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Kid Cudi Announces Rock Album, New Mixtape ‘A Man Named Scott’
Kid Cudi has announced via Twitter that he will be releasing his rock album (under the name Wizard with Dot Da Genius) this year. He also announced the release of a new mixtape this summer, titled A Man Named Scott, a twist on his first mixtape A Kid Named Cudi.
Read more to see Cudder’s tweets.
“pushing for a summer release of the wizard album. i produce and play guitar on everything with my main man @dotdagenius. he’s learnin bass. the maniac film will b released later this year. cage, shia and i really want everything just right, and i need the proper time for scoring. the edit must be epic.
wizard is a rock album, no raps, just singing. brand new thing. flavor. dose of dopeness however will be on the wizard album as a bonus jam. bout fuckin time aye. ive been wearin the same jeans for months, and i feel good about that dedication. workin on some jay and ye shit. ima finish up some thangs and then ima chop it up with yall. word : ). annnnd officially going ham.
oh i forgot the best news ever….new mixtape “a man named scott”. thats this summah. for all those who fucks with my raps, this is for u since ima be all rocked out with the wizard shit. also its free! yes! man im really happy to FINALLY get all that good news out there. more to come, not even close. oh and new york catch me if u can, i start filmin “how to make it” in march. domingo dean shittttttt. legiTay”
Single: The Fair Weathered – “Glass Cities”
Track: “Glass Cities”
Artist: The Fair Weathered
Release Date: January 25, 2011
Label: Unsigned
Piano ballad “Glass Cities” closes The Fair Weathered‘s debut album Last Year slowly and passionately. The track, part pop-punk and part piano rock, primarily features the soothing voice of vocalist and guitarist Tom McQuade, who carries the song with the emotion and passion of his words. The trio, though young, has no doubt experienced the same emotional troubles that pretty much every band in the genre has, and “Glass Cities” is their reflection on the world and their changing lives, opening with the claim, “I can’t explain feelings that I see, like neon skies and these glass cities.” Towards the end of the song, Tom raises his voice and the drums and guitar join in, launching the listener into an inspiring breakdown that ultimately ends the song. For such a low-budget production (see music video), “Glass Cities” is a great song and a fantastic closer for the band’s first album.
“Glass Cities” is from Last Year, out now.
Rating: 6.5/10
Smith Westerns Tour With Yuck
Having just finished a European tour with MGMT, Smith Westerns are beginning a US tour this week. They will be joined by Yuck, over from the UK for the first time. Check out the tour dates below.
Tracklisting:
01/28 Nashville TN The End*
01/29 Knoxville TN Pilot Light*
01/30 Chapel Hill NC Local 506*
01/31 Athens GA 40 Watt Club*
02/01 Atlanta GA Drunken Unicorn*
02/03 Orlando FL Backbooth*
02/04 Tallahassee FL Club Downunder
02/05 Baton Rouge Spanish Moon
02/06 Houston TX Fitzgeralds*
02/07 Austin TX Emos*
02/08 Dallas TX The Loft*
02/10 Phoenix AZ Rhythm Room*
02/11 Los Angeles CA Echo*
02/12 Costa Mesa CA Detroit Bar*
02/13 San Francisco CA Bottom of the Hill*
02-15 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
02-16 Vancouver, British Columbia – Biltmore Cabaret
02-17 Seattle, WA – Crocodile Cafe
02-18 Boise, ID – Neurolux
02-19 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
02-21 Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
02-22 Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar
02-23 Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
02-24 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
02-25 Madison, WI – The Frequency
02-26 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
02-28 Toronto, Ontario – Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
03-01 Montreal, Quebec – La Sala Rossa
03-02 Boston, MA – Great Scott
03-04 Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel
03-16 – 03-19 Austin, TX – SXSW
* = w/ Yuck
Panda Bear Reveals Album Art, New Release Date for ‘Tomboy’
Does It Offend You, Yeah? New Album and Single
Does It Offend You, Yeah? have reportedly finished their sophomore album Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You, which is scheduled for a March 15th release via The End Records/Cooking Vinyl. You can listen to the new single “The Monkeys Are Coming” on Soundcloud, courtesy of Some Kind of Awesome.
Check out the tracklisting below.
Tracklisting:
1. We Are The Dead
2. John Hurt
3. Pull Out My Insides
4. Yeah
5. The Monkeys Are Coming
6. Wrong Time Wrong Planet
7. Wrestler
8. Wondering
9. The Knife
10. Broken Arms
Wiz Khalifa Announces ‘Rolling Papers’
Big news from Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa! With the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl, expect the team’s playoff anthem “Black and Yellow” to gain plenty of playtime over the next two weeks.
A few days ago, Wiz revealed that his upcoming album will be titled Rolling Papersand will be released on March 29th via Atlantic Records. The first single, “Roll Up”, is set to debut on January 31. “It’s not just about the weed thing,” Khalifa says about the title. “It’s bigger than that. My career really took off when I started smoking papers … The second reason I called it Rolling Papers is when I left Warner Bros., I sort of got my ‘rolling papers.’ I got my contract, f#*king rolled up and smoked.” Finally, Khalifa said, “I write notes down, but I don’t write whole verses, so it was like saying goodbye to the paper. The paper’s rolling out too. So everything is real natural.”
Manchester Orchestra Announce ‘Simple Math’ Release
Manchester Orchestra‘s third record, titled Simple Math, will be released on May 10, 2011 via Columbia Records and Favorite Gentlemen Recordings.
“This record is two dueling conversations between me and my wife, and me and my God,” says frontman Andy Hull. “Sometimes even for myself, it’s difficult to decipher which one I’m actually talking to. Everything I’ve written in the past has been about those things. This album is the most realized form of my questioning.”
Love Is Hopeless Preorder
You can now preorder Hopeless Records’ Valentine’s Day digital compiliation, Love Is Hopeless, here. The pre-order package includes a “Love is Hopeless” wristband, a download of the compilation, and valentine cards from Hopeless artists. The compilation includes covers and acoustic versions of songs, including an acoustic version of The Dangerous Summer‘s “Never Feel Alone” and We Are The In Crowd‘s “Never Be What You Want”.
Tracklisting:
01.For The Foxes – Some Things
02.We Are The In Crowd – Never Be What You Want (Acoustic)
03.Divided By Friday – L-O-V-E (Nat King Cole cover)
04.Anarbor – Love Instead (Acoustic)
05.Shane Told (of Silverstein) – Can’t Help Falling In Love (Elvis Presley cover)
06.The Dangerous Summer – Never Feel Alone (Acoustic)
07.Damion Suomi – Archer Woman (Live at Park Ave CDs)
08.Aaron West & The Roaring Twenties (feat. Dan Campbell of The Wonder Years and John James Ryan) – Borrowed Chords
The Strokes Reveal Tracklisting for Angles
The Strokes have revealed the tracklisting for their fourth studio album Angles. The album will be released on March 21 in the UK via Rough Trade and on March 22 in the U.S. via RCA. Track number two, “Under Cover of Darkness”, is the first single and will hit the radio airwaves in about a month’s time. Check out the tracklisting below.
Angles:
01 Machu Picchu
02 Under Cover of Darkness
03 Two Kinds of Happiness
04 You’re So Right
05 Taken for a Fool
06 Games
07 Call Me Back
08 Gratisfaction
09 Metabolism
10 Life Is Simple in the Moonlight
Lost In The Sound Presents: Big Big Plans
Big Big Plans
For Fans Of: This Condition, Holiday Parade
Big Big Plans is a four piece pop punk/pop rock band from West Chester, Pennsylvania. The band is composed of Eric Thomas Reavey on vocals and guitar, Kevin Shishko on drums, Derek Parker on guitar, and JP Florio on bass and vocals. Their first release was a 3 song EP titled 2010 EP back in early 2010. Since then, the band has been hard at work on a new full length that is set to come out in the next few months titledEverything You’re Hiding. “Stop & Go”, which is the first single off the new record is just a taste of what they have in store. Since forming, Big Big Plans has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with Four Year Strong, Polar Bear Club, and Koji. While they are made up of 3 college students and a high school junior, they are still hard at work currently writing more material to be released after the LP and also playing as many shows as possible.
Bandcamp: http://www.bigbigplans.bandcamp.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bigbigplans
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/bigbigplans
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