[News] The National Announces More Tour Dates

Following the release of their fifth studio album High Violet last year, Brooklyn-based outfit The National have been on a non-stop touring schedule, playing shows not only in North America, but Europe, Australia and Asia as well. Right when you'd expect the band to take a break, they go ahead and announce even more tour dates. Starting in Vancouver on November 29th, the band will go on a three-week long tour that will take them to Seattle, San Francisco, Austin, Chicago, Montreal, Toronto, and finally a four-night finale in New York City.

You can check out all of the band's tour dates after the jump.

The National 2011 Tour Dates:
11/06 – Singapore @ Esplanade
11/09 – Tokyo, JP @ Duo
11/12 – Melbourne, AU @ Harvest Festival
11/13 – Sydney, AU @ Harvest Festival
11/19 – Brisbane, AU @ Harvest Festival
11/29 – Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum
11/30 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
12/01 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
12/03 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
12/04 – Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall
12/06 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
12/08 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
12/09 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
12/12 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
12/13 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
12/15 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
12/16 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre

[Watch] Explosions In The Sky - "Be Comfortable, Creature" (Official Video)

A nice unusual video for you today from Explosions In The Sky (we'd of posted it earlier but Brightcove videos are the worst things to hit the internet since Rebecca Black). This is the second visual we've had from EITS and follows up their "Last Known Surroundings" video which also features on the bands latest release Take Care, Take Care, Take Care. 

This video depicts the life of a man in a weird orange fluffy monster suit and pairs up alongside the evocative instrumentation well. A light hearted watch but none the less surreal.

Explosions In The Sky are currently in the midst of an expansive tour the dates of which are after the jump.

09/08/11 – Spokane, WA – Bing Crosby Theater
09/09/11 – Vancouver, BC – The Vogue Theatre *
09/10/11 – Portland, OR – Music Fest NW
09/11/11 – Boise, ID – Egyptian Theatre *
09/13/11 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore Auditorium *
09/14/11 – Albuquerque, NM –SunshineTheatre *
09/15/11 – Marfa, TX – Vizcaino Park *
09/16/11 – Dallas, TX – AT&T Performing Arts Center – Strauss Square *
09/21/11 – Urbana, IL – Canopy Club
09/28/11 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s ^
09/29/11 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle ^
09/30/11 – Asheville, NC –OrangePeel ^
10/01/11 – Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live +
10/02/11 – Philadelphia, PA – Tower Theater +
10/03/11 – Montclair, NJ – Wellmont Theatre +
10/05/11 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre +
10/06/11 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis Theatre ^
10/07/11 – Toronto, ON – Sound Academy ^
10/08/11 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre ^
10/10/11 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue ^
10/11/11 – Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom ^
10/12/11 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre ^
10/13/11 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom ^
10/15/11 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
11/04/11 – Madrid, SP – Anexa del Pabellon de Vistalegre **
11/05/11 – Zaragoza, SP – Sala Oasis **
11/06/11 – Barcelona, SP – Casino Alianca **
11/08/11 – Switzerland, Lausanne – Les Docks **
11/09/11 – Italy, Milan – Trezzo sull’Adda **
11/10/11 – Germany, Munchen – Theaterfabrik **
11/11/11 – Germany, Stuttgart, KA Longhorn **
11/14/11 – Sweden, Stockholm – Debaser Medis **
11/15/11 – Copenhagen, DK – Vega **
11/16 /11 – Groningen, NLD – Vera **
11/18/11 – Hasselt, BEL – MOD **
11/19/11 – Kortrijk, BEL – De Kreun **
11/20/11 – Bristol, UK – Academy **
12/08/11 – Melbourne, AUS – Forum Theatre
12/09-11/11 – Meredith, Victoria, AUS – Meredith Music Festival
12/11/11 – Sydney, AUS – Metro Theatre
12/13/11 – Brisbane, AUS – The Hi Fi
12/15/11 – Wellington, NZ – SFBH
12/16/11 – Auckland, NZ – King’s Arms
01/22/12 – Belfast – Mandela Hall
01/23/12 – Glasgow – o2 Academy
01/24/12 – Leeds – o2 Academy
01/25/12 – Gateshead – The Sage Gateshead
01/27/12 –London– Brixton Academy
01/30/12 – Paris – Casino de Paris

* Twin Sister supports
^ Wye Oak supports
+ The Antlers support
** The Drift supports

Thanks to our friends at the Audio Perv for the dates and heads up on the none Brightcove video. 

