Sonic Youth -"Hits For Squares"

Avant-guarde pop noise-kings Sonic Youth has found it to be ironic that Starbucks will be releasing their compilation selected by friends/artist/celebrity hipsters of their fav Sonic Youth tracks. I'm not mad.

"Bull in the Heather," selected by Catherine Keener
"Sugar Kane," selected by Beck
"100%," selected by Mike D
"Kool Thing," selected by Radiohead
"Disappearer," selected by Portia De Rossi
"Superstar," selected by Diablo Cody
"Stones," selected by Allison Anders
"Tuff Gnarl," selected by Dave Eggers and Mike Watt
"Teenage Riot," selected by Eddie Vedder
"Shadow of a Doubt," selected by Michelle Williams
"Rain on Tin," selected by Flea
"Tom Violence," selected by Gus Van Zant
"Mary-Christ," selected by David Cross
"World Looks Red," selected by Chloe Sevigny
"Expressway to Yr Skull," selected by Flaming Lips
"Slow Revolution," exclusive new Sonic Youth recording

Sonic Youth- "Kool Thing"-video

Black Kids get 3.3 in Pitchfork ,the backlash is on!

The much hyped Jacksonville,Fl. indie quartet,Black Kids barnstormed bloggers and critics alike with it's Cure-like vocals and jangily guitar rifts backed by glowing praise from indie-rocks bible Pitchfork. Now comes the big payback,as said bible gives debut full length Partie Traumatic(Almost Gold/Columbia) with a 3.3 without actually bothering to review it. I wanted to love the record myself, but after being excited by the initial single "I'm Not Gonna Teach..",the record is disappointing as the best tracks were on the 4-song ep Wizard of Ahhs that kicked the whole mess into overdrive. Just as the good lord give it, just as soon takes it away.

Black Kids-"I’m Not Gonna Teach You How To Dance"-video

Doomtree is a gang with a new record

Minneapolis indie powerhouse Doomtree,led by P.O.S.and Dessa releases the first all crew record. Expect to hear Company Flow-like inspired rhymes and production from fellow gang members Mike Mitclan , Sims,Paper Tiger, Cecil Otter, Turbo and MK Larada. Currently streaming 2 new tracks "Drumsticks and "The Wren" on their myspace page. New record July 29th. Minneapolis in the motherfuckin' building.

Doomtree

Aug.1st at First Ave. w/ I-Self Devine, Kill The Vultures

TV on The Radio announce "Dear Science,"

Brooklyn art-rock champs TV On The Radio annouce new record Dear Science, in the Sept.23rd on Interscope. They will be doing a handful of festival dates.

TV on the Radio:

09-05 Portland, OR - Roseland *
09-06 Seattle, WA - Showbox *
09-07 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom *
09-09 Calgary, Alberta - MacEwan Ballroom *
09-10 Edmonton, Alberta - Starlite Room *
09-12 Boise, ID - Knitting Factory *
09-13 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue *
09-14 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks (Monolith Festival)
09-19 San Diego, CA - Street Scene
09-20 San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Festival

Dilla x Ghost x MF Doom- "Sniperlite 12"

The long awaited J Dilla project featuring vocals from everyone favorite Ghostface Killah & MF Doom, features two lost, unheard Dilla/Ghost/Doom joints from their 2005-6 recording sessions. Also you also get the two songs mixed as a bonus track. Available from Stones Throw.

GZA- "Paper Plates" (50diss)-mp3

Wu-Tangs sharpest GZA goes at Vitamin Water pitchman 50 Cent on the first track from upcoming ProTools Aug.19th (BabyGrande). GZA will be in Minneapolis Sept. 4th at Cabooze, he'll be performing Liquid Swords.

GZA-""Paper Plates""-via[2Dopeboyz]

Radiohead - "Videotape" video

Underground car parks are spooky, come and see what happens when you leave your car behind. Created by Wolf Jaiser. From Radiohead's remix video contest, among the semifinalist is this entry for "Videotape" via[Switchblade Comb]

Sarah White with Traditonal Methods at West Bank Music Festival

Former Minneapolis multi-tasker singer,writer,photographer,mom, blogger Sarah White returns to Minneapolis to perform with Traditional Methods reunion show, it's White's first show in town since leaving Black Blondie and moving to Brooklyn,NY last summer.

