Mastodon Portray "Wildlings" on "Game of Thrones"

Photo courtesy of Helen Sloan/HBO

Mastodon band members Brann Dailor, Bill Kelliher, and Brent Hinds portrayed "wildlings" on tonight's episode of "Game of Thrones", which was filmed in Belfast in Northern Ireland. As previously reported, the band's original song "White Walker" is featured on the "Game of Thrones" mixtape Catch the Throne Vol. 2, but in the instance of their physical appearance, a press release from Reprise Records reports that the band was personally invited to participate in the show by "Game of Thrones" executive producer Dan Weiss, who is a fan of the band.

Brann Dailor said of the experience:

It was such an incredible experience to be on set as extras for our collective favorite show Game Of Thrones and to be wildlings murdered and then brought back to life by White Walkers was beyond amazing. I watched my best friends Brent and Bill, murdered right in front of me as I myself was stabbed in the stomach and had my throat slit multiple times, and I didn't mind at all. It made me love being in Mastodon even more. We are more than privileged and honored to have been a part of one of the greatest stories ever told on film, and the catering wasn't bad either.

Watch Mastodon's video for "The Motherload", below. (Read our interview with the band's Brann Dailor about the video.)

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Members of Mastodon Portray "Wildlings" on "Game of Thrones"

Mastodon band members Brann Dailor, Bill Kelliher, and Brent Hinds portrayed "wildlings" in tonight's episode of "Game of Thrones", which was filmed in Belfast in Northern Ireland. As previously reported, the band's original song "White Walker" is featured on the "Game of Thrones" mixtape Catch the Throne Vol. 2, but in the instance of their physical appearance, a press release from Reprise Records reports that the band was personally invited to participate in the show by "Game of Thrones" executive producer Dan Weiss, who is a fan of the band.

Brann Dailor said of the experience:

It was such an incredible experience to be on set as extras for our collective favorite show Game Of Thrones and to be wildlings murdered and then brought back to life by White Walkers was beyond amazing. I watched my best friends Brent and Bill, murdered right in front of me as I myself was stabbed in the stomach and had my throat slit multiple times, and I didn't mind at all. It made me love being in Mastodon even more. We are more than privileged and honored to have been a part of one of the greatest stories ever told on film, and the catering wasn't bad either.

Watch Mastodon's video for "The Motherload", below. (Read our interview with the band's Brann Dailor about the video.)

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Arca Shares New Track "Vanity"

On the heels of his recently-shared track "Washed Clean", Arca has shared another new track called "Vanity", which his soundcloud page says is "off upcoming 7" ". Listen to it above via the Fader.

Read our Update feature with Arca.

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Kendrick Lamar Invites Salad Company CEO Onstage to Do "m.A.A.d city", Swiftly Kicks Him Off For Not Knowing the Song

Recently, Kendrick Lamar has been inviting fans on stage to help him perform "m.A.A.d city". Last night during his headlining spot at Sweetlife Festival, he invited a guy named Jonathan on stage to do the song. Shortly after they got started, Lamar stopped the song and had the guy escorted off the stage.

Turns out, "Jonathan" is Jonathan Neman, CEO and co-founder of Sweetgreen—the company behind the festival and the Lamar-themed salad "Beets Don't Kale My Vibe". Watch video below via Fader.

After Neman got shooed off the stage, a woman named Ayanna came up and crushed it.

Read Miles Raymer's review of Kendrick's salad.

Watch Pitchfork.tv's feature on Kendrick:

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Kamasi Washington Performs The Epic Live in L.A.

On May 4, Kamasi Washington performed the excellent three-hour album The Epic in its entirety at the Regent Theater in Los Angeles. To bring the album to life, he was accompanied by his band the Next Step (featuring Thundercat) plus a full choir and string section conducted by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. (The lineup is listed here.)

The show was filmed for NPR's "Jazz Night in America" series and condensed into a two-hour documentary featuring interviews with Washington, his band, and his father Rickey Washington. Watch it below.

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Kanye West Gives Speech at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, Discusses Creativity, Fashion, Haters

Yesterday, Kanye West stopped by the Gold Thimble Fashion Show at Los Angeles Trade Technical College – where he once taught a course, as Complex points out – to address the fashion students. While the eight-minute speech was neither as formal nor as long as his lecture at Oxford earlier this year, 'Ye still found time to fit in plenty of wisdom regarding ambition, creativity, striving for excellence and fending off the haters. Check out the entire speech below via Hot New Hip Hop.

West's speech addressed the problems practically every artist faces in the workplace, no matter how talented:

It's a tough world out there. You've got to prepare yourself for politics, bad bosses, hating employees and usually when you're the absolute best, you get hated on the most. But never stop fighting, no matter what anyone says, no matter how they try to compromise your vision.

The artist also brought in his own experiences as a way to commiserate, as well as inspire:

I empathize with anyone in this era who's ever loved fashion. Usually, it's not like loving the idea of being a lawyer or becoming a doctor. When kids tell their parents that they want to be a fashion designer, it's usually not met with the same response as the traditional career choices. Even for me as a successful musician, in order to make the transition, it was really all but impossible. People always try to box you in for what they know you best for. The most successful artists are as close to as they were when they five years old, or four years old, or three years old, or when my daughter wakes up and decides to change her career seven times a day.

"Only One":

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L7's Original Lineup Play "Pretend We're Dead" at Their First Show in 18 Years

L7's original lineup recently reunited for a performance at the Echo in LA-- their first show in 18 years. Below, watch the band perform "Pretend We're Dead", from 1992's Bricks Are Heavy, and check out the full set list.

