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FROM THE STACKS: Agalloch
We get a lot of crap CDs at the self-titled offices. But once in a while, a pleasant surprise slips into our promo stack. Here’s a recent delivery that knocked the s/t staff on its collective ass…
VIDEO: Get Psyched For Goldenvoice’s ‘Big Four’ Show By Watching Our Favorite Metallica/Slayer/Megadeth/Anthrax Clips
Well it’s official: thrash’s “Big Four”–Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax–will converge on Indio’s Empire Polo Club field in a few months. Presented by Goldenvoice at Coachella’s stomping grounds on Saturday, April 23, the one-day-only gig will feature full sets from each band at the low, low price of $99, or $199 if you want to […]
VIDEO: Watch Flying Lotus and Thom Yorke Interview One Another Backstage At the BBC Worldwide Awards
For more from Flying Lotus, head here, or check out our cover story after the jump…
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: The Streets’ ‘Cyberspace and Reds’ Mixtape, Featuring Kano, Wiley, Jammer and More
Since the Streets was determined to make his second official mixtape impossible to find (see: something about an app, bar codes, and Heinz tomato soup), we downloaded Cyberspace and Reds for you and dropped it in a tidy Soundcloud set below…
TEST PRESSING: Stream the Solo Debut of Apache Beat’s Singer
[Photo by Aliya Naumoff] Apache Beat singer/self-titled contributor Ilirjana Alushaj released her debut Typical Girls single–the prickly pop A-side, “Our Real Is Real”–through digital shops today. Mixed by CFCF and self-released through Alushaj’s new Pop Manifesto imprint, it’s available to stream below, and can be snagged on iTunes or Amazon…
Portishead Curate ATP’s ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror’ Festival In Asbury Park, Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum Among Confirmed Acts
Finally. That’s all we have to say about the long-awaited return of Portishead‘s live show, presented as part of ATP‘s “I’ll Be Your Mirror” festival in Asbury Park, NJ. Details are few and far between at the moment, but we know this much so far:
Explosions In the Sky Share Trailer, Tracklisting For ‘Take Care’
Photo by Andrew Parks Explosions in the Sky have finally shared the details behind their first album in four years. Due out April 26 through their longtime label Temporary Residence Ltd., Take Care, Take Care, Take Care was self-produced, with John Congleton (Baroness, Modest Mouse) helping out with mixing and the record button. Check out […]
VIDEO: Toro Y Moi, “Still Sound”
Toro Y Moi‘s Underneath the Pine LP drops on February 22 through Carpark. Grab “Still Sound” in MP3 form after the jump…
The Decemberists Land Their First No. 1 LP With ‘The King Is Dead’
As if three sold-out shows at New York’s Beacon Theatre weren’t enough of a reminder that the Decemberists are Portland’s biggest indie-band-that-could, Colin Meloy and company just nabbed Billboard’s No. 1 spot with The King Is Dead. We’re talking 93,567 copies in its first week, hitting Taylor Swift, Cake and Cage the Elephant where it […]
VIDEO: Boxcutter, “TV Troubles”
Boxcutter‘s new Planet Mu album, The Dissolve, hits shops on April 25. And as the above video teaser suggests, it’s a willfully strange move from the producer’s twisted dubstep beats to something a bit…hazier. At any rate, we’re psyched to hear the whole thing, and will share more once we score a proper copy in […]