Sing-alongs in the sunshine, yeah, that’s why the Hold Steady works so well at a festival. Craig Finn dedicates the Stay Positive title track to an audience member’s deceased friend and then gets down to business. His shirt gives some idea of the relative humidity on this afternoon.
Speaking of shirts, Dinosaur Jr.’s drummer Murph […]
New Video Works is a collection of recent live footage of bands from the much-ballyhooed Los Angeles underground music scene and their kindred spirits from the world at large. Collecting 30+ clips from such notables as No Age, Xiu Xiu, Deerhunter, High Places, Erase Errata, Mika Miko, Abe Vigoda, Lucky Dragons, Soft Circle, BARR, and […]
Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons will celebrate their rhythmic fraternity as the Chemical Brothers with the release of another “best of” compilation, called Brotherhood.Brotherhood is split between two discs. The first is a collection of some of the Chemical Brothers’ biggest singles, plus a new track (”Keep My Composure”, which features Spank Rock). The second […]
This one “was written by an obscure proto-punk collective called ‘Bob Dylan,’” Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson tells Daytrotter, adding that he does it the Byrds’ way. If you’ve heard Sweetheart of the Rodeo, you know that means a loose, free-wheeling, country-rock take on Dylan’s carefree Basement Tapes classic (and if you haven’t, why are […]
It would appear that Elizabeth Powell is looking to expand the map in her Land of Talk. The Canadian rockers have signed on with Saddle Creek Records in the U.S., which will release the band’s debut full-length, Some Are Lakes, in these parts on October 7. Canadians can get the record via Secret City, while […]
Photo by Drew KatchenIt’s nice to know all the Liquid Swords nostalgia hasn’t consumed GZA to the point of preventing future releases. In fact, the MC has done away with nostalgia entirely by calling his fifth solo album Pro Tools.The album is credited to GZA/Genius and features production from the likes of RZA, Mathematics, and […]
More videos from this past weekend’s Pitchfork Music Festival are up over at Pitchfork.tv. The first performance is from Les Savy Fav. You know you’re in for a good time when Tim Harrington has a Sherlock Holmes cap on and is crowd-surfing in a trashcan. This version of “We’ll Make a Lover Out of You” […]
Pitchfork.tv spent a fun-filled evening with GZA and his son a short while ago, but now it’s back to business for the Wu-Tang’s resident Genius. Pro Tools, his forthcoming album, features some production assistance from the RZA, but “Alphabets”, the record’s first official single, owes its murky mood and bell-like guitar/piano loop to producer True […]
Photo by Matt Wignall Cold War Kids have gone all FDR with the title of their sophomore album, Loyalty to Loyalty. The Robbers & Cowards follow-up will come out Septembe 23 via Downtown, and its tracklist is after the jump. The band will hit the road from August through the end of November on […]
As Pitchfork news reported, Damon Albarn and animator Jamie Hewlett of Gorillaz have collaborated on promo spot for the upcoming Olympic games in Beijing. The lush-looking two-minute video is up online now at the BBC Sport website.
Video:> Gorillaz: 2008 Oympic Games Promo
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