July 2012
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Lamb of God / Dethklok Tour Cancelled Due To...
Well some very bad news for fans of Lamb of God, Dethklok and Gojira. Their 2012 tour has been officially canceled after rumors of which were dismissed.
“Due to the continued incarceration of LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe in the Czech Republic, the band’s co-headline tour with Dethklok scheduled to begin August 1st in Seattle is being cancelled. The band regrets the decision but...
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Noisey & Brooklyn Vegan Presents: Trash Talk...
BrooklynVegan presents Trash Talk in Brooklyn for FREE show at 285 Kent Ave on July 26th, THURSDAY! It’s a late one, doors open at 11:59 PM. Complete with “special guests” and DJ Leftbrain of OFWGKTA before and after.
Coincidentally enough, Trash Talk’s free show goes down the same night that Frank Ocean plays Terminal 5 and Tyler the Creator/Earl Sweatshirt hit Best...
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New Order Announce North American Tour
New Order, who have rejuvenated the live experience, have been playing shows across Europe this year, and will tour North America for the first time in seven years, according to Rolling Stone. They’ll play seven shows across the U.S. and Canada this fall, without the help bassist Peter Hook, who is not happy at all about it. He’ll get over it.
New Order:
08-10 Lokeren, Belgium -...
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A-Trak: Don't Push His Buttons
Posted earlier today via Huffington Post, DJ A-Trak took to the web showcasing his editorial prowess.
Interestingly enough he did a commendable job highlighting the differences between the “dj press play’s” and dj’s who consistently change their sets. For some you’ll be surprised to see how many dj’s, even the most notable award winning individuals, admit...
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A$AP Rocky Arrested After Fight in NYC
A$AP Rocky was arrested last night in New York City after a fight, TMZ reports. According to TMZ, Rocky allegedly beat up two people who took photos of him while he was engaged in a “verbal dispute” with another person. The photographers “suffered cuts and bruises with one requiring treatment at a hospital,” reports TMZ.
Rocky will apparently be booked for attempted...
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Darq E Freaker ft. Danny Brown “Blueberry (Pelican...
This new clip from the remix of Darq E Freaker ft Danny Brown’s, “Blueberry,” by the Pelican Fly Allstars is some tweaked out shit. What else are we going to expect from the king of tweak? Check out the video bellow…
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Kendrick Lamar Talks New Album
After the release of Section.80 back in July of last year Kendrick Lamar was hailed as the prince of the west. The album received much critical acclaim and quickly rose to most people’s, top 5 album of the year list. Kendrick’s fan base has been waiting patiently for another dose of the west-coast emcee’s brilliant wordplay and illuminative lyrics. In an interview with ...
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Listen: Bonnie "Prince" Billy, the Kills, Karen...
Just Tell Me That You Want Me, the Fleetwood Mac tribute comp out August 14 on Concord/Hear Music, is finally revealing itself. Today The New Yorker has posted a stream of “Storms”, as covered by Matt Sweeney and Bonnie “Prince” Billy. Stream it below.
Lee Ranaldo has also covered “Albatross” with help from J Mascis, and Karen Elson has covered...
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Video: Bloc Party: "Octopus"
On August 21 in the U.S. and August 20 in the UK, Bloc Party will release a new album called Four through Frenchkiss. They’ve shared the album’s lead single, “Octopus”, and a new video for it, directed by Nova Dando: constant frame changes, ribbon dancers, static and a performance in a warehouse-like backdrop. The song is available digitally today, and on 7” August...
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Watch Tom Waits on "Fallon"
On Monday night Waits visited “Letterman” and offered his first live performance of material from his most recent album, 2011’s Bad as Me. He followed that last night with an appearance on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”, where he performed the Bad as Me cut “Raised Right Men”. He also sat down for a convo with Jimmy that was full of typical Waits-like...
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The White Stripes X Third Man Records Release...
The latest package from Third Man Records’ “Vault” subscription series features recordings from the White Stripes’ first performances ever, recorded live at the Detroit bar the Gold Dollar in 1997. The Live at the Gold Dollar 7” single features a recording from an open mic night on July 14, 1997, which was the first ever White Stripes live performance. It comes...
