New Track – The Kooks : Hold On

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Chegg out a  groovy new R&B track from The Kooks – off their eagerly anticipated album  Listen produced by young hip hop pioneer Inflo. The album officially  drops September 2nd via Astralwerks.

New Video – Tweens : Forever

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Bridget Battle’s last band might have been a high school choir, but the 21-year-old singer for Cincinnati’s Tweens is no goody two shoes. Look no further for proof than their forthcoming Self-TitledLP, the punk-tinged debut from the trash-pop trio—Battle on vocals and guitar, Peyton Copes on bass and Jerri Queen on drums—that showcases a melodic, driven and exceedingly catchy sound that’s anything but well behaved.

New Video – Syd Arthur : Garden of Time

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SydArthur1200x820Watch the official video for “Garden of Time” from Sound Mirror, the second album from British psychedelic band Syd Arthur. Preorder here: http://smarturl.it/sydarthur

Milk Gallery Presents : Dog Dance

Posted in New Art, Photography

BradElterman_MilkGallery_-16 BradElterman_MilkGallery_-4 BradElterman_MilkGallery_-9“You can practically smell the cigarettes and the booze wafting up from a Brad Elterman photograph. Even his recent photos look like they’re from the wild, coked-up ’70s in which he made his mark as a teenage rock ‘n roll photographer who partied with Joan Jett, rolled with The Ramones and occasionally bluffed his way into exclusive Hawaii sail boat shoots with Peter Frampton.

On Wednesday, April 23, Milk Gallery will bring the party to 450 West 15th street with Dog Dance, a collection of Brad’s iconic work that effortlessly captures the gritty glamour of the late ’70s and early ’80s that’s so often imitated today. Brad was friends with everyone who was anyone and those he wasn’t close with, he’d find them at a party and shoot them anyway. Those were the days when rock stars didn’t care about public relations or crafting a brand. When Brad was around, Steve Jones would grab his crotch in an LA apartment building pool shortly after the break up of the Sex Pistols, and Bob Dylan would show off his new friend, some nobody actor named Robert DeNiro.

We didn’t all get to live through the ’70s, but from April 23 through May 18, we can get the next best thing from the man who lived and captured it all.” (Milk Made)

Photography by Brad Elterman

Governors Ball Founders on The Exchange

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Rob Cox, host of The Exchange, sits down with the founders of the Governors Ball music festival to discuss the economics of organizing three days of rock and roll on an island off the city of New York.

Free Download – Twin Shadow : To The Top

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Download the new Twin Shadow single – To The Top  here.

New Track – The Pains of Being Pure at Heart : Eurydice

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Today The Pains of Being Pure at Heart share the anthemic new track “Eurydice,” the second official single from the band’s eagerly anticipated third LP – Days of Abandon, out May 13 via Yebo in North America and via Fierce Panda in the UK/EU on June 2. The album is also now available to pre-order via iTunes. The band heads back out on tour at the end of this month, and will wrap its North American run of shows with a homecoming gig at Bowery Ballroom. Watch a six-song set the band did for WNYC last week right here. And in case you missed it, check out the video for the album’s first single, “Simple and Sure.”

New Track – Yann Tiersen : Midsummer Evening

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A Midsummer Evening is the first track from Yann Tiersen’s richly, textured, upcoming album, ∞ (Infinity) –  out on Mute Records May 2oth.

“The idea was to start with toy instruments as a reference to my early works, then manipulate the sounds electronically. Then I added a new layer of acoustic instrumentation, and repeated the same process. Finally I repeated the process once more with strings, so the whole album was a constant back and forth from acoustic to electronic to digital, and then back to analogue.” (Yann Tiersen)

 The new track is streaming below.

New Video – Screaming Females : Boyfriend

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“Boyfriend” is from Screaming Females first ever live album, Live At The Hideout, recorded over two nights in Chicago, IL by Steve Albini. Music video Edited and Directed by Mark Pallman.

Aakash Nihalani x Know Hope in Brooklyn

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New York Street artist Aakash Nihalani is back! and collaborating on some amazing new work called “Uncornered” with the great Know Hope in Brooklyn,

Pics via Unurth

New Mural from Nelio x MART

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New Mural from Nelio x MART in Palermo, Buenos Aires.

Pics by The Artist

New Mural Project for VIAVAI from Basik

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basik-omnia-mutantur-new-mural-for-viavai-project-02 basik-omnia-mutantur-new-mural-for-viavai-project-03New project entitled “Omnia Mutantur” -a Latin phrase meaning “everything changes –from  Basik for VIAVAI – an urban Life and Art Festival from February  to August in the area of ​​Salento, Italy. via [ ilgorgo.com ]

Pics by Matthew Bandiello

 

GovBall Announces Single Day Lineup

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Want first dibs on single day tickets? If you have a Citi card you can buy them in advance: tomorrow, Wednesday, April 2 at 10:00am EST. All you need to do is enter the first 6 digits of your Citi credit or debit card to unlock your special promo. Tickets can be found HERE.

ON-SALE TIMING AND PRICING INFO

  • Citi Pre-Sale starts at 10:00am EST tomorrow, Wednesday, April 2.
  • General On-Sale is at 12:00pm (Noon) EST on Friday, April 4. BE READY. Single day tickets are limited in quantity.

Single day tickets are $100 + $15 in fees, while 3-day tickets (which are selling fast) are just $230 + $20 in fees. If our arithmetic is correct, that means you can attend a 3rd day for an additional $20. The choice is yours, make the right one.

Julian Casablancas + The Voidz unveil new music in video interview

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Julian-Casablancas-The-Strokes-640x422Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas introduced his new band The Voidz in this VHS-style video interview, which you can watch below.

New Video – Bleachers : I wanna Get Better

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bleachers-i-wanna-get-better-featuredBleachers‘ debut single I Wanna Get Better is set for a July 14th UK release.  The as-yet-untitled debut album will follow on August 4th though Columbia records. Watch the new video, directed by Lena Durham (Girls) :

New Video – Small Black : Real People

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Small-Black-Real-People-608x608Small Black has released a video for “Real People”, the title track off of their forthcoming 12″ EP. Helmed by Nick Bentgen, this video perpetuates the off-beat beauty from Bentgen and Small Black’s previous joint venture for “Breathless”. Bentgen described the concept behind the video and working with Small Black:

Stream Real People EP via SPIN

A Series of New Pieces from Mobstr in New York

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After a long period of silence, Mobstr  is back and offering a new series of interventions on the streets of New York.

Pics by The Artist

 

New Murals from Broken Fingaz in London

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Israeli collective Broken Fingaz returns to Europe with a new stage in London,

Pics by The Artist

 

New Mural from Elian

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Elian unveils new mural called “Heavy Distribution” in Córdoba, Argentina. 
Thanks to The Artist for The Pics

 

The latest Mural Project from Basik

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Another great mural project from Basik entitled “Eraclia” in the territory of Racale, Italy – inspired by the genesis of the emblem of the city in his signature style. .  via [ ilgorgo.com ]

Pics by Matthew Bandiello