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Berkeley Place: COMIC BOOK NEWS OF THE WEEK

Sat, 19 May 2012 20:47:39 GMT

This week we got clips of the new CW show “The Arrow” and a 4-minute preview of Spider-Man…. But there’s also news about (another) X-Men reboot, the sequel to Warren Ellis’ RED, the future of Marvel Comics on television, and much more! Slap that break! HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU REBOOT A COMIC IN 12 [...]

Berkeley Place: PICTURE OF THE DAY

Sat, 19 May 2012 19:29:21 GMT

Aquarium Drunkard: MP3 Blog, Music Blog: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy :: I See A Darkness (New Video)

Sat, 19 May 2012 18:19:07 GMT

A dapper Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s black and white redux of 1999′s “I See A Darkness” whilst dancing through the streets of Glasgow. To be released via his upcoming ep, Now Here’s My Plan, out June 24th via Drag City.

Largehearted Boy: Shorties (Kelly Hogan, Herta Mueller, and more)

Sat, 19 May 2012 14:03:49 GMT

The Chicago Tribune profiles singer-songwriter Kelly Hogan. Her forthcoming album, the brilliantly realized "I Like to Keep Myself in Pain," is easily the highest profile of the singer's career (review HERE), which stretches back to the early '90s in the...

Largehearted Boy: Daily Downloads (Lee Ranaldo, Sarah Jarosz, and more)

Sat, 19 May 2012 13:19:26 GMT

Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Arbouretum: 2012-04-21, Freiburg [mp3,ogg,flac] Arbouretum: "The White Bird" [mp3] search for more Arbouretum...

gorillavsbear.net: Nicolas Jaar – BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix

Sat, 19 May 2012 12:30:23 GMT

Amazing new 2-hour mix by Nico Jaar for BBC Radio 1. Check the adventurous tracklist... Read more »

.: chromewaves v7.5: CONTEST – Cœur de Pirate @ The Opera House – June 1, 2012

Sat, 19 May 2012 12:08:56 GMT

Frank YangWho: Cœur de Pirate What: Montreal’s Béatrice Martin, already a star in Francophone parts of the world thanks to her piano-based Gallic pop, has finally set her sights on conquering English Canada. Why: Following a triumphantly sold-out show at The Mod Club last November in support of her second album Blonde, she’s touring right [...]

.: chromewaves v7.5: CONTEST – Mayer Hawthorne @ The Hoxton – May 25, 2012

Sat, 19 May 2012 12:08:51 GMT

Frankie BatistaWho: Mayer Hawthorne What: Ann Arbor-born, Los Angeles-based artist who specializes in giving a classic, old school soul sound a modern sensibility. Why: His second studio album and major label debut How Do You Do was released late last year. When: Friday, May 25, 2012 Where: The Hoxton in Toronto (19+) Who else: Connecticut’s [...]

Stereogum: Dave Matthews Band – “Gaucho”

Sat, 19 May 2012 06:44:44 GMT

Here’s a new socially conscious tune complete with kids’ chorus from Dave Matthews Band called “Gaucho,” played for the first time tonight at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Texas, and slated to appear on the band’s forthcoming Steve Lillywhite-produced fall LP. The song’s now been released as a free download to members of the DMB [...]

Stereogum: Watch Beach House Play Letterman

Sat, 19 May 2012 05:24:00 GMT

Promoting their highly acclaimed Bloom released earlier this week, Beach House dropped by the Ed Sullivan Theater yesterday for a Letterman segment that aired earlier tonight. The played “Myth” and, according to the band’s Facebook, “Paul Shaffer has some great synths you can’t see on TV and they played a Depeche Mode song too.” Watch: [...]

gorillavsbear.net: video: Ab-Soul – “Terrorist Threats” (feat. Danny Brown + Jhene Aiko)

Sat, 19 May 2012 01:30:58 GMT

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Stereogum: Kindness @ (Le) Poisson Rouge, NYC 5/17/12

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:57:08 GMT

Adam Bainbridge and his cadre of soulful post-disco/house/dance revelers turned up on these shores this week, and the Village’s (Le) Poisson Rouge door last night, for their first-ever show in NYC. This wasn’t their first American show, mind — there was that series of gigs in Austin earlier this year during which Kindness introduced his [...]

