Vince Staples, YG, Joey Bada$$, Mac Miller Irving Plaza Shows Canceled Following Shooting

Last week, four people were injured in a fatal shooting at T.I.’s Irving Plaza concert in New York. As a result, several upcoming concerts at Irving Plaza and the Gramercy Theatre have been either postponed or canceled. Among the affected concerts are shows featuring Vince Staples (June 4), Joey Bada$$ (June 2), YG (June 6), and Mac Miller (June 3), Rolling Stone reports. “In light of last week's tragic event, we are acting with an overabundance of caution and coordinating a going forward strategy with the New York Police Department that may also include a curfew,” a spokesperson for Irving Plaza and Gramercy Theatre told Rolling Stone, who explained that the postponements are happening because discussions with the NYPD are “ongoing.” Representatives for YG, Miller, and Joey declined to comment. Staples' representative has yet to respond to Pitchfork's request for comment.

Rapper Troy Ave, whose real name is Roland Collins, was shot in the leg during the incident and subsequently arrested in connection to the shooting. He was formally charged with attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon, The New York Times reports. The rapper pleaded not guilty to all charges. “[Troy Ave is] the real victim here,” Troy Ave's lawyer Scott E. Leemon told the court, arguing that the rapper was acting in self-defense.

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Autechre Announce Tour

Last month, Autechre released a massive five-part album called elseq 1–5. Back in October, they released the live album AE_LIVE. Now, they've announced a European tour in support of elseq 1–5. The tour opens in France on October 29 and ends November 26 in England. Find the full itinerary below.

Autechre:

10-29 Tourcoing, France - Le Grand Mix
10-30 Ghent, Belgium - Vooruit Concertzaal
10-31 Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
11-01 Lyon, France - Le Sucre
11-02 Lausanne, Switzerland - Les Docks
11-03 Zürich, Switzerland - Rote Fabrik
11-04 Turin, Italy - Club2Club
11-05 Ljubljana, Slovenia - Kino Šiška
11-06 Zagreb, Croatia - Močvara
11-07 Budapest, Hungary - Akvárium Klub
11-08 Graz, Austria - Orpheum Extra
11-09 Prague, Czech Republic - Meet Factory
11-10 Warsaw, Poland - Teatr Powszechny
11-12 Riga, Latvia - Skaņu Mežs
11-13 Tallinn, Estonia - Von Krahl Theatre
11-14 Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
11-16 Stockholm, Sweden - Kägelbanan
11-17 Oslo, Norway - Parkteatret
11-18 Copenhagen, Denmark - DR Koncerthuset
11-19 Berlin, Germany - Kraftwerk
11-20 Hamburg, Germany - Kampnagel
11-21 Leipzig, Germany - Conne Island
11-22 Nijmegen, Netherlands - Doornroosje
11-23 Brighton, England - Concorde 2
11-24 Bristol, England - Marble Factory
11-25 London, England - TBA
11-26 Manchester, England - Granada Studios

Watch the video for 1995's "Second Bad Vibel":

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J Dilla’s The Diary Instrumentals Album Released

Back in April, after a very long wait, J Dilla's long-lost solo album, The Diary, was released. Now, the instrumental tracks from that LP are being released on their own. The Diary Instrumentals is available for digital download now via Rappcats. Some of the producers featured on the record include Madlib, Pete Rock, and Karriem Riggins. The album will be available worldwide on July 8. Check out the album art below and tracklist below. And listen to the instrumental for "Drive Me Wild."

Read our feature “Got 'Til It's Gone: The Legacy of J Dilla.”

The Diary Instrumentals: 

01 Intro (Instrumental)
02 AA Anthem (Instrumental)
03 Fight Club (Instrumental)
04 The Shining Pt. 1 (Instrumental)
05 The Shining Pt. 2 (Instrumental)
06 Trucks (Instrumental)
07 Gangsta Boogie (Instrumental)
08 Drive Me Wild (Instrumental)
09 Give Them What They Want (Instrumental)
10 The Creep (Instrumental)
11 The Ex (Instrumental)
12 So Far (Instrumental)
13 Fuck The Police (Instrumental)
14 Diary Of (Instrumentals)

 

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Beck Teases New Song “Wow”: Listen

Listen to Four Tet’s Remix of Rihanna’s “Kiss It Better”

Rihanna has shared two new remix EPs. One features four “dance remixes” of her ANTI standout “Kiss It Better,” and includes Kaytranada’s reworking of the song, which premiered yesterday on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 show. Four Tet has also contributed a “Kiss It Better” remix to the release. The other EP has five “dance remixes” of “Needed Me,” also from ANTI. Salva, R3hab, and more have contributed to Needed Me (Dance Remix). Listen to both below (via Rap-Up).

Watch the video for “Kiss It Better”:

Watch the “Needed Me” video, directed by Harmony Korine:

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M.I.A. Shares New Song “Poc That Still a Ryda”: Listen

Earlier today, M.I.A. took to Periscope to answer questions and air her ongoing U.S. visa woes. (Immigration and human rights lawyers are getting involved, she said.) She also announced the imminent release of new music, which she's now shared. "Poc That Still a Ryda" is a new song she described as "a mix of all the songs on my upcoming Lp." She added: "had to do a remix to let u know , i been poor , i been rich , i been brown , i been black , i seen white and i been around the world a few times ay ay ay ay . LOVE IS THE ANSWER what the question is i don't fucking know."

Earlier this year, M.I.A. tweeted that she was handing her "last LP" to her American label. She added that the record would be out in "July. Summertime." In recent months, she's shared "Rewear It," as a part of an H&M campaign, "MIA OLA," "Foreign Friend," and "Temple," a collaboration with Baauer and BIGBANG frontman G-Dragon. She recently previewed a new song saying she wanted to leak the album. M.I.A.'s last LP was 2013's Matangi.

During the broadcast, M.I.A. also said she plans to tour the U.K. next year. 

Read "How M.I.A. Is a Lifeline in Times of Terror" on the Pitch. 

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Thurston Moore Announces Collaboration With Bernie Sanders

Joyful Noise Recordings has announced a special collaboration between Thurston Moore and Bernie Sanders titled "Feel It in Your Guts." It's a twelve-string acoustic composition mixed in with snippets of Sander's speeches, which touch "on topics like the worship of money, economic inequality, social justice, and the need for basic human rights for all people," according to Joyful Noise. "Feel It in Your Guts" will be released as limited edition run of 1000 hand numbered white flexi-disc vinyl and digital download. The single will be given away for free, but only if you make a direct contribution to the Sanders campaign. Joyful Noise suggests a donation of twenty-seven dollars. Check out the album art by David Kloc below. 

 

Karl Hofstetter of Joyful Noise shared how the collaboration came about in a press release: 

Bernie Sanders inspires us. In a political and business climate which is increasingly self-interested and money-driven, Bernie Sanders alone remains uncompromisingly focused on the issues that affect 99% of us. Which is to say, he’s talking about the things that will improve the lives of ourselves, our families, and basically everyone we have ever met. As the only presidential candidate who refuses bribes from big business, his agenda is unswervingly focused on the people over special interests. As Bernie himself has said, “The reason why we are doing well in this campaign is because we are telling the truth.”

We at the label were inspired to support the campaign, and we thought it would be best to use our curatorial talents to this end. Being a weird-o indie rock record label, we are fortunate to work with a variety of incredible musicians; including, on occasion, the great Thurston Moore. So we decided to ask him. And we were delighted that in a matter of minutes after posing the idea, Thurston excitedly agreed.

