[Watch] Kendrick Lamar Visits Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Kendrick Lamar returned to the late night TV circuit once more last night. This time he was visiting the outdoor stage of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and with him he brought along two, to be expected, stellar performances. Taking highlights "Poetic Justice" and a slightly more child friendly version of "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe" from his still amazing album, good kid, m.A.A.d city, and he rocked the stage as well as ever. Check out the former at the top with the latter being available after the jump.

[Watch] Bad Books Live Session for Baeble

If you've been reading SKoA for a while you might be aware that I (Shey) have a bit of a love for everything Andy Hull, whether it be Manchester Orchestra, Bad Books or Right Away, Great Captain! Today I was happy to see an email in the inbox in regards to Bad Books and a session featuring Andy and Kevin Devine recorded at Baeble HQ. It features them performing some tracks acoustically along with some interesting interviews between tracks. They perform "Forest Whitaker", "You're a Mirror I Cannot Avoid", "It Never Stops".

Bad Books' new album II is out now. Also, in related news, it looks like Manchester Orchestra are getting along nicely in their new sessions for a follow up to Simple Math going from the video posted on their Facebook the other week. Sounding rather loud! Lovely.

[Watch] Django Django - "Life's A Beach" Live on Leno

Django Django made their US TV debut earlier in the week in the shape of a performance of "Life's A Beach" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In case you missed it on Wednesday evening, or like me you're in the UK and didn't have a chance to watch it at all because of that giant ocean between you and an American TV, hit play above. 

[Watch] Fossil Collective - "Wolves" (Official Video)

We've had our share of tasters from Leeds based multi-instrumentalists Fossil Collective over the past 12 months. Today we get news of their debut album, Tell Where I Lie which is due to be released on the 8th of April via the ever trusty Dirty Hit. 

Along with that we get another beautiful video, this time it's for the track "Wolves" which is set to feature on the aforementioned debut LP. Check out the video above and mark your calendars with the date of release. If you're feeling especially eager today, you can pre-order the album over here.

Fossil Collective UK Tour dates 2013: 

April 10th – The Duchess - York

April 11th – Bodega - Nottingham

April 12th – Jericho Tavern – Oxford

April 13th – The New Adelphi Club - Hull

April 15th – The Musician - Leicester

April 16th – Portland Arms - Cambridge

April 17th – The Borderline - London

April 18th – The Prince Albert - Brighton

April 19th – 60 Million Postcards - Bournemouth

April 20th – Louisiana - Bristol

April 22nd – Hare & Hounds - Birmingham

April 23rd – Attic - Hatfield

April 24th – Arts Centre - Norwich

April 26th – Brudenell Social Club - Leeds

April 27th – Night & Day - Manchester

April 29th – The Harley - Sheffield

April 30th – Sneaky Pete's - Edinburgh

May 1st – The Tunnels - Aberdeen

May 2nd – King Tuts - Glasgow

May 3rd – The Cluny - Newcastle

May 4th – Sound City - Liverpool

May 9th – Auntie Annie's - Belfast

May 10th – Whelans – Dublin

[Listen] JAWS - "Breeze"

We've had a few little gems from JAWS over the past few months and today we get another belter from the Birmingham band titled "Breeze". They're set to release an EP titled Milkshake which features the already heard "Friend Like You", "Surround You", and "Stay In". This track is the last little piece of the puzzle. Lovely laid back reverb filled guitars with lyrics that'll make you long for the sun to come out and actually stay out. Give it a spin below.

Milkshake is set for release on April 22nd via Rattlepop. The band are currently on tour around the UK and you can peep the dates after the jump.

JAWS UK Tour Dates:

28th March - Birthdays, Dalston - Free entry
28th March - London - Birthdays
30th March - Southampton - Joiners
1st April - Zephyr Lounge - Leamington Spa
4th April - Bungalows & Bears - Sheffield
5th April - MelloMello - Liverpool
6th April - Cockpit - Leeds
8th April - Hare & Hounds - Birmingham 

FESTIVALS

02.08 - Camp Bestival
16.08 - Beacons
06.09 - Bestival 

[SKOA Premiere] Track-By-Track Through Biffy Clyro's New Album, 'Opposites' (Part Three)

We've already enjoyed some delightful tidbits from Biffy Clyro over the past couple of days. We've seen them talk about "The Thaw" and "A Girl and His Cat", both of which are featured on their newly released number one album, Opposites. We have some more clips left for you in the coming days, and today we get another slice of goodness along with an inside look at what the three gents have to say about "Accident Without Emergency". See what Simon, Ben and James talk about above, and stream the track in full below. Turns out this track came about pretty damn quickly from inception to demoing! Keep your eyes peeled up until the weekend for some more exclusive videos.

You can pick up a copy of the newly released album Opposites over here. The band are currently on a headline UK and Ireland arena tour.

[Watch] Wavves - "Demon to Lean On" Live on Letterman

Last night Nathan Williams brought his depressing yet catchy tunes to late night telly with his band Wavves. Bringing along a performance of "Demon to Lean On" to the Ed Sullivan theater and the Late Show with David Letterman the performance was raw and on point. The track features on the newly released album, Afraid of Heights. When the guitars are left to let rip this performance rocks, but I'm not quite sold on Nathan with minimal backing, maybe it was an off day. Still rather enjoyed it though. See what you make of it above.

[Listen] Booka Shade - "Blackout: White Noise" Feat. Chelonis R. Jones

If you're in the UK right now you're probably pretty excited right now as it's 7pm, you've most likely left work, and it's a bank holiday weekend. What's not to love!? More time for fun and less time at work. So with that in mind, why not check out the new single from Booka Shade which comes packaged along with some help from Chelonis R. Jones. It's titled "White Noise" and is sure to have you dancing until the early hours this weekend. Add it to your party playlist.