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Jeff Mangum, Portishead Lead New Jersey ATP
I'll Be Your Mirror fest comes to Asbury Park this fall
UPDATE: Bonnie "Prince" Billy and A Hawk and a Hacksaw have been added to the I'll Be Your Mirror lineup for Friday, September 30. A Hawk and a Hacksaw features Jeremy Barnes, formerly of Neutral Milk Hotel. Hmmm...
Neutral Milk Hotel mastermind and notorious recluse Jeff Mangum played a few solo shows last year, but fans will be ecstatic to learn that he'll return to the stage before 2011 is out. Mangum will perform at the Portishead-curated All Tomorrow's Parties festival I'll Be Your Mirror, which takes place in the Jersey shore town of Asbury Park September 30 - October 2.
Mangum's performance takes place on the first day, and only those who purchase three-day passes to the festival will be able to attend. A press release notes that Mangum will also perform the Monday after the festival, October 3, at Asbury Park's Paramount Theatre.
Portishead themselves will perform on the final two nights of the festival-- the band's first East Coast shows since 1998. Other acts announced for the fest so far include Shellac, Chavez, Cults, and the Album Leaf.
Maybe Springsteen will show up?
Posted by Larry Fitzmaurice on January 25, 2011 at 11:45 p.m.
Tags: ATP, Festivals, Neutral Milk Hotel, I'll Be Your Mirror, Portishead
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"The Red Hot Chili Peppers have obviously based their career on Gang of Four, and they'd admit that. The guitar on their single 'Can't Stop' was directly from one of our early songs, and when I heard it I thought, 'That's going a bit far.'
I bumped into their bass player, Flea, a few years back at a party' and he said, 'Andy, I just don't understand why you've never sued us.'"
-- Gang of Four co-leader (and former Red Hot Chili Peppers producer) Andy Gill, who must wish his band had come up with the idea of wearing socks on their penises. (via Metro, via NME)
Posted by Tom Breihan on January 25, 2011 at 5:05 p.m.
Edwyn Collins Gets U.S. Release, Tours
Last year, Edwyn Collins-- former Orange Juice frontman, stroke survivor, and the guy who sang "A Girl Like You"-- released Losing Sleep, his seventh solo album. Collins had help from some big-name contributors on the album, including Johnny Marr, the Drums, and members of Franz Ferdinand and the Cribs. Soon, the album will finally land on American shores; it gets its U.S. release March 22, via Heavenly/Cooperative/Downtown.
Also in March, Collins will play his first U.S. shows in almost a decade, in New York and at SXSW. He's also got shows coming up in Europe and Japan. We've got the dates below.
Collins recently talked to Pitchfork for our 5-10-15-20 interview series; click here to read that. Also, check here to watch Collins' video for the Losing Sleep song "Do It Again", which features Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy.
Edwyn Collins:
02-16 London, England - Shepherd's Bush Empire
02-21 Cologne, Germany - Stadtgarten
02-22 Schorndorf, Germany - Manufaktur
02-23 Munich, Germany - Ampere
02-24 Istanbul, Turkey - Ghetto
02-26 Vienna, Austria - Porgy and Bess
02-27 Graz, Austria - Orpheum
02-28 Linz, Austria - Posthof
03-13 Brooklyn NY - The Rock Shop
03-14 New York NY - Bowery Ballroom
03-17-19 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-23 Osaka, Japan - Billboard Live
03-24 Tokyo, Japan - Billboard Live
Posted by Tom Breihan on January 25, 2011 at 4:15 p.m.
These New Puritans, Wiley, Terror Danjah, More Remix Gucci Mane for Sinden Mixtape
Last year, Diplo put together Free Gucci (Best of the Cold War Mixtapes), a free online mixtape in which the DJ and his famous friends remixed tracks from eccentric Atlanta rap star Gucci Mane. And next month, the British DJ and producer Sinden will release the sequel.
Today, Sinden announced that he'll release Free Gucci II: The Great Burrrtish Edition on January 28, this coming Friday. All of the contributors to the mixtape are British, and the lineup includes These New Puritans, Wiley, Tinchy Stryder, Hudson Mohawke, and Terror Danjah. This makes sense, considering that Gucci's already released his own British-themed mixtape, Great Brrritain (The Cold War Pt. 2), which features a whole lot of Gucci doing a fake British accent. We've got the tracklist below.
In other Gucci-related news, he released his own free mixtape, Gucci 2 Time, earlier this month; download it over at Nah Right. And in case you didn't hear, he also recently got a gigantic ice cream cone tattooed on his face. That's right: An ice cream cone. On his face.
Free Gucci II: The Great Burrrtish Edition:
01 Gucci Time [ft. Swizz Beatz] (Sinden Remix ft. Tinchy Stryder)
02 Brand New (Rustie Remix)
03 Party Animal (Hudson Mohawke Remix)
04 It's Alive [ft. Swizz Beatz] (FunkinEven Remix)
05 Remember When [ft. Ray J] (Terror Danjah Remix ft. Wiley & Dream Mclean)
06 O Dog [ft. Wyclef) (Mosca Remix ft. Trigga Nom)
07 Weirdo (Swerve Remix ft. Ghetts)
08 Trap Talk (Toddla T Remix ft. Slick Don)
09 Dollar Sign (Duke Dumont Remix)
10 Missing (Melé Remix)
11 What It's Gonna Be (Scratcha DVA Remix) (Dub)
12 Grown Man [ft. Estelle] (Rude Kid Remix)
13 It's Alive [ft. Swizz Beatz] (The Blessings Remix)
14 Dollar Sign (These New Puritans Remix)
15 Haterade [ft. Nicki Minaj & Pharrell] (Mista Men Remix)
16 It's Alive [ft. Swizz Beatz] (FunkinEven Remix) (Instrumental)
Posted by Tom Breihan on January 25, 2011 at 3:30 p.m.
New Release: Fela Kuti: Vinyl Box Set
Artist: Fela Kuti
Release: Vinyl Box Set Curated by the Roots' ?uestlove
Release Date: February 1
Label: Knitting Factory Records
Releases included in the set:
Everything Scatter (1975)
Expensive Shit (1975)
Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense (1986)
Beasts of No Nation (1989)
Fear Not for Man (1977)
Sorrow Tears and Blood (1977)
Notes: Vinyl box set of six albums from the Afrobeat master, curated by the Roots' ?uestlove.
Posted by Larry Fitzmaurice on January 25, 2011 at 2:50 p.m.
Video: CREEP and the xx's Romy Madley Croft
Also: "Days" remixes by Pictureplane, Azari & III, Deadboy, Soul Clap
"Days", the collaboration between dark electronic duo CREEP and the xx's Romy Madley Croft, now has a suitably witchy video to accompany it. MTVU has the clip, which was filmed in a Victorian mansion by Warren Fischer of Fischerspooner. It features plenty of spooky imagery, including dripping blood and a weird light-triggered board game (or something). Check out the clip here.
In addition, there's been more than a few remixes of "Days" floating around. Check out takes by Pictureplane (via Mad Decent) and Boston dubby-disco outfit Soul Clap below. But wait, there's more! RCRD_LBL has a remix from Toronto house mavens Azari & III, while Pinglewood's got a take from UK producer Deadboy.
Posted by Pitchfork on January 25, 2011 at 2:20 p.m.
Explosions in the Sky Return With Take Care
On April 26, the epic Texan instrumental rock band Explosions in the Sky return with Take Care, Take Care, Take Care (Temporary Residence Ltd.), the band's first studio album since 2007's All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone. The band produced the album themselves, with John Congleton (Modest Mouse, Walkmen) recorded and mixing. We've got the tracklist below. Also below, you can hear a clip of music from the album set to some totally fucking sick basketball footage. Too bad the NBA didn't let Explosions in the Sky join this year's Slam Dunk Contest; they would've owned that shit.
The band has a few shows coming up on both sides of the Atlantic, including a headlining date at New York's Radio City Music Hall, with Low and Eluvium opening. If you've ever seen the band live, you know their slow-building churns can make for a moving spectacle. The idea of seeing them inside a venue as huge and gorgeous as Radio City is the kind of thing that makes me want to book a flight to New York. Dates below.
