[News] Diamond Rings Announces European Tour

What a way to round out an already great year for Diamond Rings. After signing to Astralwerks and releasing his debut album, Special Affections, the pop sensation will now be heading out on tour starting in November in support of the ever electro-fantastic Junior Boys. 

Diamond Rings will also be releasing a limited edition 7" of "You + Me" that will have his signature danceable interpretation of Teenage Fanclub's "Mellow Doubt" as the b-side. The vinyl will be exclusively available on the tour but you can grab the digital tracks beginning November 15th in Europe and North America.

Have a peek at dates after the jump.

Tour Dates:
Nov. 11 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival
Nov. 18 - Stockholm, Sweden - Strand
Nov. 19 - Oslo, Norway - Jaeger
Nov. 20 - Malmo, Sweden - Debaser
Nov. 23 - Brussels, Belgium - Orangerie
Nov. 24 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Trouw
Nov. 25 - Paris, France - Showcase
Nov. 27 - Leipzig, Germany - Conne Island
Nov. 29 - Milan, Italy - Magnolia
Nov. 30 - Bologna, Italy - Covo
Dec. 1 - Rome, Italy - Lanificio159
Dec. 3 - Warsaw, Poland - Stodola
Dec. 4 - Poznan, Poland - SQ
Dec. 6 - Berlin, Germany - Berghain
Dec. 7 - Stuttgart, Germany - Schocken
Dec. 8 - Strasbourg, France - La Laterie
Dec. 10 - Dublin, Ireland - Twisted Pepper
Dec. 12 - London, United Kingdom - Heaven
Dec. 15 - Offenbach, Germany - Hafen 2
Dec. 16 - Basel, Switzerland - Sud
Dec. 17 - Lausanne, Switzerland - Le Romandie
Dec. 20 - Barcelona, Spain - Razz 2
Dec. 21 - Madrid, Spain - Penelope

[News] The 2 Bears Announce Album Release Date, New Single

The 2 Bears, a duo which consists of Raf Daddy and Joe Goddard (of Hot Chip), have announced the release of their debut album Be Strong. The album will be released on January 30th, 2012 via Southern Fried. As well, the first single from the album, titled "Work," will be released on December 12th, and the duo will be performing alongside Jim Stanton and Severino on November 5th at Bunga Bunga.

You can listen to the entirety of The 2 Bear's Bear Hug EP below, and you can also check out the track listing for Be Strong after the jump.

The 2 Bears - Bear Hug EP by The 2 Bears

Be Strong Track Listing:

1. The Bird & The Bees

2. Be Strong

3. Bear Hug

4. Work

5. Warm & Easy

6. Take A Look Around

7. Ghosts & Zombies

8. Time In Mind

9. Increase Your Faith

10. Heart Of The Congos

11. Get Together

12. Church

[News] Kanye West Announces G.O.O.D. Music: The Album

This morning, Kanye West announced some exciting news (depending on whether or not Yeezy is in your good books) on his Twitter account this morning, simply saying: "GOODMUSIC.THE ALBUM.SPRING2012." It's like G.O.O.D. Fridays, but all at once!

If you were unaware of which artists are on Ye's G.O.O.D. Music label, here are just a few: Kid Cudi, Mos Def, Big Sean, Common, Pusha T, John Legend, Mr. Hudson and Cyhi tha Pryce. Spring 2012 can only come here sooner.

[News] The Roots Announce New Album

Despite a consistently busy schedule, hip hop/soul group The Roots have managed to squeeze in the recording time needed for a brand new studio album. Today, the group announced their thirteenth studio album undun, which will be released on December 6th via Def Jam Records.

According to Roots' drummer ?uestlove, the album chronicles the life of a man named Redford Stephens, who died in 1999. He described the album as "band-oriented with an eye on the moody cinematic." He also said that the album is "the story of a kid who becomes criminal, but he wasn't born criminal. He's not the nouveau exotic primitive bug-eyed gunrunner like Tupac's character Bishop in Juice ... he's actually thoughtful and is neither victim nor hero."

The first single, titled "Make My," features Big K.R.I.T. and will be released on iTunes on November 1st. Courtesy of okayplayer, we have a laeked stream of the single, which you can listen to below.

