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4AD Music and Art Auctioned for Charity
A collection of 4AD music and artwork is being auctioned on eBay to raise money for Natasha Laflin, a British artist and illustrator who suffered a near fatal bain aneurysm in 2008. Funds will go...
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Listen: Afghan Whigs' First Recording in Five Years
The newly reunited Afghan Whigs are sharing their first new recorded music in five years. It's a cover of "See and Don't See", a song originally recorded in 1970 by funk/soul singer Marie "Queenie"...
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Beach House Respond to Volkswagen Ad
Photo by Erez Avissar Beach House have made a statement on their Facebook page regarding the use of a song that sounds fishily similar to their "Take Care" in a current British commercial for...
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Guided by Voices Announce Tour, Another New LP
Photo by Daniel Coston Guided by Voices have announced a North American tour in support of their upcoming record, the 21-track Class Clown Spots a UFO, out June 12 via GBV, Inc. (That's a cut from the...
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Fool's Gold Records Launches Subscription Service
Fool's Gold, the Brooklyn label founded by A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs, and home to acts like Danny Brown, Flosstradamus, and Kid Sister-- is launching a digital subscription service called "The...
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This Week on Pitchfork
Today, we bring you the latest episode of Pitchfork.tv's "Pitchfork Weekly". In this week's installment, J. Spaceman of Spiritualized answers fan questions, Killer Mike talks about his new album...
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Festivals in Brief: Hozac Blackout Fest, Electric Daisy Carnival, London...
WHAT: HoZac Blackout FestWHEN: May 18-20WHERE: Chicago, ILWHO: Roky Erickson, Redd Kross, Davila 666, Human Eye, Bare Mutants, Rayon Beach, Fungi Girls, Gentleman Jesse & His Men, Ketamines, White...
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Sigur Rós' Kjartan Sveinsson to Sit Out World Tour
Photo by Lilja Birgisdottir In an interview with Icelandic newspaper The Reykjavík Grapevine, Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi said that band member Kjartan Sveinsson is "tired of touring." Thus, he will not...
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Report: The xx Live in London
Unveiling material from their forthcoming second album on the final date of a three-night run, the xx performed in front of visuals resembling the inside of a plasma globe, the kind you touch in...
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Watch Hot Chip Play "Jools Holland" (Again)
The second round of performances from this week's "Later With Jools Holland" aired in England tonight. Hot Chip played "Night and Day" earlier this week, and this time, they did "Don't Deny Your...
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Watch Beach House on "Letterman"
Following their release show in New York, Beach House celebrated the release of Bloom with a performance on "Late Show With David Letterman". They performed the album's opening cut, "Myth". Watch it...
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Listen to Nicolas Jaar's BBC Essential Mix
Photo by Francis Chung Last night, Nicolas Jaar took over BBC Radio 1 for two hours with his Essential Mix. The mix features Jaar material and music by Jay-Z, Jonny Greenwood, Beyoncé, Aphex Twin,...
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Watch the xx Perform Another New Song
Last night, Laura Snapes filed a report on the xx's show at the Battersea Arts Centre in London, where they played material from their upcoming album. Now, Consequence of Sound points to video from...
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Watch Arcade Fire and Foo Fighters Perform With Mick Jagger on "Saturday...
As promised, the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" was a musical extravaganza. Episode host Mick Jagger used Arcade Fire and Foo Fighters as his backing band for two performances. Arcade Fire,...
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First Jack White Guinness World Records Attempt Uncountable
Photo by Jo McCaughey It looks like Jack White's first Guinness World Records attempt at "most metaphors in a single concert" didn't work out too well. According to White's website, after officials...
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R.I.P. Robin Gibb
Rolling Stone reports that Robin Gibb, one-third of Australian disco legends the Bee Gees, has died after a long fight with cancer. He had several health scares in recent years, including a recent...
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Dan Deacon Announces New Album
UPDATE: It has been confirmed that "Lots" is indeed a track from Dan Deacon's forthcoming new album, America, out August 28 in the U.S. and a day before abroad via Domino. Tracklist below. If you head...
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Video: Purity Ring: "Belispeak"
Here's the first music video to go along with Purity Ring's upcoming debut album Shrines, which is out July 24 through 4AD and Last Gang. Directed by Brewer, the "Belispeak" clip has some serious Lord...
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Video: Julia Holter: "Our Sorrows"
Here's the latest visual to go along with Julia Holter's excellent record Ekstasis. Directed by Naomi Yang of Galaxie 500/Damon & Naomi, the clip for "Our Sorrows" finds Holter winding a...
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San Miguel Primavera Sound Festival Begins
The San Miguel Primavera Sound Festival begins in full today, taking over Barcelona's Parc del Forum on the banks of the Mediterranean Sea. Once again, we're hosting our own Pitchfork stage,...
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