TV on the Radio Explain Themselves Again

Yesterday, we featured a stream of TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe explaining what the hell is going on in that video with the little kid playing the President and graffiti-ing TVOTR's logo on city streets. Now, here he is explaing what the hell is going on in that video with the little kid playing the President and firing everybody.

Stream: TV on the Radio: Explain "Breakdown City"

MP3: Portishead Debut Previously Unheard Tracks

Now, having broken their studio silence earlier this year with a cover of Serge Gainsbourg's "Requiem for Anna" on an album tribute to the late lascivious Frenchman, Portishead seem fully prepared to re-embrace the limelight: Their newly created MySpace page offers two previously unheard instrumental tracks, providing fans with the first original Portishead compositions since the band's 1998 self-titled sophomore album.

Portishead's Geoff Barrow is quick to state that the material is not exactly "new," calling the tracks "doodles from about 3 years ago." Nonetheless, at this point their fans seem hungry for any material not yet heard from the band, and these new tracks-- one of which, "Key Bored 299 03", is being offered for free download-- should tide them over for at least a minute.

As for the status of the forthcoming as-yet-untitled third studio album, Barrow states, "We are in the studio with tunes done but it's unlikley that we will post any new stuff just yet. We are working everyday to finish it."

MP3: Portishead: Key Bored 299 03

Infinite Mixtape #35: Califone: "The Orchids"

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#0035 > Califone: "The Orchids"
[from Roots & Crowns; Thrill Jockey]
Info: [Califone] | [MySpace] | [Thrill Jockey]

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// Previously on The Infinite Mixtape:

#0034: Beach House: "Apple Orchard"
#0033: The Thermals: "A Pillar of Salt"
#0032: Grizzly Bear: "Lullabye"
#0031: Swan Lake: "All Fires"
#0030: Killer Mike: "That's Life"
#0029: Ratatat: "Lex"
#0028: Sally Shapiro: "I'll Be by Your Side"

Junior Boys Kick Off Tour

So this is a tour. Junior Boys, whose So This Is Goodbye we kind of like (and which comes out September 12 on Domino Records), begin their previously reported tour tonight in Montreal with Cat Power/Lou Barlow collaborator Ensemble (aka Olivier Alary). The latter's self-titled debut comes out September 19 on FatCat.

After finishing the tour's North American leg at Chicago's Empty Bottle on October 8, the Boys will head over to the UK for some shows with Hot Chip. Electro-pop-o-riffic! [MORE...]

MP3: Junior Boys: In the Morning

Daft Punk, Duran Duran Head Bang! Festival

Festival season is in full effect right now, but one recently announced event just picked up the golden ticket more commonly known as Daft Punk. The Parisian duo will join newly added acts Duran Duran, Common, Tiësto, Thievery Corporation, the previously announced Modest Mouse, Gnarls Barkley, and more for the annual Bang! Music Festival in Miami, Florida.

We hope they bring the pyramid, but even more than that, we hope this blossoms into a full tour.

The day-long party is scheduled to go down on Saturday, November 11 at the city's Bicentennial Park. A full lineup is still in the works. [MORE...]

Xiu Xiu Talk Myriad Projects, Share Exclusive Video
Run marathon, write novel, cure cancer, start investment firm...

So last week we scooped you on the latest news from camp Xiu, including new albums, new videos, new tour dates, and about 62 side projects and collaborations. For a fun and enumerated list, consult said scoop here.

All caught up? Good, 'cause your Xiu-lovin' pals at Pitchfork have just talked to Jamie Stewart, who was kind enough to share a little more information about the forthcoming Xiu Xiu remixes/covers disc, new band member Ches Smith, the lasting effects of horror movies, and more.

But first! Check out the video for "Bishop, CA", one of four vids from Xiu Xiu's forthcoming The Air Force (due September 12 via 5RC). Directed by XX tour manager David Horvitz, the clip features, according to Jamie, "Super 8 [film footage] that [Horvitz] shot when he was in Israel recently, and Super 8 footage of his family that he found in a box in the closet." The results are appropriately eerie; view it by clicking on our exclusive download here. [MORE...]

Video: Xiu Xiu: Bishop, CA

Serena Maneesh Prep New Single, Podcast

Just before embarking on an extensive tour of both Europe and North America, Serena Maneesh have revealed that on October 2, they will release a new single, "Sapphire Eyes", through Playlouderecordings on CD, 7", and digital download formats. In celebration, the Oslo crew will throw a launch party at London's Madame Jojo's White Heat event this Saturday.

The group's trek has been rearranged quite a bit since we last reported, as touring partners Film School backed out to make time to record and sort out a member change. Serena Maneesh will instead make their way across the States alongside Evangelicals and Woven Hand.

Finally, the band has uploaded the latest installment in its podcast with a mini-documentary. The work features exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of SM recording their debut record, pictures from their tour with the Dandy Warhols, and more. %FULL ARTICLE%

Single tracklisting:

CD:

01 Sapphire Eyes (single version)
02 Sapphire Eyes (Tony Doogan remix)
03 Candlelighted (Kosmische remix)
04 Sapphire Eyes (Lynch Mod alt. edit)

7":

01 Sapphire Eyes (single version)
02 Candlighted (Kosmische remix)

Dates:

08-26 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-27 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-29 London, England - Madame Jojo's (White Heat) *
09-01 Oslo, Norway - Café Mono
09-02 Hamar, Norway - Hamar Music Festival
09-08 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom #^
09-10 Boston, MA - Middle East ^
09-12 Montreal, Quebec - La Salla Rosa ^
09-13 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace ^
09-14 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick ^
09-15 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium ^
09-16 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue ^
09-19 Portland, OR - Neumos ^%
09-20 Portland, OR - Berbati's ^%&
09-21 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill ^%@
09-23 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour ^%@
09-24 Phoenix, AZ - Hollywood Alley ^%
09-26 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
09-27 Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck ^%
09-28 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves ^%
09-29 Austin, TX - Emo's %|
09-30 Houston, TX - Proletariat ^%
10-01 New Orleans, LA - Republic ^%
10-02 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn ^%
10-03 Chapel Hill, NC - Cat's Cradle ^%
10-04 Falls Church, VA - State Theater ^%
10-05 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church %+
10-06 New York, NY - Warsaw

* with the Early Years, Thought Forms
# with Asobi Seksu
^ with Evangelicals
% with Woven Hand
& with the Sun the Sea!
@ with Midnight Movies
| with Magnolia Electric Co.
+ with Bardo Pond

Video: Serena Maneesh: Drain Cosmetics

TV on the Radio Explain Themselves (Sorta)

Stream: TV on the Radio: Explain

Exclusive: Stills to Take on North America

MP3: The Stills: Destoyer (Demo)

Castanets and Jana Hunter Tour by Sailboat

MP3: Castanets: All That I Know
Stream: Jana Hunter: Various songs
MP3: Peter and the Wolf: The Fall

The Raconteurs to Tour With Bob Dylan

Well I'll be-- Jack White's Raconteurs are racking up some big time opportunities. As previously reported, the group will play the Vegoose Festival on Halloween weekend and "host" MTV's VMAs a week from today...but that doesn't mean we saw their recently announced tour dates with Bob Dylan coming. Last thing we heard, dude was hating on all contemporary music.

But next thing we know, the Raconteurs have tacked on a handful of November tour dates alongside Dylan, who, of course, has a record, Modern Times, on its way via Columbia come August 29.

Prior to kicking things off with the Raconteurs, however, Dylan will spend close to a month on the road with Kings of Leon and the Foo Fighters trading off on support duties. [MORE...]

Video: The Raconteurs: Hands

Revealed: White Stripes on "The Simpsons"

MTV.com has uncovered an image of the White Stripes on the September 17 episode of "The Simpsons". As you can see, the animators chose to depict mustachioed, late-period Jack, rather than early, baby fat Jack. But he's still pretty cute.

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