Washed Out "Feel it all Around" song source

I just heard the song sample for Washed Out's "Feel it all Around," which is now the theme song for the IFC television series Portlandia. The sample was taken from Gary Low "I Want You." (Above) Washed Out definitely chilled out the tune quite well in his chillwave classic.

Radiohead release newspaper and a Record Store Day 12 inch

If you'd like some more Radiohead hype this year, the band have published their own newspaper called The Universal Sigh which you can pick up a free copy at the locations listed here. Or if you a environmentalist you can use some energy on your computer vs tree pulp and visit here for a PDF version.

The band will also release a new twelve inch record on April 16th for Record Store Day this year. It is rumored the release will be limited to 2000 copies and it will feature two new songs, "The Butcher" and "Supercollider."

Neil Young Inducted Tom Waits into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Neil Young inducted Tom Waits into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on March 14 at New York's Waldorf-Astoria. Tom performed two songs "Make It Rain" and "Rain Dogs."

The Whites Stripes call it quits

Their website reads: "The White Stripes would like to announce that today, February 2nd, 2011, their band has officially ended and will make no further new recordings or perform live.

The reason is not due to artistic differences or lack of wanting to continue, nor any health issues as both Meg and Jack are feeling fine and in good health.

It is for a myriad of reasons, but mostly to preserve What is beautiful and special about the band and have it stay that way.

Meg and Jack want to thank every one of their fans and admirers for the incredible support they have given throughout the 13 plus years of the White Stripes’ intense and incredible career.

Third Man Records will continue to put out unreleased live and studio recordings from The White Stripes in their Vault Subscription record club, as well as through regular channels.

Both Meg and Jack hope this decision isn’t met with sorrow by their fans but that it is seen as a positive move done out of respect for the art and music that the band has created. It is also done with the utmost respect to those fans who’ve shared in those creations, with their feelings considered greatly.

With that in mind the band have this to say:

“The White Stripes do not belong to Meg and Jack anymore. The White Stripes belong to you now and you can do with it whatever you want. The beauty of art and music is that it can last forever if people want it to. Thank you for sharing this experience. Your involvement will never be lost on us and we are truly grateful.”

Sincerely,
Meg and Jack White
The White Stripes"

Silverlake's Spaceland Closing

Sad news . . .I just read an article on the LA Times that Silver Lake indie rock institution Spaceland will close its doors in March 2011. Click here to read the LA Times article.

David Byrne for Free tonight in Prospect Park

Celebrate Brooklyn! presents a free concert with David Byrne. He will perform the music he worked on with Brian Eno: three Talking Heads albums, 1981’s groundbreaking My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, and last year’s Everything that Happens will Happen Today. An ensemble cast including dancers, background vocalists, and a singular band will amplify the spectacle.

The concert will be preceded at 5:30 P.M. with Celebrate Brooklyn’s first Green Gala, which includes cocktails, dinner and reserved seats for Byrne’s performance. Gala tickets, for $325 and up, are available at 718.855.7882 x33. The 8:00PM concert will be followed, at 9:45 P.M., by a dance party open to gala guests and Friends of Celebrate Brooklyn.

Back in 2005 I saw David Byrne play an outsdoor show at Central Park's Summerstage. The show went on despite the rain but Bryne did slip on stage and fall. Let's hope if it rains tonight he stays on his feet.

PIXIES box set entitled MINOTAUR!

Now, these five classic releases are going to be reissued as both Limited Edition and Deluxe Edition collector's sets entitled Minotaur. Spearheaded by Jeff Anderson, founder of A+R (Artist in Residence), who has put together expansive and eye-catching versions of releases by Nine Inch Nails, Beck, and Sigur Ros - Minotaur will be available for pre-order at www.ainr.com beginning Monday, June 15, 2009. The Minotaur Deluxe Edition will retail for $175, while the Minotaur Limited Edition will be priced at $450. Wow that's pricey for no bonus material.

Celebrate Record Store Day

The original idea for Record Store Day was conceived by Chris Brown, and was founded in 2007 by Eric Levin, Michael Kurtz, Carrie Colliton, Amy Dorfman, Don Van Cleave and Brian Poehner as a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA, and hundreds of similar stores internationally. Visit www.recordstoreday.com for more info and check out the special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products that were made exclusively for the day. Hundreds of artists in the United States and in various countries across the globe make special appearances and performances.

MP3 of Les Savy Fav covering Superchunk from SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: THE COVERS!

SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: THE COVERS! will be in stores on April 7. All proceeds benefit charities handpicked by the SCORE! curators.

