Beastie Boys have a lot of unreleased material, says Mario C - 06.14.2012


Mario Caldato, Jr., famed producer of Beastie Boys albums like Ill Communication and Check Your Head, told NME in an interview that the Beastie Boys have a large vault of material that has yet to be released.

Per Caldato, the material spans from Paul's Boutique to Hello Nasty, and could eventually see release. It might not happen soon, however.

“We'll take it slowly,” Caldato told NME. “No one’s thinking of doing anything right away. It's too soon.”

In the aftermath of Adam Yauch's untimely passing, any news of this sort is good news.

Mount Eerie announces second album of 2012 - 06.14.2012


Mount Eerie recently released Clear Moon, a continuation of Phil Elverum's exploration of dark, haunting ambient and folk sounds. Yet there's more where that came from! On Sept. 4, Elverum will release another full-length album, titled Ocean Roar. It's presented as something of a companion record to its recent predecessor, but whatever the case, it'll likely be vintage Elverum.

Tracklist:

1. Pale Lights
2. Ocean Roar
3. Ancient Times
4. instrumental
5. Waves
6. Engel Der Luft (Popol Vuh)
7. I Walked Home Beholding
8. instrumental

Video: Passion Pit - "Take a Walk" - 06.14.2012
The first video from Passion Pit's new album, Gossamer, follows a bouncing ball through Philadelphia. It uses some high-tech helicam technology, and is pretty darn cool. The video was directed by David Wilson and made in partnership with The Creators Project. Watch it below.

David Byrne and St. Vincent announce collaborative album - 06.14.2012


David Byrne and St. Vincent's Annie Clark have been working together recently, though the end result of that collaboration has been somewhat guarded until today. On Sept. 11, Byrne and Clark will release Love This Giant, via 4AD. The album contains 12 tracks, ten written together, with one additional track from each songwriter.

The Dap-Kings and Antibalas guest on "The One Who Broke Your Heart." The duo is also touring together this fall. Check out the tracklist, tour dates and new track "Who," below.

Tracklist:

1 Who
2 Weekend in the Dust
3 Dinner for Two
4 Ice Age
5 I Am an Ape
6 The Forest Awakes
7 I Should Watch TV
8 Lazarus
9 Optimist
10 Lightning
11 The One Who Broke Your Heart (ft. The Dap-Kings and Antibalas)
12 Outside of Space & Time

Tour:

9/15 Minneapolis, MN - State Theater
9/16 Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater
9/18 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
9/20 Toronto, Ontario - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
9/21 Montreal, Quebec - Eglise St-Jean Baptiste (POP Montreal)
9/23 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
9/25 New York, NY - Beacon Theater
9/26 New York, NY - Beacon Theater
9/27 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theater
9/29 Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Park
9/30 N. Bethesda MD - The Music Center at Strathmore
10/2 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
10/3 Atlanta, GA - Cobb Energy Center
10/5 Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall
10/6 Houston, TX - Hobby Center
10/7 Dallas, TX - McFarlin Memorial Auditorium (SMU)
10/10 San Diego, CA - Humphrey's
10/11 Santa Barbara, CA - Arlington Theatre
10/12 Costa Mesa, CA - Segerstrom Theater for the Arts
10/13 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater
10/15 San Francisco, CA - Orpheum Theatre
10/17 Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
10/18 Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Auditorium
10/20 Vancouver, British Columbia - Centre in Vancouver for the Performing Arts

Shellac to curate ATP festival - 06.14.2012


All Tomorrow's Parties has announced a second winter festival in the UK this year, which will take place a week prior to the one curated by The National. The weekend of Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, an ATP curated by Shellac, will take place at Camber Sands Holiday Centre. This marks Shellac's third turn at curating the fest, after having done so in 2002 and 2004.

Shellac is headlining, though no other acts have yet been announced, although the full lineup will feature 35 artists.