[Watch] Big Boi x Little Dragon - "Mama Told Me"

For a vitaminwater and FADER Uncapped event, Big Boi previewed his new album Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors along with announcing the guests it would feature. Swedish band Little Dragon were one of those named and during the performance at the event he brought them out for to playback their collaborative track "Mama Told Me". Check out the performance at the top.

Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors due out on the 13th of November.

[Watch] City & Colour - "Fragile Bird"

We've not really heard much from Dallas Green since the release of his album Little Hell last year but that doesn't mean to say he's been doing nothing. At Bonnaroo City & Colour performed a bare bones version of "Fragile Bird" at something called the The Hay Bale Sessions. These sessions take place "tucked away backstage at Bonnaroo, buried beneath a stack of hay bales, is a room where artists duck out of the weekend's madness to play stripped-down versions of their songs." Take a listen to the beautiful rendition of the song up at the top in the video and thank Antiquiet for the heads up.

Dallas will be pretty busy following the news of an Alexisonfire farewell tour as well as his upcoming City & Colour festival dates.

[Night Out] Theophilus London Slipper Launch Party @ The Black Tag 8/1/2012

credit: @sproutdrI remember two SXSWs ago when I was filling in for The Audio Perv last minute on the red black carpet at the 2011 MTV Woodies that I briefly got some facetime with Theophilus London and we were talking about the shoe he had designed for Cole Haan. I hadn't really been keeping up with him much past the mixtapes and his full-length, Timez Are Weird These Days, when those dropped. When I heard that he had continued to dabble in clothing and specifically shoe design, I jumped at the chance to feast my eyes on his latest pair of slippers with his signature LVRS branding on them courtesy of a partnership with Del Toro. Sprout and I love us some white wine and shoes, so this event was a total win-win for us.  Theophilus London's Blue Suede Buck Shoes by Cole HaanUpon arrival at the packed boutique, I noticed that there were more than just the Cole Haans and Del Toros on display. I soon found out as I was directed to the makeshift bar that he had designed everything in the room, which included sequin shirts, baseball caps, and a few different T-shirt designs. I should also mention that this particular slipper launch was timed with the release of his latest mixtape, Rose Island Vol. 1, which you can go grab over on his website.

After a few awkward moments of people looking down at their phones and grabbing drinks, the room was filled with chatter and people started to make their way around the room looking at all of the different pieces on display. I'll admit, I had a hard time keeping my hands off the sequin shirts and the slippers. I even made a pathetic attempt to model with the shoes but couldn't quite get my blue steel pose down well enough. I gained a little more respect for models after seeing how silly I looked when I peeked over Sprout's shoulder at the LCD display on her camera.

My best "blue steel" with the LVRS slippersIf I had slightly larger feet (US mens size 8-13 to be exact) and weren't on such a stritct blogger budget (sticker price is $360 for these loverlies), I would be all over these shoes. There's just enough to the design that both ladies and gents can pull off. Great work, Mr. London. I hope you're really proud of yourself.

If you've got the spare change and my shoe modeling really sold you on these, you can grab these limited edtion (but not hand numbered, bummer) shoes over on Del Toros website.

Oh! MTVStyle was also there pointing their cameras all over the place and managed to get London to open up about about the LVRS brand and the shoes he's designed. You can check that out below:

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You can also check out more of Sprout's photos from the party here: 

[Download] Labrynth Ear - "Urchin"

On a daily basis many of us are surrounded by music. Heck I spend almost every waking moment listening to it with a rare break in recent weeks to watch the new season of Breaking Bad (so, so good!). My girlfriend is also a big music geek and often points me in the direction of some great little bands ranging from the heaviest metal to the quietest folk. A few months ago though she recommended a band called Labyrinth Ear to me and I haven't looked back. The project comes from two Londoners, Tom and Emily and the other day I saw that Pretty Much Amazing had premiered a new track from them titled "Urchin". Hit play below and marinate in the sound of something great. We'll be keeping a close eye on the project in the coming months. 

