[News] Dot to Dot Festival announces first acts of 2013

Last year's Dot to Dot Festival was a raging success with the likes of Willy Moon, Pulled Apart by Horses and Wavves bringing their noise to Manchester, Bristol and Nottingham. It's now a year on and the first round of acts for the 2013 event have just been announced and you're in for a treat if you're headed down this year. Dry The River, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Chapel Club, The 1975, Lucy Rose and a load more have been announced for the festival.

It takes place on the weekend of May 24th, 25th, and 26th in Manchester, Bristol and Nottingham respectively. I had an absolute blast at last year's Manchester date and hope to do the same again this year. Check out some of my thoughts here and check out the full lineup above in the poster. Tickets are only £20 so don't hang about, go and grab one ASAP.

• Dry The River
• Benjamin Francis Leftwich
• Lucy Rose
• Little Green Cars
• Wave Machines
• MØ
• Wolf Alice
• Bo Ningen
• PINS
• The 1975
• Chapel Club
• Teleman
• Golden Fable
• Only Real
• Black Books
• SKATERS
• Satellite Stories
• Night Engine
• Gavin James
• The Bots
• Story Books

[Listen] Willy Moon - 'Here's Willy Moon' (Album Sampler)

Over a year and a half ago now was the first time my ears found, "I Wanna Be Your Man" and I was hooked instantly. I held on to every track that has trickled out since then, but I've still been insatiable in terms of my Willy Moon needs. Well the wait is nearly over, folks! As of April 2nd (1st in the UK) we'll have a debut album! That's right! Here's Willy Moon is only a few short months away from being in our posession and I will begin counting down the days.

Earlier today, Moon posted the above taste of what's to come. From the samples of what we've heard before, songs like "I Wanna Be Your Man" and "She Loves Me" have gotten a fabulously fitting facelift and it has me all the more excited.

US fans can catch Willy Moon out on tour now. Dates below!

Tour Dates
February 18              New York, NY @ Pianos
February 19              Hartford, CT @ Arch Street
February 21             Norfolk, VA @ The Jewish Mother Backstage
February 22              Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
February 23              Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
February 25             Detroit, MI @ Shelter at St. Andrew’s
February 26             Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar
February 27              Los Angeles @ Bootleg Theater
February 28             San Diego @ House of Blues
March 1                          Las Vegas @ Backstage Bar
March 12-17            Austin, TX @ SXSW Music Festival

[Watch] Check Out the Video for Tyler, The Creator's New Single "Domo 23"

Tyler, The Creator offered up a slew of goodies this week, all to do with his new solo album Wolf. First up is the video for the lead single "Domo 23", which enters the wrestling ring for an all-out brawl between Tyler and Domo Genesis. Earl Sweatshirt referees, Tyler gets his ass kicked by a fat luchador and Domo busts weed in the red corner. Apparently Tyler was nervous about how people would react, taking to Twitter in his all caps way:

I WANT BUSTA AND MISSY TO HEAR IT REALLY. I'M SO NERVOUS WHAT IF EVERYONE HATE IT AND I GO BROK FUCK AHHH... THE FAD IS OVER AND I GOTTA WORK AT SOMEWHERE LIKE THESE REGULAR NIGGAS AHHH NO IM SHAKING."

Continuing the Wolf promotion, Tyler posted three alternate covers for the album. All of them are awesome, but I'll let you decide on your favorite. Check them out after the jump, along with Tyler's recently announced tour dates.

Tyler, The Creator 2013 Tour Dates:
03/12 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
03/15 – Pittsburgh, PA @ TBA
03/16 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
03/17 – Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
03/18 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
03/20 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
03/21 – Boston, MA @ TBA
03/22 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House
03/23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
03/24 – Philadelphia, PA @ TBA
03/28 – Paris, FR @ TBA
03/29 – Berlin, DE @ TBA
03/30 – London, UK @ TBA
04/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ TBA
04/03 – San Antonio, TX @ TBA
04/05 – Albuquerque, NM @ TBA
04/07 – La Jolla, CA @ TBA
04/08 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ TBA
04/10 – Seattle, WA @ TBA
04/11 – Portland, OR @ TBA
06/21-23 – Hilvarenbeek, NL @ Best Kept Secret Festival

[News] Phoenix to Premiere New Song on Monday

Phoenix have announced on their Facebook page that on Monday, tomorrow, they will be premiering material from their upcoming album Bankrupt! on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 program. At 7:00pm GMT fans will be able to hear "Entertainment", the opening track from the new LP. For those living in North America, that'll be 2:00pm EST or 11:00am PST. Prepare yourselves!

