There are few acts playing Fun Fun Fun Fest this year that I’m more excited about than Danny Brown. Simply put, the guy is one of my favorite new rappers of the past few years. His cadence, his wit, and his unmistakable voice have made him a hot commodity. Here he spits some NSFW rhymes about his libido. The Gesaffelstein remix below isn’t too bad either. This single’s out August 20th.
Seems like new info about Green Day comes out every day recently. This afternoon (though it was in the evening London time) BBC Radio 1 premiered the new single from Uno!, “Kill the DJ.” The track is very reminiscent of Combat Rock-style Clash and Franz Ferdinand. It should be noted this version is the edited “radio” version. A simple YouTube search will reveal the live versions of the track have been more F-bomb heavy.
And while we’re at it, here’s a behind-the-scenes peek at the making of the music video to “Oh Love,” which you can see in full Wednesday night at 6:49 PM CST on MTV.
You remember I told you guys 2012 just keeps getting better and better? It does! Dovecote is set to release a new single from one of my favorite groups in the past few years, Hooray For Earth, who I’ve praised nonstop here in this corner of the Internet. This is the A-side to the single, out August 21st. Like their best tracks, it’s immediately accessible due to stellar hooks, but the subtleties grow on you for a worthwhile listen that will likely stay on my playlists throughout the rest of the year.
Go here to unlock the new album cover for 3 Pears, the first album of new material from honky-tonk legend Dwight Yoakam in 7 years. Hint: it looks pretty much how you think it does. That’s not the kicker, though. The new song you get to listen to on the journey, an upbeat lamentation of life and love called “Waterfall,” is absolutely excellent and worth the effort, which also includes some Facebooking and Tweeting. Go forth and conquer! The album is out September 18th.
Last night Green Day performed a surprise show at the Echoplex in LA. I’ve seen the Go! Team there, and I can tell you firsthand it’s a very very small place, probably only able to hold about 300 people. Anyway, as is the case, the group performed a ton of new material from the upcoming trilogies. Take a listen to fan-made videos of the upcoming single “Kill the DJ,” as well as new tracks “Nuclear Family” and “Wild One.”
So yeah, I’ve been slacking. The past week has been busy, on top of my awesome birthday, so I’ve neglected this whole thing for a few days, but of course I intended to come back today. And Bob Mould gave me that extra push. I must admit, I haven’t been crazy about the Husker Daddy’s output the past several years. His more mature sound, while maintaining the classic Mould knack for sharp melody, has started to feel a bit samey. So it seems ironic that the first track from his upcoming album, Silver Age (there’s the irony) is a return to form track for Mould. Maybe it’s the rumor that he’s performing Copper Blue in its entirety at Fun Fun Fun Fest, but the old coot sounds like he’s in Sugar again, and I love it. Stream below. Silver Age drops September 4th.
Too busy celebrating, y’all! Party with me! Watch this video on full blast!
By now you’re hearing “Oh Love” on the local rock station – it debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Rock Songs Chart and currently sits at #7 on the Alternative chart. The video for the official single is complete, and rumors are the group is already working on a new video for the next single “Kill the DJ,” which is supposed to drop August 14th. If “Oh Love” was a little too poppy for you, this one leans toward older, punchier Green Day. The footage comes from the band’s Red 7 show last November.
This is a live recording of a brand new Deftones track, possibly from their upcoming album produced by Nick Raskulinecz, who also helmed Diamond Eyes, the Culture Greyhound Best Album of 2010. The as-yet untitled album is tentatively slated for an October release. Go here to read frontman Chino Moreno’s interview with Billboard wherein he describes the band’s unique mix of aggression and beautiful soundscapes, and how the new album perfectly captures the mix of those two dynamics.
On September 11, the single above, which you can hear at this locale, will be released by my favorite Austin group, the ever-so-loud Ringo Deathstarr. It’s from their second, crowdfunded album Mauve, which is set to drop on September 24th. If you’ll remember, their previous effort Colour Trip was one of my favorites of 2011, as well as several tracks off that debut. And from the sound of this first taste, they’re sure to repeat that two years in a row.
