Kanye West made a surprise visit to Rolling Stone to talk about himself, spit some impromptu spoken word, talk about himself, get a little sweaty, talk about himself, take off his jacket, talk about himself, refuse to take off his sunglasses and erm… talk about himself like only he could. And oh boy, does he.
Ratatat are continuing their trend of insanely odd music videos for tracks off this year’s incredible LP4.
Drugs is an instant Ratatat banger, slick and sleazy guitar slides, euphoric keys and vast landscapes of beats, and the video for it is just as immediately unnerving as the video for Party With Children. Arguably it’s just a bunch of people standing and smiling at a camera. But it’s not that simple at all. See for yourself…
Superstar DJs here we go! Prolific Philidelphia soundmachine ?uestlove will be taking his extensive experience to London’s East Village for a monsterous three hour DJ set on September 11th.
The DJ has worked with the likes of Jay-Z, Erykah Badu, Common, De La Soul, Al Green and J-Dilla to name but a few. In his three hour blend expect a variety of beat treats from vast realms of funk, hip-hop and soul. He will be supported by Spin Doctor and Eric Lau.
Illinois-based rock duo Tweak Bird have announced that their self-titled debut album will be released on August 30th.
The album has been reported to have been recorded in under a week and has drawn strong evocations of sixties psychadelic notions of space travel joined by a sound as heavy as Black Sabbath but catchier and poppier than you might expect.
The tracklist is as follows…
1: The Future
2: Lights In Lines
3: Round Trippin’
4: A Sun / Ahh Ahh
5: Beyond
6: Tunneling Through
7: Sky Ride
8: Hazement In The Basement
9: Flyin’ High
10: Distant Airways
New York’s most reknowned gypsy punks Gogol Bordello have posted a rad new video for ‘Pala Tute‘ that’s as fun as the similarly half-animated half-parading video for Modest Mouse’s ‘Float On’.
See below for the new video and keep reading for the dates the band will be playing on their recently announced UK tour this winter.
26th November – O2 Academy, Liverpool
27th November – Leeds University, Leeds
28th November – UK Dome, Brighton
15th December – HMV Forum, London
16th December – HMV Forum, London
One of the tightest crews in hip-hop are celebrating Paper Tiger’s fantastic new album ‘Made Like Us‘ in style with a fun skate session music video for ‘2nd Day Back‘.
The Minneapolis collective are out in full-force dicking around on the shralp stick to some slick beats, featuring a cameo appearence from the cat-eating alien extraordinaire, Alf. Awesome. Look at it below.
As Pendulum go from strength to strength following the release of their number one album ‘Immersion‘ earlier this year, the drum and bass turned genre twisting beat rockers will be giving 2010 the explosive send off it deserves.
The group will be embarking on their biggest tour to date in December, hitting every major arena in the UK with special guests Hadouken!
The dates are as follows:
1st – Glasgow, Braehead Arena
2nd – Birmingham, NIA
3rd – London, Wembley Arena
4th – Nottingham, Trent FM Arena
7th – Bournemouth, BIC
8th – Manchester, Central
9th – Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena
10th – Aberdeen, AECC
For a taste of what to expect, have a look at the teaser below. Exciting barely begins to cover it…
A new festival is hitting Leeds this Autumn, the creative overload of Constellations…
The festival mixes the best of new music and art to the backdrop of three stages set in Leeds University.
Each stage will be based upon a seperate and unique theme and concept so this promises to be something very much worth your attendance… particularly given the sorts of bands who have just been announced to play the festival.
The event will take place on Sunday November 14th and the following bands have already been confirmed.
Broken Social Scene
Four Tet
Los Campesinos!
Les Savy Fav
Local Natives
More acts are to be announced soon but tickets went on sale today and can be purchased from here.
For more information head over to www.constellationsfestival.com
Fresh from blowing minds across the UK including Crossfire’s Sleekly Lion with their stunning self-titled debut, Leeds hardcore quartet Pulled Apart By Horses will be touring the UK in the closing months of 2010.
This will be accompanied by the release of their second single ‘High Five, Swan Dive, Nose Dive’ on September 6th. Keep scrolling down to see a video of the band performing their new single on BBC Introducing.
Confirmed dates are:
July 30th – Kendal Calling Festival
July 31st – London Roundhouse (supporting Biffy Clyro)
August 1st – Underage Festival
August 7th – Hevy Festival
August 27th – Reading Festival
August 29th – Leeds Festival
September 4th – Manchester LCCC (supporting Muse)
September 12th – End Of The Road Festival
November 10th – Norwich UEA (supporting Foals)
November 11th – Lincoln Engine (supporting Foals)
November 12th – London Brixton Academy (supporting Foals)
December 2nd – London Garage
Fake Problems are currently preparing to release their sophomore studio album ‘Real Ghosts Caught On Tape‘ on September 21st.
Lead single from the album ‘Soulless‘, can currently be downloaded from the band’s website for free so head over for some punk indie goodness without having to even think about going to the cash machine for at least another half hour.