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The White Stripes Break Up
After 13 years together, Meg and Jack White have officially announced the break up of their band, The White Stripes.
Read more to find out the reasons behind the break up.
New Lupe Fiasco Song
Lupe Fiasco has released the second single from his upcoming album Lasers. The song is titled “Words I Never Said”, with the hook sung by Skylar Grey, and is described by Lupe as a “big, controversial record.” You can listen to the song below.
Lasers is scheduled for a March 8th release via Atlantic Records.
The Dangerous Summer Announce Spring Tour
The Dangerous Summer have announced a spring tour with Sparks the Rescue, The Graduate, and The Scenic throughout the months of March and April. Dates are in the replies.
Tour Dates:
March 15 New York, NY – The Studio at Webster Hall
March 17 Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock
March 18 Manheim, PA – Laserdome (supporting acts on this show are Ivoryline, I Call Fives)
March 19 South Hackensack, NJ – School of Rock
March 20 Philadelphia, PA – The Barbary
March 22 Pittsburg, PA – Smiling Moose
March 23 Akron, OH – Musica
March 24 Grand Rapids, MI – Mxtp
March 27 Madison, WI – The Loft
March 30 Sioux Falls, SD – Latitude 44
March 31 Omaha, NE – Sokol Underground
April 6 Bend, OR – Poet House
April 7 Walnut Creek, CA – Red House
April 8 Bakersfield, CA – Jerry’s Pizza
April 17 Oklahoma City, OK – The Conservatory
April 20 Nashville, TN – The End
April 26 West Columbia, SC – New Brooklyn Tavern
April 28 Harrisonburg, VA – The Blue Nile
New James Blake Video
Check out the music video for James Blake‘s song “The Wilhelm Scream” right here. His eponymous debut album will be released February 7th, 2011 on A&M Records. You can also check out the video for the album’s lead single “Limit to Your Love“, a Feist cover, right here.
Vivian Girls Reveal Details, New Song
Vivian Girls will be releasing their third full-length Share the Joy on April 12, 2011. The album will be their first since signing with Polyvinyl Records and can be preordered here.
You can download “I Heard You Say”, a new track from the album, right here.
Check out the tracklisting and tour dates below.
Share the Joy Tracklisting:
01 The Other Girls
02 I Heard You Say
03 Dance (If You Wanna)
04 Lake House
05 Trying to Pretend
06 Sixteen Ways
07 Take It as It Comes
08 Vanishing of Time
09 Death
10 Light in Your Eyes
Tour Dates:
02-22 Los Angeles, CA – The Smell $
02-24 Miami, FL – Grand Central &*
02-25-28 Miami, FL – Bruise Cruise &*@
04-06 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle &
04-07 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar &
04-08 Washington, DC – Black Cat &
04-09 Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero &
04-12 New York, NY – Webster Hall &
04-13 Pawtucket, RI – The Met &
04-14 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club &
04-15 Montreal, Quebec – Le National &
04-16 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix Concert Theater &
04-17 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick &
04-19 Columbus, OH – Outland Live &
04-20 Newport, KY – Southgate House &
04-21 St. Louis, MO – The Firebird &
04-22 Chicago, IL – Logan Square Auditorium &
04-23 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater &
04-25 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room &
04-26 Kansas City, MO – The Beaumont Club &
04-27 Dallas, TX – The Loft
04-28 Austin, TX – Emo’s &
04-29 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s &
04-30 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon &
$ with Catwalk, Cold Showers
& with the Black Lips
* with Surfer Blood, Thee Oh Sees
@ with the Strange Boys, Ty Segall, Turbo Fruits, Jacuzzi Boys, Ian Svenonius, DJ Mr. Jonathan Toubin, Quintron and Miss Pussycat
Free Fearless Records Sampler
In exchange for a “Like” on Facebook, Fearless Records is giving away a free download of a label sampler. The sampler features brand new songs from Sparks The Rescue and Go Radio.
Check out the tracklisting below.
Tracklisting:
1. Breathe Carolina – Hello Fascination
2. Every Avenue – Tell Me I’m A Wreck
3. blessthefall – Hey Baby, Here’s That Song You Wanted
4. Go Radio – Lucky Street
5. Sparks The Rescue – Postcard of a Tidal Wave
6. A Skylit Drive – XO Skeleton
7. The World Alive – 2012
8. The Aquabats – The Shark Fighter!
9. Motionless in White – Abigail
10. Amely – Sing For You
11. For All Those Sleeping – I’m Not Dead Yet
Kid Cudi Confirms ‘Wizard’ Singles, Previews Songs
“Perfect Is The Word”, “Rocket”, and “Upper Room” have been confirmed by Kid Cudi to be the first three singles off of his upcoming Wizard album. He announced the singles and even played the first two while on Ustream last night, celebrating his 27th birthday. Happy birthday Scott!
Check out a preview of “Rocket”, the second single, from the UStream session last night below, recorded and uploaded by a fan who was in the Ustream room.
Support Ace Enders
Ace Enders of I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody’s Business is starting a new project on Kickstarter to help him and hundreds of other independent bands. You can donate here.
Track: XV – “SmallVille (Prod. J. Cole)”
Track: “SmallVille (Prod. J. Cole)”
Artist: XV
Release Date: January 28, 2011
Label: Warner Bros. Records and Roc Nation
Recent Warner Bros. signee XV dropped his latest track “SmallVille” a few days ago, collaborating with fellow rapper J. Cole. While Cole doesn’t grace us with a new verse, he crafts a superb track as producer, sampling The Smashing Pumpkins‘ “To Forgive”. Needless to say, XV goes in on the track, dropping clever line after clever line – “They’ll never steal my dreams like Leo DiCaprio.” – all while chronicling his relatively meteoric rise to fame. I haven’t watched the TV show Smallville, so I’m not entirely sure how the track relates, but Vizzy’s superhero references are smooth over J. Cole’s mellow, bass-heavy beat, taking the artistic liberty to add superhero inspired rhymes to the sampled chorus. Stream and download the song below.
“Smallville (Prod. J. Cole)” was released via Twitter; happy birthday to J. Cole! XV is expected to release his highly-anticipated album The Kid With The Green Backpack later this year.
Rating: 8.5/10
State Radio Announces Tour Dates
State Radio have announced tour dates throughout March and April. The tour will take the band throughout the United States, ending with dates at the Bamboozle Festival.
Check them out below.
Tour Dates:
03/10/11 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
03/11/11 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up
03/12/11 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
03/15/11 – Redondo Beach, CA @ Brixton
03/16/11 – Pomona, CA @ Glass House
03/17/11 – West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour
03/18/11 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
03/19/11 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
03/22/11 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
03/23/11 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox
03/24/11 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore
03/26/11 – Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theatre
03/27/11 – Jackson, WY @ Roadhouse
03/29/11 – Ames, IA @ Maintenance Shop
03/30/11 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
03/31/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
04/01/11 – Madison, WI @ The Majestic
04/02/11 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic
04/03/11 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls
04/29-05/01/11 – East Rutherford, NJ @ New Meadowlands Stadium for Bamboozle
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