[News] Willy Moon To Support Jack White For Select Dates In Europe

Willy Moon announced earlier this week that he will be supporting SKOA favorite Jackie White on select dates in Europe starting at the end of October. This is in addition to Jackie releasing Moon's latest single, "Railroad Track" on Third Man Records complete with a cover of the 1966 hit by Cher, "Bang Bang" for the b-side. Tickets for the dates go on sale tomorrow (Friday) at 9am local time. You can grab a copy of the "Railroad Track" 7" over on the Third Man Records website.

Willy Moon Support Dates For Jack White

31/10 - O2 Dublin Arena – Dublin
02/11 - Alexandra Palace - London
04/11 - Bridlington Spa Theatre and Royal Hall - Bridlington
06/11 - Blackpool Empress Ballroom Arena - Blackpool
07/11 - Birmingham O2 Academy - Birmingham
08/11 - Usher Hall - Edinburgh

[Outside Lands 2012] A Photo Journal

I recently had the opportunity to fly down to San Francisco with my best friend Samuel Boardman Parker to attend the city’s burgeoning Outside Lands Music Festival. Who could pass up a chance to see Stevie Wonder, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Beck, Sigur Rós, Justice, Jack White, Passion Pit, Bloc Party, and so many more amazing and talented musicians? With Sam taking photos and myself interviewing artists, we flew down the West Coast to embrace all the experiences the festival had to offer. While the photo journal below includes only a fraction of the places we went, the people we met, and the bands we stared in awe at, it displays in brief the fucking craziness that was San Francisco and Outside Lands Music Festival.

[Listen] Ultraísta - "Bad Insect"

Nigel Godrich's latest project Ultraísta has unveiled a new track from their forthcoming self-titled debut called "Bad Insect". If have been following along and have already heard "Smalltalk" and "Static Light", then you know that "Bad Insect" nestles in perfectly alongside them with its lush lightly layered beats with vocals provided by Laura Bettinson. I am admittedly a little late getting acquainted with this project but that hasn't crippled my newfound anticipation to hear more from this project. The debut album is slated for an October 2nd release on Temporary Residence.

Ultraísta is Nigel Godrich, Joey Waronker, and Laura Bettinson. Be sure to add them on Facebook, Twitter, and Soundcloud.

[SKOA Premiere] Icky Blossoms - "Perfect Vision" (Them Jeans Remix)

On the heels of the announcement that Omaha trio Icky Blossoms will be heading out on tour with The Faint, Reptar and Rubblebucket the band has released a free download this spirited rework of their latest single, "Perfect Vision" courtesy of producer outfit Them Jeans. I really like that this remix doesn't take too much away from the original itself. It just kind of feels like the song got up this morning and opted for coffee instead of tea. A very subtle transformation that fits perfectly as summer is winding down.

Icky Blossoms hit the road starting on September 14th. Make sure you grab their debut self-titled album out on Saddle Creek if you haven't already.

Icky Blossoms Tour Dates
Sep 14         Bluebird Theatre        Denver, CO *^
Sep 15         Kilby Court             Salt Lake City, UT *^
Sep 17         Neurolux Lounge        Boise, ID *^
Sep 19         Neumos                Seattle, WA *^
Sep 20         Mississippi Studios    Portland, OR *^
Sep 21         The Independent        San Francisco, CA *
Nov 27        House of Blues        Dallas, TX #
Nov 28        Emo’s East            Austin, TX #
Nov 30        Cannery Ballroom    Nashville, TN #    
Dec 1        The Masquerade        Atlanta, GA #
Dec 2        The Orange Peel        Asheville, NC #
Dec 5         9:30 Club            Washington, DC #
Dec 6        Trocadero            Philadelphia, PA #
Dec 7        Terminal 5            New York, NY #
Dec 8        Paradise Rock Club    Boston, MA #
Dec 9        Club Soda            Montreal QC, Canada #
Dec 11        Sound Academy        Ontario, Canada #
Dec 12        Metro                Chicago, IL #
Dec 13        First Avenue            Minneapolis, MN #
Dec 14        Sokol Auditorium        Omaha, NE #

* with Reptar
^ with RubbleBucket
# with The Faint

[Watch] A$AP Rocky - "Goldie" On Jimmy Fallon

While The Walkmen were over at David Letterman A$AP Rocky was a few avenues over at Late Night With Jimmy Fallon performing "Goldie" from his upcoming debut studio album LONGLIVEA$AP which drops on September 11th.

