[Watch] Doomtree - "Beacon"

Team The Best Team aka Wings and Teeth aka Minneapolis hip hop collective Doomtree return with a brand new video off one of my favorite albums of 2011 No Kings. Although the album dropped back in November, the Doom Crew have been busy touring in support of their latest record and if you heard it in all its epicness you would understand why. But even with their crazy schedule the crew still finds time to put out some awesome videos like their latest steampunk themed visual for the No Kings' cut "Beacon" directed by Bo Hakala.

This dark and gritty video is one of my favorite videos that the collective have put out to date. Although it isn't Har Mar Superstar getting down(to his bare ass, literally) to some "Bangarang" karaoke, this video speaks for itself on how creative these group of artist are and also showcases the always beautiful Dessa, Sims looking like a crazed maniac while Mike Mictlan creeping around in the shadows which I call an all around win. But anyways, enough talk check the video out above and if you haven't already picked up No Kings (FOR SHAME) do so here.

If you still haven't caught the group on tour like myself (I know sad, right?) you still have a chance to catch them at the following events:

Doomtree Upcoming Tour Dates

6/16 – Minneapolis, MN – Rock The Garden

7/13 – Dour, Belgium - Dour Festival

7/20 – 7/22 - Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party

7/27 ­- Somerset, WI - Sound Town Music & Camping Festival at Somerset Amphitheater

8/4 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza 

[Watch] Regina Spektor - "Don’t Leave Me (Ne Me Quitte Pas)" (Official Video)

We've swooned for Regina Spektor during a number of performances on the late night circuit in recent weeks, and today we get to watch her pass the time in a lovely looking apartment in the new video for "Don't Leave Me (Ne Me Quitte Pas)".

The track features on her new album, What We Saw From the Cheap Seats, which is out now.

[Watch] Nardwuar vs. M83

When M83 visited Vancouver back in April, the city's resident weirdo and interview aficionado Nardwuar the Human Serviette made sure to stop by to ask Anthony Gonzalez as many pressing questions as possible. The result? Gonzalez was, like many of Nardwuar's interviewees, stunned by his impressive knowledge and research, and reacted only with confusion to Nardwuar's signature sign-off. If you're a fan of M83, the interview is definitely worth the watch.

[News] Benjamin Francis Leftwich Announces US Tour

Here in the UK, Benjamin Francis Leftwich has made a little bit of a name for himself and following the release of his stunning debut, Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm, he's going from strength to strength. With the UK artists rising up through the charts in the US so much at the moment the natural step for him to take is to announce a US tour and to take his album to the masses. He'll do so with a headline North American tour scheduled for November and December. He's also preparing to release his album Stateside later in the year via Vagrant Records. 

As well as this exciting news, Ben is also back in the studio recording some new tracks for the deluxe version of his debut. Working in the Church Studios, London with producer Ian Grimble he says:

"Its great to be back in the studio...I've been on tour for the last year so it's nice to be making new music again. I'm really proud of the new songs and I'm looking forward to sharing them with people. I'm in a really good creative headspace at the moment and feel like my song writing has developed whilst I've been on tour and experienced new people, places and things."

Check out his dates after the jump and at the top of the page you can check out a video he recorded on his last trip to the US in the shape of a session for In The Open with "Box of Stones".

North American Fall Dates:

11/08 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill

11/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Bar

11/10 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar

11/12 – Eugene, OR @ Cozmic

11/13 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge

11/15 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern

11/16 – Vancouver, BC @ Media Club

11/17 – Kelowna, BC @ The Habitat

11/18 – Canmore, AB @The Communitea

11/21 – Calgary, AB @ Palomino

11/22 – Edmonton, AB @ Brixx

11/23 – Regina, SK @ The Exchange

11/24 – Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre

11/26 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry

11/28 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas

11/29 – Indianapolis, IN @ (venue TBD)

11/30 – Louisville, KY @ Uncle Slaytons

12/02 – Nashville, TN @ 3rd n Linsly

12/03 – Columbus, OH @ The Rumba Café

12/05 – Lansing, MI @ Mac Bar

12/06 – Toronto, ON @ Rivoli

12/07 – Montreal, QC @ Petit Campus

12/08 – Albany, NY @ Jacks Place

12/09 – Boston, MA @ Club 939 Berkeley

12/12 – New York, NY @ Studio @ Webster hall

12/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live

12/14 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe

12/15 – Washington, DC @ BlackCat

12/16 – Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern

12/18 – Raleigh, NC @ The Pour House

12/19 – Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl 

[Listen] Baroness - "March to the Sea" x "Take My Bones"

Occasionally you stumble cross an album by mistake, a track here and there is also quite common. With Baroness I was sat late at night on my phone in a darkened room when Daniel P Carter of the Radio One Rock show tweeted a pic of an album cover he thought was the best he'd heard in ages. He'd previously turned me onto the likes of Hawk Eyes who are now one of my favourite bands. That album he'd mentioned this time was Yellow & Green, the new release from the Georgia band Baroness which is set to drop on July 17th via Reprise Records. After searching out for some tracks I came across "Take My Bones" which is a well rounded sludge wall of noise and then last night another new track titled "March to the Sea" appeared online via Pitchfork. Check out the latter on P4K and "Take My Bones" below.

[Watch] Patti Smith - "Banga" Live on Letterman

Last night Patti Smith made her return to the late night TV circuit with a visit to David Letterman at the Ed Sullivan Theater. The reason she was there was to play her new track "Banga" from her latest release of the same name. Check out the performance at the top courtesy of The Audio Perv and let us know what you think.

[News] The Strokes Working On New Album

The making of The Strokes' last album Angles was a struggle in every sense of the word. Not only did it take five years to record, but the recording process itself was fraught with setbacks, Julian Casablancas recording separate from the rest of the band, and an overall sense of disparity within the band. It's good to hear, though, that the band is back in the studio working on their fifth album, and they're all together recording as a band. According to Billboard, The Strokes are hard at work in New York's Electric Lady Studios on their as-of-yet-untitled fifth studio album. The album is being mixed by Gus Oberg, who helped mix both Angles and Albert Hammond Jr.'s 2008 solo effort Como Te Llama?, and is the band's final album under their contract with RCA. Let's all hope that the recording of this album will go over much more smoothly than Angles, and hopefully the band can recapture the fantastic sound and energy they put forth in their debut album Is This It over a decade ago.

[News] No Doubt Titles Reunion Album 'Push and Shove'

According to an issued press release, the Gwen Stefani-led ska outfit No Doubt will be returning on September 25th with their first album in over a decade. The album is titled Push and Shove and the first single, "Settle Down," will be released on July 16th. As well, the accompanying video for the lead single will be directed by Sophie Muller and will also be released next month.

For more details regarding Push and Shove, head over to the band's official website.