Take Care, Take Care, Take Care:
01 Last Known Surroundings
02 Human Qualities
03 Trembling Hands
04 Be Comfortable, Creature
05 Postcard From 1952
06 Let Me Back In
Explosions in the Sky:
04-06 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall *
05-16 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar St.
05-17 Manchester, England - Academy
05-19 London, England - Roundhouse
05-20 Paris, France - Bataclan
05-22 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
05-23 Cologne, Germany - Essigfabrik
05-24 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
05-25 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
08-11 Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival
08-12-13 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
* with Low, Eluvium
Posted by Tom Breihan on January 25, 2011 at 1:40 p.m.
YACHT Announce North American Tour
In April, Portland synth-dance duo YACHT will tour across North America, previewing songs from the as-yet-unannounced follow-up to 2009's BNM'ed See Mystery Lights. They'll bring along their backing band the Straight Gaze, which includes fellow Portland artists Bobby Birdman, Jeffrey Jerusalem, and Dear Nora's Katy Davidson. We've got their dates below.
Also, YACHT recently appeared on the VBS.tv show "League of Two", talking about their creative partnership. You can watch that below.
YACHT:
04-13 San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club
04-15 Indio, CA - Coachella Festival
04-17 Marfa, TX - Padre's
04-19 Austin, TX - Emo's
04-20 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's Downstairs
04-22 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
04-23 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
04-25 Washington, DC - Black Cat
04-26 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
04-27 New York, NY - Webster Hall
04-29 Providence, RI - The Met Cafe
04-30 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
05-01 Montreal, Quebec - Cabaret Du Mile End
05-02 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
05-04 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center
05-05 Chicago, IL - Metro
05-06 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
05-07 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
05-09 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
05-10 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
05-12 Seattle, WA - Neumo's
05-13 Vancouver, British Columbia - Rickshaw Theatre
05-14 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
05-15 Astoria, OR - Fort George Brewery
Posted by Tom Breihan on January 25, 2011 at 12:55 p.m.
New Memory Tapes: "Today Is Our Life"
London label Something in Construction is ringing in their 100th release today with a free compilation, Love SIC, celebrating their roster. The comp is available for your stream and download pleasure over at The Guardian, and it features cuts from artists like Kele, Gruff Rhys, MNDR, Memoryhouse, Loney Dear, and Memory Tapes, whose contribution, "Today Is Our Life", is available for you to check out above. (The comp also includes a Memory Tapes remix of Clare McGuire's "Ain't Nobody".)
According to the label, "Today Is Your Life" is scheduled to appear on Memory Tapes' sophomore LP, which is currently untitled. Check out the tracklist for Love SIC Disco below.
Love SIC Disco:
01 ANR: "Stay Kids"
02 Loney Dear: "Loney Blues"
03 Memory Tapes: "Today Is Our Life"
04 Niva: "Ghost In My Head"
05 The Concretes: "What We've Become"
06 Kele: "On The Lam (ANR Mix)"
07 Houses: "Soak It Up"
08 Guards: "Resolution of One"
09 YFTB: "Skimper Woodsy"
10 Gruff Rhys: "Shark Ridden Waters"
11 Leverage Models: "Dreaming of Accidents"
12 A Lull: "Mammals"
13 Clare McGuire: "Ain't Nobody (Memory Tapes Remix)"
14 MNDR: "I Go Away"
15 Memoryhouse: "Lately (Troisieme)"
16 The Silent League: "Let It Roll"
17 Chappo: "Come Home"
18 The Gay Blades: "Mick Jagger"
Posted by Larry Fitzmaurice on January 25, 2011 at 12:15 p.m.
The world hasn't heard a new album from New Jersey postpunk originators the Feelies since 1991's Time for a Witness. That'll change on April 12, when Bar/None releases the band's long-awaited comeback album Here Before. And up above, you can download the album's second song, the jittery and jangly "Should Be Gone". It sounds exactly like a Feelies song; the years have not done a whole lot to alter this band's sound.
Posted by Tom Breihan on January 25, 2011 at 11:30 a.m.
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