Stereogum: Shut Up, Dude: This Week’s Best And Worst Comments

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:51:17 GMT

Almost everyone who entered our Dirty Projectors caption contest got a thumbs down! Yeesh. As eldave put it, “Tough room.” In gentler news, this week we heard a heartwarming hitchhiking story, speculated on Centipede Hz, and probably saved RubberJohnny‘s vision. So without further delay here are your highest and lowest rated comments of the past [...]

I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS: tell me not to trip or to lose sight

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:42:02 GMT

I first fell in love with Sharon Van Etten for her talent in phrasing lyrics in a perfectly excoriating way, and then stayed for the powerfully gorgeous music. The opening stanza of the first song of hers I heard, “A Crime,” has a simple line directed at someone that she is still in love with [...]

Stereogum: Waka Flocka Flame – “Lurkin’” (Feat. Plies)

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:30:08 GMT

Waka Flocka Flame’s new album, Triple F Life, showcases some new looks and song structures for Flocka, but the just-dropped “Lurkin’” is a gritty, bubbling banger akin to those found on the great, game-changing Flockaveli. Florida party rapper Plies shows up and gets some high-energy shouting in, too. Fifth Ave., watch out below — my [...]

Stereogum: Premature Evaluation: The Walkmen Heaven

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:28:01 GMT

If the Walkmen were a basketball player, they’d be Tyson Chandler: Charming, erudite, handsome, and smooth, but not flashy or self-aggrandizing. Like Chandler, they bring a fundamental intensity to just about everything they do. Chandler has his muscular low-post moves, and the Walkmen have drummer Matt Barrick, who never overwhelms the songs he plays on [...]

Stereogum: Gucci Mane – “I’m Up” (Feat. 2 Chainz)

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:58:52 GMT

ATL trap music icon Gucci Mane will put out a new mixtape next week, and today he released the title cut, “I’m Up,” a lurching Drummer Boy production that features the ubiquitous 2 Chainz. Drumma Boy gives these dudes a softball — it’s unspectacular in the sense that it’s one of those “right-in-the-wheelhouse” tracks that [...]

Stereogum: Perfume Genius – “Rusty Chains”

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:42:19 GMT

“Rusty Chains” has been in the mix during many of Perfume Genius’s recent live sets, and today he put a studio version of that release out there for the masses. It’s a elegant, longing ode to a former lover who has died, and Hadreas does a splendid job of communicating that heartache. Download below: Perfume [...]

Berkeley Place: PICTURE OF THE DAY

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:29:15 GMT

Stereogum: Neil Young & Crazy Horse – “Clementine” Video

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:20:51 GMT

Americana, the new record of reworked American standards by the reunited Neil Young & Crazy Horse, comes out this summer. We’ve already heard their blown-out takes on “Oh Susannah” and “She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain” and now comes their hard-rocking take on “Clementine.” Watch the video, featuring some good old archive footage, below. (via [...]

Stereogum: Does This Volkswagen Ad Rip Off Beach House?

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:56:46 GMT

Just kidding! This British Volkswagen ad obviously totally and completely rips off Beach House! Specifically, it rips off “Take Care,” the song that ends Teen Dream. Beach House have already issued a statement about the ad on their Facebook, and it sure sounds like they have a case in just about any court: The ad [...]

Stereogum: Lemonade – “Softkiss”

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:55:50 GMT

We’ve already soaked up “Neptune,” so we’re ready for another from the rhythmic pop outfit Lemonade, yeah? Here’s “Softkiss,” another chromatic take on R&B and radio pop of the ’80s. Download below. Lemonade – “Softkiss” Diver is out 5/29 on True Panther. You can preview the songs from the album via this digital tapestry deal [...]

Stereogum: Jack White Responds To Guinness Book

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:31:50 GMT

A couple days ago, we pointed you to an interview where Jack White complained about his attempt for “shortest concert” was not considered by The Guinness Book Of World Records. Guinness responded, giving a little context to their decision not to keep publishing trivial records like “shortest concert” and then offered, “Many of us at [...]

Stereogum: The 5 Best Videos Of The Week

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:23:05 GMT

You’ll all be proud to learn that I managed — just barely — to restrain myself from naming the rap video that stars the terrifying decrepit pro-wrestling quasi-legend as this week’s #1 video. This took an incredible amount of self-control, and I’m still second-guessing myself about it. Just know that, if you’re making a video, [...]

Aquarium Drunkard: MP3 Blog, Music Blog: Chrissy Zebby Tembo & Ngozi Family Band :: My Ancestors

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:40:08 GMT

Now-Again Records ongoing African reissue series continues this month with the release of We Intend To Cause Havoc, a four disc box set dedicated to ’70s Zamrockers, Witch. More on that monster in a minute – but first, as a bit of a warm up, here’s a couple I’ve been revisiting of late via Chrissy [...]

Stereogum: The Afghan Whigs – “See And Don’t See”

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:30:21 GMT

The Afghan Whigs are back together and gearing up to headline their own I’ll Be Your Mirror festival, as well as a bunch of other reunion songs. And now they’ve released their first new song in five years. It’s a characteristically broody cover of “See And Don’t See,” a 1970 soul song by Marie “Queenie” [...]

Stereogum: Dusted – “Property Lines” (Stereogum Premiere)

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:36:27 GMT

Holy Fuck’s Brian Borcherdt has a new project, a duo called Dusted that also features Final Fantasy’s Leon Taheny. Unlike his other band’s instrumental beatscapes, Dusted makes haunted and Neil Young-esque rock music. Below, download the song “Property Lines” from their forthcoming album Total Dust. Dusted – “Property Lines” Total Dust is out 7/10 on [...]

Aquarium Drunkard: MP3 Blog, Music Blog: SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:30:24 GMT

Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35, can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 245: Jean Michel Bernard – Generique Stephane ++ The Velvet Underground – Lady Godiva’s Operation ++ Can – Mushroom ++ White Fence – Swagger Vets And Double Vision [...]

Largehearted Boy: Book Notes - Brian Evenson "Windeye"

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:16:38 GMT

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Bret Easton Ellis, Kate Christensen, Kevin Brockmeier, George Pelecanos, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, David...

Stereogum: Bono Now World’s Richest Musician

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:15:47 GMT

Bono owns 2.3% of Facebook’s shares (because of course he does) through a $90 million dollar purchase made by his investment group, Elevation Partners, in 2009. Now, with Facebook going public and all — it’s currently valued at about $100 billion — NME reports that Bono stands to make a killing off of his position, [...]

HearYa - Indie Music Blog: The Official Hipster Classification Guide

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:10:47 GMT

A while back, we did a hipster point scale that aimed to make sense of the varying degrees of hipsterness. But what about all of the different types of hipsters? Certainly there are more varieties of hipsters than there are varieties of Toms shoes, but here’s a start. Let us know what we missed. Waterworld [...]

Stereogum: Goodie Mob – “Is That You God”

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:07:03 GMT

Last month, the great Atlanta rap group Goodie Mob reunited on The Voice, the NBC singing show that features Goodie member Cee-Lo as a judge, to debut the weirdly electro new track “Fight To Win.” Now they’ve got another new one: An airy, twangy gospel-rap jam called “Is That You God,” which brings the group [...]

Stereogum: Stream El-P Cancer For Cure

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:31:49 GMT

El-P, the rapper/producer most responsible for the past decade and a half of skronky, chaotic underground rap, is on a serious tear lately. He produced all of R.A.P. Music, the utterly badass new album from Killer Mike, and it’s the first album he’s produced in full for someone else since Cannibal Ox’s classic The Cold [...]

Stereogum: Watch Regina Spektor On Letterman

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:29:58 GMT

Regina Spektor hit the late night circuit to perform “All The Rowboats” last night on The Late Show With David Letterman, where the singer/pianist and her band showcased some serious chops. “Is that for sale?” Dave asked the cellist, earning a blank expression. Watch it below. (via the Audio Perv) What We Saw From the [...]

Largehearted Boy: Shorties (Donna Summer, Jonathan Lethem, and more)

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:25:45 GMT

All Things Considered looks back on the music career of Donna Summer. Rolling Stone and Music Mix share playlists of her greatest hits. The Believer interviews author Jonathan Lethem. The Handsome Furs have broken up. The Believer interviews author Jonathan...

fluo kids: Magda Mayas - Foreign Grey (extrait)

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:09:00 GMT

Se plonger dans la torpeur.Magda Mayas - Foreign Grey (extrait)

Stereogum: Watch Kanye’s Cruel Summer (If You’re At Cannes)

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:07:14 GMT

In a gigantic Twitter bender earlier this year, Kanye West announced the formation of some sort of fashion/multimedia company called DONDA. We haven’t heard much about it since, but DONDA will have something to do with Cruel Summer, a new “short art film” that will debut at Cannes, during the Cannes Film Festival, next week. [...]

