[News] Record Store Day Unveils Full List Of 2012 Releases

With just a little under a month to go until Record Store Day, today the full list of 2012 releases has been announced. Highlights from the list include releases from The White Stripes, Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr, David Bowie, Brendan Benson, Arctic Monkeys, Arcade Fire, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Garbage, Sigur Ros, Grouplove, m83, Mariachi El Bronx/The Bronx, and more.

You can head over to Record Store Day's official website for the full list of releases.

[News] Arctic Monkeys, Animal Collective and More Announce Record Store Day Releases

Domino Records, along with their subsidary Ribbon Music, have announced four releases for Record Store Day 2012. Highlighting the releases are Animal Collective and Arctic Monkeys, along with labelmates Laura Marling and Caitlin Rose.

Arctic Monkeys will be releasing their single "R U Mine?" on limited purple 7" vinyl, with a brand new track titled "Electricity" serving as the b-side. On the Animal Collective side of things, the psychedelic outfit will release the Tranverse Temporary Gyrus 12", which features original tracks and live recordings made for Animal Collective's performance as part of an installation by the band and visual artist Danny Perez. The performance took place at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City in March 2010, and the 12" will also feature a foldout 24 x 36 poster. Laura Marling and Caitlin Rose will be releasing 7" singles, with Marling's release consisting of single "Flicker and Fall," backed by previously unreleased track "To Be A Woman," while Rose's single will consist of covers of Alex Turner's "Piledriver Waltz" and Arctic Monkeys' "Love Is A Laserquest."

Along with the music releases, Domino and Ribbon will be releasing a magazine for Record Store Day titled Smugglers Way, which features 24 pages of original artwork and prose from artists on the label, as well as five individual discs of unreleased music from Real Estate, Cass McCombs, and more.

[News] Coachella 2012 Announce Sideshows

In between the two weekends of this year's Coachella Music Festival, you would think most of the bands performing will be wandering aimlessly around California, unsure of what to do with their free time. Contrary to that thinking, though, a number of the bands performing at the festival will be performing at local venues for sideshows. Golden Voice, the promotor of the festival has booked Bon Iver, M83, Arctic Monkeys, St. Vincent, and many more to play shows in between the two Coachella weekends. Take a look at the poster above to see the full lineup, and keep your eyes peeled for sideshow tickets at Golden Voice's website.

[Listen] Arctic Monkeys - "R U Mine?"

Arctic Monkeys have let loose a brand new standalone single titled "R U Mine?" with an accompanying music video, which you can watch above. Chances are, those who get to see Arctic Monkeys during their tour with The Black Keys will get to hear the live rendition of the song. The band goes on tour alongside The Black Keys starting on March 2nd.

[News] Arctic Monkeys To Live Stream Paris Gig Tonight (Feb 3)

Arctic Monkeys have been everywhere recently and they plan to keep their fans happy tonight too with a Friday treat. As they prepare to headline Paris' Olympia venue tonight (February 3) they will put up a live stream over on Arctic Monkeys.com. It'll be around 8.15PM GMT or in just over 3 hours to be precise. So, if you're over seas plan your lunch breaks accordingly! Happy Friday from SKoA and those Sheffield boys done good, Arctic Monkeys!

[Watch] Arctic Monkeys - "Black Treacle" x "Don't Sit Down Cause I've Moved Your Chair" Live on Jonathan Ross

Last week we heard Arctic Monkeys put their own spin on Katy B's "Katy On A Mission" during a session for BBC Radio One at Maida Vale studios. Last night they kept their UK promo going with a visit to Jonathan Ross' late night slot on ITV to put in two performances of their own tracks. First up at the top you can see them perform new single "Black Treacle" and if you make the jump you can enjoy "Don't Sit Down Cause I've Moved Your Chair". Unlike last time when the band paid Ross a visit there's no clown suits in site. The performance though, tight as ever. 

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[Listen] Arctic Monkeys - "Katy on a Mission" (Katy B Cover) in Radio One's Live Lounge

Called it! A few weeks ago I said we'd have an Arctic Monkeys cover and a weird one at that. Today on Radio One, Alex Turner and the band were in the Live Lounge on the forgettable Fearne Cotton show to put in some performances. Laying down a great rendition of "Black Treacle" they then went on to perform a mystery cover. The song they chose was Katy B's "Katy on a Mission" and turned the dub track into a chilled guitar number with tremolo filled riffs. 

Check out the Katy B cover below and head on over to the official Beeb site for photos and footage of the performance later today. The band also performed "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" before having numerous comedic chats with Fearne. Props to The NJ Underground for saving my time as before I've even finshed cutting the rip, they've got it online!

[Watch] Arctic Monkeys - "You and I" (Official Video)

We only just got to enjoy the B-Side to Arctic Monkeys' "You and I" over the weekend but today comes the official video for the track. The track features former Pulp member Richard Hawley and the track is actually said to be by The Death Ramps also know as Turner and co's alter ego. The video sees footage of the guys in the studio recording the track cut alongside shots of them riding motorbikes and vintage cars around. They seem to be into that quite a bit now huh?

As well as the cool looking visuals the band will be heading out on tour with none other than The Black Keys. Dates can be found over here. As well as the possibility of a live DVD recorded at their huge homecoming shows last year too. Sweet.