01 “Andres”
02 “Deathwish”
03 “Everglade”
04 “Monster”
05 “Scrap”
06 “Fuel My Fire”
07 “Diet Pill”
08 “(Right On) Thru”
09 “Freak Magnet”
10 “One More Thing”
11 “I Need”
12 “Slide”
13 “Shove”
14 “Mr. Integrity”
15 “Shitlist”
Encore:
16 “American Society” (Eddie & The Subtitles Cover)
17 “Pretend We’re Dead”
18 “Fast And Frightening”

"Pretend We're Dead":

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NXNE Moves Action Bronson Show Due to Controversy

Action Bronson recently came under fire after a woman named Erica Shiner launched a Change.org petition to bar the New York rapper from performing at a NXNE festival event at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto on June 21. Her petition, which alleged that Bronson "glorifies gang-raping and murdering women," had been signed by over 1,600 supporters.

In spite of these criticisms, NXNE initially defended their decision to book Bronson and said, "Those who are offended by an artist are invited to check out other Festival showcases." Now, they've cancelled Bronson's free showcase and issued a new statement on the matter:

We at Northby Northeast (NXNE) are very proud of our 20 plus years relationship with the people of the City of Toronto. And for almost ten years we’ve shared Yonge-Dundas Square with you to present free, all ages shows open to the public. YDS is the city’s space and as such we are obliged to listen to how the city and community want it used. A significant number of Torontonians have indicated their desire to have Action Bronson not perform at the Square. As annual guests in this space we feel we must accede to the strong wishes of the community and honour their input.

As a result, we will not be presenting Action Bronson at Yonge-Dundas Square but, hopefully we will still be presenting Action Bronson as part of Northby. We remain fundamentally committed to presenting this artist on a Toronto stage. We are not moving the Action show because we believe in censoring him or any other artists. In fact, we find the limiting of artistic expression distasteful. When artistic expression is limited, freedom and the evolution of ideas is often the casualty.

Hopefully, Action Bronson will accept our invitation to play at another, ticketed venue in the city so the public can decide for themselves if his work has merit. We booked Bronson, in part, because of his latest excellent disc, Mr. Wonderful.

We hope that this series of events does not foster some type of artistic chill in Toronto and its public spaces. Yonge-Dundas Square must remain a dynamic place where many viewpoints are expressed not just culturally but also at political events and rallies staged there.

We are heartened by the community engagement that has been taking place around this YDS show. This debate continues an important conversation about violence against women and its depiction in art and culture that is long overdue. We salute all of those who fight this battle and we would encourage everyone who has signed the petition or been engaged by this conversation to commit themselves personally to continuing the fight against violence against women. We at Northby pledge to continue being part of this discussion with the intent to help act as agents of change.

Sincerely,

The Directors of North by Northeast

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Purity Ring, Tegan and Sara, Fucked Up, Metz, Metric Are Video Game Characters in LOUD on Planet X

LOUD on Planet X is a new arcade-style music game that's currently seeking funding on Kickstarter. You play different prominent Canadian artists and use music as a weapon to fend off enemies. Artists you can choose to play as include Purity Ring (pictured above), Tegan and Sara, Fucked Up, Metz, Metric, Cadence Weapon, Austra, and others. It's being billed as "an indie alternative to Rock Band or Guitar Hero with a splash of Plants vs Zombies – a new hybrid of rhythm game and classic shooter with tower defence elements."

The game features an original score by Fucked Up's Mike Haliechuk and Jonah Falco as well as a different version by Broken Social Scene's Brendan Canning and Justin Peroff. Find two excerpts from the score above. One of the Kickstarter rewards is a green vinyl 7" record featuring music from the scores.

 

The game will eventually be available via PS4, PS Vita, Steam, iOS, and Android.

Find a behind-the-scenes video about the music and the Kickstarter trailer below.

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Joni Mitchell Reportedly Suffered Brain Aneurysm

On March 31, Joni Mitchell was hospitalized.  TMZ later reported that the iconic singer/songwriter was in a coma and unresponsive – a diagnosis later refuted by her representatives. Today, sources close to Mitchell told Billboard the reason for her hospitalization: a brain aneurysm. She remains in "very serious" condition, and is expected to be moved to a rehab facility, the sources say. 

Mitchell has requested conservatorship from her longtime friend, Leslie Morris. Despite a Billboard report at the beginning of the month suggesting Mitchell's imminent release from the hospital, sources say that she has not yet returned home, according to Billboard.

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Water Company Challenges Jay Z's "Water Is Free" Tidal Comments

When Jay Z introduced Tidal back in March, he infamously said in a New York Times interview, "The challenge is to get everyone to respect music again, to recognize its value. Water is free. Music is $6, but no one wants to pay for music. You should drink free water from the tap — it’s a beautiful thing. And if you want to hear the most beautiful song, then support the artist."

Now, a water company is taking issue with that statement, as Billboard points out. Steve Snyder, an executive for Denver Water, has penned "An open letter to Jay Z" refuting his assertion that water is free. "Since water is my business, I have to say, “Stick to your own business, man!," he writes.

As Snyder explains, "Artists should be paid for the music they create. But to say that 'water is free while music is $6' isn’t exactly true."

He continues, "This isn’t meant to state the obvious fact that some people can’t pay their water bills, so water must not be free. But your comments bring up the issue of how people value water — an issue our industry struggles with all the time." To back up his argument, he approximates the amount of H2O one could glean from Hova's earnings; apparently, the money made from Magna Carta Holy Grail could buy 1 billion gallons (enough to fill 1600 Olympic-sized pools). 

Snyder concludes his post by writing, "So perhaps we have something in common. You will continue your quest to help people understand the value of music, while people in my industry will do the same with water. Of course, I’ve heard you actually have a whole list of problems to address — 99 to be exact?" Read the blog post in full here.

Today, Denver Water issued a follow-up post, clarifying that "This is not about whether Jay Z thinks water is free. In fact, we commend him for speaking out about the water crisis in other countries. We understood his reference to water and music. He was talking about the value of the very thing that provides his livelihood. So were we."

Check out our Pitch post "Tidal and the Elusive Promise of Streaming Music".

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Mogwai Get Their Own Skateboard and T-Shirt Line

Mogwai are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year.  In honor of that milestone, they've teamed up with the Edinburgh-based skateboard company Focus to release a limited run of decks and shirts. The decks feature art from Mogwai albums, as you can see above.

A portion of the proceeds from each deck will help fund Glasgow Urban Sports' proposed skate park in Port Eglinton, Glasgow. It would be "an inclusive, aesthetically intriguing public space creatively designed with artists to encourage radical urban sports including skateboarding, BMX and free-running,” according to a press release. (You can check out an overview of the space here).

 Here are the shirts, available in short and long sleeve styles:

Watch Mogwai perform at last year's Pitchfork Music Festival Paris: 

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Thee Oh Sees' John Dwyer Shares Damaged Bug "Jet In Jungle" Video, Streams Album

Thee Oh Sees' John Dwyer has a synthesizer-driven side project called Damaged Bug. He'll release the new album Cold Hot Plumbs on June 1 via his label Castle Face. Stream the whole album below, via the AV Club.

Dwyer has also released the video for "Jet in Jungle". Directed by S. Wadsworth Adams, it features a puppet pilot taking, yes, his jet through a jungle. Watch it below, via Pitchfork.tv.

Read our 5-10-15-20 interview with Dwyer here.

"Jet In Jungle":

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Todd Terje and Bryan Ferry Share Video for Cover of Robert Palmer's "Johnny and Mary"

Todd Terje and Bryan Ferry joined forces last year for "Johnny and Mary", a cover of the Robert Palmer track. It appeared on Terje's It's Album Time and Ferry's Avonmore. Today, they've shared a dramatic, black-and-white video for the song; directed by Brantley Gutierrez and starring British model Eliza Cummings as a sullen girl who's always on the move, the melancholic visual was filmed at Chateau Marmont and Wolf's Lair, two Los Angeles landmarks. Ferry appears throughout, performing the song on piano. Watch below.

Check out our Starter feature on Todd Terje rarities here.

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Earl Sweatshirt Weighs In On Tyler, The Creator Comments Implying Odd Future Is Over

Photo by Sagan Lockhart

Earlier this week, Tyler, the Creator took to Twitter to reflect on the last five years of Odd Future, perhaps implying that the collective had disbanded. "Although its no more, those 7 letters are forever," he tweeted.

Last night, fellow OF member Earl Sweatshirt tweeted what seemed to be a response to Tylers comments:

no sympathy for male virgins who're in their feelings about tyler pointing out and solidifying the obvious.

— EARL (@earlxsweat) May 29, 2015

TO ALL ODD FUTURE RUNOFF: SAVE YOURSELF YEARS OF EMBARRASSMENT AND STOP DRESSING LIKE AN EASTER BASKET, GO TALK TO SOME BITCHES! TRUSMEDADY

— EARL (@earlxsweat) May 29, 2015

Read our recent interview with Earl. Watch Earl on an episode of Pitchfork.tv's "Over/Under":

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Kendrick Lamar Does Stunts While Filming "Alright" Video in Los Angeles

Photo via Elliott Wilson's Instagram

Over the past week, Kendrick Lamar has in California been filming the video for his To Pimp a Butterfly track "Alright". MTV reports that yesterday's shoot in Los Angeles was very stunt-intensive – Kendrick, suspended by wires, rapped from atop a traffic light. The stunt-filled shoot follows one last week in Oakland, where Rap-Up reports that the artist hung upside down while suspended by wires.  Check out two takes of the daredevil action below, along with a glimpse of video's party scene.

Kendrick also recently contributed two guest verses and made an appearance in Taylor Swift's video for "Bad Blood".

Watch Pitchfork.tv's feature on Kendrick:

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Chance the Rapper, Donnie Trumpet Drop Social Experiment Album Surf for Free

Chance the Rapper is in a band called the Social Experiment, which features Chance, Donnie Trumpet (the alias of Nico Segal), Peter Cottontale, and Lido. Their long-teased new album Surf, credited to Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment, is out right now on iTunes. Grab it here.

Chance has called Surf "the first Social Experiment project" rather than a proper Chance the Rapper release. In the group's Fader cover story, Chance said "Surf is Nico's project."

As Spin reports, the record features Raury, J. Cole, Big Sean, Jeremih, BJ the Chicago Kid, Busta Rhymes, Janelle Monaé, Noname Gypsy, Francis Starlite of Francis and the Lights, Jamila Woods, Erykah Badu, and others.