West Bank Music Festival
Traditional Methods with Sarah White
Scarub from Living Legends
Black Blondie
Crescent Moon is in Big Trouble
Hyder Ali
Acoustic Beatdown
Les Exodus
DJ Cool Hands

Sat. Jul. 19th
Nomad

Culture Bully interviews Black Blondie

Culture Bully ask the questions Minneapolis' Black Blondie answers,about being labeled,Sioux mythology, their upcoming fall debut, their former singer Sarah White and their star-studded First Avenue show with Muja Messiah.

"Samahra Linton-Daly: I am not afraid of being labeled…’cause we sound unique to me. We have to be labeled so that people who like R&B, or soul, or dancehall, or…can give themselves permission to say, “I like them.”

Tasha Baron: I am fascinated with this obsession that people/writers have with labeling our music. People are uncomfortable with things they cannot name. Honestly, the only time I have thought about labeling us was when writing our bio"
read 5 Questions here.

Black Blondie live
Jul. 19- Nomad -West Bank Music Festival
Jul. 27- First Ave.- w/ Muja Messiah
Jul. 31- The Varsity- Epilepsy Foundation benefit w/ Romantica
Aug. 15- Triple Rock -w/Roma di Luna + Aby Wolf
Aug. 16- Square Lake Festival w/ Happy Apple + more
Sept. 2- Cabooze-Official RNC Protest Afterparty

Santogold & M.I.A. - "Get It Up" - mp3

Santogold & M.I.A. "Get It Up" (Radioclit Remiz)with Gorilla Zoe another banger off the Santogold & Diplo-Top Ranking :A Diplo Dub mixtape.

Santogold & MIA "Get It Up"- mp3 via [sheenabeaston]

K'naan at First Ave, new tour dates

Toronto via Mogadisho,Somalia MC,poet,activist, and a real cool dude K'naan hits the festival circuit promoting the US re-issue of his critically acclaimed debut Dusty Foot Philospher on A&M/Octone. The last time I saw K'nann on tour opeing for Stephen and Damian Marley was off the chain. The with comrads like Mos Def, M-1(deadprez)and The Marleys,he's definatly the real deal, an amazing new voice.

The Diverse Emerging Music Organization(DEMO)presents the Twin Cities Pan African Festival from August 6-10. This five-day celebration of African arts opens on Wednesday, August 6th at the Cedar Cultural Center with a concert by Mali’s Habib Koité and Bamada. The Twin Cities Pan African festival evolved from DEMO’s successful presentation of the late South African music legend Lucky Dube in 2007 and the organization’s desire to bridge communities through music. Founded by longtime First Avenue talent buyer Stephen T. McClellan, DEMO is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support, educate, and promote emerging musicians and enrich communities eager for diverse, multicultural, musical experiences through showcase performances, educational outreach programs, and neighborhood, industry, nonprofit, grassroots, and academic alliances.-via pr.


Aug. 1 at Lollapalooza @ Grand Park-Chicago,IL.
Aug. 9 at All Points West @ Liberty State Park-Liberty State Park,New Jersey
Aug. 11 at First Avenue -Minneapolis,MN.
Aug. 13 at Université Laval-Laval, Quebec
Aug. 15 2008 at Spoke Festival-Whistler, British Columbia
Aug. 17 2008 at Big Day Out Festival-Crawford Bay, British Columbia
Aug. 24 2008 at Outside Lands @ Golden Gate Park -San Francisco,CA.

K'naan -"Strugglin"-video

Santogold+Diplo "Top Ranking:A Diplo Dub" -various

Santogold & Diplo's new jump Top Ranking: A Diplo Dub with unreleased remixes, and tons of Santogold, reggae classics, complete with h reworking of The Clash's "Guns of Brixton" sure to bring about comparisons to her homegirl M.I.A.'s mixtape Piracy Funds Terrorism.