Bankrupt! is out on April 23rd on Glassnote Records. Check out the album tracklisting below.

Bankrupt! Tracklist:
01. Entertainment
02. The Real Thing
03. S.O.S. In Bel Air
04. Trying To Be Cool
05. Bankrupt!
06. Drakkar Noir
07. Chloroform
08. Don’t
09. Bourgeois
10. Oblique City

[News] Parklife Weekender announces initial line-up

After weeks of torment and announcing just one act a day via numerous sources, Parklife Weekender has been given a full initial line-up announcement and it's shaping up to be a fun start to summer in Manchester. Presented by the same awesome people that bring us the Warehouse Project, the festival takes part over the weekend of June 8th-9th. Previously announced acts included Julio Bashmore, Everything Everything, The Maccabees, Four Tet and Hudson Mohawke. 

Names added today include Example, Plan B, Rita Ora, Mark Ronson, A Trak, The Horrors, Jessie Ware, Jamie Jones, Disclosure, Rudimental, TEED, Danny Brown, Action Bronson, Savages, King Krule, Toro Y Moi and a crap load of others, with loads more still to be announced it's looking like it will live up to the previous years'. For the full line-up so far head over to the official website to grab some tickets. You know you want to. We're still awaiting word on the new venue/location for the event but we're told it'll all be revealed a week today (February 21st).

[News] Final headliners for End of the Road Festival announced

Well isn't this a delightful turn up for the books. End of the Road Festival have just announced their final headliners and it's a bit of a good'un. Gracing the stage with the likes of the already announced Sigur Ros and Belle and Sebastian at the Dorset festival, which takes place from the 30th of August until the 1st of September, will be the spell-binding St. Vincent and David Byrne. Watch the video above for the announcement from organisers and for more info on who else will be playing the fest, head to the official website.

End of the Road won Best Small Festival at the 2011 UK Festival Awards, and rightly so, I've never heard a bad word spoken about it. So why not join in the fun and go see what all the fuss is about by jumping over here for some tickets which are available right now. 

[News] Phoenix Reveals Release Date, Artwork, and Tracklist for 'Bankrupt!'

Phoenix have once again altered their official website to show off the artwork for the forthcoming fifth album Bankrupt!, which is apparently commenting on the economic struggle of the peach industry. More than that, the updated website revealed that the album will be released on April 23rd and will include ten tracks (see the tracklist below). Now all that's left is for the French outfit to release some new music.

Bankrupt! Tracklist:
01. Entertainment
02. The Real Thing
03. S.O.S. In Bel Air
04. Trying To Be Cool
05. Bankrupt!
06. Drakkar Noir
07. Chloroform
08. Don’t
09. Bourgeois
10. Oblique City

[News] Deerhunter Recording New Album

Rolling Stone recently unveiled a behind the scenes look at Deerhunter's in-studio sessions, where the Atlanta band is hard at work on the follow-up to 2010's Halcyon Digest. Taking place at Rare Book Room Studio in Brooklyn, the outfit is working with producer Nicolas Vernhea during their late-night recordings.

According to RS, "[f]rontman Bradford Cox stockpiled upward of 250 potential songs for the new disc; so far he's whittled them down to a strong dozen, including the swaggering rocker "Dream Captain."" And, when speaking on the album as a whole, Cox says it is "a very avant-garde rock & roll record."

With Cox, guitarist Lockett Pundt, drummer Moses Archuleta, and new bassist Josh McKay stretching their recording sessions to 6am, their hard work and dedication will surely pay off.

Head over to Rolling Stone to check out their full gallery of in-studio photographs. More news on Deerhunter's yet-to-be-titled fifth album should arrive in the coming months.