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.
1. jake – keep it together – Josh Hodges
2. Madeline – Yoti & Goti
3. Before – Cotillon
4. Just Tell Me – Nico Yaryan
5. Never Going Home – Hazel English
6. Go Down On You – The Memories
7. Black Hell – The Abigails
8. The Mixer – Nap Eyes
9. Elodie – Ten Fe
10. Goodpain -Yoke Lore
11. This Must Be The Place – Sure Sure
12. Compromised – Tim Atlas
13. Olly – Cape Francis
14. anemone – slenderbodies
15. If After All – Common Holly
16. Talking With Strangers – Miya Folick
17. Big One – Madeline Kenney
18. Honeymooning – Holy Motors
19. Fire – Special Explosions
20. Elsewhere – The Gingerlys
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.”
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