You Aint No Picasso: Handsome Furs announce breakup

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:57:46 GMT

Some bad news to start the day. The Handsome Furs are calling it quits. They’ve always been one of my favorite contemporary groups (gave last year’s Sound Kapital my #2 pick of the year) and I was already looking forward to their next album. Here’s hoping everything’s going OK in their lives aside from the [...]

Stereogum: Watch SNL‘s Mick Jagger/Arcade Fire/Foo Fighters Promos

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:55:54 GMT

The Arcade Fire, Foo Fighters and Jeff Beck are set to join the Mick Jagger-hosted SNL this weekend, so naturally some show promos involving all mentioned parties have hit the air. I’m not clear on what exactly everybody’s role is — you might remember Arcade Fire popped up in a Digital Short a couple years [...]

Stereogum: Watch Rufus Wainwright Play Conan

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:46:50 GMT

Rufus Wainwright dropped by Conan last night to play “Out Of The Game,” the title track to his latest. What those shoes, Margiela? Watch the performance below. Out Of The Game is out now on Decca. Read a recent Progress Report with Rufus here.

Stereogum: Download The Big Pink Future This – Remixes EP

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:41:32 GMT

British-rock duo the Big Pink released their Future This album earlier this year, and now they’re offering a free-download EP of various remixes of songs from the album. The range of remixers here is pretty wide and well-curated. Forest Swords, d’Eon, and King Krule all contribute remixes, and AraabMuzik gives two, including one that features [...]

Largehearted Boy: Daily Downloads (These United States, Rachael Sage, and more)

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:34:47 GMT

Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Doe Paoro: "Born Whole" [mp3] from Slow to Love search for more Doe...

Stereogum: Handsome Furs Break Up

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:14:14 GMT

Handsome Furs, the duo of Wolf Parade co-leader Dan Boeckner and his wife Alexi Perry, are no more. The band announced their breakup on their Facebook page last night. Here’s the complete text of their announcement: With a heavy heart the time has come to let all of you know that Handsome Furs are no [...]

Cold Splinters: Trail Mix X

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:38:11 GMT

Perhaps not surprisingly, this week’s Trail Mix comes from Allie, Obi and Hall of Juniper Ridge. Couldn’t not end the week of JR camping posts with a mix, right? Especially since so much of that trip was geeking out on music. Kyuss and 20/20? Yessss. The sun is a shining out east this weekend, so [...]

.: chromewaves v7.5: Handsome Furs call it a day

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:37:18 GMT

Liam MaloneyThe Canadian music scene got a little/lot less rock last night when word got out that Handsome Furs – the Wolf Parade spin-off that arguably equalled or bettered that project – had hung it up. Word came via a blog post without much in the way of explanation, and considering the previous post was [...]

Fluxblog: Where To Start From

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:11:15 GMT

Grimes “Circumambient” Grimes is very big on splitting her voice into multiple harmonic parts that simulate the feeling of fractured thoughts that overlap, collide into one another, and sometimes totally contradict themselves. I’ve heard this before in different ways in other songs, but part of what makes her music interesting and powerful is in the way [...]

Berkeley Place: CIVIL LOVE-Civil Love (EP)

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:20:44 GMT

London’s Civil Love–catchy powerpop, crisp and fun. Can’t seem to get the bandcamp code to work on this one…Click below and you can hear ‘em. http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=1560861900/size=grande2/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/

fluo kids: harlem shake

Fri, 18 May 2012 07:03:00 GMT

On ouvre bien grand la bouche en le prononçant.Baauer - Harlem Shake

naturalismo: Anthony Ellect – Cling

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:00:31 GMT

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Stereogum: Stream Sigur Rós Valtari

Thu, 17 May 2012 23:00:23 GMT

We’ve already heard a gang of songs from Valtari, the much-anticipated new album from Icelandic swoon-rock architects Sigur Rós. And right now, at this exact moment, the thing is streaming at the band’s website. So go! Hurry! Listen to it! It’ll make a good dinner soundtrack, we promise! It’s here. Valtari is out 5/29 on [...]