MP3: Les Savy Fav - Precision Auto (Superchunk cover) Download



Tracklist:
01 Quasi: "Beautiful Things" (3Ds cover)
02 Les Savy Fav: "Precision Auto" (Superchunk cover)
03 The Shins: "Plenty Is Never Enough" (Tenement Halls cover)
04 St. Vincent and the National: "Sleep All Summer" (Crooked Fingers cover)
05 Broken Social Scene: "Complications" (The Clean cover)
06 Ryan Adams: "Like a Fool" (Superchunk cover)
07 Bright Eyes: "Papa Was a Rodeo" (The Magnetic Fields cover)
08 Lavender Diamond: "New Ways of Living" (Destroyer cover)
09 The Apples in stereo: "King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 3" (Neutral Milk Hotel cover)
10 Laura Cantrell: "Cowboy on the Moon" (Lambchop cover)
11 Bill Callahan: "Santa Maria" (Versus cover)
12 Barbara Manning: "Through With People" (Portastatic cover)
13 The Mountain Goats: "Drug Life" (East River Pipe cover)
14 The New Pornographers: "Don't Destroy This Night" (The Rock*A*Teens cover)
15 Tracey Thorn and Jens Lekman: "Yeah! Oh, Yeah!" (The Magnetic Fields cover)
16 The Hive Dwellers: "My Noise" (Superchunk cover)
17 Ted Leo & the Pharmacists: "The Numbered Head" (Robert Pollard cover)
18 Okkervil River: "All You Little Suckers" (East River Pipe cover)
19 Death Cab for Cutie: "Kicked In" (Superchunk cover)
20 Times New Viking: "Neighborhood #1" (Arcade Fire cover)

Gorillaz Movie "BANANAZ" at Apple Soho tonight

If you're in NYC you should come out to the Soho Apple Store TONIGHT 6:30 PM, to see the film and a Q+A session with director Ceri Levy!

The White Stripes last musical guests on Conan O'Brien

Conan O'Brien will move to Tonight Show in May replacing Jay Leno. Tonight marked his last show with Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His friends The White Stripes came by to show their support. Meg and Jack both on guitar and vocals perfomed "We're Going To Be Friends." Jimmy Fallon will replace Conan O'Brien on March 2nd.

Premiere U2's new album No Line On The Horizon on Myspace

Today MySpace Music exclusively premiered U2's new album, No Line On The Horizon, over a week before the album hits stores around the world. Fans can visit U2's MySpace page to stream the album in its entirety for free.

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4AD's Dark Was The Night benefit Comp

Preview a few tracks above from Dark Was The Night comp which will be released on February 17th, 2009. It’s comprised of 31 exclusive tracks and it will be available as a double cd/triple vinyl/download and will benefit the Red Hot Organization – an international charity dedicated to raising money and awareness for HIV and AIDS through popular culture. They are the people responsible for albums including No Alternative, Red Hot and Blue and many more, and this is their 20th year, and this is the 20th release! Read the kevchino review here.

Dntel (aka Jimmy Tamborello of The Postal Service) releases early material

Dntel (aka Jimmy Tamborello of The Postal Service) set to release 3-disc set of early material on Phthalo Records. Check out a track below.
Loneliness is Having No One To Miss.Mp3

Brooklyn Record Riot is this Sunday!

The first two shows were packed with hip boys and girls and the legend continues to grow. Warm your musical bones at the third edition of the Brooklyn Record Riot, Sunday, February 15th at the Warsaw in Greenpoint. Over 35 well-traveled record dealers will convene over free-flowing Polish beer and kielbasa along with rare and common albums of all stripes, 45s galore, CDs and DVDs as well. Eight legendary DJs spin endless music. Admission is $3.00 from noon until 8:00 pm. Early admission at 10:00 am will set you back $20.00 but you will live with the most serious of the crate-diggers. Download that, sucka! Warsaw, 261 Driggs Ave. Greenpoint, Brooklyn. More info on irisrecs.com. Subway: L, G

Lily Allen Secret NYC Show!

Radiohead perform "15 Step" with USC band Grammy's video

Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood performed "15 Step" of In Rainbows with USC band providing the beats and brass at the 51st Grammy's tonight. Radiohead lost out for best album of the year to Robert plant Alison Krauss.

The Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique turns 20

The Beastie Boy’s second album cover pictures a corner building, which at the time was Lee's Sportswear. A lot's changed in the Lower East Side in twenty years Lee’s turned into a great restaurant named in tribute Paul's Boutique (top right thumb) in the LES. A few years ago it turned into (to above pictured) The Three Monkeys.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Paul's Boutique the album B-Boy's re-released it in a multitude of formats, the first being a digital download available exclusively on February 3 at www.beastieboys.com (which has been completely overhauled and re-designed to commemorate the re-release). The basic 320kbps digital download with 3D interactive digital artwork will be available immediately upon order.

Arcade Fire Mirror Noir DVD & Download is Released

Limited Edition DVD Pre-Order + Digital Large (Shown Above) Mirror Noir Feature + Additional DVD with extra material (including Saturday Night Live and Arcade Fire at the BBC) + accordion folded panorama and artcover, linen bound package. Plus the immediate download of large digital file. The DVD will ship no later than 3/31/2009. There are few options on the DVD packaging and you can download one of three formats of the digital DVD now at www.miroir-noir.com