[Watch] Chairlift - "Amanaemonesia" (Video)

Give it up for Chairlift for being able to make me think I was temporarily in one of those hole in the wall karaoke bars in Koreatown! Wow. The above video for "Amanaemonesia" is delightfully awkward that still manages to maintain a level of beauty enough that I won't call it "weird". Props to Caroline Polachek for not only co-directing the video with Todd Hines but for choreographing her own dance moves for it as well.

"Amanaemonesia" is off their recently released 7" out on Terrible Records. Make sure you grab it if you haven't already.

The band is heading on tour with James Blake. Have a look at the dates below:

Chairlift on tour with James Blake:
9/28        MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ First Avenue
9/29        CHICAGO, IL @ Metro
9/30        TORONTO, ON @ Phoenix
10/2        MONTREAL, PQ @ Club Soda
10/3        BOSTON, MA @ Paradise
10/5        NEW YORK, NY @ Webster Hall
10/8        PHILADELPHIA, PA @ Trocadero
10/9        WASHINGTON, DC  @ 9:30 Club
10/24    NEW YORK, NY @ Mercury Lounge (Chairlift headlining)

[Watch] Diamond Rings - "You & Me" (Video)

Toronto's Diamond Rings has unveiled his latest video for his single, "You & Me" from his debut album Special Affections, which is available now on Astralwerks. The video was directed by Jeff Scheven and depicts two kids who join forces to take everything the world has in store for them, even bullies and monsters that are out there.

According to John O'Regan (Diamond Rings), the video hits pretty close to home as it was stylized to represent experiences from his childhood. In his own words, "'You & Me' is about transcending adversity by harnessing the power of a shared creative consciousness." So hopefully his message of celebrating differences instead of repressing them is properly represented to one and all. A hat tip to Diamond Rings for just wanting us all to get along!

Diamond Rings is currently on tour with Twin Shadow. Have a look at tour dates after the jump.

Tour Dates:
09/07 Wash DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel*
09/08 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar*
09/09 Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Festival
09/10 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl*
09/12 Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree*
09/13 Baton Rouge, LA @Spanish Moon*
09/15 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's*
09/16 Austin, TX @ Emo's
09/18 El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace*
09/20 San Diego, CA @ Casbah*
09/21 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubador*
09/23 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubador*
09/24 Big Sur, CA @ Henry Miller Library*
09/25 SF, CA @ Great American*
09/26 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge*
09/27 Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Cafe*
09/28 Vancouver - The Biltmore Cabaret
10/01 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry*
10/02 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall*
10/03 Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club*
10/04 Montreal - Theatre Corona
10/06 Boston, MA @ Paradise*
10/07 New York, NY @ Webster Hall*

*w/ Twin Shadow

[Listen] Spector - "What You Wanted (S.C.U.M. Remix)"

A few weeks back we brought you the video for London outfit Spector's new single, "What You Wanted" which will be released on September 19th via Luv Luv Luv Records. Today not only do we have a fun remix of the single by fellow Londoners S.C.U.M., but the band just anounced more dates, both headlining and in support of acts like Slow Club, Summer Camp, and Pete and The Pirates.

Enjoy the remix below and have a look at the full list of dates after the jump!