1. "Dub Selection Intro"
2. Three 6 Mafia – "Late Night" (Unstoppable Mix)
3. Santogold – "Shuv It" (Disco D Blend)
4. Santogold – "I'm A Lady" (Diplo Mix feat. Amanda Blank
5. Sir Mix-a-Lot – "Posse on Broadway"
6. Santogold – "Lights Out" (Diplo's Panda Bear Mix)
7. Aretha Franklin – "Save Me"
8. Devo – "Be Stiff"
9. The B-52's – "Mesopotamia"
10. Gerri and the Holograms – "Gerri and the Holograms"
11. Santogold – "Anne" (Switch Mix)
12. Santogold – "L.E.S. Artistes" (XXXchange Mix feat. Movado)
13. Cutty Ranks – "Dutty Six Pack"
14. Santogold – "You'll Find a Way" (Grame & Switch Mix feat. Kid Cudi and Lunar Camel)
15. Richie Spice & Ratatat – "Marijuana"
16. Desmond Dekker – "Shanty Town"
17. Santogold – "Guns of Brooklyn"
18. The Dixie Cups – "Iko Iko"
19. Tony Matterhorn – "Big Belly Guns"
20. Santogold – "Get It Up" (Radioclit Mix feat. M.I.A. and Gorilla Zoe)
21. Mark Ronson In Studio
22. Trouble Andrew – "Run - Hide"
23. Sister Nancy – "Pigeon Rock"
24. Nora Dean – "Barbwire"
25. Shinehead – "Know How Fe Chat"
26. The Clash – "Ghetto Defendant"
27. Warrior Queen – "Check It"
28. Santogold & Benga – "Unstoppable" / "Night Dub"
29. Shawty Lo & Skream – "Dey Know" / "Stagger"
30. Santogold – "Creator" (Mumdance Mix feat. Jammer, Badness, Chronik Rage, Slikman and Tempz)
31. Santogold – "Starstruck" (Diplo Xray / Turbulence Debate)
32. Barrington Levy – "Send a Moses"
33. Prince Jazzbo – "Ital Corner"
34. Santogold – "Icarus"
35. Santogold & Diplo – "Right Brigade"

via (gvb )

Radiohead- "House of Cards" - video + new tour dates

In Radiohead's new video for "House of Cards" from In Rainbows, no cameras or lights were used. Instead, 3D plotting technologies collected information about the shapes and relative distances of objects. The video was created entirely with visualizations of that data. Directed by James Frost snatched from gvb. The In Rainbows tour starting back again in August

Radiohead:
08-01 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
08-03 Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center %
08-04 Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center %
08-06 Montreal, Quebec - Parc Jean-Drapeau %
08-08 Jersey City, NJ - Liberty State Park (All Points West Festival)
08-09 Jersey City, NJ - Liberty State Park (All Points West Festival)
08-12 Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center %
08-13 Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center %
08-15 Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre %
08-19 Vancouver, British Columbia - Thunderbird Stadium *
08-20 Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre *
08-22 San Francisco, CA - Golden Gate Park (Outside Lands Festival)
08-24 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl *
08-25 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl *
08-27 Chula Vista, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre *
08-28 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl *

The New Yorkers' Politics of Fear

The New Yorker's - The magazines fear & race-baiting cover is supposedly "Satire" titled The Politics of Fear. Michelle and Barack Obama depicted as the worst of the prejudiced, smearing characterizations that have dogged them over the course of the campaign: Michelle Obama as a revolutionary in military fatigues, packing AK-47 and ammo; her husband dressed like the Muslim he is stubbornly accused of being. Both of them stand in the Oval Office, with a portrait of Osama bin Laden behind them over a fireplace, in which an American flag burns. Not very subtle.-Huffington Post

Is anyone laughing?

The 2008 Polaris Prize shortlist

Basia Bulat

Canada's music community celebrates itself with The 2008 Polaris Prize , having narrowed the list of 40 down to its shortlist of 10. Not always accurate perhaps, but at least it exist. The buzz-worthy Crystal Castles,Destroyer,Islands, the New Pornos, Tegan & Sara,Constantines,Candance Weapon and Wintersleep were among original nominees. This is the same folks who overlooked Broken Social Scene, Arcade Fire & Fiest in the past,but than again they frown down hip-hop superstars they pay to see.

The 2008 Polaris Prize shortlist
*Basia Balat- Oh, My Darling
*Black Mountain - In the Future
*Caribou - Andorra
*Holy Fuck- LP
*Kathleen Edwards - Asking for Flowers
*Plants and Animals - Parc Avenue
*Shad - The Old Prince
*Stars - In Our Bedroom After The War
*Two Hours Traffic - Little Jabs
*The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour