Who would have thought Kermie, Animal, and Cookie Monster were the next supergroup?
That thought never crossed my mind until I watched this unofficial video for LCD Soundsystem’s Dance Yrself Clean, arguably the best song on This is Happening. And even though it’s quite obvious that Henson and Co. had nothing to do with this production, I tip my hat to director and producer, Javier Douglas.
Enjoy!
Mr. Donald Glover is hitting the road this Spring for the IAMDONALD Tour.
The shows will be a combination of standup comedy and hip hop, courtesy of Glover’s hip hop alter ego, Childish Gambino (debut EP is out March 8th!). Also, be sure to check out the brand new video for Freaks and Geeks.
Childish Gambino – New Prince (Crown on the Ground)
16-Apr Ames, IA – Iowa State Center
18-Apr Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre
19-Apr Salt Lake City, UT – Vertigo at the Complex
21-Apr Seattle, WA – Neumos
22-Apr Vancouver, BC – The Rio Theatre
23-Apr Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
26-Apr Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up
27-Apr Los Angeles, CA – The Music Box (Henry Fonda Theatre)
28-Apr San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
30-Apr Las Vegas, NV – Hard Rock Café
2-May Dallas, TX – The Loft
3-May Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Studio
4-May Austin, TX – Emo’s Alternative Lounge – Outside
6-May Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
8-May Washington, DC – Black Cat
9-May Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
10-May New York, NY – The Bowery Ballroom
11-May Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
13-May Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
14-May Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
16-May Toronto, ONT – The Opera House
17-May Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
18-May Chicago, IL – Park West
19-May Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
Tune in today (2/24) at 11:15am (pst) for a live studio performance by Adele on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic.
Adele’s latest, 21, is out now (grab it here).
The Vaccines are a London-based atl-rock band that just recently formed in 2010, but has quite a bit of buzz heading into 2011.
The band released their demo If You Wanna in the Summer of 2010, which received high praise from the BBC’s Zane Low (he named it as his “Hottest Record In The World” on 18 August 2010). Their debut single, Wreckin’ Bar (Ra Ra Ra), was released back in November and reached number 157 on the UK Singles Chart and was named “Track of the Day” by Q Magazine (pretty impressive, considering the track is a mere 1 minute and 24 seconds long). And earlier this year, the band placed third in the BBC’s Sound of 2011 poll.
They’ve been compared to the likes of the Ramones, Jesus and Mary Chain, and The Strokes (I think it was Spin magazine that described them as the ‘British Strokes’). The band describes their influences as “50s rock ‘n’ roll, ’60s garage and girl groups, ’70s punk, ’80s American hardcore, C86 and good pop music”.
Their debut album, What Did You Expect From the Vaccines?, is set for release March 21st (grab it here) and they’re heading out on tour later this month (dates and info here).
The Vaccines – If You Wanna
The Vaccines – Wreckin’ Bar (Ra Ra Ra)
Here are the tunes making my work week that much more enjoyable.
Enjoy!
Fever Ray – Seven (The Twelves Remix)
More Fever Ray here. More Twelves here.
Hoodie Allen – Dreams Up
More Hoodie Allen here.
Pepper Rabbit – Older Brother
More Pepper Rabbit here.
Radiohead – Codex
More Radiohead here.
Theophilus London – Pyromiltia
More Theophilus here.