[Watch] Dark Time Sunshine - "Never Cry Wolf" Feat. Reva DeVito (Video)

Onry Ozzborn and Zavala drop their latest visuals to the Dark Time Sunshine cut "Never Cry Wolf" featuring the wonderful Reva DeVito from their new LP ANX.  Come take a creepy stroll thorugh the woods with DTS by checking out the new video above and if you missed out on our review of DTS' latest LP then you missed out on us explaining how it is the duo's best work to date and we highly suggest you read up on the LP as well as listen to the full album stream.

ANX out now via Fake Four, Inc. Pick it up. DO IT. Also catch DTS on tour with Aesop Rock, peep the dates below.

07.31 - Montreal, Quebec @ Corona Theatre | Buy Tickets 
08.02 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club | Buy Tickets 
08.03 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza | Buy Tickets 
08.04 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer | Buy Tickets 
08.05 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club | Buy Tickets 
08.07 - Atlanta, GA @ The Loft | Buy Tickets 
08.09 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater | Buy Tickets 
08.10 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s | Buy Tickets 
08.11 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk | Buy Tickets 
08.13 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theater | Buy Tickets 
08.14 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theater | Buy Tickets 
08.15 - San Diego, CA @ Belly Up | Buy Tickets 
08.30 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst 
08.31 - Bakersfield, CA @ B-Ryers 
09.01 - Las Vegas, NV @ Las Vegas County Saloon 
09.02 - Los Angeles, CA @ Fuck Yeah Fest | Buy Tickets 
09.07 - Spokane, WA @ The A Club 
09.08 - Yakima, WA @ Seasons Performance Hall 
09.10 - Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall 
09.12 - Arcata, CA @ John Van Duzer Hall 
09.13 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace Of Spades 
09.14 - Chico, CA @ El Rey Theatre 
09.16 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore | Buy Tickets

[Listen] White Denim - "Darlene" x "Gas On F"

White Denim have released two previously unheard track titled "Darlene" and "Gas On F". Both tracks were recorded during their Takes Place In Your Work Space and you can stream them over on Gorilla vs. Bear. Treat yourself, the weekend is nearly upon is. Again. 

[Listen] Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Strange Man" x "Long Progression"

Can't wait one more day to hear the new Red Hot Chili Peppers' B-Sides from their latest LP I'm With You? Then wait no further! Thanks to the magical voodoo of the internet the tracks have surfaced a day early. Peep the 2 new tracks "Stange Man" and "Long Progression" which are the first of nine new releases throughout the year to the beginning of 2013 down below and then pick up this puppy when it releases tomorrow.

"Strange Man"

"Long Progression"

[Watch] Kid Koala - "8 bit Blues (Chicago to LA to NY)" (Video)

DJ Mastermind Kid Koala has been rather busy within the last year or so. He recently released a 132-page graphic novel drawn entirely on etchboard and a "still picture score" to accompany it, he hooked back up with Dan The Automator on a new group Pillowfight featuring singer/songwriter Emily Wells, who are set to release an album later this year. Then linked back up with Automator once again and Del The Funky Homosapien to put the finishing touchs on the long awaited Deltron sequel Deltron Event II dropping later this year. And even with all that on his plate Kid Koala is gearing up to release a new solo LP this September. 

Thats right, Koala makes his triumphant return with his forthcoming album 12 bit Blues dropping Sept. 17 via Ninja Tune. Koala's new album was inspired by, you guessed it, the blues and how it was always about stripping music back to its bare essentials. So he took it back to the old school way of recording Hip Hop beats with Emu SP1200 sampler, no sequencing software and used the pads on the machine and a multitrack playing each part of the tracks in real time, before finally returning and adding cuts over the top. Fuck your Apple Garageband and Logic Pro.

You can peep the video above for the album cut "8 bit Blues (Chicago to LA to NY)" which was filmed in one shot, no edits and features just a map, magic drawing boards, a couple of etch-a-sketches and more! And if you still haven't had your Kid Koala fill, you can go download another cut from the album "5 bit Blues" over at Kid Koala's website. While you are there make sure you check out Koala's upcoming tour dates and pre-order the new album which will have a limited edition first run of the album that include a working 'cardboard, hand powered turntable kit'.