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  • David Bowie Announces New Album, The Next Day, Releases Single, Video, Turns 66

    Jan 8

    Here's some tremendous news to wake up to: David Bowie is to release his first album in nearly a decade. The Next Day, his 30th studio recording, is out in March, and is preceded by a single that you can hear right now! Watch the video for "Where Are We Now?" below. (It's available to purchase on iTunes now too.) Bowie turns 66 years old today: Happy ruddy Birthday indeed. The album was produced by Tony Visconti and written by Bowie in New York, according to his label, Columbia....

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  • Iceage Share New Track, Announce Tour

    Jan 7

    Photo by Pooneh Ghana Iceage: "Coalition" Iceage's new album, You're Nothing, is out February 19 via Matador/Escho. They've now shared the first track from the record, "Coalition", via their blog. You're Nothing is the follow-up to 2011's brilliant debut New Brigade. The band has also announced an expansive tour, with dates in Europe, the U.S., and Canada with Merchandise, White Lung, Milk Music, Wet Hair, and more, plus an appearance at June's Chaos in Tejas festival. The tour...

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  • Tip of the week: Logging in to BandPage

    Jan 7

    Did you know that the first product we ever made was BandPage on Facebook?   The original App was designed to provide musicians with an easy and effective way to share their music with fans on Facebook. But that’s not all!  In recent months we have released a series of other products, like BandPage Everywhere, and BandPage Connect, to enable musicians to set up an online presence that reaches beyond just Facebook.  Because we started on Facebook, we implemented Facebook Connect as a way to...

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  • Tom Kelly, Acclaimed Songwriter, speaks on Writing “Like a Virgin” for Madonna

    Jan 7

    Back in the 1980s, Tom Kelly formed one half of a formidable songwriting tandem with Billy Steinberg. For several years running, they wrote #1 hit songs for artists like Cyndi Lauper, Whitney Houston, Heart, and Madonna. In this Renman Live segment, Tom recounts writing “Like a Virgin” and how he and Billy overcame a small case of writer’s block to pen one of the biggest (and at the time most taboo) pop songs of our time! Watch on to hear Tom tell the story behind “Like a Virgin.”

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  • CBGB Festival (5/15-5/19) in NYC is now accepting artist submissions. "The festival will be a fantastic...

    Jan 7

    CBGB Festival (5/15-5/19) in NYC is now accepting artist submissions. "The festival will be a fantastic mixture of emerging artist showcases, music business conferences, rock and roll film screenings and industry panel discussions and a whiskey fest to be remembered! 5 days, 700 performers, 150 venues." $35 to apply and the deadline is 2/28/13: http://ow.ly/gBWwB Indie on the Move » Availabilities

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  • Watch Metz and King Tuff Play Full Sets at Pitchfork.tv's Brooklyn Office

    Jan 7

    Before the holidays, