As we previously reported, Yeasayer is back in a big way. After releasing a new track, the band revealed their third LP, the band is following up with the dates for the supporting North American tour. Check out all the dates below and look out for Fragrant World on August 21st. 06-19 Richmond, VA – [...]
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Yeasayer announce American tour
Big Boi changes album title
Just in case you haven’t heard, Big Boi’s changed the title for his approaching album. The LP began its hype cycle essentially the day The Son of Chico Dusty dropped, and was long dubbed Sir Lucious Left Foot: Soul Funk Crusader, which would have made it a direct stylistic sequel to its predecessor. Last night, [...]
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Live Review and Photos: Maps & Atlases, May 26, 2012, Crowbar – Tampa, FL
Photos by Michael Do With Saturday night fun to be had and a new album in tow, Maps & Atlases paid the Crowbar in Tampa a visit and were met with one of the warmer receptions seen in the area recently. Upon walking in about halfway through Sister Crayon’s opening set, I was quickly won [...]
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Festival Review and Photos: Sasquatch 2012 – Sunday
On the second full day of the festival things really began to take off. The sun was shining, the wind was brisk, and the crowd was at maximum levels of excitement for each and every show. It was a coming out party of sorts for Washington’s Beat Connection, and a statement of rock ‘n roll [...]
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Beats Per Minute Seeks Writers and Photographers
Prepare those applications
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Listen: Diplo – “Set It Off” (ft. Lazerdisk Party Sex)
Diplo’s been having quite the year. His work on Usher’s “Climax” alone gained him a place among every indie kid’s favorite producers of the year, and he’s not slowing down. On June 12th, the DJ will release the Express Yourself EP, and this track will be among its tracklist.
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Album Review: Advance Base – A Shut-In’s Prayer
When Owen Ashworth announced in December of 2010 that Advance Base would indeed be the moniker to rise from the ashes of his much beloved Casiotone for the Painfully Alone project, it seemed unclear what the distinction really was. Ashworth’s work as Casiotone always dealt in similar lo-fi synth and drums tone, with his instrumental [...]
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Album Review: Beach House – Bloom
Beach House are living proof of that old adage: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. From the opening moments of “Myth,” with a tinny beat supporting Alex Scally’s distant guitar sighs and soft arpeggiating keys, it’s clear that Bloom will not be a huge departure from their previous record Teen Dream. And once we [...]
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Listen: CocoRosie – “We Are On Fire”
CocoRosie’s new single “We Are On Fire” b/w “Tearz For Animalz” is not due out until June 5th, but you can stream the A-side right now. “We Are On Fire” was produced by TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek and will be released on Touch and Go Records – which signals the end of the [...]
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Listen: Animal Collective – “Honeycomb” / “Gotham”
Listen to the new Animal Collective 7"
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Album Review: Allo Darlin’ – Europe
“I’m wondering if I’ve already heard all the songs that will mean something,” Elizabeth Morris ponders near the middle of Europe, the second album from the London-based indie pop band Allo Darlin’. And, though the sentiment resonates (especially considering the lightning-fast, disposable nature at which it seems we consume our music these days), the listener [...]
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Album Review: OFF! – OFF!
OFF! seem to be quite interested in the fervor that can be afforded to their particular style of punk. Their first record wasn’t even twenty minutes long, yet it captured a fierceness that belied the age of the band’s members and the era that they were playing in. They sounded like punk with a timestamp [...]
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Listen: Chief Keef – “I Don’t Like” G.O.O.D. Music Remix (Feat. Kanye West, Pusha T, Big Sean, Jadakiss)
G.O.O.D. Music? Nope, Chief Keef
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Dr. Dre discusses chances of tour with 2pac hologram, future of technology
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The hype surrounding 2pac’s addition to the Star Wars canon just doesn’t seem to stop. Following reports that the hologram may go on a tour with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, the former finally spoke on the possibility with a TMZ reporter. He was excited about the idea, but made it clear he was only [...]
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The Mountain Goats’ leader John Darnielle announces West Coast solo tour
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Photo by Philip Cosores The Mountain Goats never really stop touring and with a new album on the way they’ve been previewing plenty of it on the road. Now lead singer and main man John Darnielle will be heading out on his own for a small batch of shows, and even if you’ve seen The [...]
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MP3: Conveyor – “Mukraker” (Mesita mix)
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At the tail end of last year we were lucky enough to give you the first chance to hear a wonderful track by Conveyor called “Mukraker.” Now that the track has had plenty of time to sink in, why not completely forget everything you knew about it and take in the Mesita remix of it? [...]
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Metric reveal more details of new album, Synthetica
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Album number five from Canadian band Metric will be with us come 12th June this year, as we already informed you earlier this year. Synthetica now has a cover to go with its name, along with a twelve track tracklisting, which you can check you below. That’s the classy album art too, right above these [...]
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Paul McCartney’s RAM to get 5-disc deluxe reissue; full details revealed
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After last year’s reissues of his two self-titled albums, it was last month announced that Paul McCartney’s beloved 1971 album RAM would also be getting the deluxe treatment. The details of the deluxe package have today been announced and it is quite a haul indeed. Additional the remastered album, the deluxe package comes with three [...]
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A$AP Rocky’s mainstream debut single coming Monday
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Mark your calendars for the Monday almost upon us. A$AP Rocky plans to release his mainstream debut album’s lead single, “Goldie”. The album is to be titled LongLiveA$AP, obviously reminiscent of his breakthrough mixtape, LiveLoveA$AP. The track is produced by Hit-Boy, who guided The Throne to their biggest hit with “Niggas in Paris”. Also likely [...]
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