While listening to the new DIIV album on my way to Seattle’s Capitol Hill Block Party, I was trying to imagine the perfect complementary tour for hazey, summer, guitar-driven band DIIV. Real Estate, Surfer Blood and War on Drugs came to mind, but DIIV had just announced a tour with Wild Nothing. And that seems […]
Kool AD is one half of the rap group Das Racist. Earlier this year, he dropped a stellar solo album called 51 (download it free here). You might also check out his “La Piñata” video to get a quick taste. Kool AD’s announced a solo tour spanning both coasts that begins at the end of the month. […]
Flying Lotus announced his new album Until The Quiet Comes, the follow-up to 2010’s brilliant Cosmogramma. The original announcement didn’t include many details, but we’ve got more now. The album will arrive on 10/2 via Warp Records. Tracklist is below and album cover is above (any guesses what the shot is?). The album will features–get excited–both Thom Yorke and […]
If you were looking forward to seeing Passion Pit on their new tour and catching material from their new album Gossamer, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but they’ve cancelled upcoming dates. Leadman Michael Angelakos posted the following statement of explanation: On behalf of the band and myself, I would like to greatly apologize […]
Jack White released his third video off his new album Blunderbuss today, this time for “Freedom at 21”. This video is directed by Hype Williams, who worked with Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac and Missy Elliot in the 90’s. “Freedom at 21″s video is quite a visual feast, borrowing from the American Grindhouse aesthetic. Give it a watch, bet […]