Next: the task of getting a major presidential candidate involved. Fortunately, one of our employees was already friends with the good folks of the Bernie campaign, so we reached out. Amazingly, the Bernie campaign responded, and within a week or so, we heard that Bernie himself was into the idea. The amazing folks at the Bernie campaign have worked closely with us to make this crazy collaboration a reality. 

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Watch Bryson Tiller's "Exchange" Video

Last year, Bryson Tiller released his debut album, T R A P S O U L. One of the album's highlights was its second single, "Exchange." Now, that single has a video. Directed by Rohan Blair-Mangat, the video features Tiller reminiscing about happier days with an old flame, which follows the original inspiration for the song. Watch it below. Back in March, the Weeknd cosigned Tiller with his remix of "Rambo."

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Angel Olsen Debuts New Song in Video: Watch

Angel Olsen has shared a new song through a new video. The video was directed by Olsen herself, with input from Ashley Connor and Jethro Waters as well. It features her clad in a silver wig and white headphones singing in variety of locales. According to a Shazam, the title of the song is "Intern," and it's from a release called My Woman. Olsen's last record was 2014's Burn Your Fire for No Witness. Watch the video below. 

Read our "Update" with Olsen. 

Watch Angel Olsen play "Some Things Cosmic" at Pitchfork Music Festival: 

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Of Montreal Announce New Album Innocence Reaches, Share New Song “it’s different for girls”: Listen

Of Montreal have announced a new album, Innocence Reaches. The follow-up to 2015’s Aureate Gloom and Snare Lustrous Doomings is out August 12 via Polyvinyl. The first single from the album, “it’s different for girls,” premiered today on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 show. Listen to it and see the tracklist and cover art (made by frontman Kevin Barnes’ brother David to express his “wonderment for the female anatomy”) below.

In a press release, Barnes says he was influenced more than ever by contemporary music while making Innocence Reaches. “Forever I’ve been detached from current music,” he explains. “I got into this bubble of only being in some other time period. I came up picking apart the Beach Boys, the Beatles, and symphonic pieces. But last year, I was hearing Jack Ü, Chairlift, Arca, and others, thinking about low end and sound collage. It was an extra layer to geek out on.”

Innocence Reaches:

01 let’s relate
02 it’s different for girls
03 gratuitous abysses
04 my fair lady
05 les chants de maldoror
06 a sport and a pastime
07 ambassador bridge
08 def pacts
09 chaos arpeggiating
10 nursing slopes
11 trashed exes
12 chap pilot

Watch Of Montreal play “Coquet Coquette” on Pitchfork.tv:

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The Avalanches Releasing New Music Today

Sixteen years after releasing their classic debut album, Since I Left You, the Avalanches are back. Zane Lowe announced on his Beats 1 show today that the group will release new music later today. He said, “Coming up at some point in the next 12 hours, new music will emerge and you will hear the first new interview with Tony [Di Blasi] and Robbie [Chater] aka the Avalanches.” He then announced on Twitter that the interview will air on Beats 1 at midnight tonight–that’s June 2 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern. Hear a teaser for the interview below.

Zane Lowe’s announcement follows the Avalanches’ April resurgence, which began when they updated their social media accounts with an image of a gold butterfly on black fabric (as seen above). They then announced some festival dates, including stops at Primavera Sound and Field Day. The next month, the Avalanches shared the teaser video “Since They Left Us,” which featured appearances from Father John Misty, Ariel Pink, Danny Brown, and more. Shortly after the video, they opened a phone hotline where fans could hear “Subways.”

Read “10 Times Hell Has Frozen Over Since the Last Avalanches Album” on the Pitch.

