[News] Kanye's G.O.O.D. Album Coming Out in August

In an interview with Hot 97 last night, Pusha T revealed that the forthcoming G.O.O.D. Music collective album will be titled Cruel Summer, the same name given to the seven-screen film Kanye West recently premiered at Cannes Film Festival. During the interview, Pusha also revealed that the album will be released on August 7th and will feature Frank Ocean, Jay Electronica, Big Sean, and many, many more.

After the jump, you can watch the video for the G.O.O.D. Music single "Mercy."

[News] Radiohead Postpones Tour Dates Following Last Weekend's Stage Collapse

Following the tragic stage collapse prior to their concert in Toronto's Downsview Park last Saturday, Radiohead has released an official statement regarding the incident and how it will affect their future touring schedule. The band has announced that they will be postponing many of their upcoming tour dates in Europe, as the incident resulted in their onstage light show being destroyed. After the jump, you can take a look at their updated touring schedule, and below is the band's official statement:

Hello everyone,

As you will probably have heard the roof over the stage collapsed at our show in Toronto killing crew member Scott Johnson and injuring three other crew members.  The collapse also destroyed the light show – this show was unique and will take many weeks to replace. The collapse also caused serious damage to our backline, some elements of which are decades old and therefore hard to replace.

Whilst we all are dealing with the grief and shock ensuing from this terrible accident there are also many practical considerations to deal with & consequently we have to try and reschedule the following shows:

June
30 Roma Hippodrome Capanelle

July
1 Firenze Parco delle Cascine
3 Bologna Arena Parco Nord
4 Codroipo Villa Manin
6 Berlin Wuhlheide
7 Berlin Wuhlhedie
9 St Triphon Carriere des Andonces

We aim to announce the new dates for these shows on Wednesday 27th of June and will also supply information on how to obtain refunds on tickets  if you cannot come to the show on the new date.

We will start playing live again at Les Arenes  Nimes, Bilbao BBK festival  and Lisbon Optimus Alive festival.

We will make every effort to offer the fans the very best show possible under the circumstances

– thanks for your understanding and support."

Radiohead 2012 Tour Dates:
06/30 – Rome, IT @ Hyppodrome (Rock in Roma) ^
07/01 – Florence, IT @ Parco Delle Cascine ^
07/03 – Bologna, IT @ Arena Parco Nord ^
07/04 – Codropio, IT @ Villa Manin ^
07/06 – Berlin, DE @ Wulheide ^
07/07 – Berlin, DE @ Wulheide ^
07/09 – Canton de Vaud, CH @ Quarry of St. Triphon ^
07/10 – Nimes, FR @ Les Arenes ^
07/11 – Nimes, FR @ Les Arena ^
07/13 – Bilbao, ES @ Bilbao BBK Live
07/15 – Lisbon, PT @ Optimus Alive!
07/25 – Taipei, TW @ Nanang Exhibition Hall
07/27-29 – Jisan, KR @ Jisan Valley Rock Festival
07/29 – Niigata, JP @ Fuji Rock Festival
10/06 – Manchester, UK @ Arena
10/08 – London, UK @ O2 Arena
10/09 – London, UK @ O2 Arena
10/11 – Paris, FR @ Bercy
10/12 – Paris, FR @ Bercy
10/14 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
10/15 – Cologne, DE @ Lanxess Arena
10/16 – Strasbourg, FR @ Zenith
10/18 – Antwerp, BE @ Sportpaleis
11/06 – Auckland, NZ @ Vector Arena
11/09 – Brisbane, AU @ Entertainment Centre
11/12 – Sydney, AU @ Entertainment Centre
11/13 – Sydney, AU @ Entertainment Centre
11/16 – Melbourne, AU @ Rod Laver Arena
11/17 – Melbourne, AU @ Rod Laver Arena

^ = w/ Caribou

[News] André 3000 to Appear on Frank Ocean's 'Channel Orange'

Frank Ocean's upcoming major lable debut Channel Orange has been a long time coming, but now it's set for a July 17th release date and who knows how many people are eagerly waiting for that day to arrive. Well now there's even more reason to anticipate that day, as The Boombox reports that none other than André 3000 is contributing a verse to Ocean's track "Pleasure." For those out there who have been clammering for some new OutKast material, myself included, then this just might be the best we'll get from the André side of things for the time being.