Surf:

01 Miracle
02 Slip Slide
03 Warm Enough
04 Nothing Came To Me
05 Wanna Be Cool
06 Windows
07 Caretaker
08 Just Wait
09 Familiar
10 SmthnthtIwnt
11 Go
12 Questions
13 Something Came To Me
14 Rememory
15 Sunday Candy
16 Pass The Vibes

Below, watch "Nothing Came To Me", a short starring Cara Delevingne and soundtracked by the Social Experiment, as well as the "Sunday Candy" video.

Here's the video for "Sunday Candy":

"Nothing Came To Me":

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Chance the Rapper, Donnie Trumpet Drop New Social Experiment Album Surf

Chance the Rapper is in a band called the Social Experiment, which features Chance, Donnie Trumpet, Peter Cottontale, and Lido. Their long-teased new album Surf, credited to Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment, is out right now on iTunes. Grab it here.

It features their recently-shared singles "Sunday Candy", [["No Better Blues", and "Wonderful Everyday: Arthur"]].

Chance has called Surf "the first Social Experiment project" rather than a proper Chance the Rapper release. In the group's Fader cover story, Chance said "Surf is Nico's project."

It features Raury, Noname Gypsy, Francis Starlite of Francis and the Lights, Jamila Woods, and others. Below, watch "Nothing Came To Me", a short starring Cara DeLevigne and soundtracked by the Social Experiment.

Here's the video for "Sunday Candy":

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Superchunk to Reissue Come Pick Me Up

Superchunk will reissue their landmark 1999 album Come Pick Me Up on July 10 via Merge Records. The album will be available on CD, LP, and digital download, and includes new liner notes from Chicago Reader’s Peter Margasak and Superchunk bass player Laura Ballance. The CD and LP formats will also include eight bonus tracks as a digital download. Check out the track list below, and listen to "Hello Hawk" above.

Come Pick Me Up

01 So Convinced
02 Hello Hawk
03 Cursed Mirror
04 1000 Pounds
05 Good Dreams
06 Low Branches
07 Pink Clouds
08 Smarter Hearts
09 Honey Bee
10 June Showers
11 Pulled Muscle
12 Tiny Bombs
13 You Can Always Count on Me (In the Worst Way)
14 Cursed Mirror (Acoustic) *
15 Pink Clouds (Acoustic) *
16 Low Branches (Acoustic) *
17 Honey Bee (Demo) *
18 Good Dreams (Demo) *
19 Cursed Mirror (Demo) *
20 Smarter Hearts (Demo) *
21 White Noise (Demo) *

* Bonus track

Listen to Superchunk's "Cursed Mirror":

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Giorgio Moroder Previews Entire Déjà Vu Album in Epic Megamix Video

Giorgio Moroder has previewed the entirety of his forthcoming Déjà Vu record in a new megamix video that features some epic partner dancing from Ade Obayomi, Caitlin Kinney, and Megan Kinney. The short film was produced by Hyper House and features snippets of every song on the album, ending with a dramatic teaser of Britney Spears' cover of Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner". As a reminder, check out the track list below.

Déjà Vu is out June 12.

Déjà Vu:

01 4 U With Love
02 Déjà Vu [ft. Sia]
03 Diamonds [ft. Charli XCX]
04 Don't Let Go [ft. Mikky Ekko]
05 Right Here, Right Now [ft. Kylie Minogue]
06 Tempted [ft. Matthew Koma]
07 74 is the New 24
08 Tom's Diner [ft. Britney Spears]
09 Wildstar [ft. Foxes]
10 Back and Forth [ft. Kelis]
11 I Do This For You [ft. Marlene]
12 La Disco

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Tame Impala Share New Puppet-Filled Video for "'Cause I'm A Man"

Tame Impala have shared a new video for their Currents single "'Cause I'm A Man", a followup to last week's 3D-animated video for the same song. The new video was co-directed by Dan Dipaola and Megan McShane, and features a bunch of puppets performing the song. Watch it below.

Previously, the band has shared Currents tracks "Let It Happen","Disciples", and "Eventually".

Currents is out on July 17 via Interscope.

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Ian MacKaye Digs Up Fan Letter from 14-Year-Old Dave Grohl

Photo via Foo Fighters' Twitter

Dave Grohl has revealed that Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat and Fugazi recently unearthed a fan letter from a 14-year-old Grohl, as Stereogum points out.

Shared by Grohl via the Foo Fighters' Twitter, the letter asks MacKaye for phone numbers of music connections to get in touch with:

Look what my hero Ian Mackaye (Minor Threat/Fugazi) just found: a letter I wrote to him when I was 14! Haha! http://pic.twitter.com/Ak8gxZz5m6

— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) May 28, 2015

Watch the video for Foo Fighters' "Everlong":

Watch Fugazi perform live in 1988:

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Courtney Barnett Performs "Depreston" in Paris for La Blogothèque's Take Away Show

Courtney Barnett has filmed a "Take Away Show" session for La Blogothèque. Her secluded, intimate performance of "Depreston" (from her new album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit) was filmed in Paris by Colin Solal Cardo. Watch below.

Starting tomorrow, Barnett will appear in the first installment of Pitchfork.tv's Contours series, which offers an inside look at behind-the-scenes moments on the road as they occur in real time. From tomorrow in Napa through Sunday, June 7 in New Orleans, Pitchfork.tv will bring you regular updates from the road.

Read our recent feature on Barnett.

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Bonnaroo Enlists Chance the Rapper, Metallica's Rob Trujillo, DMC, More for SuperJam

The Bonnaroo SuperJam, the annual tradition of one-off collaborations between diverse artists,  is part of what sets the Manchester, Tennessee fest apart from every other major festival. This year's theme is "Throwback Superjam Dance Party". Says the Bonnaroo site, "this year we'll be reveling in a retro vibe as this diverse group of superstar artists gives us a futuristic take on an old school dance party, done up Bonnaroo style!"

This year's SuperJam participants include Chance the Rapper, DMC of Run-DMC, Metallica's Rob Trujillo, Reggie Watts, Jamie Lidell, Bleachers/fun.'s Jack Antonoff, Pretty Lights, and more.

Last year, Skrillex brought along Chance, Janelle Monaé, Thundercat, Warpaint, and more. The year before, R. Kelly joined Jim James. Before that, D'Angelo joined ?uestlove for a surprise set of covers.

Correction: An earlier version of this story indicated that Miguel was part of the SuperJam. He is not.

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Julian Casablancas Teaches You About Politics, Makes You Bob Marley and Lou Reed Mixtapes

Are you looking for an introduction to the music of Lou Reed and Bob Marley? Have you ever pondered Julian Casablancas' opinions regarding the long-term effects of global capitalism? Wonder no more: the Strokes/Voidz frontman has relaunched his website to include two new sections: "Politics", in which Casablancas links to and comments on work by Martin Luther King Jr., Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky, and the like, and "Master Mix Tapes", a collection of YouTube playlists to introduce fans to various artists' discographies.

Casablancas isn't looking to sow discord with the "Politics" section. "Regardless of your leanings, we find this information helpful in understanding our current world better," the page says. "If it’s not consistent with your opinions that’s fine, just sharing what we think is relevant and perhaps out of mainstream sight."

Meanwhile, the Master Mix Tapes is intended as a way to honor "just some the best of the best, universally cool super-champs, no big deal." So far, there are mixes of songs by Reed, Marley, and Stevie Wonder.

Check out Julian Casablancas + the Voidz's new thirteen-minute "Human Sadness" video:

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Shamir Covers Kacey Musgraves' "Merry Go Round"

Shamir recently dropped his debut record, Ratchet. Earlier this week, he stopped by Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show to perform "On the Regular" along with an acoustic cover of Kacey Musgraves' "Merry Go Round". In addition to performing, Shamir discussed his rise to fame, and recalled the first time he heard "On the Regular" on the radio. Listen below.

Read "The Charmed (and Charming Life) of Shamir Bailey", our new feature.

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Mocky Works on His New Album Key Change in His "Whistlin'" Video

The producer/performer/composer/Dominic Salole, aka Mocky, has worked with Feist, Jamie Lidell, Peaches, Kelela, Chilly Gonzales, and others. He will release his new album Key Change on June 26 via Heavy Sheet. Feist, Gonzales, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Moses Sumney, and more guest on the album.

The video for album cut "Whistlin'", directed by Vice Cooler, captures a day of Mocky recording the album. Watch it below via Pitchfork.tv.

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Pitchfork Seeks Design Interns in Chicago

Pitchfork is looking for a summer graphic design intern to work in our Chicago office. The candidate will assist the design team in digital and print design tasks. This is a paid internship.

All candidates should be recent grads or students in an undergraduate graphic design program and be available 15-30 hours per week.

All candidates must have their own Mac laptop with Adobe CS5 or higher.

Responsibilities:

• Support and contribute to a variety of projects
• Work alongside other designers
• Ideate, design, and produce UI elements, revisions to current designs, banner ads, website graphics, presentation materials, logos, posters, signage, and more according to set deadlines and standards

Skills & Qualifications:
 
• Pursuing or obtained a bachelor's degree in a graphic design
• A strong portfolio and an elevated sense of layout, form, color, and typography
• Up to date and interested in current trends in the design industry
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator
• A diverse set of illustration capabilities and an interest in photography
• An ever-learning attitude (meaning if you don't know how to do something, you'll have the drive to learn as you go and won't be intimidated by asking questions)
• Doesn't take constructive criticism personally
• Self-directed toward excellent work outcomes
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of people
• Articulate presentation skills and an extreme attention to detail

You'd be working out of Pitchfork's Chicago office in Logan Square and would report to the Pitchfork Design team wherever and whenever help is needed. We're looking for someone who is good-humored, unpretentious, unafraid to share ideas, and eager to pitch in even when design is not a consideration.

To apply for this position, send your portfolio, resume, availability and any other relevant material to designinterns@pitchfork.com.

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Prefuse 73 Announces Every Color of Darkness EP, Shares "Search the Sky"

Guillermo Scott Herren, aka Prefuse 73, has detailed his latest EP Every Color of Darkness, which was announced earlier this year as a companion piece to his recent album and EP. It's out July 10 via Temporary Residence Ltd. That's the track "Search the Sky" above.

Herren previously teased the first and final tracks of the EP on his FACT mix.

Every Color of Darkness:

01 Wasted (Intro)
02 Search the Sky
03 Night of Light
04 The Contour of Every Pitch
05 Prime Meridian Narcissism
06 The High Beams of Modern Survival
07 Squares of the City
08 Skin (Outro)

Here's a teaser he shared earlier this year for the three records:

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DJ Quik Remixes Spoon's "Inside Out" With Iamsu!, Kurupt, and Boogie

Photo by Yours Truly/ G L Askew II

For a new remix of Spoon's "Inside Out", DJ Quik has enlisted Iamsu!, Kurupt, and Boogie. It's a collaboration that's part of Yours Truly's Songs From Scratch series. Listen to it below and watch a video about the making of the remix.

Quik explains that the original "Inside Out" was done "as an ode to the Dr. Dre-era sound that he doesn't even do anymore." He added, “I miss that shit too."

Find more about the making of the remix here.

Read our interviews with Britt Daniel and DJ Quik.

Watch DJ Quik on Pitchfork.tv's "Selector":

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Wu-Tang, Grimes, Jane’s Addiction, D’Angelo, Dag Nasty, CHVRCHES, Future Islands Set for Fun Fun Fun Fest

Fun Fun Fun Festival returns November 6-8 to Auditorium Shores in Austin. Today, the lineup has been announced.

It includes Jane’s Addiction (performing Ritual De Lo Habitual in full for the album's twentieth anniversary), a rare reunion show from Dag Nasty, D’Angelo and The Vanguard, CHVRCHES, Future Islands, Wu-Tang Clan, Chromeo, Schoolboy Q, Grimes, Neon Indian, Rae Sremmurd, MSTRKRFT, Hudson Mohawke, Ride, Cheap Trick, Antemasque, Toro y Moi, American Football, Mikal Cronin, The Charlatans UK, Viet Cong, Alvvays, Speedy Ortiz, Cass McCombs, Steve Gunn, Peaches, Joey Bada$$, Big Freedia, the Grifters, Afrika Bambaataa, Venom, NOFX, Gogol Bordello (performing Gypsy Punk in full), Drive Like Jehu, L7, Desaparecidos, Alvvays, American Nightmare, Converge, Skinny Puppy, Babes in Toyland, Parquet Courts, OFF!, Title Fight, Shamir, Dwarves (performing Blood, Guts & Pussy), Fucked Up, and many more.

Watch an announcement video featuring Bill Nye:

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The New Pornographers Go to Cuba With "Champions of Red Wine" Video

The New Pornographers have shared a visual for their Brill Bruisers single "Champions of Red Wine". Directorial team Cudmore + Leblanc filmed the entire video – which concerns a self-proclaimed "Prehistoric Man" who goes through an existential crisis in paradise – on location in Cuba. Check out the video below.

Scott Cudmore shared his interpretation of the video and its aloof main character:

Obviously there’s a debt to the Paris, Texas locale of peep shows here and that was sort of the jumping off point for the video. I had this idea of a rambling, drunk loner in a foreign environment - somebody who can’t really connect to anything except for on a very superficial level. All the interactions he has are forced, more like transactions than anything. It’s a portrait of this guy, a few hours, a couple of days, in his life as he flails wildly around - his only means of communication being physical. The video is a fragment of this character. We only know him in the moment, not where he comes from or where he is going.

Read our Situation Critical interview with the New Pornographers.

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Jamie xx Shares Alternate In Colour Mixes on BBC Radio 1

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Jamie xx's debut solo LP In Colour is out June 1 via Young Turks. This week, he's been streaming the album – which includes "Girl", "Sleep Sound", "Loud Places" (with the xx's Romy), "Gosh", and "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)" featuring Young Thug and Popcaan – on iTunes. Today, he appeared on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show to share an edited version of the album. Listen to the alternate mixes below.Read our new interview with Jamie.

Watch the video for "Gosh":

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Flume and Miike Snow's Andrew Wyatt Invade the Sydney Opera House for "Some Minds" Video

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Australian beatmaker Harley Streten, aka Flume, has released the video for "Some Minds", a new collaborative track featuring vocals and lyrics from Miike Snow's Andrew Wyatt. The clip, directed by Clemens Habicht, offers an eerie, inside look at the Sydney Opera House after hours. Shot over the span of a single night at the Australian landmark, it features cool and unsettling choreography by Australian Ballet member Callum Linnane. Watch the video below, via Pitchfork.tv.

"It was humbling to be able to make something in a building so iconic," Flume said in a press release. (He will perform at the Opera House tomorrow and Saturday as part of Future Classic's 10th anniversary celebration.)

"Some Minds" is released tomorrow via Mom & Pop in the U.S. and Future Classic in Australia.

Here's what Flume had to say about the new song:

I started the instrumental at my apartment in Sydney - first working with the drums and arrangement, then built chords around it, did some vocal bits as sketches before meeting up with Andrew Wyatt from Miike Snow in his studio in New York City. Andrew was writing things in his own head, singing ideas into his phone, I played the song over and over then after about an hour he jumped up and said 'stop' and launched into singing this amazing chorus melody. We recoded it then fleshed out the lyrics of the chorus and verses. I finished it off with the crazy ending further down the line, a few months later.

On the first album I had only worked remotely with singers sending files back and forth over the internet. I still enjoy working remotely but have also done a bunch of sessions with people in person. Sometimes its quite odd, even uncomfortable as you have never met, writing music is a very personal process for me. The session for "Some Minds" with Andrew was one of the most natural I've done. He is a seasoned pro and it really opened me up to this way of working.

I am pretty hard on myself when it comes to being satisfied with new material, I am always trying to push myself. 'Some Minds' is a song, not a track which is what I was trying to achieve with this one.

And the video:

The last four months has been the longest I've had at home in Sydney without being on the road touring and, while I love travelling, it's nice to come home to such a beautiful place like Sydney. It was humbling to be able to make something in a building so iconic. Being inside the Sydney Opera House filming overnight with no one in the building, it was quite eerie, the place has so much character. The director Clemens [Habicht] really nailed what I wanted to achieve in getting a balance between the real and synthetic, he has a great eye... Maybe it's a love letter to Sydney.

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Willis Earl Beal Announces Noctunes, Shares "Flying So Low"

Willis Earl Beal's last album Experiments in Time was released last summer. One year later, he's releasing Noctunes. It's out August 28 via Tender Loving Empire. That's album cut "Flying So Low" above.

In a statement, Beal called the album intentionally minimalistic. "People had all these ideas about what I was supposed to be," he said. "I had only ever wanted to make lullabies. ... I wanted to create this persona that could say everything perfectly with very little. The record, to me, is a perfect record. I listen to that thing a lot, and it helps me."

Noctunes:

01 Under You
02 Flying So Low
03 Like a Box
04 Lust
05 No Solution
06 Stay
07 Say the Words
08 Love Is All Around
09 Able to Wait
10 Survive
11 Start Over
12 12 Midnight

Read our 2013 interview with Beal and watch him on Pitchfork.tv's "+1":

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Lil B Does the Cooking Dance at the Rockets-Warriors Playoff Game

Tonight, the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors faced off in the NBA playoffs. Both Kanye West and Lil B were in the building.

West didn't perform this time, instead enjoying the game from courtside. Lil B, however, did the cooking dance for ESPN. Watch it happen below via The Fader.

Perviously, Lil B called out James Harden of the Rockets for doing the cooking dance without giving the Based God proper credit. The curse was enacted. Tonight, the Rockets lost and the Golden State Warriors.

I'm sorry James harden all you had to do was explain you were doing the Lil B cooking dance - Lil B

— Lil B From The Pack (@LILBTHEBASEDGOD) May 28, 2015 

#TYBG http://pic.twitter.com/tjJa0NnnL3

— Oracle Arena (@OracleArena) May 28, 2015

Warriors fans went from cheering George Lopez to booing Kanye West http://pic.twitter.com/vTiLJ7PZJc

— J.A. Adande (@jadande) May 28, 2015

This is the most excited you will ever see Kanye. http://pic.twitter.com/kbyvrF4P2B

— SportsNation (@SportsNation) May 28, 2015

Watching the @warriors game like http://pic.twitter.com/bkijDBybgP

— Oracle Arena (@OracleArena) May 28, 2015

Watch Lil B's episode of Pitchfork.tv's "Selector" titled "Cookin' With Lil B":

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Tyler, the Creator Implies That Odd Future Is "No More"

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Tyler, the Creator spent some time on Twitter tonight looking back on the last five years of Odd Future. As Billboard points out, he seemed to imply that the collective is "no more."

damn going threw the old golf wang photos shit. i miss my friends alot. 5 years later isnt that long but wow soooo much has happened

— Tyler, The Creator (@fucktyler) May 28, 2015

although its no more, those 7 letters are forever.

— Tyler, The Creator (@fucktyler) May 28, 2015

Those seven letters he's referring to are likely OFWGKTA. It's unclear if his tweets indicate a full-on breakup or if he's reflecting on how they've drifted apart in recent months. Tyler and Earl Sweatshirt both released albums this year; Frank Ocean's got one on the way.

Watch Odd Future do "Radicals" at Pitchfork Music Festival:

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Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Rancid Performing Full Albums at Riot Fest

The multi-city Riot Fest is back this fall. Denver's fest is from August 28-30. The Chicago fest takes place at Douglas Park from September 11-13. Toronto's happens at Downsview Park from September 19-20. Today, the lineups for all three fests have been announced.

In Chicago, several artists will perform their classic albums in full, including Snoop Dogg (Doggystyle), Ice Cube with special guests (Straight Outta Compton remix), and Rancid (...And Out Come the Wolves). The lineup also features Modest Mouse, Faith No More, Iggy Pop, Drive Like Jehu, De La Soul, No Doubt, L7, Thurston Moore Band, Eagles of Death Metal, Speedy Ortiz, Andrew W.K., Against Me!, Desaparecidos, Babes in Toyland, Swervedriver, Motörhead, Alvvays, the Damned, Heems, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Damian "Junior Gong" Marley, Gwar, Death, Joyce Manor, Main Attrakionz, Tenacious D, Billy Idol, FIDLAR, Echo & the Bunnymen, Jimmy Cliff, Tommy Stinson, Merle Haggard, Bootsy Collins, the Coathangers, and many more.

Denver's lineup features Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, and Rancid doing their full-album sets. It also features Modest Mouse, Run DMC, Iggy Pop, Pixies, Explosions in the Sky, Motörhead, Drive Like Jehu, L7, Babes in Toyland, the Damned, GZA, Eagles of Death Metal, Desaparecidos, De La Soul, Andrew W.K., the Black Lips, Gwar, Swervedriver, OFF!, Joyce Manor, Speedy Ortiz, the Hotelier, Main Attrakionz, and more.

Toronto's lineup features Wu-Tang Clan, Tyler the Creator, Drive Like Jehu, Rancid (doing ...And Out Come the Wolves), Babes in Toyland, Andrew W.K., Eagles of Death Metal, Against Me!, Thurston Moore Band, Motörhead, Atmosphere, Echo & the Bunnymen, the Joy Formidable, FIDLAR, and others.

This year's Chicago festival takes place at Douglas Park. It previously was held at Humboldt Park, but were asked not to return after Alderman Roberto Maldonado swore that the festival wouldn't be welcomed back. Humboldt Park's grounds were reportedly heavily damaged after last year's festival.

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Weezer Announce Tour

Photo by Brantley Gutierrez

Last fall, Weezer released Everything Will Be Alright in the End. This summer, they're hitting the festival circuit. Find those dates below.

Weezer:

06-06 Thackerville, OK - Winstar World Casino
06-07 Houston, TX - Free Press Summer Festival
06-13 Burlington, Ontario - Burlington's Sound of Music Festival
06-26 Grand Junction, CO - Loudwire Music Festival
06-27 El Paso, TX - KLAQ Street Fest
07-08 Chicago, IL - Taste of Chicago
07-10 Minneapolis, MN - Basilica Block Party
07-11 Des Moines, IA - 80/35 Festival
07-19 Portland, OR - Project Pabst
07-22 Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena (APMA's)
07-23 Cincinnati, OH - The Shoe at Horseshoe Casino
07-31 Portland, ME - The Maine State Pier
08-02 Bridgeport, CT - Gathering of the Vibes
09-25 Las Vegas, NV - Life is Beautiful Festival
09-26 Franklin, TN - Pilgrimage Music Festival
09-27 Franklin, TN - Pilgrimage Music Festival

Watch them do "Buddy Holly" live 10 years ago:

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Michel Gondry Discusses the Chemical Brothers' "Go" Video in Behind-the-Scenes Clip

The Chemical Brothers' new single "Go", their collaboration with Q-Tip, arrived earlier this month with a new music video directed by Michel Gondry. A new behind-the-scenes video takes a look at the video's concept, creation, and choreography. It features interviews with Gondry and choreographer Sherley Henault. Watch it below via Nowness.

Born in the Echoes is out July 17 via Astralwerks, and it features St. Vincent, Beck, Cate Le Bon, and Ali Love.

Here's the original video.

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Kanye West Settles "Bound 2" Sample Lawsuit

At the end of 2013, Kanye West was sued by Ricky Spicer, the Ponderosa Twins Plus One singer whose voice was prominently featured in "Bound 2". Spicer sued West and his labels, claiming that he hadn't authorized the use of the song. Billboard reports that West has settled.

Paperwork was filed earlier this month to discontinue the suit. Spicer previously claimed that he hadn't been compensated for the song despite its success.

Here's the original song and the "Bound 2" video:

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DJ Rashad's 6613 EP Announced

Hyperdub are releasing an EP of material from the late DJ Rashad's vaults. The 6613 EP is out June 29 and features collaborations with DJ Spinn, DJ Manny, Taso, and Gant-Man. All proceeds will go to Rashad's family.

Read Meaghan Garvey's new feature From Teklife to the Next Life.

6613 EP:

01 CCP2 [ft. DJ Spinn]
02 Cause I Know U Feel [ft. Gant-Man]
03 Ya Hot [ft. Taso]
04 Do Not Fuck [ft. DJ Manny, DJ Spinn, Taso]

Watch Teklife in Monterrey, a Pitchfork.tv documentary about Rashad and Spinn:

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Pitchfork.tv's Contours Series Documents Courtney Barnett's Tour in Real Time

Pitchfork.tv is happy to announce the launch of a new series, Contours, taking you on tour with some of our favorite artists. As they travel from show to show, we’ll give you behind-the-scenes moments as they occur in real time. After the tour’s over, you’ll also get to see a documentary made about the trip, featuring interviews, performances, and plenty of scenery shot from the window. 

The first artist to be featured in Contours is Courtney Barnett, as she travels across the U.S. in support of her new album Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit. Starting on Friday, May 29 in Napa, and going through Sunday, June 7 in New Orleans, Pitchfork.tv will bring you regular updates from the road.

Photosets and video vignettes will be published live to an interactive map. After the dates are over, Pitchfork.tv will share a short documentary on the whole journey. 

To keep up to date, check that map, stay tuned to @pitchfork and @pitchforktv on Twitter, @pitchfork on Instagram, and Pitchfork's YouTube channel. 

Here are the tour dates:

05-29 Napa, CA - Bottle Rock Festival
05-30 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy
05-31 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy
06-02 San Diego, CA - Casbah
06-05 Austin, TX - Mohawk
06-06 Dallas, TX - Club Dada
06-07 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks

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Kendrick Lamar Does "These Walls" With Dancers, Chats About Taylor Swift on "Ellen"

Kendrick Lamar made an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" today to perform his To Pimp A Butterfly track "These Walls" and have a quick chat. As Lamar performed, a dancing couple swooped around the stage; meanwhile, an off-screen painter crafted a portrait of the performance which he subsequently presented to DeGeneres.

After doing the song, Lamar explained the origins of his "Bad Blood" cameo (he and Taylor Swift are each huge fans of the other's music) and reflected on his being named a Generational Icon by the California State Senate. "It means everything to me," he said. Watch below.

Read our piece on Kendrick Lamar and Black Humanity.

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DANIELS Featured in Latest Episode of Pitchfork.tv and Canal 180's "Director ID" Series

Pitchfork.tv's "Director ID" series, a collaboration with Portuguese music and arts television network Canal 180 that profiles some of the best directors working in music videos today, continues with new episodes. The latest features DANIELS, the directing duo of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, who are behind clips for the Shins, Passion Pit, Chromeo, DJ Snake + Lil Jon, Battles, and much more.

In this episode, DANIELS talk about how they started making music videos and their unique hybrid of live action, motion graphics, and comedy. Watch below.

Past episodes of "Director ID" featured Kristoffer Borgli, David Wilson, Focus Creeps' Aaron Brown, Daniel Brereton, Isaiah Seret, and Hiro Murai.

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