Tonight 9 PM PST / 2PM SYD // @TheAvalanches are back // First interview in 16 years @beats1 👉🏼📲https://t.co/jkmqbfCdtp

— Zane Lowe (@zanelowe) June 1, 2016

The Avalanches:

06-03 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound
06-05 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound
06-09 London, England - Oval Space
06-11 Brighton, England - Wild Life Festival
06-12 London, England - Field Day
07-22-23 Byron Bay, Australia - Splendour in the Grass
07-24 Yuzawa, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival

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Zulu Nation Apologizes to Afrika Bambaataa's Alleged Sexual Abuse Victims

Zulu Nation, an organization found in the 1970s by Afrika Bambaataa, has changed its stance on recent sexual abuse allegations against the hip-hop pioneer, the New York Daily News reports. In April, Ronald Savage—a Bronx activist, politician, and former music industry executive—went public with accusations that Bambaataa sexually abused him several times in 1980, when Savage was 15 years old. Bambaataa’s lawyer issued a statement calling the charges “defamatory” and “false.” Bambaataa, in a statement, said he wanted “to personally deny any and all allegations of any type of sexual molestation of anyone.” Three other men have since accused Bambaataa of sexual abuse. Bambaataa, in his first interview since the allegations, again denied them, suggesting the claims were part of an effort to damage his reputation. Zulu Nation originally denied Savage's claims, calling him “mentally challenged” and suggesting the Daily News had “been compromised and controlled by U.S. government intelligence.” In May, though, Zulu Nation announced a change in leadership. And now the hip-hop awareness group has issued an apology to Bambaataa’s alleged sexual abuse victims. 

“We extend our deepest and most sincere apologies to the many people who have been hurt by the actions of Afrika Bambaataa and the subsequent poor response of our organization to allegations leveled against him,” Zulu Nation said on May 31 in a statement, as the Daily News reports. Zulu King EL One, the organization’s New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut coordinator, reportedly said that older leaders who were Bambaataa’s friends had given the earlier statements. “Most of the membership would like to hear what the victims have to say,” Zulu King EL One told the Daily News.

Charles Tucker Jr., an attorney for Bambaataa, declined to comment to the Daily News. ”I don’t know enough about the motivation behind this letter to make a statement,” Tucker said.

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P.S. Eliot (Waxahatchee, Swearin’) Announce Compilation, Reunion Tour

Katie and Allison Crutchfield are probably best known for their work in Waxahatchee and Swearin'. In 2007, they started a band called P.S. Eliot, who eventually broke up in 2011. This year, they're releasing P.S. Eliot's complete recorded works in a new 2xCD compilation. 2007-2011 is out September 2 via Don Giovanni. It features both of the band's albums (2009's Introverted Romance in Our Troubled Minds and 2011's Sadie), their 2010 Living in Squalor EP, plus several demos and home recordings. Everything has been digitally remastered, and mail ordered copies come with a limited edition zine featuring an oral history of the band assembled by Liz Pelly (who has contributed to Pitchfork). Find the full tracklist below. This year, P.S. Eliot's core lineup (both Crutchfields, Katherine Simonetti, and Will Granger) will reunite for a series of concerts—find those dates below.

Just yesterday, Waxahatchee announced that a collection called Early Recordings would be available on June 17 via Merge.

Read "Pull the Thread and Unravel Me: Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield."

2007-2011:

01 Tennessee
02 We'd Never Agree
03 Hail Mary
04 Incoherent Love Songs
05 Augustus
06 Like How You Are
07 Tangible Romance
08 Tonight
09 The Cyborg
10 Zoroaster
11 Sore Subject
12 Troubled Medium
13 Talk
14 Crosseyed
15 Sadie
16 Asphalt
17 Pink Sheets
18 Untitled
19 Shitty & Tragic
20 Jesus Christ
21 Peach
22 Diana
23 Dead Letters
24 Mood Ring
25 Watch On Mute
26 Broken Record
27 Cry Uncle
28 Acid Flashbacks
29 Dark
30 Bear Named Otis
31 Broken Record
32 Entendre
33 Like How You Are
34 Tonight
35 Troubled Medium
36 Crosseyed (Demo)
37 Incoherent Love Songs (Demo) 
38 Asphalt (Demo) 
39 Hail Mary (Demo) 
40 Cry Uncle (Demo) 
41 The Cyborg (Demo) 
42 Tangible Romance (Demo) 
43 Jesus Christ (Demo) 
44 Dead Letters (Demo) 
45 Bear Named Otis (Demo) 
46 Untitled (Demo) 
47 Diana (Demo) 
48 Watch On Mute (Demo) 
49 Sore Subject (Demo) 
50 Zoroaster (Demo) 

