[Watch] Grouplove - "Tongue Tied" Live on Leno

Grouplove brought some cheer to the late night TV circuit last night with a performance of their Never Trust A Happy Song featuring track, "Tongue Tied". Check out the performance at the top of the page via the wonderful Audio Perv.

Never Trust A Happy Song is out now.

[News] Kanye's G.O.O.D. Music Collective to Perform at BET Awards

According to Vibe, Kanye West and several members of his G.O.O.D. Music collective—likely to be Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz—will be performing at this year's BET Awards on July 1st. It would make sense that Ye and co. will be performing "Mercy," the lead single off of the upcoming G.O.O.D. Music group album.

In other Kanye West news, the rapper has announced his first solo shows in over a year. The two solo performances will take place in Atlantic City on July 6th and 7th at the city's brand new Ovation Hall. Tickets go on sale Friday June 22nd at 10:00am EST.

[News] Sleigh Bells Extend Summer Tour

Brooklyn rockers Sleigh Bells have announced additional dates for their summer tour. In addition to their shows with Hot Chip, Jel, and Class Actres, the duo will also be playing select shows with Refused in August. The band will also be making appearances at Pitchfork Festival, Pukkelpop, Reading and Leeds Festivals, and more. The tour is in support of the recent sophmore release Reign of Terror, so make sure you have that one memorized before you head out to catch them this summer. Have a look at the dates below.

Sleigh Bells Tour Dates:
7/2/12              Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground ** %
7/3/12              Boston, MA @ House of Blues ** %
7/5/12              Montreal, QC @ Corona %
7/6/12              Ottawa, ON @ Lebreton Flats Park (Ottawa Blues Festival)
7/7/12              Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom ** %
7/9/12              Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues ** %
7/10/12            Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection ** %
7/12/12            Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club %
7/13/12            Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Fest
7/14/12            Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Festival
7/16/12            Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage %
7/17/12            Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater ** %
7/18/12            Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls ** %
7/20/12            Philadelphia, PA @ Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing (Making Time 12th Anniversary HYPER-RAGER w/ Dave P & Sammy Slice + Making Time resident DJs)

7/21/12            New York, NY @ Converse City Carnage NYC (Free Show) +
7/22/12            Washington, DC @ Merriweather Post Paviliion # @
8/15/12            Paredes de Coura, Portugal @ Paredes De Coura Festival
8/18/12            Hasslet, Belgium @ Pukkelpop
8/19/12            Biddinghuizen, Netherlands @ Lowlands Festival
8/21/12            Glasgow, Scotland @ Oran Mor
8/22/12            Edinburgh, Scotland @ Liquid Room
8/24/12            Reading, England @ Reading Festival
8/25/12            Leeds, England @ Leeds Festival
8/28/12            Seattle, WA @ The Paramount *
8/29/12            Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater *
8/31/12            San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium *
9/1-2/12           Los Angeles, CA @ FYF
9/27/12            Champaign, IL @ Pygmalion Festival
9/29/12            Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Festival
 

*          With Refused
**        With Class Actress
%         With Jel
#          With Hot Chip
@        With James Murphy (DJ set)
+          With Rye Rye, Jel and Mr. Dream

[Listen] Jack White - "Inaccessible Mystery"

After 1,000 7" vinyls of his latest Blunderbuss single "Freedom at 21" were attached to helium balloons and let loose in the Tennessee skies for anyone to find and keep, Jack White re-released the single on his official Third Man Records online store. The b-side for the single, an unreleased track titled "Inaccessible Mystery," has now made its way online, and while it's only a decent quality vinyl rip it's still worth the listen. Check it out after the jump.

In other Jack White news, the former White Stripes frontman appeared on the latest episode of Marc Maron's WTF podcast, where the two discussed the Catholic Church, blues music, and much more. Head over to Maron's official website to hear the episode, which was recorded live at White's Third Man Records studio in Nashville, TN.

[Download] El-P, Killer Mike, Despot, and Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire - 'Into The Wild Tour' Mixtape

El-P, Despot, Killer Mike, and Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire will begin their Into The Wild Tour tomorrow night, and to celebrate they've released a free mixtape for fans to download. The mixtape, created with the help of Trackstar the DJ, consists of songs from each of their respective discographies, including El-P's "Tougher, Colder, Killer" and Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire's "Huzzah." Head here to download the Into The Wild Tour mixtape for free, and after the jump you can take a look at the tracklisting for the mixtape along with the collective's tour dates.

Into The Wild Mixtape Track list:

1. Trackstar the DJ/Maurice Sendak - Intro
2. El-P/Killer Mike/Despot – Tougher Colder Killer
3. Mr. Muthaf*ckin eXquire – Huzzah
4. Killer Mike/El-P – Butane
5. El-P – Drones Over BKLYN
6. Killer Mike – Ghetto Gospel
7. El-P – Stay Down
8. Killer Mike – Untitled
9. Despot – Get Rich or Try Dying
10. Mr. Muthaf*ckin eXquire – Aggin Laer
11. El-P/Mr. Muthaf*ckin eXquire/Danny Brown – Oh Hail No
12. Killer Mike – JoJo’s Chillin
13. El-P – Works Every Time
14. Killer Mike – Go
15. Despot – Look Alive
16. El-P – The Full Retard
17. Killer Mike/T.I./Bun B/Trouble – Big Beast

Into The Wild Tour dates:

• 6/19 Atlanta GA Masquerade
• 6/20 New Orleans LA House of Blues
• 6/21 Dallas TX Granada
• 6/22 Houston TX Warehouse Live
• 6/23 Austin TX Mohawk
• 6/25 Phoenix AZ Crescent
• 6/26 San Diego CA Casbah
• 6/28 Los Angeles CA Echoplex
• 6/29 San Francisco CA Regency
• 6/30 Portland OR Hawthorne
• 7/1 Seattle WA Neumo’s
• 7/2 Vancouver BC Fortune
• 7/5 Minneapolis MN Fineline
• 7/6 Chicago IL Bottom Lounge
• 7/7 Cleveland OH Grog Shop
• 7/8 Ann Arbor MI Blind Pig
• 7/9 Toronto ON Hoxton*#
• 7/11 Boston MA Paradise
• 7/12 Providence RI The Met
• 7/14 Philadelphia PA Trocadero*
• 7/15 Washington DC Rock and Roll Hotel

*No eXquire
#No Killer Mike

[News] Bloc Party Announce October UK Tour

We got news not too long ago about the brand new album, Four, from Bloc Party and today more good news for UK fans hits the net. The band have just announced an October tour set to take place across a range of cities including Newcastle, Birmingham and Manchester. Interestingly the Manchester date is to take place at Warehouse Project which is intriguing as the line-up for that is yet to be announced. Excited much? Peep the dates after the jump.

Four is set to be released on the 20th of August. 

Bloc Party 2012 Tour:

12/10 - Newcastle, O₂ Academy

13/10 - Leeds, O₂ Academy

14/10 - Glasgow, O₂ Academy

15/10 - Birmingham, O₂ Academy           

17/10 - Southampton, Guildhall

18/10 - Bristol, O₂ Academy

19/10 - Manchester, WHP

20/10 - Cambridge, Corn Exchange

[Watch] Crystal Castles Debut New Song at Parklife Festival

At Parklife Festival in Manchester, England last weekend, Toronto electronic duo Crystal Castles debuted a brand new song. The duo are currently working on their as-of-yet-untitled third studio album, which is set to be released sometime this summer via Fictional/Universal. Check out the fan footage of the untitled song above.

[Watch] Damon Albarn Premieres New Blur Song

Damon Albarn can't seem to make up his mind about Blur. First, he announced that their upcoming performance at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympics would most likely be their last, only to announce shows leading up to their Olympic performance. This gave the indication that the Olympic performance wouldn't be their last. Then, producer William Orbit revealed that Albarn had halted recording sessions with Blur, which came as a complete surprise to his bandmates. Last week, though, Albarn created even more confusion when he debuted a new, untitled Blur song at the Poetry Olympics in London. According to Albarn, the song, which he recorded a week and a half ago, will be coming out in a few weeks. Watch it above, with the untitled track kicking in at the 2:30 mark.