David Byrne was the musical guest on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” last night. He performed “Everybody’s Coming to My House” from his album, American Utopia. The performance showed coreohraphy from Colbert and a barefoot ensemble. Byrne also appeared in a sketch as the owner of his own “giant suit emporium.” Watch it below.
Kurt Vile appears in a new “Portlandia” clip where he portrays Carrie Brownstein’s new roadie in an elaborate birthday present from Fred Armisen. Armisen reveals their new home decor, including vintage equipment, rock’n’roll memorabilia, and a venue bathroom. Watch it below.
Pussy Riot have released “Bad Apples,” a new song with Dave Sitek from Tv On the Radio. The group have shared the music video for the song which shows the destruction of many apples. The video was made by Matt Creed. Watch it below.
Mitski has announced a slew of tour dates in North America for June. She will be stopping in “American towns and cities that she doesn’t usually get to play on tour” which includes Santa Fe, Woodstock. Katie Von Schleicher and Caroline Rose are joining her on certain dates. Find the itinerary below.
The Cure have announced two releases for Record Store Day this year. The first is a vinyl pressing of the group’s remix album, Mixed Up. The second is called Torn Down (Mixed Up Extra) and features 16 new remixes. Robert Smith teased the release in 2012, saying it would feature “our favorite bands remixing Cure songs,” as BBC pointed out. The remixes were done by Robert Smith according to the Record Store Day listing. A tracklist appeared on Amazon Spain but further details have yet to be confirmed. Both releases will be at independent record stores on April 21st and will be pressed on double picture disc vinyl.
Patrick Doyle, Veronica Falls’ drummer and singer-songwriter from Boys Forever, has died at 32 for causes that have yet to be revealed. Tributes to Doyle have began to appear overnight on social media. A statement confirmed the news this afternoon on the Boys Forever Facebook page. “He was a dear son, brother, uncle and friend, and we loved him dearly,” read the statement and it requests donations to the Los Angeles LGBT Center. “His family are immensely proud of all he achieved.”
Veronica Falls bandmate Marion Herbain wrote on Instagram, “Everything hurts and it’s been hard finding the right words while dealing with feelings ranging from complete heartbreak to remorse. It hasn’t fully sunk in yet, but I’m glad I got to spend some of the best years of my life by your side, as a bandmate and a friend.” Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos tweeted, “I am heartbroken by the news of the death of my friend, Patrick Doyle. Smart, funny, a great musician…. I can’t sum up his life on here. I will miss him.”
Solange has begun working on new music. In a new story on the cover of Billboard, she revealed that she has been “jamming” with Steve Lacy from the Internet. During the interview, Solange said that she is “not interested in entertainment at this moment.” She continues saying, “That might change. There might be a moment where I decide, ‘Hey, I love the game.’ For right now, I’m not [there].”
Kelela has released a new video inspired by “The Sims” for her Take Me Apart song “Frontline.” Watch it below. Kelela developed the concept with Mischa Notcutt and Claudia Matè directed the animation and visual effects. “With this Sims-like video, I was able to tell my story in a light-hearted but dramatic way,” Kelela said in a statement to Rolling Stone. “It’s about leaving your ex with the wind in your hair while acknowledging a curiously complex feeling of pain that he has left you for a white woman.”
The soundtrack to Wes Anderson’s new film, Isle of Dogs, has been announced, as Exclaim! pointed out. It will feature a score by composer Alexandre Desplat, pieces from Japanese films Seven Samurai and Drunken Angel and songs by the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band and the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra. The soundtrack is set to be out March 30th through ABKCO. Check out the tracklist on Amazon. The film will hit theaters on March 23rd.
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