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Video: Murs - "Animal Style"
Homosexuality and hip-hop are hardly, if ever, mentioned in the same conversation. Homophobic hate speech has always been a part of hip-hop culture and, homosexuality, despite the wide spread awareness in today’s world, is still considered taboo in the aggressively heterosexual world of rap. With the recent coming out of hip hop and R&B star Frank Ocean, a member of Odd Future, many of...
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Video: Vans X The Diggest
Vans and TheDiggest teamup for his first project in the USA, bringing 3 riders onto the greatest street course in world, New York City. Guided by Ralphy Ramos, the 3 riders, Alex Valentino, Kevin Kalkoff and Matthias Dandois, got a glimps of everything NYC has to offer as they hit some of the best spots in the Big Apple.
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Video: Rise Above with Eddie Elias
This week’s Rise Above introduces Buddy Elias who lost his leg due to a rare disease called Thromboangiitis Obliterates (aka “Buerger’s Disease”) through smoking cigarettes. Buddy was a skateboarder prior to surgery and after the doctors removed his leg, he turned to skateboarding. to keep himself anchored and comeback from his struggle.
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Video/Short Film: Yelawolf - "Gutter"
The recently released video/short film for Yelawolf, “Gutter,” ft. Rittz is visually disturbing but something you can’t help but keep your eyes glued to. Directors Tyler Clinton and Michael Wayne did a good job creating an overwhelming sense of desperation, an unsettling eeriness far surpassed most horror/slasher flicks. Warning, it is NSFW and pretty raunchy. The video/short...
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A$AP Rocky Responds To SpaceGhostPurrp, Says "Fuck...
The pretty “mother fucker” A$AP Rocky had some choice words for SpaceGhostPurrp in a recent interview with MTV News.
Spawning from comments made by SpaceGhost claiming the Harlem, New York rapper jacked his style and even took some of his lyrics for “Goldie.” After backpedaling and saying he had love for A$AP.
“F him, fuck him, straight up. He’s one of...
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Phish - Performances at Jones Beach Today and...
Phish is set to perform tonight and tomorrow July 4th at Jones Beach.
If you around the area or just simply looking for quite possibly the best 4th of July experience ever we highly recommend you get your bottoms over there.
With a light show easily estimated at costs of over hundred-thousands of dollars and as much illicit edibles and smokeables your heart desires, it is sure to be a...
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RIP Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith died this morning. Former UNC President Bill Friday says The Andy Griffith Show and Matlock actor died at his home in Dare County, North Carolina around 7 a.m.
Friday, who is a close friend of the actor, confirmed the news to WITN News.
Emergency medical crews responded to Griffith’s home this morning, Dare County Sheriff J.D. Doughtie told WAVY.com.
Griffith, who was born...
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Lil B Releases 855-Song Mixtape, Uber-Based
If you have several days to spare and at least 5gb available on the hard drive then Lil B has just the thing for you: An 855-track based freestyle mixtape available for download. (Its title says it has 848 tracks, but it actually has 855.) It’s his longest release to date, and includes some of his classic joints, plus some new ones we’re guessing. As the Fader points out, Tumblr user...
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Update: Randy Blythe, Lamb of God Lead Singer,...
Lamb of God lead singer Randy Blythe was arrested in Prague over the death of a fan at a 2010 gig in the Czech Republic.
Blythe, 44, was detained at Prague airport late last week, forcing the US metal band band to cancel a live appearance the following night, according to Agence France-Presse.
The fan, 19, died 14 days after allegedly being pushed from the stage by Blythe at Prague’s...
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Nerd Alert! Oldie but Still a Goodie, Darth Vader...
Here is a quick little read for your Monday morning.
Awesome, dope, sick and bizarre. All words that describe this colossal Vader head propelled by hot air. Originally the concept was just a joke, but after a few loose ends were tied with Steve Sansweet from Lucasfilm, die hard Star Wars fans dreams became a reality with this incredible Darth Vader Hot Air Balloon.
