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Black Keys Say They Are Ready for New Album

The Black Keys have stated that they are ready to begin work on their new album.

Drummer Patrick Carney said that he and Dan Auerbach wanted to start working on a new album as a follow-up to their last album, Turn Blue right away. However, Carney acknowledged that these plans will likely be held up by their touring.

“I think if it were up to Dan and I, and we didn’t have to consider the fact that we need to complete the full tour circuit, we’d probably be back in the studio in January, I think by the time this record came out we were ready to make another one. We started the band because we wanted to make albums,” he added. “We wanted to make one record, and then we found out we had to tour. We didn’t play our first show ’til after our first record was recorded, so it’s always been about making records, and it’s been a process in growing to become good performers.” Carney said.

Carney also stated about the new album: “It’s not like we have an idea of what direction we want to go in or anything. I’d like our next record to be… I don’t want to go somewhere too pre-planned. We always want to go somewhere different.”

Julian Casablancas and the Voidz Confirmed New Album

Julian Casablancas and The Voidz confirmed details about their first album, Tyranny.

The band, whose frontman is the Strokes, Julian Casablancas, are planned to release their album on September 23 of this year. Tyranny is the followup to Casablancas’ solo album, Phrazes For The Young.

The LP will come out on Casablancas’ Cult Records and will be available as a USB drive that is shaped like a cigarette lighter. The band has released an eleven-minute new song entitled “Human Sadness” which can be heard on iTunes.

Members of The Voidz are, Jeramy Gritter (guitar), Amir Yaghmai (guitar), Jeff Kite (keyboard), Jake Bercovici (bass) and Alex Carapetis (drums).

When speaking about the album title, Casablancas stated: “Tyranny has come in many forms throughout history. Now, the good of business is put above anything else, as corporations have become the new ruling body. Most decisions seem to be made like ones of a medieval king: whatever makes profit while ignoring and repressing the truth about whatever suffering it may cause (like pop music, for that matter).”

The band plans on a US tour in October and November.

Tyranny tracklist:
“Take Me in Your Army”
“Crunch Punch”
“M.utually A.ssured D.estruction”
“Human Sadness”
“Where No Eagles Fly”
“Father Electricity”
“Johan Von Bronx”
“Business Dog”
“Xerox”
“Dare I Care”
“Nintendo Blood”
“Off to War…”

Radiohead Releases Snippets of New Music

Earlier this year, Radiohead released an audio-visual mobile app, PolyFauna which is inspired by the album, The King of Limbs. Recently, the app was give a major makeover, with new visuals and previously unreleased music.

As Rolling Stone pointed out, the app has soundscapes where you can hear Thom Yorke harmonizing alongside with an atmospheric beat.

The update for the app could kick off a possibly busy month for the band. Jonny Greenwood said Radiohead were planning on meeting in September to begin recording their ninth studio album.

Cold War Kids Announce New Album

Cold War Kids, an indie rock band from California have set a release date for their latest album, Hold My Home, October 27. Formed in 2004, the band, Nathan Willett, Matt Maust, Dan Gallucci, Joe Plummer and Matthew Schwartz, have had four albums under their belt thus far.

The band’s fifth LP is made up of 11 tracks (listed below) and they are currently streaming “First” and the song “All This Could Be Yours.”

Tracklisting:

‘All This Could Be Yours’
‘First’
‘Hot Coals’
‘Drive Desperate’
‘Hotel Anywhere’
‘Go Quietly’
‘Nights & Weekends’
‘Hold My Home’
‘Flower Drum Song’
‘Harold Bloom’
‘Hear My Baby Call’

River Cuomo to Star in Sitcom About His Life

Weezer frontman, River Cuomo, is set to star in a sitcom about his own life. The one-camera sitcom, entitled Detour, was funded for a pilot by Fox. The show will be written and executive produced by Steve Franks, who also wrote for Psych, popular detective show.

The show will revolve around the singer who walked away the spotlight to focus on what life would have been if he was not famous. The show is somewhat autobiographical and includes life events such as him attending Harvard from 1995 to 2006 on and off. Cuomo took a break from his music career to focus on finishing his English major eight years ago. During that time, he lived in dorms and ate in the cafeteria.

The show will revolve him and his group of friends.

Also, earlier today (August 28), Weezer released a snippet from a new song from their upcoming album, Everything Will Be Alright In The End. The album is due out on October 7.

Bob Dylan Announces Extensive Tour

With the release of a new studio album coming out soon and The Basement Tapes anthology, Bob Dylan has announced an extensive tour in support of the two. The songwriter announced dates going through early December as part of his Never Ending tour. Dylan will perform multi-night residencies in various cities.

