Between this and last week’s announcement from the White Stripes, February hasn’t exactly been a great month for fans of the best bands of the last decade—according to Stereogum, last Friday, James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem tweeted the following: “our last ever show @ madison square garden NYC on april 2… just saying…”
Grammy nominated dance punk artist, LCD Soundsystem, returns with another video for the track, “Pow Pow,” and it stars none other than Academy Award nominated actress Anna Kendrick from Up in the Air (or the Twilight series for you kids).
Created by seminal cinema and pop culture magazine MEAN (Music. Entertainment. Art. News.), it kicks off a series titled “Supervideo” which gives unique filmmakers the opportunity and artistic license to create a multitude of music video formats which includes everything from short form narratives to montages, animations, abstracts and more – all set to the freshest music. The first installment to the series presented by MTV, “LCD Soundsystem f/Kendrick,” is after the jump along with some more details!
Beyond the western horizon, nestled within the city of Austin, awaits a festival teeming with holistic musical vibes and a down-home appeal that you could only get from an oasis in the heart of Texas.
Stemming back to 2002, Austin City Limits is still holding tight to its roots this year. Bringing together rock, hip-hop, reggae, world fusion, indie and local flavor, the festival is proving to have its most memorable year yet.
Saying the economy is going through a rough time is an understatement with all the financial problems we have going on. Even with Live Nation Entertainment, the biggest corporation in booking big acts at high prices, suffering tours and festivals are still trying to do what they can with the little resource we have called money. So now that the Virgin Mobile FreeFest has returned for 2010, fans should be beyond elated to know that they can catch headliners M.I.A., LCD Soundsystem and Pavement performing for the cost of $0. Believe it or not, the festival name is not a joke. You can see these acts and more perform for free again on September 25th. See more details after the jump!
LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy recently sent dance-loving hipsters into shock when he announced in interviews before the release of this year’s This is Happening album that the band may dissolve after touring behind this, their third album. However, Murphy recently spoke to Exclaim! to clear the air and clarify that he’s not retiring… not exactly, anyway.
It’s becoming quite impossible for artists to officially release an album before it leaks online. We’re not sure how it quite all happens (although we have a few guesses), but we do know that it always happens fast. An album leak especially spreads like wild fire if it is currently a heavily anticipated release and LCD Soundsystem surely fits into this category.
LCD Soundsystem, aka James Murphy, has been keeping himself busy. Not only has he scored the soundtrack for Noah Baumbach‘s Greenberg (starring Ben Stiller), but we have all been trying to keep an eye on the dance-punk electronic artist because we knew he was putting a new album out around the same time.
We’ve heard his single, “Drunk Girls” and have found out that he’s playing two shows in New York toward the end of May but now… as you can see we’ve found out a little more!
Wearers of skinny jeans rejoice—NME reports that LCD Soundsystem has issued a preview of their upcoming third album in the form of “Drunk Girls,” a synthy-wash of stomping, beep-blipped dance-rock. The song was initially leaked online (of course) before the band tried to get around the leak by way of official release.
The forthcoming record from which “Drunk Girls” originates is still untitled, but is scheduled for release in late May. Further, according to an announcement on the LCD’s website, the band has will play two live dates on May 20th and 21st in New York.
Pitchfork Music Festival has announced their headliners for their annual event which takes place in Chicago’s Union Park. Slated to occur on July 16 – 18, Pitchfork never fails to get some of the biggest names of the year. Pavement has added another date to their massive reunion tour by becoming a headliner on Sunday night while LCD Soundsystem and Modest Mouse headline Friday and Saturday, respectively. Raekwon will also be performing on Saturday night bringing the festival’s well-rounded roster.
Check out the entire first batch of artists scheduled to perform at the festival and get info on tickets below!