Ocean also premiered Channel Orange at a listening party last night in New York City, and The Boombox has revealed that previously released tracks such as "Forrest Gump," "Pyramids," "Voodoo," as well as a reworked version of "Thinking About You" will be included on the forthcoming release.

[Listen] The Flaming Lips and Ghostland Observatory - "Tasered and Maced"

The Flaming Lips will be re-issuing their Record Store Day release The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends on June 26th via Warner Bros. Records, and this time around the release will differ just a little bit from its RSD counterpart. In the rerelease, the Chris Martin-aided track "I Don't Want You to Die" has been replaced by an unreleased track featuring Aaron Behrens of Ghostland Observatory. The song, titled "Tasered and Maced," sees Behrens unloading a series of stories about cops, tasering and macing, monsters, and kicking his friends in the testicles. Listen to it below (via TheFutureHeart).

[News] The Black Keys to Start Work on New LP in July

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Patrick Carney of The Black Keys revealed that the band will be back in the studio this July working on the follow-up to El Camino, which was released only six months ago. The band hopes to release this new album sometime in 2013, and given their tour schedule that time frame is much more likely.

Speaking of The Black Keys, the band has filed suit against Pizza Hut and their parent company Yum! Brands Inc. reports Bloomberg. The allegations stem from Pizza Hut's unauthorized use of the band's music in one of their recent commercials, an accusation that has also been aimed towards Home Depot. El Camino producer Danger Mouse claims that Pizza Hut used "Gold on the Ceiling" and Home Depot used "Lonely Boy" without permission, and, after the jump, you can watch the Pizza Hut commercial in question and judge for yourself.

[Watch & Download] Poolside - "Slow Down"

From their upcoming album Pacific Standard Time, enjoy "Slow Down" from LA duo Poolside. If you've been looking for a laid back summer album, I'm pretty sure that this one will be right up your alley. Producers Jeff and Filip have previously released tracks like "Do You Believe" and "Take Me Home" that you may have stumbled across in the past year if you were in the hunt for what the guys refer to their musical style as, "daytime disco". Should you find yourself in need of "Slow Down", the guys are currently offering it as a free download, which you can grab in the player below.

Pacific Standard Time drops worldwide on July 9th courtesy of Different Recordings / [PIAS].

[Download] jj's 'High Summer' EP

Despite the weather being muggy and rainy here in Vancouver, things are surely better elsewhere, and Swedish pop duo jj wanted to embrace that warm, summery goodness with a free EP for fans to indulge in. Head over to Sincerely Yours to download the appropriately titled High Summer EP, and check out the full tracklisting for the release after the jump.

High Summer Tracklist:
01. High Summer
02. 10
03. My Name
04. Big Hearts, Big Dreams
05. Times

[News] Simian Mobile Disco Announce Winter Tour

Simian Mobile Disco have announced plans for a winter tour in support of their latest LP Unpatterns, with the affair kicking off in San Francisco on December 1st following several festival appearances and DJ sets. The tour will see the UK electronic duo premiering their brand new live show, which, if their latest music videos—"Pareidolia" and "Put Your Hands Together"—are any indication, will surely be a sight to behold. Check out their full tour schedule, along with the brand new video for their song "Your Love Ain't Fair," after the jump.

Simian Mobile Disco 2012 Tour Dates:
07/05-08 – Kinross, UK @ T in the Park
07/12 – Toronto, ON @ The Hoxton (DJ set)
07/13 – Chicago, IL @ The Mid (DJ set)
07/14 – Pattersonville, NY @ Camp Bisco (DJ set)
09/01-02 – Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest
11/01-02 – Paris, FR @ Pitchfork Festival Paris
12/01 – San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine
12/02 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
12/03 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
12/04 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue
12/06 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
12/07 – Philadelphia, PA @ Making Time
12/08 – Washington, DC @ Rock N Roll Hotel
12/11 – Boston, MA @ Paradise
12/13 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
12/14 – Toronto, ON @ Hoxton
12/15 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge