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The Pixies Promise To Hit New Stops On ‘Lost Cities’ Tour
The Pixies reunion Frank Black once claimed would never happen will continue its seemingly endless run this fall, as the indie rock icons present their “Lost Cities” tour. Here’s what the band’s mailing list just announced: Hello. Here comes your band. Tomorrow we are going to announce our fall 2011 Doolittle “Lost Cities” tour, playing […]
Kanye West Reveals Couture ‘Watch the Throne’ Cover
Well if this metallic Riccardo Tisci design doesn’t end up being the gaudiest–some would even say hideous–cover of the year, we’re getting all of our interns gold teeth. You can pre-order Jay-Z and Kanye West‘s long-awaited Watch the Throne LP here. It’s not dropping today, as previously rumored, but we hear it’s now on the […]
TEST PRESSING: Stream Brian Eno’s ‘Drums Between the Bells’ LP
We’re still on the fence about Brian Eno‘s second Warp album, Drums Between the Bells. Due out this Tuesday and streaming below thanks to Wired‘s Underwire blog, it sounds a bit like a Selected Ambient Poetry Slam at times, but that’s okay, because a double-disc version of the rather experimental album features an entire slab […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Darkstar, “Digital”
As Darkstar discussed in depth during an s/t interview last fall, the group’s core duo scrapped an entire album (the telling title: Check My Machine) before adding vocalist James Buttery and developing North, their own bleak, buffered version of synth-pop. Anyone wishing they’d stayed the course should check out the tortured android track below, “Digital,” […]
TEST PRESSING: Stream John Maus’ New LP & Read Our Cover Story
Photo by Marley Kate With the holiday weekend now upon us, we thought we’d give you “reader types” something to do with your spare time. Namely a free look at our new issue, which is now available on Zinio’s iPad/Android-ready newsstand here. Take a gander–yes, we just said gander–at T Cole Rachel‘s John Maus cover […]
PREMIERE: Pulseprogramming, “Light Rides”
As the mercury in our office thermometer continues to climb, we’ve taken to cranking our air conditioner alongside such icy, synth-driven records as the Wierd/Minimal Wave back catalogs and the following exclusive from Pulseprogramming‘s Charade Is Gold LP, an album worth exploring if only for its ridiculous Audraglint pressing: “two big 24-inch full color matte […]
VIDEO: Bill Callahan, “America!”
We’re not quite sure what Friday Night Somewhere is, but if you skip ahead about seven minutes in this episode, you’ll find the world premiere of Bill Callahan‘s new “America!” video. How patriotic right? Watch the widescreen version here. Callahan’s Apocalypse LP is now available through Drag City.
TEST PRESSING: Stream Radiohead’s New Limited 12” Single, Featuring Remixes From Caribou and Jacques Greene
Have a listen to the first volume in Radiohead‘s limited remix series below, and be sure to watch out for further installments from Nathan Fake, Mark Pritchard and Actress in the months ahead…