First Boyfriend, Special Moves, A Certain Smile at Le Voyeur in photos
NYC rock revival book Meet Me in the Bathroom gets documentary series
Meet Me in the Bathroom, by Lizzy Goodman, is an oral history of the rock revival that happend during the 2000s in New York City and features interviews with the Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, and more. Now, it will be adapted into a documentary mini-series. The four-part series is directed by Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern, who also made the LCD Soundsystem concert film, Shut Up and Play the Hits. The documentary will have “first hand testimony, rare archive, and an era-defining soundtrack” with several of the bands who are in the book, according to a press release. Goodman said in a statement, “It’s time to share with everyone else the full view of this weird, beautiful, dirty time capsule I’ve been inhabiting.”
Listen to Tune-Yards’ new song “ABC 123”
Tune-Yards have shared a new song called “ABC 123,” along for a video for it. Watch video, filled with stop motion and directed by Dear Mr Quistgaard. The track is off their upcoming album I can feel you creep into my private life.
Watch St. Vincent’s “Slow Disco” performance on “Fallon”
St. Vincent performed Masseduction track “Slow Disco” on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” last night. She gave the performance on a church set with a string section in the pews. Watch it below.
Watch Bon Iver perform a new song live
Bon Iver, as Stereogum points out, performed a new song at a concert in Richmond, Va. “It’s new and it’s not even quite done, but I just want to play it for y’all,” Justin Vernon introduced it. Watch a video of the song below. Bon Iver, during the set, also performed with Bruce Hornsby for a cover of Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Make You Love Me” and played the Bon Iver, Bon Iver track “Beth/Rest,” according to JamBands.com. Watch the Raitt cover here, and the “Beth/Rest” here.
The Melodic Tree’s Weekly Playlist
1. Emergency – Feed Me Jack
2. Skin Gets Hot – Fraternal Twin
3. Wounds – Ourselves The Elves
4. Hunchback – Sobs
5. Grace – Lina Tullgren
6. Road Head – Japanese Breakfast
7. Wedding – Funeral Advantages
8. Phone Sex – The Cutouts
9. All The Things You Do – Winter
10. Why Aren’t You Laughing – Hales Corner
11. All The Whole – Hand Habits
12. Is It The Answer – Reality Club
13. So Tired – Crumb
14. Loner Train – Gizpel
15. Hates the Party – Long Beard
16. Giuseppe – Trash Panda
17. new Life – Tropic Harbour
18. Overthinking – Acid Ghost
19. How Past Begins – Angelo De Augustine
20. Darkroom -Ten Sleep
Neil Young’s online archive is open
Neil Young announced earlier this year that he was getting ready to launch a massive online archive with all his music, released and unreleased, for free in high-quality audio via his XStream Music streaming service. Yesterday, to coincide with his new album The Visitor, he launched the site. The Neil Young Archives include a filing cabinet and a timeline of all his albums up through The Visitor, which also includes several unreleased items like Chrome Dreams, Homegrown, and Toast. His film projects and books are also listed. Explore here, and watch a tutorial video narrated by Young below. “Don’t forget to have a good time,” he tells users. “And try not to get lost.”
The Washboard Abs, Chaos Chaos, Sales at Neumos in photos
Skep Lef, noneforme, First Boyfriend at Gallery Boom in photos
Solange pens 5-year anniversary tribute to True
Solange celebrated the 5-year anniversary of her True EP today with a touching statement on Instagram. “I’ll always hold it close to my heart,” she writes. “It will always remind me of a time of freedom and fear.” She also thanked her fans and collaborators, saying, “I will never take for granted how you make/made me feel.” Read the whole thing below. Dev Hynes, who worked with Solange on the EP, also shared a statement for its anniversary. “Sister Solange changed my life with this one,” he writes. “I learnt things about myself personally that are still being put into practice.” Read his post here.
Billboard also announced that Solange will receive its Impact Award at the 2017 Women in Music Awards. The award honors women who use their voices “to empower and develop new leaders of tomorrow through their on-air persona, platform, and philanthropic efforts to inspire social change across the masses.” The event is set to take place on November 30th.
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