[Watch] Jay-Z Debuts "Glory" Live at Carnegie Hall

On Monday night, Jay-Z kicked off his first of two shows at New York's famed Carnegie Hall, becoming the first ever rapper to perform in the Manhattan venue. The performance included a 30-piece orchestra, which included The Roots, as well as guest appearances from Nas and Alicia Keys. The performance also saw Jay-Z performing "Glory," the rapper's musical dedication to his month old daughter Blue Ivy Carter, for the first time. Although it doesn't see the newborn taking to the stage, it's still worth checking out.

[News] Parklife Weekender Manchester Announced. Flaming Lips, Justice, Crystal Castles and Many More Playing

Every year, Platt Fields Park in Manchester is turned into Festival Central with the Parklife Weekender playing host to some of the worlds top musical talent and the initial line-up has just been announced and boy is it going to be a fun weekend! Taking place on the weekend of June 9th-10th, Wayne Coyne will bring The Flaming Lips gang to headline the Festival along with Dizzee Rascal. Other acts announced include Justice, Crystal Castles, Noah and the Whale, TEED, Azealia Banks, The Rapture, Nero, Fake Blood, High Contrast, Gold Panda, Friends, Araabmuzik, Labrinth. (See the screen grab at the top for more!)

All in all the line-up just made me jump out of my seat and if you're in Manchester for it I'll see you there. For the full and insanely good lineup jump on over to the official website. 

[Watch] Alabama Shakes Perform "Hold On" and "I Ain't The Same" on Conan

In a fantastic turn of events, Conan O'Brien made the fantastic choice of booking Alabama Shakes for last night's episode of Conan. The Alabama outfit took to the stage to perform their hit "Hold On," which will be included on the band's upcoming debut album Boys & Girls and is available to watch above courtesy of The Audio Perv. To make things even better, Team Coco provided an internet exclusive clip of the band performing "I Ain't The Same," which you can watch after the jump.

Alabama Shakes' debut album Boys & Girls is out on April 10th via ATO Records.

[Watch] Lucius - "Go Home" (Video)

Two years ago at CMJ I gushed about catching Lucius over at Rockwood Music Hall. Since then, the up-and-coming Brooklyn band spent some time fine tuning their craft and carefully crafting their forthcoming self-titled EP which is set to release on Valentine's Day this year. From said EP is a song I remember them toiling over way back then, "Go Home", which now is all smoothed out with its finishing touches and complete with a cool video that premiered over on Filter earlier today.

The band will be perfoming at Bowery Ballroom on February 17th with Other Lives followed by a show in Los Angelese at Echo on the 29th before making their way to SXSW to do the rounds down there.

To hold you over until the EPs release, make sure you grab their 2010 release Songs From The Bromley House as well as a free download of "Don't Just Sit There" from the upcoming EP over on their official website.

[Listen] The Shins - "September" (B-Side)

Last month, The Shins released "Simple Song," the lead single from the band's upcoming studio album Port Of Morrow, along with the announcement that the song will be receiving 7" honours next week. Today, the band premiered "September," the official b-side to the 7" single, along with a visual accompaniment that takes visual cues and inspiration from Jacob Escobedo's artwork for the Port Of Morrow cover. You can give the song a listen above, courtesy of Record Store Day.

Along with the release of "September," The Shins have announced additional tour dates, including a performance at this year's Sasquatch! Music Festival. Give The Shins' tour itinerary a look after the jump, with newly added dates in bold.

The Shins 2012 Tour Dates:
03/13-18 – Austin, TX @ South by Southwest
03/22 – London, UK @ HMV Forum
03/23 – London, UK @ HMV Forum
03/25 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
03/26 – Paris, FR @ Bataclan
04/28 – Berlin, DE @ Huxley’s
03/30 – Stockholm, SE @ Berns Salonger
04/13 – Las Vegas, NV @ Cosmopolitan
04/14 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/17 – Honolulu, HI @ Blaisdell Concert Hall
04/18 – Maui, HI @ Castle Theatre
04/21 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/22 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
04/23 – Davis, CA @ Robert Mondavi Center
04/25 – Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
05/25 – Bend, OR @ Les Schawb Ampitheatre
05/26-27 – George, WA @ Sasquatch! Music Festival
05/28 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Butte Garden Ampitheater
05/29 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre
05/31 – Council Bluffs, IA @ Harrahs Council Bluffs
06/04 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
06/05 – Columbus, OH @ LC Indoor Pavilion
06/06 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
06/08 – Cleveland, OH @ Masonic Auditorium
06/09 – Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Ampitheatre

[Watch] Ben Howard - "Black Flies" Live for Radio One

Last week the talented Mr Ben Howard show paid a visit to Maida Vale studios to perform some of his tracks for Radio One's Zane Lowe and whilst their played the fantastic sounding track, "Black Flies". If you missed the session you can check out the entire thing over on the BBC website but up at the top you can watch the aforementioned "Black Flies".

Ben's album Every Kingdom is out now.

[News] A$AP Rocky Announces UK Dates

Following the release of his great sounding mixtape, LIVELOVEA$AP, last year, A$AP Rocky has announced a handful of UK dates for June later this year. He'll show his UK fans some love in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow. Dates and venues are below. After the jump you can peep the dates he's set to do with Drake which includes UK Arenas. Crazy.

A$AP Rocky tour dates:
London Camden Electric Ballroom (June 5)
Birmingham HMV Institute (7)
Manchester HMV Ritz (8)
Glasgow The Arches (9)

Drake tour dates (A$AP Rocky and Kendrick Lamar support):
02/14 – Miami, FL @ Bank United Center
02/15 - Gainesville, FL @ Stephen C. O’Connell Center
02/17 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
02/18 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
02/21 – Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena
02/22 – Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena
02/24 – Tallahassee, FL @ Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
02/25 – New Orleans, LA @ LAUNO Lakefront Arena
02/27 – Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center
02/28 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Chesapeake Energy Center
03/01 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
03/02 – Arlington, TX @ College Park Center
03/04 – Tucson, AZ @ Tucson Arena
03/05 – Los Angeles, CA @ Galen Center
03/08 – Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
03/10 – San Jose, CA @ Event Center
03/11 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
03/24 – Dublin, IE @ O2 Arena
03/26 – London, UK @ O2 Arena
03/29 – Sheffield, UIK @ Motorpoint Arena
03/30 – Cardiff, UK @ Motorpoint Arena
04/01 – Manchester, UK @ MEN Arena
04/02 – Glasgow, UK @ SECC
04/05 – Paris, FR @ Palais Omnisport de Bercy
04/07 – Brussels, BE @ Forest National
04/08 – Amsterdam, NL @ Heineken Music Hall
04/10 – Frankfurt, DE @ Jahrhunderthalle
04/12 – Berlin, DE @ Max Schleming Halle
04/13 – Copenhagen, DK @ Valby Hallen
04/15 – Stockholm, SE @ Ericsson Globe
04/16 – Oslo, NO @ Spektrum
04/19 – Birmingham, UK @ LG Arena
04/22 – Liverpool, UK @ Echo Arena
04/23 – Newcastle, UK @ Metro Radio Arena
04/25 – Nottingham, UK @ Capital FM Arena

[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!