P.S. Eliot:

09-09 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
09-10 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Shop
09-13 Chicago, IL - Subterranean
09-15 Brooklyn, NY - Market Hotel *
09-16 Asbury Park, NJ - New Alternative Music Festival
09-19 Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA

* with Ought

Watch both Crutchfields play “La Loose” at Waxahatchee's set at last year's Pitchfork Music Festival:

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Junior Boys Share "No One's Business" Video, Announce Tour: Watch

Earlier this year, Junior Boys released a new album called Big Black Coat. Now, they've announced a tour in support of that album. The tour opens in London on June 12 and concludes in Mexico on October 15. The announcement is accompanied by the video for Big Black Coat cut "No One's Business." Directed by Simon Mercer, it features time-lapsed footage of a man shaving, eating, putting on makeup, and setting up a strange art installation in a basement. Find the video and the full tour itinerary below.

Junior Boys:

06-12 London, England - Victoria Park
06-16 Ferrara, Italy - Astro Festival
06-18 Dublin, Ireland - Body & Soul Festival
07-06 Istanbul, Turkey - Joker
07-07 Lisbon, Portugal - Optimus Alive Festival
07-08 Bilbao, Spain - BBK Festival
07-09 Barcelona, Spain - Apolo
08-06 Brooklyn, NY - Variance Music & Art Festival
08-27 Los Angeles, CA - FYF Fest
09-09 Montreal, Quebec - Bar Le Ritz PDB
09-13 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
09-14 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
09-15 Winnipeg, Manitoba - West End Cultural Centre
09-16 Regina, Saskatchewan - The Exchange
09-17 Edmonton, Alberta - Starlite Room
09-18 Calgary, Alberta - Commonwealth Bar & Stage
09-20 Missoula, MT - Top Hat
09-21 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
09-23 Denver, CO - The Bluebird Theater
09-24 Omaha, NE – Slowdown
09-26 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
09-27 St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House
09-28 Bloomington, IN - The Bishop
09-29 Louisville, KY - Zanzabar
09-30 Lexington, KY - Cosmic Charlie's
10-01 Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light
10-03 Asheville, NC - The Mothlight
10-04 Athens, GA - The Georgia Theatre
10-06 Tampa, FL - Crowbar
10-07 Orlando, FL - The Social
10-08 Miami, FL - III Points
10-13 Mexico City, Mexico - Lunario del Auditorio Nacional
10-14 Nuevo Leon, Mexico - Cafe Iguana
10-15 Guadalajara, Mexico - C3 Stage

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Two Dead at Sunset Music Festival in Tampa

Two people have died after attending the Sunset Music Festival in Tampa, Florida, the Tampa Bay Times reports (via Stereogum). The deceased are a 22-year-old man from Melbourne, Australia, and a 21-year-old woman from Kissimmee, Florida. Cause of death has not yet been revealed, but Tampa police spokesman Steve Hegarty has said the police believe the deaths “are related to the Sunset Music Festival,” which took place May 28 and 29 at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium. In addition, police say 57 festival attendees were taken to the hospital during the event. A spokesperson for St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa told WFLA the number of people coming in for drug overdoses was “frightening.”

In a statement to WFLA, Sunset organizers said:

The health, safety and welfare of our fans and community is Sunset Music Festival’s first priority and we take every measure to create a safe environment at our events. Any loss of life is a tragedy and we extend our deepest heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of those affected. Due to the ongoing investigation by the medical examiner’s office, Sunset will not issue additional comments at this time.

