Last night, Vic Mensa performed his song “16 Shots” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. Mensa was also accompanied on stage by dancers dressed as police in riot gear, who he begins struggling near the end of the song. Mensa also abruptly stopped short to monologue.
“I’m a young black man from Chicago and I’m tired of not being able to trust the police,” he said. “I don’t want to see another 17-year-old kid like Laquan McDonald murdered in the street. So when I hear a candidate talking about law and order, and stop and frisk as the answer to our problems… You don’t know our problems in Chicago, and you damn sure don’t speak for us. Tomorrow we have the biggest election of our lifetime. You gotta get out and vote against hate, because Donald Trump is a racist and if you don’t vote, racism wins.” Watch the performance below.
The supergroup made up of Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell, Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, and Mike McCready, and the drummer Matt Cameron, Temple of the Dog, have reunited for a tour to support the 25th-anniversary reissue of their 1991 self-titled debut album. They started the reunion tour last night in Philadelphia. Watch footage from the concert below. Consequence of Sound points out they played 23 songs. Their setlist included songs from the band’s discography and covers of David Bowie, Mother Love Bone, Harry Nilsson, Led Zeppelin, Syd Barrett, the Cure, and Black Sabbath.
ANOHNI has released a new video for the title track of his 2016 HOPELESSNESS. It was directed by Alex Carver and the film shows “the fever dream of an anonymous corporate woman” where the “distant past and distant futures are irrationally fused in a bizarre, iconic vision of martyrdom where animals are citizens and people are drones,” according to a statement from Carver. Watch the video below.
Foxygen have announced their follow-up to 2014’s …And Star Power. It is called Hang and it is set to be out January 20th through Jagjaguwar. The band have shared the music video for a song from the album called “Follow the Leader.” The video which is directed by Cameron Dutra, who also directed their “San Francisco” video, is filled with choreographed sequences with a bunch of backup dancers in a park. Watch it below. Foxygen also announced tour dates in support of Hang.
Every song on the album have a symphony orchestra as “America” and “Follow the Leader” hinted at. Trey Pollard arranged and conducted the group and Matthew E. White arranged additional arrangements. The album features appearances from Steven Drozd and the Lemon Twigs from the Flaming Lips.
The album is available through a Jagjaguwar bundle, which is packed with a flexi-disc which features demo versions of “Follow the Leader” and “On Lankershim.” The first 50 pre-orders come with an autographed piece of sheet music from the recording sessions.
Hang:
01 Follow the Leader
02 Avalon
03 Mrs. Adams
04 America
05 On Lankershim
06 Upon a Hill
07 Trauma
08 Rise Up
Foxygen:
11-09 London, England – Oslo
12-01 Brooklyn, NY – Rough Trade
03-21 Richmond, VA – The National
03-22 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
03-24 New York, NY – Terminal 5
03-25 Boston, MA – The Paradise
03-26 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
03-28 Toronto, Ontario – Opera House
03-30 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
03-31 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
04-01 Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
04-02 Minneapolis, MN – First Ave
04-04 Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
04-05 Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
04-07 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
04-08 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda
04-09 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
04-11 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
04-13 Dallas, TX – Trees
04-14 Austin, TX – The Mohawk
04-15 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
04-17 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks
04-18 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
04-19 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
04-20 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
Panda Bear played a new mix on Sirius XMU around the release of Animal Collective’s newest album Painting With earlier this year. The mix is now available to stream. It includes music from Bobby Hutcherson, Pender Street Steppers, Kyle Hall, and others. Listen to it below.
Panda Bear is currently touring with Animal Collective in support of Painting With. Find the rest of their dates below.
Animal Collective:
11-02 New York, NY – Terminal 5
11-03 Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live!
11-04 Richmond, VA – The National
11-05 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
11-07 Tallahassee, FL – The Moon
11-08 Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
11-10 Miami Beach, FL – The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason
11-11 Orlando, FL – The Beacham Theatre
11-12 Jacksonville, FL – Mavericks
11-14 New Orleans, LA – The Civic Theatre
11-15 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
11-16 Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
11-19-20 Mexico City, Mexico – Corona Capital Festival
A letter that John Lennon wrote to Queen Elizabeth II has been found inside a record sleeve from a £10 car boot haul. The finder, who remains anonymous, purchased the record 20 years ago but he only recently found the note inside the sleeve.
As BBC News reports, the note may have been a draft of the actual letter Lennon sent in 1969, which still is in the Royal archive. The finder learned of its worth,£60,000, when he took it to a valuation day at The Beatles Story in Liverpool on Wednesday. The draft could have been gotten rid of because of a smudge on the signature, which is visible in the image of it above.
In the letter, Lennon explains why he was returning his MBE and that it was in protest against Britain’s involvement in the Nigerian Civil War. He also says that the UK’s “support of America in Vietnam” and “Cold Turkey slipping down the charts” are reasons for his protest.
Conor Oberst appeared on last night’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” as the musical guest. He played “Till St. Dymphna Kicks Us Out” and “Gossamer Thin” from his latest album, Ruminations. Watch his performance below. Along with the release of Oberst’s new solo album, the Bright Eyes catalogue was reissued recently as a box set.
Pity Sex have announced that they are going to be taking an indefinite hiatus. The announcement comes after the departure of guitarist Britty Drake earlier this year and the release of their most recent album, White Hot Moon. The band released a video for “Burden You,” a single from White Hot Moon. The video was made by Playlab, Inc. and directed by Daniel Antebi. Watch it below. The band wrote on Twitter:
We'll be taking an indefinite hiatus from this project. Thank you for all the support. See you on the other side.
Barbagallo is the project of Julien Barbagallo, the French musician who also plays drums in Tame Impala. He is releasing a new album this week called Grand Chien, and is set to be out October 28 through Arista France. Grand Chien is Barbagallo’s second album under his own name; his debut as Barbagallo was Amor de Lonh in 2014. Find the full tracklist below and the cover artwork for the new album above. Also, find the music video for “Oubliez-moi” below.
Grand Chien:
01 Nouveau Sidobre
02 Mungibeddu
03 Pas Grand Monde
04 Dernier Pays
05 Longue La Nuit
06 Le Carquois Tchadien
07 Moitié De Moi
08 L’ami Me Dit
09 Oubliez-moi
10 La Vérité
King Krule performed at the Growlers’ Beach Goth festival over the weekend, with Bon Iver, Justice, James Blake, and more. King Krule performed a new song during their set, watch it out below. According to fans at the show, Archy Marshall announced that a new King Krule record is on its way. He also released a new album, A New Place 2 Drown, under his real name last December.
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