The Roots "Make My" featuring Big K.R.I.T. by okayplayer

[News] Jay-Z and Kanye West Expand 'Watch the Throne' Tour... Again

Following the release of their collaborative album Watch the Throne, Kanye West and Jay-Z etched out an expansive North American tour to support the album. Unfortunately, though, the 'Watch the Throne' tour has been riddled with issues, including being rescheduled, postponed and expanded, and now the pair have decided to expand it, again. This time around, they've added two nights at Madison Square Garden, as well as extra nights in both Chicago and Los Angeles.

You can check out the entirety of the 'Watch the Throne' tour schedule after the jump. As well, if you haven't heard to Watch the Throne, you can listen to it here.

Jay-Z and Kanye West 'Watch the Throne Tour:

10-28-29 Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
10-30 Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
11-01 Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena
11-02 Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
11-03 Washington, DC - Verizon Center
11-05-06 East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
11-07-08 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
11-14 Fort Lauderdale, FL - BankAtlantic Center
11-15 Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
11-18 Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
11-19 Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall
11-21 Boston, MA - TD Garden
11-22 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
11-23-24  Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
11-26 Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
11-27 Pittsburgh, PA - Consol Energy Center
11-29 Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
11-30-12-01 Chicago, IL - United Center
12-03 New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
12-05 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
12-06 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
12-09 Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
12-10 San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
12-12-13 Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center 
12-16 Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
12-17-18 Vancouver, British Columbia - Rogers Arena

[News] Digitalism Announces North American Tour

Further supporting the release of their second studio LP I Love You, Dude, German electronic duo Digitalism have announced another round of North American tour dates. The tour, which is sponsored by Jägermeister, will start near the end of November and take the duo throughout the continent until mid-December.

You can check out all of their remaining 2011 tour dates after the jump.

Digitalism 2011 Tour Dates:
10/20 – Stockholm, SE @ Strand
10/21 – Malmo, SE @ Inkonst
10/23 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
10/25 – Luxembourg @ Rockhal
10/26 – Cologne, DE @ Gloria
10/27 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
10/29 – Manchester, UK @ HMV Ritz
10/30 – Dublin, IE @ O2 Academy
11/02 – Leeds, UK @ Met Uni
11/03 – Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy
11/04 – Birmingham, UK @ HMV Institute
11/05 – London, UK @ HMV Forum
11/07 – Leipzig, DE @ Werk 2
11/08 – Berlin, DE @ Astra
11/10 – Munich, DE @ Muffathalle
11/11 – Zurich, CH @ Maag Hall
11/14 – Vienna, AT @ Arena
11/15 – Fribourge, CH @ Fri Son
11/16 – Frankfurt, DE @ Batschkapp
11/18 – Hamburg, DE @ Markhalle
11/28 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
11/29 – Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
11/30 – Montreal, QC @ SAT
12/01 – Boston, MA @ Paradise
12/02 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
12/03 – Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
12/05- Washington, DC @ U Hall
12/07 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
12/09 – Austin, TX @ Parish
12/10 – Dallas, TX @ Granada
12/12 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up
12/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Music Box
12/14 – San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine

[News] The Black Keys Streaming Live Show Tonight

Two days ago we got a comedy filled promo video for The Black Keys' new album El Camino and then yesterday we got concrete facts as to when the album will drop along with the first single. Today fans will be treated to a live stream of their show tonight at 4G Factory Live in NYC. Pretty dope huh? The show is a late one and will start at 11 p.m. EST and it will have a pre show DJ set from Questlove! The show is to coincide with T-Mobile and all you have to do to watch it is head on over to the Facebook page tonight. Bring on the blues!

[News] It's Official: Black Keys' 'El Camino' Coming December 6th

Yesterday we reported the awesome news that Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, aka The Black Keys, were to release their follow up to the incredible Brothers LP with El Camino on December 6th. Today more details come regarding the album along with album artwork and a track-listing which can be peeped below. Production duties fell to their buddy Danger Mouse that they've worked with numerous time and the lead single, "Lonely Boy", will be release on October 26th, so in like 2 weeks! 

El Camino Track-listing:

01 Lonely Boy
02 Dead and Gone
03 Gold on the Ceiling
04 Little Black Submarines
05 Money Maker
06 Run Right Back
07 Sister
08 Hell of a Season
09 Stop Stop
10 Nova Baby
11 Mind Eraser