Today Fun Fun Fun Fest announced their full schedule for the festival and the Nites afterparties, as well as Student Discount and Single Day passes. New this year is a half-now, half-later layaway option to purchase a regular three-day pass (those tickets are still on sale as well.) It seems to me tickets are selling slower than usual, which, in my opinion, makes sense because the lineup overall isn’t as strong as last year’s. However, it’s certainly still an amazing roster of groups and the major conflicts are minimal, with the exception of Saturday night and a few day spots. So, naturally, I think everyone should go buy their tickets right away, as it is likely tickets will begin to move very quickly as the fest looms closer and closer. It’s far and away the best three-day festival you could attend anywhere, and it never disappoints. My advice? Buy your tickets now. Don’t even think about it.
November 13th is already earmarked for the release date of Dos!, the second Green Day album in the upcoming trilogy, as well as releases from Big Boi and Soundgarden, but you can add another high-profile album to that list. Sacramento metal crooners Deftones have announced the official release date and title for their first long-player of new material since 2010’s best album Diamond Eyes. Koi No Yokan is guaranteed to be “very dynamic,” according to frontman Chino Moreno in a recent Billboard interview. No other info just yet, but you can listen to two new tracks premiered live, “Roller Derby” and “Rosemary.”
Above is the poster for the official Fun Fun Fun Fest aftershows, also known as FFF Nites, a series of performances at different bars in downtown Austin the weekend of the fest. As was the case last year, the Nites shows are free with your Fun Fun Fun wristband. Full schedule for the fest, the Nites, day passes, and student passes are all set to drop September 5th, which is right around the corner! Peep the full Nites lineup here and buy tickets here.
Here’s a new track from one of my favorite bands at last year’s Fun Fun Fun Fest, the abrasive, yet hook-laden Joy Formidable. The track is called “Wolf’s Law,” and the corresponding video has….you guessed it….a wolf in it. The band’s playing some festival dates in lands far far away but no word on a new album just yet.
Sorry about the short absence. Life has been chaotic as of late, with no end in sight, as I start my second year of grad school Monday. Rest assured I will make it a priority, however, to post here everyday. Cuz you know….I love y’all.
New Pornographer AC Newman continues his excellent solo trek with a new track, “I’m Not Talking” via his Facebook page. The track comes from the new album Shut Down the Streets, hitting those very streets October 9th. It’s his third solo album, and it’s going to be so very very awesome.
Habits and Contradictions is growing to be one of my favorites of 2012 for sure. And now Q has dropped an awesome new track for the summertime. Crank it on the weekend!
That’s the cover above to Information Retrieved, the first new album from Pinback in five years. So great seeing Rob Crow back with his main (and best) band, and from the sound of this new leaked track, “Proceed to Memory,” they are getting back to what they do best. 2012, you guys. FTW. The album drops October 16th. Listen to the song over at Rolling Stone.
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.
