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Video: Of Montreal: "Spiteful Intervention"
Here's the trippy, colorful animated clip for Of Montreal's "Spiteful Intervention" from Paralytic Stalks, directed by Jesse Ewles. It features an animated blob which morphs into a variety of shapes,...
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Watch Shabazz Palaces Perform in New York
Pitchfork.tv on YouTube today presents a new episode of "+1", which offers footage of performances along with interviews of artists about the experience of playing live. This segment features Shabazz...
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Watch: French Presidential Candidate Uses Jay-Z and Kanye's "Niggas in Paris"...
Slate points to a confusing piece of campaign strategy in this year's French presidential election race. Socialist candidate François Hollande, who leads incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy following first-round...
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Passion Pit Announce New Album
Photo by Kyle Dean Reinford Passion Pit will follow up 2009's Manners with their new album Gossamer, out July 24 through Columbia. They'll also tour in support of the album, which is 12 tracks long....
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James Murphy, Danny Brown, Bloc Party, Skrillex, A-Trak, Squarepusher Set for...
The HARD Summer festival takes place at Los Angeles State Historic Park August 3-4. The lineup includes James Murphy, Bloc Party, AraabMuzik, Danny Brown, John Talabot, Skrillex, A-Trak, Squarepusher,...
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Listen: Shins' James Mercer on Marc Maron Podcast
Photo by Chris Tuite Shins frontman James Mercer appears on the latest edition of Marc Maron's "WTF" podcast, talking about upcoming collaborations, his relationship with the rest of the Shins, and how...
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Report: MATA Festival
The MATA Festival was founded in 1996 by an illustrious trio of NYC contemporary-classical figures: pianist/composer Eleonor Sandresky, composer Lisa Bielawa, and Philip Glass. The festival's aim is to...
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Milk Maid Announce New Album
Milk Maid: "Do Right" Milk Maid is the Manchester, England-based lo-fi act of ex-Nine Black Alps bassist Martin Cohen with Adam Carless and Ian Hodson. The group will followup 2011's Yucca this summer...
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Watch: Conor Oberst's Reunited Punk Band Desaparecidos Play New Song at...
Following yesterday's news that Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst will reunite Desaparecidos, his early '00s punk/hardcore-tinged band, the Omaha World-Herald's Rock Candy blog reports that the group played...
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Andrew Bird Expands Tour
Photo by Lindsey Best Andrew Bird is a touring machine in support of his new album Break It Yourself. He's added a big North American summer leg to his ongoing schedule.
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DJ Shadow Compiles Unreleased Archival Material
DJ Shadow will soon offer fans a peek inside his formative years, compiling a collection of previously unreleased instrumental tracks created from 1992 to 1996. Total Breakdown: Hidden Transmissions...
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Alabama Shakes Announce Summer Tour
Photo by Will Deitz Alabama Shakes will hit the road in support of their debut record Boys & Girls, routing through Europe, the UK and North America into the end of the summer. They'll share a bill...
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Watch: Animal Collective, Deerhunter, Lightning Bolt Live Videos Drum Up...
Animal Collective at Grrrnd Zero The Lyon, France DIY collective Grrrnd Zero is asking for letters of support to fight Lyon city hall's plans to evict them by the end of 2012. Since 2004, Grrrnd Zero...
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Listen: Björk Remixed by Death Grips
Front page photo by Natalie Kardos Björk: "Sacrifice" (Death Grips Remix) (via SoundCloud) Björk: "Thunderbolt" (Death Grips Remix) (via SoundCloud) Björk's Biophilia remix series continues with a 12"...
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Watch Jack White, Grimes, and Alabama Shakes on "Jools Holland"
Tonight, Jack White, Grimes, and Alabama Shakes performed on the British TV show "Later... With Jools Holland". White performed "Sixteen Saltines" and "Freedom at 21" from Blunderbuss. Grimes played...
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Jack White to Score Disney's Lone Ranger Movie
Photo by Jo McCaughey As if Jack White wasn't busy enough (he just released Blunderbuss and played "Jools Holland" today), the man has been tapped to write, produce, and perform the original score for...
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Video: M.E.D. ft. Hodgy Beats: "Outta Control"
One of the highlights from M.E.D.'s album Classic was "Outta Control", his collaboration with Odd Future/MellowHype rapper Hodgy Beats. The song's slightly NSFW video, directed by Henry DeMaio,...
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Preview Jack White's Gary Oldman-Directed Webcast
On Friday night, Jack White will perform at New York's Webster Hall in celebration of his just-released album Blunderbuss. The concert will stream live on Vevo/YouTube as part of the "American Express...
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The Very Best Return With New Album, Video
Singer Esau Mwamwaya and producer Johan Hugo (of Radioclit) will release new music as the Very Best once again. Their new studio album MTMTMK, which follows last year's Super Mom mixtape, is out July...
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The Walkmen's Heaven Gets New Release Date
The Walkmen: Heartbreaker Those itching to hear the Walkmen's new album Heaven will have to wait a week less than we originally thought. Fat Possum/Bella Union have bumped the album's U.S. release...
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