Kanye West to Tour With Lupe, N.E.R.D., Rihanna
As the Star Wars universe goes, C-3PO is probably the least Kanye West-like character one can think of. But that lovable, bumbling protocol droid appears to be the loose inspiration for the pretty freakin' badass tour poster you see up there, posted yesterday to Kanye's blog. (Thanks to reader Dallan Guzinski for the tip.)And how can we gripe when the supporting cast looks as rock solid as this? Lupe Fiasco! N.E.R.D.! Rihanna! No word on dates for the "Glow in the Dark" tour just yet, but given the rate at which Kanye has been posting things to his blog lately, we reckon we won't have to wait long.
Seems that we can also look forward to seeing Kanye in a video for the Estelle track "American Boy" on which he's featured.
Death Cab for Cutie Name New Album
And the new album from Death Cab for Cutie is called...
Yup. Just about as exciting a title as Plans.
Siouxsie Plans Gigs Near and Far
Proto-punker turned musical chameleon Siouxsie Sioux has lined up tours on both sides of the pond in support of her 2007 (and, somehow, first) solo disc Mantaray.Siouxsie will put the emphasis on the Mantaray tracks at these shows, but she'll also spend time mining three decades' worth of mood pieces from her impressive back catalog as leader of both the Banshees and the Creatures.
The U.S. leg of gigs (with Rasputina supporting on most dates) kicks off February 8 in NYC, while Siouxsie graces her native UK beginning February 29. If all goes according to plan, these won't be Siouxsie's only live outings in 2008. [MORE...]
Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue Finally Reissued
Late Beach Boy Dennis Wilson's legendary solo album Pacific Ocean Blue is beloved by those who've waded in its grandiose psych-soul... and all but unknown to those who haven't. The album's been out of print for over 10 years, rendering the audience for this forgotten gem smaller and smaller. But after all that time spent out to sea, Pacific Ocean Blue will come crashing back to shore May 13 as a two CD set from Caribou/Epic/Legacy and a double LP vinyl version from the Sundazed label.
In addition to Pacific Ocean Blue's original 12 tracks, the discs will contain a slew of previously unreleased bonus tracks mixed by original Ocean engineer John Hanlon and Caribou Records owner Jim Guercio. Many of these songs were meant for Bambu, the album intended to follow Pacific Ocean Blue that Wilson never completed. Man, what is with those Wilsons and keeping the follow-up albums to themselves?
The set will be further bolstered by photos by Dean Torrence of Beach Boys contemporaries Jan & Dean, and liner notes by Beach Boys scholars David Leaf, Jon Stebbins, Ben Edmonds, and David Beard. [MORE...]
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Announce Tour
Photo by Richard Sharman
Europe, lock down your valuables and keep an eye on your daughters: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are heading out for a spring tour of your fair continent, and sin-- not to mention well-crafted facial hair-- will be the order of the day. As will sorta spooky rock'n'roll of course, including plenty from the band's latest opus (you know, in the Biblical sense), Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, out March 3 in the UK from Mute and April 8 in the States on Anti-.
Will Nick and the Seeds be able to keep their hands to themselves and leave it all onstage as they wind their way around Europe? [MORE...]
Death in Vegas, APTBS, Dirty on Purpose Dudes Link Up
Plan album, tour as Black Acid
Black Acid may not be an ingestible commodity, but boy oh boy is it a potent mixture indeed. Combining the face-melting capabilities of bandleader Fearless with those of Ackermann, Marvin, and Nymph's Matty McDermott, the troupe has prepared an LP for release before the summer.
The band's Fearless leader will take Marvin and a ragtag bunch of Acid-heads on the road next month for a Black Acid tour sans Ackermann, who's all over the record but has this other band to attend to.
Death in Vegas freaks, no need to freak: Fearless and his DIV compatriot Tim Holmes are spending this year concentrating on solo projects before heading back to the Strip for some carnage. [MORE...]