In their statement, the Tampa Sports Authority, which manages Raymond James Stadium, said:

We have received this information as you have through the Tampa Police Department’s release. We extend our condolences to these families for their loss. We will continue to work with the promoters of the Sunset Music Festival and local life safety agencies to provide the safest environment possible for their attendees.

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Kool A.D. (Ex-Das Racist) Shares Trippy Animated “Prove It” Video: Watch

Kool A.D., formerly of Das Racist, released a 100-track mixtape called O.K. last year. Today, he's revealed a new animated video for the Scoop Deville-produced track “Prove It.” It features animation from French cartoonist Ronald Grandpey, whose visual is a trippy, surreal clip where characters hook up, pull off elaborate heists, turn to stone, watch rockets jet off into space, and more. Kool A.D. is the artist behind the dog and bunny characters. Watch it below. 

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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Mutual Benefit, Mitski to Cover Full Albums for Vinyl Subscription Series

Turntable Kitchen is introducing a new monthly vinyl subscription service called Sounds Delicious. The service provides subscribers with full-length cover albums recorded entirely by an artist or band—music that's exclusive to each limited edition vinyl release. The project is currently seeking funding via Kickstarter. Participating artists include the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Mitski, Skylar Spence, Mutual Benefit, Foxygen's Jonathan Rado, Quilt, Yumi Zouma, GEMS, Salt Cathedral, and more. Rewards for Kickstarter contributors include exclusive colored and deluxe edition vinyl, ultra rare test pressings (individual and bundles), local listening parties, and custom vinyl cases. Watch Turntable Kitchen founder Matthew Hickey introduce the service and find more info on the project's Kickstarter page.

Watch "60 Seconds Left" with the Pains of Being Pure at Heart on Pitchfork.tv: 

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AC/DC and Axl Rose Announce U.S. Tour

AC/DC have announced their final run of tour dates with Axl Rose. The rescheduled dates follow the U.S. shows' cancellation earlier this year, when Brian Johnson dropped out due to hearing problems. Check out the full list of dates here.

Angus Young said in a statement:

This band has got a ton of energy and you're going to see a fusion of all that terrific chemistry that we have felt ever since rehearsals in Lisbon. I want to get back out there onstage in the US with these guys so our audience can see and feel it too.

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Watch the First Prophets of Rage (Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy, Cypress Hill Members) Show

Yesterday afternoon, Prophets of Rage, the supergroup featuring members of Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy, and Cypress Hill, announced their existence. The group's lineup includes Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, and Brad Wilk, Public Enemy's Chuck D and DJ Lord, and Cypress Hill's B-Real. They made their live debut tonight at the Whiskey a Go-Go in Los Angeles, performing songs by all three groups, as well as a new song with a “Shut ’em down” refrain. Watch footage below (the new song starts about 40 seconds into Cypress Hill's Facebook video), and scroll down for the setlist, via Billboard. Proceeds from the show will benefit PATH, an organization that works to end homelessness.

Setlist:

Prophets of Rage (Public Enemy)
Guerilla Radio (Rage Against The Machine)
Bombtrack (RATM)
Miuzi Weighs A Ton (PE)
People of the Sun (RATM)
Rock Superstar (Cypress Hill)
Testify (RATM)
CH/PE Medley ("Shoot Em Up" > "Can't Trust It" > "Insane In the Membrane" > "Bring The Noise" > "I Ain't Going Out Like That" > "Welcome To The Terrordome")
Sleep Now In The Fire (RATM)
New Song (probably called "Shut Them Down")
Know Your Enemy (RATM)
The Party's Over (Prophets of Rage)
No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn/Fight The Power (Beastie Boys/Public Enemy)
Bulls On Parade (RATM)
Killing in The Name (RATM)

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Anohni to Protest Uranium Mine With 110-Mile Desert Walk