Posts Tagged ‘Diplo’
4/19/10 News briefs: PJ Harvey, Blur, Gay Indie Rock, Jose Gonzalez and Jay-Z + The xx
Monday, April 19th, 2010
PJ Harvey has told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show that half of her new album was made with an autoharp. “I’ve written about half of my new record on one of these,” Harvey said before she performed a new song called “Let England Shake.” “I’ve got three autoharps and I’ve had them tuned in slightly different chords, uh, fixtures here, so that they’re slightly out of the normal line of what an autoharp would sound like. There’s a lot more minor keys, a lot of darker keys.”
Didn’t get one of the 1000 copies of the brand new Blur 7″ released this past Saturday for Record Store Day? Well, the band feel so bad about it that they’re now giving away the track digitally over at their website.
In case you’ve always thought indie rock was a little too straight, Queerty has compiled a list of ten influential gay indie rockers, profiling their work and how their sexuality has played a part in their music. Click here and see who they outed.
Jose Gonzalez’s old band Junip have reunited and will be playing some North American dates. There aren’t any Canadian shows, but the band will be releasing both an EP and an album on Mute later this year.
And because it’s a slow news day, I thought I’d point out that Jay-Z and Beyonce are fans of The xx. Cool or who cares? Diplo outed the couple peeping the band’s performance at Coachella this past weekend.
Tags: Beyonce, blur, Diplo, Jay-Z, Jose Gonzalez, Junip, PJ Harvey, Queerty, the xx
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1/8/10 News briefs: Blonde Redhead, SXSW, Monsters of Folk, Lightspeed Champion and Diplo + Gucci Mane
Friday, January 8th, 2010
Blonde Redhead have written an original score for a new documentary about Dungeons & Dragons. Yes, one of the greatest bands in the world have provided music for a film based on the geekiest craze of all time. The trailer for The Dungeon Masters says it all, but oddly enough, does not have any Blonde Redhead music in it. Note: It does, however, have some Guided By Voices.
SXSW has announced more of its line-up and yeah, no surprises, it’s pretty awesome. Newly added to March’s festivities are The xx, Neon Indian, Midlake, Woods, Apostle of Hustle, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Danielson, Javelin, Solange, The Smith Westerns and Toro Y Moi. Sweet…
Speaking of sweet, on Monday you’ll be able to download a new Gucci Mane mixtape produced by Diplo for free over at the Mad Decent blog. Diplo Presents: Free Gucci (Best of The Cold War Mixtapes) features Gucci spitting over remixes by the likes of Flying Lotus, Memory Tapes, Salem, Zomby and of course, Diplo himself.
Paying homage to the late King’s birthday (Elvis Presley would have been 75 today), Lightspeed Champion has covered Elvis’ “(You’re The) Devil In Disguise.” The leftfield UK popster went so far as to dress up like the King and cruise around Sunset Strip shaking his hips and such in a video for the song.
Despite what you might have heard, alt-folk supergroup Monsters of Folk (featuring M. Ward, Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis and My Morning Jacket’s Jim James)are not working on a new album. Word leaked today that Conor Oberst had tweeted news about a new MOF record, but a rep for the band has come out and denied there is anything new planned. Also, Conor Oberst apparently does not have a Twitter account. Glad that’s all cleared up.
Tags: Blonde Redhead, Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst, Diplo, Dungeons & Dragons, Elvis Presley, Gucci Mane, Lightspeed Champion, Mad Decent, Monsters of Folk, My Morning Jacket, sxsw
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12/1/09 News briefs: Goldfrapp, Robyn/Diplo, Final Fantasy, Pavement and Oasis
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Goldfrapp will return in the new year with their fifth album. Out March 23, 2010, Head First has been described as their :most powerful trip to date, a speedy rush of synth optimism, euphoria, fantasy and romance. With life affirming lyrics and stellar production it lifts off at full tilt and takes us on a journey to the heart of 2010.” Despite the label writing that, we’re still excited.
Stop the presses: Robyn and Diplo are working together?!? Pitchfork dug up this tasty collaboration, which the two have been tweeting about for a couple weeks now. Diplo says Robyn has made his “favorite track of 2010!” Considering his tastemaking skills, we’ll assume it will be ours too.
If you’re curious about Final Fantasy’s upcoming Heartland album, you can now get a taste of what’s to come from the “12 concise songs informed by the traditions of pop, based on one long narrative concept and played by an orchestra.” Domino is giving away an MP3 of “Lewis Takes Action,” which you can download here.
Let’s hope the guys in Pavement enjoy their hugely anticipated, forthcoming reunion. Spiral Stairs told The Age, “If it’s enjoyable for us, I think it is inevitable that we’ll make some more music.” Somebody please hold him to that.
Finally it looks as though Oasis might reform… without Noel Gallagher. As the founder of the band, Liam likely has the rights to it. He says, “We’re not using it [the Oasis name] at the moment, but if we don’t come up with something else by the time we’re ready to release the album it’ll be Oasis. I’m not going to call myself something ridiculous just for the sake of it.” He also added that they wouldn’t play any Noel songs live.
Tags: Diplo, Domino, final fantasy, Goldfrapp, Head First, Heartland, Lewis Takes Action, Liam Gallagher, Oasis, pavement, Robyn, Spiral Stairs, The Age, Twitter
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11/6/09 News briefs: M.I.A., Bauhaus, Cold Cave, Asobi Seksu and Pixies
Friday, November 6th, 2009
Diplo has described M.I.A.’s new album as sounding “like Gucci Mane meets Animal Collective.” The producer is currently working on her new album with Switch, and says they’ve already finished four tracks.
If goths weren’t into Twilight before well that will soon change. MTV is reporting that Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy will make a cameo in the third film, Eclipse. According to actor Billy Burke, who plays Kristen Stewart’s father, Murphy “plays a vampire in a flashback sequence.” We can only assume Bela Lugosi is rolling in his grave…
Cold Cave’s music is featured in a new ad for Radio Shack. Yes, you can now hear “Life Magazine” try and sell you electronic gadgets that you likely don’t need.
Asobi Seksu are looking to their fans to donate money to them for a UK tour. According to them, “Support bands on large tours like this make next to nothing.”
And the Pixies are offering fans a free download of special Doolittle live EP, which you can grab here.
Tags: animal collective, Asobi Seksu, Bauhaus, Cold Cave, Diplo, Doolittle, Eclipse, Gucci Mane, M.I.A., MTV, Pixies, Radio Shack, Switch, Twilight
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