Grimes cancels tour dates due to hearing issues - 10.16.2012


Canadian electro-pop artist Grimes has canceled a series of tour dates in support of new album Visions as a result of some potential hearing issues. On Twitter, the Montreal artist said: "Hey guys, so sorry 4 the cancelled shows. im having trouble w hearing loss, tinnitus & am trying 2 stay away from loud music 4 a bit -_-"

For now, her U.S. dates are still on.

Tour:

10/17 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore
10/19 Calgary, Alberta - Saits The Gateway
10/20 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Louis Pub
10/22 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
10/26 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
10/28 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg

M83, White Stripes, Bowie, Beach Boys top Record Store Day Black Friday releases - 10.16.2012


Record Store Day has posted the list of upcoming Black Friday exclusives for the after-Thanksgiving shopping event. On Nov. 23, a bunch of amazing artists will issue rare and limited vinyl releases, including names as big as Bob Dylan and David Bowie. Here's the full list, and below are some of the highlights.

-Band of Horses - Sonic Ranch Sessions (Columbia)
-Beach Boys - "Surfin' Safari" b/w "Isn't It Time" 10" (Capitol)
-Bert Jansch - Blackwater Side (Spiritual Pajamas)
-Bob Dylan - "Duquesne Whistle" b/w "Meet Me in the Morning" 7" (Columbia)
-Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Various 7" singles (Sundazed)
-David Bowie - "The Jean Genie" 12" picture disc (Virgin)
-Lee Hazlewood - You Turned My Head Around: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1967-1970 7" box set (Light in the Attic)
-Leonard Cohen / Jeff Buckley - "Hallelujah" 7" (Legacy)
-M83 - "Reunion" Remix 12" (Mute)
-Mogwai - A Wretched Virile Lore Remix LP (Sub Pop)
-My Morning Jacket - "It Makes No Difference" 10" (ATO)
Nirvana: Incesticide (UMe)
-The Shins - "No Way Down" / "Fall of '82" (Swift Sessions) 7" (Columbia)
-Toro Y Moi - "So Many Details" b/w "So Many Details Remix" (ft. Hodgy Beats) 7" (Carpark)
-Various Artists - Death May Be Your Santa Claus CD/12" [classic blues holiday LP] (Sony)
-Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground & Nico deluxe reissue (Universal)
-White Stripes - "Fell in Love With a Girl" b/w "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself" (Dusty Springfield Cover) 7" (Third Man)
-White Stripes - "Hotel Yorba" [Live at Hotel Yorba] b/w "Rated X" (Loretta Lynn cover) [Live at Hotel Yorba] 7" (Third Man)
-White Stripes - "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" b/w "Stop Breaking Down" (Robert Johnson Cover) 7" (Third Man)

New releases: 10/16 - 10.16.2012


Today brings with it another long list of great new albums, including the first new music in ten years from the mighty Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and other titles in all caps. Here's what's out today, at your local shop and at Insound.

Daphni - JIAOLONG
Mac DeMarco - 2
Benjamin Gibbard - Former Lives
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - ALLELUJAH! DON'T BEND! ASCEND!
Jason Lytle - Dept. of Disappearance
Matmos - Ganzfield EP
Pinback - Information Retrieved
Tamaryn - Tender New Signs

Stream the new Pig Destroyer album - 10.16.2012


NPR has been on the ball of late with metal premieres, and this week is more evidence of that, as the venerable non-profit news organization is hosting a stream of Book Burner, the new album by D.C. grindcore titans Pig Destroyer, out Oct. 23.

Stream it here.

Video: Bon Iver - "Beth/Rest" - 10.16.2012
You can't stop Justin Vernon. Bon Iver's self-titled album came out more than a year ago, won a Grammy, and still keeps launching new videos. The latest, for space-age ballad "Beth/Rest," focuses on two people in some kind of enchanted forest, with lots of magical lighting and artsy pajamas. You'll either find it charming, or it will reinforce all the negative stereotypes you hold about Bon Iver. Watch the clip, directed by Justin Vernon and Dan Huiting, below.