If you're unable to make it out to Rock The Bells 2012 in Mountain View, CA this week, then you can probably catch A$AP at one of the many dates he has lined up starting on September 21st in Providence, RI at Lupos. He's bringing the A$AP Mob with him along with Danny Brown and Schoolboy Q for this tour, so it's definitely a show to check out.

A$AP Rocky LONGLIVEA$APTOUR:

08-25 Mountain View, CA - Rock The Bells 2012
09-21 Providence, RI - Lupos *
09-22 Burlington, VT UVM – Ballroom *
09-23 New Haven, CT - Toads Place *
09-25 Norfolk, VA - Norva Theater *
09-26 Silver Springs, MD - The Fillmore *
09-28 Boston, MA - House of Blues *
09-29 Springfield, MA - Massmutual Center *
10-03 Detroit, MI - The Fillmore *
10-04 Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts *
10-05 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues *
10-06 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall *
10-07 Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection *
10-09 Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theater *
10-11 Chicago, IL - Congress *
10-12 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave *
10-13 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
10-14 Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club *
10-15 Denver, CO - Ogden Theater *
10-17 Salt Lake City, UT - Complex – Rockwell *
10-19 Pullman, WA - Washington State U *
10-20 Vancouver, BC - The Vogue *
10-21 Seattle, WA - Showbox Sodu *
10-22 Portland, OR - Roseland Ballroom *
10-26 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium *
10-28 San Diego, CA - House of Blues *
10-29 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues *
10-30 Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theater *
10-31 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater *
11-02 Dallas, TX - House of Blues *
11-03 Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest
11-04 Houston, TX - Verizon *
11-06 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues *
11-08 Miami, FL - Fillmore Miami *
11-09 Orlando, FL - Beachium *
11-10 Tampa, FL - The Ritz *
11-11 Tallahassee, FL - Potbelly’s *
11-13 Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues *
11-14 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle *
11-15 Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore *
11-16 Richmond, VA - National *
11-18 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory *

* with Danny Brown, Schoolboy Q and the A$AP Mob

[Watch] The Walkmen - "Heartbreaker" Live On Letterman

Last night The Walkmen went on The Late Show With David Letterman to perform their latest single, "Heartbreaker" from Heaven, which was released back in May. The band is currently prepping for an upcoming tour next month in the US and will have The War On Drugs joining them for select dates. For more information have a look at the dates below.

9/12 – Anson Ford Amphitheater – Los Angeles, CA
9/14 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA
9/15 – The Conservatory – Santa Ana, CA
9/16 – Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ
9/18 – University of Oklahoma – Norman, OK
9/19 – Granada Theater – Dallas, TX
9/20 – Stubbs – Austin, TX
9/21 – Warehouse Live – Houston, TX
9/22 – Tipitinas – New Orleans, LA
9/26 – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA
9/27 – Cannery – Nashville, TN
9/28 – Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
9/29 – Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
9/30 – Mr. Smalls – Pittsburgh, PA
10/04 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC #
10/06 – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA #
10/18 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY
10/19 – Royale – Boston, MA

# – w/ The War on Drugs

(As always, thanks to The Audio Perv for the sweet hookup!)

[News] Download LCD Soundsystem's 'Shut Up and Play the Hits' Documentary

A month after LCD Soundsystem's concert film Shut Up and Play the Hits debuted for a one-night-only theatre screening, the documentary is now available to purchase digitally on iTunes. An important thing to note, though, the iTunes purchase will only nab you the documentary itself, while the three-disc physical release will include the documentary, the full concert and a handful of extras. The physical release will be out on DVD and Blu-ray on October 9th.

Check out the trailer for the documentary below.

[Watch] Diplo feat. Lazerdisk Party Sex - "Set It Off" (Official Video)

What could be better than strippers? How about strippers and fireworks? Diplo and Lazerdisk Sex Party give us just that in the new video for "Set It Off", their collaborative track for Diplo's early summer EP Express Yourself. Check out the video above. Ryan Staake directs.