Adult Swim has announced a new TV special with Eric Andre. “Eric Andre Does Paris” will premiere on Monday, February 19th at 12:15 a.m. Eastern time. According to a press release, it will show André “[hitting] the streets of Paris, France to ponder existential questions with French people.” André created, co-wrote, and executive-produced the special and it is directed by Kitao Sakurai, who works on “The Eric Andre Show.”
Fleetwood Mac are the honorees at tonight’s MusiCares Person of the Year tribute at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. Lorde and Haim both paid tribute to the band with their performing covers. Lorde performed “Silver Springs,” while Haim played “Gypsy.” Watch below.
Haim have released a new live video of “Night So Long” directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The video, shot at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, switches from Haim performing the song in the empty venue and in front of a massive crowd. Watch it below.
The video game “Shadow of the Colossus” remains one of the most popular gamees to come out on the PlayStation 2. It was especially known for it’s soundtrack by Kow Otani. The soundtrack is being issued on vinyl for the first time to go along with the game’s upcoming remake for PlayStation 4. The soundtrack has been “enhanced with additional orchestral accompaniment” as well as remastered for the release. The 2xLP will come with album artwork by Nimit Malavia and translucent vinyl.
Elton John has announced his retirement from touring. “My priorities now are my children and my husband and my family,” he said during a live stream with Anderson Cooper. Elton John will embark on a massive farewell tour that will span over three years with 300 dates starting in September. Watch the video below, and check out his initial itinerary.
Fever Ray has now announced a North American tour. After a number of European shows between February and April, Karin Dreijer will come to the United States and Canada for a series of shows in May. Find her full itinerary at Fever Ray’s website.
DOOM is featured in a new song from Michigan producer Dabrye. Listen to the song, titled “Lil Mufukuz,” below. Dabrye told Fader, “On top of the legend blessing the beat, I was so pleased when he brought his brilliant narrative in direct response to the sample. As a producer, it can be intimidating working with a beatmaker of DOOM’s caliber.” The track is on Dabrye’s upoming album Three/Three, which is the third release from his LP trilogy. It will come out February 16th.
Phoenix have released a number of “sketches and early versions” of songs from their album Ti Amo. Listen to them below via Spotify. The band announced that they will release tracks from their “vault” of demos every Friday under “Banque De France.”
(Sandy) Alex G has released a song called “fay.” It was uploaded to possibly is Alex Giannascoli’s YouTube channel. Listen to the track out below.
Haim will be on tour this spring. They have announced a number of North American shows around their Coachella set. Lizzo will support Haim on most of the dates dates and Maggie Rogers will be joining them at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Watch the announcement video below, and see the dates on their website.
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