[News] Bon Iver Announce UK and Ireland Tour Dates
Following their dates at a few smaller venues last year in the UK, Justin Vernon and Bon Iver have announced some more dates in the UK and Ireland for late in 2012. Four dates to be precise, so nothing to shout home about, but those dates are all arenas. A big step up from the size of places they played last time around. Check out the dates below and if you missed it, yesterday the band's iTunes session was released. Pick up a copy here. General sale starts on Friday (22nd of June) or you can grab them right now on the official Bon Iver site.
November Dates
08 London Wembley Arena
09 Manchester Arena
10 Glasgow SECC
12 Dublin O2 Arena
[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.
[Watch] Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - "Everybody's On The Run" (Official Video)
It seems like getting A-List stars to appear half (fully) naked in your video is all the rage this week. Following the Shia LeBeouf starring video from Sigur Ros earlier in the week, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds have now offered up the Mischa Barton starring video for "Everybody's On The Run". Check out the chase that ensues in the video up at the top. Noel makes an appearance too.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds is out now.
[Listen] AlunaGeorge - "You Know You Like It" (Bobby Tank Remix)
After offering up their track The three-track EP from AlunaGeorge was released not too long ago via Tri Angle Records and it was a really nice listen. Today though we get an extra added treat from their camp in the shape of a remix from Bobby Tank. The track makes for a nice early afternoon listen on a slow moving Wednesday. Check it out below and head over here for the original to compare the two. If you've not checked out the EP yet either go grab a copy too.
[News] Blur Hints at the Release of New Song, "The Puritan"
Last week, Damon Albarn performed a new Blur song at the Poetry Olympics in London, which you can watch fan footage of below. The song has been referred to as "The Puritan," and now the official Blur website shows those two words next to a clock counting down to 7:15pm GMT on July 2nd. It seems pretty damn likely that Blur will be unveiling the studio version of the song that day, so make sure to check back then to hear it for yourself.
[Listen] Total Slacker - "Brain Slime" & "Soft Serve Maybelline"
Brookyln psych rock quartet Total Slacker will be releasing a brand new 7" single titled Brain Slime tomorrow, June 20th, through Japanese label Sixteen Tambourine Records. With one day to go until the 7" is released, you can enjoy streams and downloads of the a-sides, "Brain Slime" and "Soft Serve Maybelline," as well as a stream of the b-side "Todd P's Weed." Check them out below for some awesome psychedelic listening, courtesy of Earmilk.
[Watch] Lemonade - "Softkiss" (Official Video)
Soft lighting, waterfalls, and solar eclipses dominate Lemonade's new video for their song "Softkiss," which was included on their recently released sophomore LP Diver. Check out the David Franklin-directed video above.
Diver is out now via True Panther.
[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.