00 +0000

The prog-rock band's court win against their record label is a vindication of the album as a creative format

They don't often look cheery in photos â€' and at least two of them can barely stand to be in the same room â€' but Pink Floyd have a lot to celebrate. The prog-rock legends won a pivotal victory against record company EMI over the sale of their own music. Basically, EMI wanted to make their classic concept albums available to download as individual songs. The band, however, prefer their albums to be downloaded as they were made: in their entirety, as complete musical works. And the judge agreed with Floyd.

At first glance, their motivation seems a little pretentious, recalling a time when supergroups like Led Zeppelin only released albums because they were serious artists and above all that pop stuff, man. However, Floyd's victory is more than just musical snobbery: it's a triumph for artistic integrity.

Michelangelo wouldn't have wanted his Sistine Chapel ceiling to be chiselled into bits and flogged to individual buyers, so why should the same fate happen to Floyd's painstakingly crafted The Dark Side of the Moon? Floyd's most famous album appeared in 1973, when "long-playing records" appeared on vinyl. Back then, unless acts released tracks as singles, the only way of hearing individual tracks alone was to fiddle with the needle or hold a microphone in front of the stereo â€' a popular pastime among 70s teens â€' and record Roger Waters and co, perhaps accompanied by the sound of the family dog barking at the postman.

Downloading has changed everything. Now we can dip into albums, taking a little bit here and there. It's a wonderful way of experiencing music, especially music you have never heard before, without having to fork out on an LP. However, the downside has been the slow death of the album as a creative form.

In recent years, the art of releasing a collection of songs that flow perfectly and make sense as a complete statement has faced a double onslaught. The digital era meant bands were suddenly having to come up with more and often inferior tracks just to pad out the longer CD format. But downloading has had a greater impact. The likes of Radiohead still take great care to release crafted albums, but often bands don't really record albums any more. They record collections of downloadable tracks.

The upside of this is that many albums tend to have less filler; gone are the days of "frontloaded" LPs where a couple of hit singles at the start are followed by a lot of mush. Now, every track has to be good enough to be potentially downloaded. However, where would this approach would have left some of the greatest albums ever made? Would David Bowie's opus The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars had anything like the same impact if people were able to dip in and out, experiencing the Ziggy character's rise but avoiding his ultimate fate as a Rock 'N' Roll suicide? Granted, many concept albums are ludicrous prog-rock conceits. But it's equally unthinkable to imagine hearing a non-concept masterpiece like Joy Division's Closer in bite-sized chunks, rather than experiencing the full, unfolding horror/triumph of the second side's stunning four-song sequence.

Joy Division (and, for years, New Order) refused to release album tracks as singles, treating albums and singles as separate entities, a stance recently adopted by MGMT. If you want to hear Pink Floyd tracks as standalones, download the songs they released as singles, like 1967's psychedelic cross-dressing anthem Arnold Layne (also on compilations like Relics) or 1979's teacher-baiting Another Brick in the Wall. Or download albums like Wish You Were Here and Meddle to hear as the creators intended. The marketing men might not approve, but it will be good for music and, more importantly, the fate of the album.

Dave Simpson

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Vampire Weekend News: The Cribs, Foals, Mumford & Sons added to Benicassim line-up

Admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:26:00 +0000

Acts will join Kasabian, The Prodigy and Vampire Weekend at the event

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