Dylan’s new LP is rumored to be named Shadows in the Night. The album is expected to release sometime this year. The Basement Tapes Complete is set to come out on November 4th.

2014 Tour Dates:
10/17 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
10/18 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
10/19 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
10/21 – Portland, OR @ Keller Auditorium
10/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Dolby Theatre
10/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Dolby Theatre
10/26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Dolby Theatre
10/28 – Oakland, CA @ Paramount Theatre
10/29 – Oakland, CA @ Paramount Theatre
10/30 – Oakland, CA @ Paramount Theatre
11/01 – Denver, CO @ Bellco Theatre
11/04 – Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
11/05 – Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
11/06 – Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
11/08 – Chicago, IL @ Cadillac Palace Theatre
11/09 – Chicago, IL @ Cadillac Palace Theatre
11/10 – Chicago, IL @ Cadillac Palace Theatre
11/12 – Cleveland, OH @ State Theatre
11/14 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
11/15 – Providence, RI @ Providence Performing Arts Center
11/17 – Toronto, ON @ Sony Center
11/18 – Toronto, ON @ Sony Center
11/21 – Philadelphia, PA @ Academy of Music
11/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Academy of Music
11/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Academy of Music
11/25 – Washington, DC @ DAR Constitution Hall
11/26 – Newark, NJ @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center
11/28 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
11/29 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
12/01 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
12/02 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre

Further Kings of Leon Shows Have Been Cancelled After Drummer is Injured in Accident

Kings Of Leon have cancelled more further shows after the band’s bus accident that injured drummer, Nathan Followill earlier this month.

The band cancelled all live shows until August 28th. Followill now has confirmed that the band has cancelled two more shows to give Followill time for recovery. Earlier this month, Followill was in an accident as a pedestrian “jumped in front” of their tour bus. He tweeted today to tell fans that extra shows have been cancelled.

Prince to Release Two Albums on September 30th

Four years since Prince’s last album, 20Ten, thus the longest time he spent between releases in his career. Prince, making up for the time, two new LPs. Both will be released on September 30th.

ART OFFICIAL AGE has a13-song tracklist and is a solo album. Prince has previewed tracks such as “BREAKDOWN”, “BREAKFAST CAN WAIT”, “THIS COULD BE US”, and “FUNKNROLL” over the last year or two.

PLECTRUMELECTRUM is the debut album from Prince and his new band, 3rdEyeGirl. The LP has12 track. Out of the songs, Prince has debuted “PRETZELBODYLOGIC” and “FIXURLIFEUP”.

You can pre-order both albums are available on Prince’s website. Alongside the pre-order, you receive an entry for a trip to a Prince concert in Paisley Park.

ART OFFICIAL AGE Tracklist:
01. ART OFFICIAL CAGE
02. CLOUDS
03. BREAKDOWN
04. THE GOLD STANDARD
05. U KNOW
06. BREAKFAST CAN WAIT
07. THIS COULD BE US
08. WHAT IT FEELS LIKE
09. affirmation I & II
10. WAY BACK HOME
11. FUNKNROLL
12. TIME
13. affirmation II

PLECTRUMELECTRUM Tracklist:
01. WOW
02. PRETZELBODYLOGIC
03. AINTTURNINROUND
04. PLECTRUMELECTRUM
05. WHITECAPS
06. FIXURLIFEUP
07. BOYTROUBLE
08. STOPTHISTRAIN
09. ANOTHERLOVE
10. TICKTACTOE
11. MARZ
12. FUNKNROLL

Jack White Covers Beck’s “Devil’s Haircut”

At his show in San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Friday, Jack White covered Beck’s single “Devil’s Haircut.”.

He covered the song during a medley with song “Sixteen Saltines.”

Beck and White have begun collaborating recently, as Beck released the single, “I Just Started Hating Some People Today,” off of White’s record label, Third Man Records, in May.

White is featured on Beck’s recent album, Song Reader, on the song, “I’m Done.” The album also features musicians performing the songs Beck released as just sheet music. Musicians such as Laura Marling, Jarvis Cocker, Sparks and Jack Black are all featured on the album.

“Devil’s Haircut” is one of many covers White has performed on tour in support of his most recent album, Lazaretto.

Coldplay Releases New Music Video

British rock band, Coldplay, released, on their Facebook page, the music video for their third single, “True Love.” The song and video are from their latest album, Ghost Stories, which was released in May. Lead singer Chris Martin has recently said that Coldplay is working on a new record. Martin said, “We knew we wanted to make this thing called Ghost Stories, and then make something else, we have an idea, then we’re gonna go on tour after that.”

Martin Also stated in a recent interview with AltNation on SiriusXM that they did not tour as extensively following Ghost Stories as previous tours because it does not have the type of sound that could suit a tour.