Spector - What You Wanted (S.C.U.M Remix) by Luv Luv Luv

Spector Live Dates
11/09 – Kirkstall Abbey – Leeds (w/ Kaiser Chiefs)
17/09 – Split Festival – Sunderland
26/09 – Shepherd's Bush Empire – London (w/ Slow Club)
02/10 – Turner Gallery – Margate (w/ Summer Camp)
12/10 – Nice N Sleazys – Glasgow
13/10 – A Nation of Shopkeepers – Leeds
14/10 – Bungalows and Bears – Sheffield
15/10 – Shipping Forecast – Liverpool
18/10 – Roadhouse – Manchester
19/10 – Start the Bus – Bristol
20/10 – Shacklewell Arms – London
23/10 – Swn Festival – Cardiff
29/10 – Battersea Power Station // Relentless Freeze – London
10/11 – La Fleche D’Or – Paris (w/ Pete and The Pirates)
11/11 – London Calling Festival – Amsterdam
12/11 – Constellations Festival – Leeds

[News] New Order Reunite Minus Bassist Peter Hook

There's always been a back and forth of what i'd like to call 'banter' between the former New Order bassist, Peter Hook, and the other original members of the Manchester band. Now news has come that the other members of the legendary band will come together for two shows in October minus Hook though. Instead of Peter on bass, the duties are passed on to Tom Chapman of Bad Lieutenant. He will be slappin' the bass in hooks place, or strumming it more likely. The first gig will take place on October 17th at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels the following day (October 18th) will see them travel to France for a show at La Bataclan in Paris. No doubt die-hard fans will make a trip to one of the shows and lucky European New Order fans look like they'll be able to see the band one last time.

The shows are to help benefit film producer Michael Shamberg, who produced a number of the bands early videos.

[News] Anamanaguchi Announce Fall Tour Dates

8-bit rockers Anamanaguchi will be hitting the road with fellow New Yorkers Starscream starting at the end of the month in Philadelphia, PA at Popped! Music Festival in support of their new 7" My Skateboard Will Go On/Shred The Gnar (Into The Stars), which dropped back on June 21st via Insound.

A few months back the band stopped by Daytrotter for a session. If you missed out on that, catch it over here. They did a fantastic cover of M83's "Don't Save Us From The Flames" so it's definitely worth a listen.

Have a look at the dates after the jump and make sure you catch them if they're playing in your town!

Anamanaguchi Tour Dates:
Saturday, September 24th - Philadelphia, PA - Popped! Music Festival
Sunday, October 23rd – Tokyo, Japan – Blip Festival Tokyo @ Koenji High
Thursday, October 27th - San Diego, CA - Delta Room @ House of Blues w/ Starscream
Friday, October 28th - Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour w/ Starscream
Saturday, October 29th - Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst Atrium w/ Starscream
Sunday, October 30th - San Francisco, CA - Slim's w/ Starscream
Wednesday, November 2nd - Portland, OR – Branx w/ Starscream
Thursday, November 3rd - Seattle, WA - The Vera Project w/ Starscream
Thursday, December 1st – Boston, MA – The Middle East (Downstairs) w/ Baths
Saturday, December 3rd – Washington, DC – The Black Cat w/ Baths

[News] Smashing Pumpkins Announce UK Tour

Billy Corgan will be bringing the new shaped Smashing Pumpkins to the UK for a 6 night run across the UK. The band which now consists of Billy Corgan, guitarist Jeff Schroeder, drummer Mike Byrne and bassist Nicole Fiorentin will start out at Manchester's O2 Apollo on November 11th finishes up on the 19th Nov in Birmingham. All the dates can be seen below. If you missed it last week Billy launched a special Record Club and gave away an early version of their track "Drown". 


Smashing Pumpkins November UK Tour
11 - MANCHESTER O2 Apollo 
13 - GLASGOW O2 Academy 
14 - NEWCASTLE O2 Academy 
15 - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton 
16 - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton 
18 - SHEFFIELD O2 Academy 
19 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy