Toro Y Moi Launches Tour and Premieres Music Video for “Talamak”
It wasn’t long ago when any kind of tour coverage for Toro Y Moi resulted in a few scattered dates. Now this DIY (where his bedrom doubles as his office) musician is quickly becoming a professional traveler (as well as a SXSW performing artist!).
In the new video for “Talamak,” Toro Y Moi puts a new [...]
the bird and the bee Premiere New Album On Nine Websites
the bird and the bee aren’t releasing their Hall & Oates tribute album, Interpreting The Masters Volume 1: A Tribute To Daryl Hall And John Oates, until March 23rd, but if you’ve got time and are into the idea of doing some site hopping, you can hear all nine of the tracks from the album [...]
Yeasayer Premiere Video for “O.N.E.”
Yeasayer have premiered their new video for “O.N.E.,” the newest single from their newest release, Oddblood. The video was directed by Radical Friend duo Kirby McClure and Julia Grigorian, who also handled the directorial duties and NSFWness of the “Ambling Alp” video. The visual adaptation of “O.N.E.” has a little bit of a Total Recall [...]
Middle Distance Runner Release New Tour Dates
There hasn’t been a lot of Middle Distance Runner action since the holidays, but now that 2010 is gracefully passing us by, the band are getting ready for their new line of tour dates. With SXSW almost here, you’ll be hearing a lot of chatter about who is playing (and who wishes they were playing) [...]
Metric Announce West Coast Tour Dates
Metric have joined Music for Relief in their efforts to help raise money for disaster relief in Haiti. The organization has gathered a handful of artists who have donated original songs to the cause. You can download the collection of songs for free here (but you should donate whatever you can to the cause because [...]
Behind the Scenes of Jamie Lidell’s Compass
After spending the past two years touring extensively and having his music featured on primetime television, beatboxing soul singer Jamie Lidell called upon the likes of Beck, Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear) and Feist for help on his upcoming LP, Compass. Recorded in Los Angeles, New York and Canada, Lidell created a video diary to document [...]
the bird and the bee To Broadcast Live Performance Tonight
If you’re planning to spend your Friday evening in, the bird and the bee would like to provide you with a night of entertainment via Livestream. Beginning at 8 pm PST, Inara George and Greg Kurstin will take the stage of the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles to play some new songs from their [...]
Mumford and Sons Announce More US Tour Dates
With Sigh No More finally having found a home on the shelves of the U.S. music market, Mumford and Sons have been making their rounds on American soil. They played The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Friday and even tidied up their lyrics a bit for Letterman.
Now the British band are bringing their [...]
Mayer Hawthorne Premieres Video for “I Wish It Would Rain”
Mayer Hawthorne is sad, and in an attempt to hide his subsequent tear drops, he has employed the use of a gloomy cloud to follow him around and rain on his face so you don’t see the tears in his eyes. Though the excuse is equal parts sally and sensitive, Mayer Hawthorne’s video for the [...]