[News] DJ Shadow To Release 'Hidden Transmissions from the MPC Era' This Fall

It's been a good while since we heard from DJ extrordinare DJ Shadow who has been touring nonstop since the release of his last LP The Less You Know The Better. However, today we got some awesome news for fans of Shadow as well as hip hop with the announcement of a brand new release coming this fall. However, before you get all super excited thinking this upcoming release is a brand new production, think again. This time around Shadow takes you back in time on the Wayback Machine without Sherman (Sorry for the Mr. Peabody joke, just watched that recently<3) with his upcoming archival album Total Breakdown: Hidden Transmissions From The MPC Era, 1992-1996.

This release highlights Shadow's earliest productions on the Akai MPC and contains previously unreleased material spanning from 1992 to 1996 which to some is the peak of Shadow's career with the release of Endtroducing. Included among the highlights are instrumental tracks from an aborted 1994 EP planned with The Gift Of Gab, which includes the original demo of what would eventually become The Private Press hit "Six Days." MPC Era is set to be released this August and is now available for pre-order at DJShadow.com. You can also download 2 free tracks "Affectations" and "Dream of a Piece" from the upcoming release below as well as check out the 30 second samples of each track. Definitely, a highlight for any DJ Shadow collector out there.

[Listen] Paper Tiger (of Doomtree) - "Gold Pass"

It's been a crazy morning from pushing people's broken down cars to hearing some amazing tunes to slam Tequila to. I know it's before noon. GET OFF MY BACK MOM! Anyways, the homie Paper Tiger of "Team The Best Team," you might know them as the midwest hip hop collective DOOMTREE, is gearing up to drop an EP this Summer simply called the Summer EP (if it bangs why stress on a name?). The all new EP consists of 6 new instrumentals from the Doomtree hitmaker/DJ and will be available for your ears on August 14th via the groups own label, Doomtree Records.

In addition to the new EP, them fine folks over at DTR are hooking up all pre-orders with an autographed copy of the album, plus a limited bonus CD, Beat Tape which consists of 15 never before heard Paper Tiger instrumentals. There are Only 500 physical copies of Beat Tape available, each onehand numbered and autographed by Papes himself so get your happy ass over to the Doomtree Webstore and pre-order that bitch. Peep the trailer below:

While you do that, enjoy the soothing sounds of a new Paper Tiger track titled "Gold Pass" from the upcoming EP below courtesty of Prefix.

[News] Black Moth Super Rainbow Announce Kickstarter For New LP, 'Cobra Juicy'

I feel I done my buddy Tom Fec aka BMSR frontman TOBACCO wrong by announcing this news a bit late, but better now than never right? Anyways, Fec and the rest of Black Moth Super Rainbow have been hard at work for the past 2 years or so, working on the follow up to 2009's Eating Us. BMSR originally announced the follow up album Psychic Love Damage later changed to Love Damage last year but the album was later scrapped and the group went back to the drawing board.

Fast forward to present day, after over 2 years in the making, and one do-over, we have a new Black Moth Super Rainbow album titled Cobra Juicy which is set to be released this fall. TOBACCO explains that the concept of the new record is pretty different from the previous BMSR releases stating "the ideas are a little more demon-skater" and promises "that's a good thing." Cobra Juicy is set to be released through the band's own label Rad Cult with the first single "Windshield Smasher" set to release next month.

The new LP is also available to pre-order via Kickstarter and includes lots of awesome packages such as the album in actual mask form. Say what!? Thats right a latex rictus modeled after the crazy citrus on the coverart (done by Dan Park) above with the music stored on a USB tooth jammed into the grinning maw. Fucking awesome. And if you are massively balling and got some cash to burn (throw me some cash first off) and then drop $10,000 and TOBACCO WILL THROW YOU YOUR OWN ROLLER DISCO PARTY AND DJ. Just remember to invite the SKoA crew.

And just announced, if you pledge $8 or above, BMSR will be throwing in a download EP of the scrapped album Psychic Love Damage (which from the tracks I heard is incredibly dope). But thats not all, the scrapped EP will also be released on Vinyl for an extra 15 bucks unless you already dropped $125 on the kickstarter, which you will get the vinyl included with your order. But enough talk from me about this awesome package of holy fucking goddliness, how about we let Eric Wareheim of Tim & Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job!? get you super hyped for this? Check the video below and make sure you keep up with all the updates on the Kickstarter here.

If that doesn't get you fuckin excited enough, TOBACCO has let loose a free download of one of the tracks from the Psychic Love Damage EP titled "The Wettest Day." Grab the track below as well as checking out a stream for the previous tune "Spraypaint" below, which is set to appear on Juicy Cobra. Fuck that was a lot to type, but trust me anything Black Moth Super Rainbow is well worth it. Honest.

[Watch] Nas - "Daughters" Live on Letterman

Last night on the Late Show with David Letterman, Nas paid a visit to perform his track "Daughters". The track features on his recently released album Life is Good and you can re-watch the performance at the top via Rap Dose.

[Listen] Hot Chip - "Look At Where We Are" (Major Lazer Remix)

Last night Radio One debuted a brand new remix from Major Lazer of Hot Chip's track, "Look At Where We Are". As to be expected Major Lazer have given the track a kick up the backside and turned it into an energetic little number worthy of an early morning dance. Check it out above.

[Listen] The Gaslight Anthem - 'Handwritten' (Full Album Stream)

Yesterday we got to enjoy the new albums from Passion Pit and Purity Ring, and today we get to enjoy the latest studio offering from The Gaslight Anthem. Handwritten is set for release next week on July the 24th but preview the New Jersey bands new material an entire week before it's released. 

Jump over to NPR's First Listen to wrap your ears around it.

[Listen] New Jamie xx Mix for 3RRR

Jamie xx is keeping himself busy at the moment and is currently down under in Australia performing some solo dates including one tonight in Melbourne and one later in the week on Thursday in Sydney. In between the hectic schedule though he's found time to make a brand new mix for the radio station 3RRR. If you head over here you can stream it in full. Hat tip to AO-AO for the heads up.

Yesterday we also got the news of a brand new album from The xx titled Coexist which is set for release on September the 10th. Check out the lead single "Angels" here.

[News] Biffy Clyro Confirmed For iTunes Festival

As we eagerly await new material from those Scottish riff monsters Biffy Clyro, news has broke that they are to perform at iTunes Festival in London later this year. The festival will see a month full of free music take place in the capital across the month of September. Biffy will headline at Camden's Roundhouse on September 22nd with support coming from Frightened Rabbit.

Speaking about the event Simon Neil says: "We are so fucking excited to play the iTunes festival again. We had a killer time in 2010 and can't wait to rock it even harder this year. Fuck One Direction!"

No doubt that the event will see some new tracks being played as we've seen previously at their Milton Keynes Bowl show with Foo Fighters last year, and their more recent festival appearances including Isle of Wight. A tease of new music can be seen above.

To apply for tickets for the iTunes Festival jump over here.