Vampire Weekend Kick off Big Tour Tonight
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As you know, we've fallen pretty hard for Vampire Weekend here at Pitchfork. (Full disclosure: one of us knows these dudes from college.) And, heck, maybe you have too, in the handful of hours you've had to have and hold their Best New Music-earning self-titled debut.
So, fans to fans and friends to friends, let us help you help yourself to a little slice of the Weekend smack in the middle of the workweek: Vampire Weekend are heading out on a sizable tour starting this evening in their native New York City. It will lead them from their native New York to the UK, from Langerado to Coachella, and quite a few points in between. Whether with the Walkmen or without, on a stage large or small, from Williamstown, Massachusetts to as far outta Cape Cod as they can get themselves, it's the freakin' Weekend, and baby, you're about to have you some fun.
BONUS! Want to see some stills from Vampire Weekend, the film that inspired the band name? Check out frontman Ezra Koenig's old blog here.
And what's the film about? Koenig writes, "I play the protagonist Walcott, a young man whose country is invaded by
vampires. The film opens with the death of Walcott's father at the
hands of a sunglasses-wearing werewolf vampire. His dad's last words
are:
Walcott, you must go to
Cape Cod. Tell the Mayor that vampires are taking over your country.
You must kill as many of them as...possible.
The rest of the film is Walcott's bloody march to the Cape!"
Rob Lowe, U.S. Maple Guys Form Singer, Issue Debut
Photo by Robert A.A. LoweA quartet of accomplished Chicago musicians has formed under the confusing name Singer to release its debut album on Drag City. Comprised of Rob Lowe (Lichens, 90 Day Men), Ben Vida (Bird Show, Town and Country), and U.S. Maple members Todd Rittmann and Adam Vida, Singer features "all four of these kids singing, harmonizing new chords over their communal cacapho-din," according to a press release.
Singer's debut album, Unhistories, will arrive March 25 via Drag City. And not only is it full of the band's vocal and instrumental interplay, it also supposedly "claims to address the homeless crisis with a physical solution." We smell an Obama running mate!
Singer have two hometown shows coming up in February. [MORE...]
Jaguar Love (ex-PGMG, Blood Brothers) Sign to Matador
Blood Brothers may have betrayed their blood oath by breaking up last fall, and Pretty Girls may now inhabit those Graves they made, but the spirit of both those raucous Seattle acts lives on in the previously mentioned Jaguar Love.A trio, J-Love is comprised of ex-Brothers Johnny Whitney (vocals, piano) and Cody Votolato (guitar, bass), along with ex-Pretty Girl J Clark (drums, bass, keyboards). Having already caught the eye of Queens of the Stone Age, who took them on tour for a spell last year, Jaguar Love have since inspired the folks at Matador Records to sign them for a long-term, worldwide deal.
Jaguar Love join another act borne of the ashes (bones?) of Pretty Girls Make Graves on the Matador roster, the Cave Singers.
Look for the Clark-produced Jaguar Love debut full-length to arrive as soon as this summer. And while there are no finalized plans for Jaguar Love to stalk music-loving prey on the road right now, the band promises "Endless Amounts of Touring" kicking off March 14 in "Everywherepolis". We'll be there!
D'Angelo, Soulwax, Peaches Grace Prince Tribute Comp
Prince's appearance at last year's Super Bowl halftime show was the biggest and best combination of sporting and musical spectacle we've seen, and likely will see, in a while. (We seriously can't think of anything better. Radiohead opening the World Series with "The National Anthem"? Björk playing Wimbledon? Eh...)Thus, Tom Petty as the Purple One's follow-up can't help but be a little disappointing, and it might force us to recreate Prince's rain-soaked antics by shutting our eyes and listening to "Purple Rain" on repeat for the umpteen millionth time.
Fortunately, Berlin's Rapster Records has given us an alternative point of entry into Mr. Rogers Nelson's catalog. It's a tribute compilation called Controversy, featuring songs like the title track, "Purple Rain", "Starfish & Coffee", and "She's Always in My Hair". Covering these songs: everyone from Soulwax, Hefner, Kode9 & the Spaceape, 7 Hurtz with Peaches, Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, Blues States, and Stina Nordenstam to the very Prince-like D'Angelo.
Rapster will release Controversy on February 4... the day after the Super Bowl. [MORE...]
Photos: Liars / No Age [Portland, OR; 01/28/08]
Photos by Nilina Mason-Campbell
Liars and No Age rocked the Wonder Ballroom in Portland last night, though Liars rocked in a slightly different manner than what we're used to. Angus Andrew, recovering from a back injury, placed three comfy chairs on stage and sat in them during various parts of Liars' performance. He also donned a red balloon around his waist for the encore.
Before the gig, No Age performed an in-store at Food Fight!, a local vegan grocery. While an actual food fight didn't break out, Dean and Randy did find plenty of ways to get rowdy.
More photos from Food Fight! and the Wonder Ballroom show, plus tour dates, below.
LIARS
NO AGE
NO AGE AT FOOD FIGHT!
Count & Sinden Sign to Domino, Prep "Beeper" Single
If you haven't yet heard "Beeper", the infectious, ringtone-inspired ode to the two-way that's blown up many a spot lately, you will. The track, from Joshua "The Count of Monte Cristal" Harvey (whom you may also know as Hervé) and remixologist Sinden, must have really got into the heads at Domino, as they've signed the Count & Sinden to their fold. The duo will issue a UK single for "Beeper" March 24, and expect to craft a full-length by the end of the year. I can hear it now: "widget on my iPhone iPhone iPhone..."The Count & Sinden have a few live dates together over the next few months and Sinden has quite a few by his lonesome, though you can never be too sure where these DJ types are going to appear. If only there were an electronic device with which we could contact them to find out more... [MORE...]
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- SMD, CSS, Bloc Party DJs, Dizzee Do Gatecrasher Fest
- My Morning Jacket Reveal Album Title
- Hold Steady's Nicolay Auctions off Love Song
- Blood on the Wall Take to the Road
- The Dodos Issue Visiter on Frenchkiss, Tour
- Bowerbirds Sign to Dead Oceans
- Nellie McKay Tours, Does "A Prairie Home Companion"
- Guillemots Seeing Red on New LP, Single, Live Dates
- Willie Nelson Celebrates Birthday With Box Set, Tour
- Sera Cahoone Serves Up Sophomore Album on Sub Pop
- Diplo Preps Many a Mad Decent Release, Tours
- R.E.M. Reveal Accelerate Tracklist
- Liars, No Age Kick off Joint Tour Tonight
- Cadence Weapon Brings Babies on Tour
- Raconteurs, Roots, Costello Play New Orleans Jazz Fest
- Little Annie Covers U2, Sinatra, Brel on Good Pianos LP
- The Ex Release Jem Cohen-Directed Live DVD
- Grizzly Bear Co-Headline Show With L.A. Philharmonic
- Mogwai Reissue Young Team for Tenth Anniversary
- Ghislain Poirier Serves Up New LP on Ninja Tune, Tours
- Ex-Karate Frontman Farina's Glorytellers Issue Debut
- The Long Blondes Extend Tour
- Bjork Cancels Show, Plans New "Innocence" Single
- El Perro del Mar Heads From the Valley to the Stars
- The Dillinger Escape Plan Tour the World
- Barsuk Adds Goodies to Chris Walla's Field Manual
- Dean & Britta Drop Remix EP, Wareham Writes Memoir
- Arab Strap's Moffat Returns With NSFW New LP
- James Blackshaw Reissues Back Catalog
- HEALTH Prep New Single for Suicide Squeeze
- At Last! The Scarlett Johansson Album!
- Photos: The Decemberists [Portland, OR; 01/23/08]
- Animal Collective Announce Spring Tour
- Cut Copy Show Their Colours on New LP, World Tour
- Cool Kids, Kid Sister Join Flosstradamus on Debut LP
- Joe Lally Gears Up for Winter Tour
- Feist Lines Up Spring Dates, Celebrates 2010 Olympics
- Boredoms Sign to Thrill Jockey
- Bloc Party's Russell Lissack Fires Up Pin Me Down
- Sunn O)))'s O'Malley Does KTL LP/Tour, Art Collab LP
- Super Furry Animals Taking Requests on Tour
- Hot Snakes, RFTC Members Form Night Marchers
- The Death Set Go Worldwide on LP, Singles, Tour
- Portishead Reveal Album Release Date, Creative Title
- Photos: Band of Horses / Cass McCombs [Philadelphia, PA; 01/22/08]
- Malkmus/Matador Add Extras to Trash Pre-Order
- Tokyo Police Club Reveal Elephant Shell LP, Tour
- Lightspeed Champion Adds North American Dates
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- Ra Ra Riot Amped for Tour
- The Heath Ledger/Nick Drake Connection
- Behind the Scenes: Arcade Fire "Black Mirror" Video
- Another Goddamn Elvis Costello Reissue
- Cryptacize Hit the Road With Why?
- The Plastic Constellations Issue New LP, Plan Hiatus
- Times New Viking Tour With Super Furry Animals
- M. Ward, Zooey Deschanel Reveal She & Him LP Details
- Kompakt Reissues Gas Catalog in Box Set
- The Ruby Suns Sign to Sub Pop for New Album
- Be Your Own Pet Announce Awkward Tour
- Colin Meloy's Solo LP Gets Vinyl-Only Bonus Track
- Chuck D, Atmosphere's Slug Chat on Public Radio
- Liars' Angus Andrew Suffers Back Injury
- White Hinterland Sign to Dead Oceans, Prep LP
- Reynolds' Rave & Dance Book "Remixed," Reissued
- Spiritualized Announce Release Date for New Album
- Stars Announce U.S. Tour
- Evangelicals Issue Digital Single, Tour With Headlights
- Mars Volta's Rodriguez-Lopez Releases New Solo Album
- Leonard Cohen to Tour This Year!
- Josh Grier Reveals All About New Tapes 'n Tapes Album
- Coachella 2008 Announced (Update: Full Lineup)
- Jonny Greenwood's Blood Score Denied Oscar Nod?
- Mick Barr's Ocrilim Signs to Hydra Head
- Kim Gordon/Becky Stark Film Details Revealed
- Justus Kohncke Stays Safe and Sound on New LP
- T.V. Eye: January 21-27, 2008
- Nigel Godrich Music Show Hits Stateside Television
- Roxy Music Anthologized on DVD
- Black Moth Super Rainbow Busy With Tour, Side Stuff
- James Cecil Leaves Architecture in Helsinki
- Grizzly Bear, Andrew Bird, Projectors Do MusicNOW
- Electrelane's Murray, Octopus Project Cut Too Pure 7"s
- Thermals to Do Bowie, Clash, Built to Spill Karaoke
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs Recording New Record
- The Walkmen Leave Label for New Album
- Shudder to Think Members, Stella Play "Barack Rock"
- "Aqua Teen" Co-Creator Talks Neko, Homme, T-Pain
- Portishead Announce First Tour in Forever
- Dizzee's Maths + English Coming to U.S. Via Def Jux
- Band of Horses Kick off Winter World Tour
- Cursive Plan Scattered Gigs, Working on New LP
- Clientele, Black Mountain Added to ATP vs. Pitchfork
- Hey Willpower Hit the Road With Le Tigre Offshoot Men
- Brother Ali Spreads Second Round of Truth on Tour
- Photos: Bon Iver [St. Paul, MN; 01/17/08]
- Pinback Announce Winter Dates
- Daniel Johnston Tours U.S. in February
- Stones Throw Compiles Videos on DVD
- Toumani Diabate Reveals New Album, Tour
- Silje Nes Serves Up FatCat Debut in North America
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- Thurston Moore Soundtracks Adult DVD (Possibly NSFW)
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- X Gear Up for 31st Anniversary Tour
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- Sakamoto, Willits Collaborate on Ocean-Healing Album
- Photos: Sufjan Stevens [Melbourne, Australia; 1/16/08]
- Mono Release Live/Documentary DVD
- Sparklehorse Leave Astralwerks/Capitol
- Enon Tour the Heck Outta Early '08
- Jamie Lidell Becomes Jim on New Album
- Neko Case, QOTSA's Josh Homme Get "Aqua Teen"-ized
- Update: Pair of Bjork Singles Coming to U.S.
- Cass McCombs Hits the Road With Band of Horses
- Gutter Twins Add Dates, Reveal Tracklist
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- Decemberists' Colin Meloy Readies Live Solo Album
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- Fiery Furnaces Hold Caucus to Name Next LP
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- Big Boi Ballet Details Emerge
- Fuck Buttons Start Horrrsing Around on LP, Tour
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- High on Fire Join Megadeth's GIGANTOUR
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- Au Revoir Simone Assemble a Little Tour
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- Dead Meadow Slay on Winter Tour
- A Place to Bury Strangers Recording Live LP
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- Cat Power Extends Tour
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- Serena-Maneesh Compile Early Tracks, Rarities
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- Kim Gordon, Lavender Diamond's Stark Appear in Film
- Rare Disco, Electro Gems on Disco Not Disco Comp
- Polly Jean Harvey, John Parish Meet Again for New LP
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- No Age Come up With a Few Good Nouns for Sub Pop
- Nada Surf Get Lucky With Ben Gibbard on New Album
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- Spoon Head Down Under
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- Jay Reatard Signs to Matador, Plans Singles Barrage
- Sufjan, MBD, Asthmatic Kitty Roster on New DVD
- Malkmus' Real Emotional Trash Album Cover Revealed
- Men [ft. Le Tigre's Samson, Fateman] Play Shows
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- Jens Lekman Announces Spring Tour
- Von Bondies Return With Album, EP, Tour
- Baltimore's Wye Oak Sign to Merge, Issue Debut
- Hold Steady Work on LP4, Line up UK Tour
- Black Heart Procession Head Out on Short Tour
- The Black Keys Reveal Danger Mouse-Produced Album
- Kenyan Extra Golden Members Need Your Help
- Silver Mt. Zion Lend Tune to "Lost" Ad
- Blitzen Trapper Announce Giant North American Tour
- R.E.M., MMJ, Robyn, Jens Lekman, Bun B Do SXSW
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- Justice Announce World Tour, Dates With Diplo
- Son Lux Signs to Anticon
- Sub Pop Responds to Arrest of Shins' Crandall
- T.V. Eye: January 7-13, 2008
- Vampire Weekend Plot North American Tour
- Dan Deacon's Ultimate Reality Tour Kicks Off
- Battles Storm Australia
- The Cool Kids Line Up Winter Dates
- Drive-By Truckers Brighten 2008 With Album, Tour
- Bill Callahan Tours the South
- Echo & the Bunnymen, Orchestra Play Ocean Rain Live
- Six Organs of Admittance Set to Hit the Road
- Band of Horses, McCombs Play Halfway to Forecastle
- Caribou Announces Huge World Tour
- Basia Bulat Brings Darling to U.S., Plans Shows
- A Place to Bury Strangers Announce Spring Tour
- Daft Punk, Hot Chip, Pipettes, T.I. Design Playboy Shirts
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- Silver Jews' David Berman Talks Lookout, Outlook
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- Belle & Sebastian's Jackson, Oakley Hall Do Guitar Fest
- Flipper Recording New Album With Krist Novoselic
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- MMJ, Wrens, Mekons Folks Aid New Orleans Musicians
- The Go! Team Tour Away Winter Languor
- Walkmen, White Williams, Bon Iver Play Chicago Fest
- The Streets' Skinner Retires the Beats Label
- Raveonettes Plot Tours of North America, Italy
- Robyn Announces U.S. Tour Dates!
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- Under Byen Enlist Symphonic Help on New EP
- Black Mountain Add Dates With Bon Iver
- Nick Cave's Lazarus Gets Tracklist, U.S. Release Date
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- The Fiery Furnaces Add Dates, Surprise Surprise
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- Fennesz Releases Two New Singles
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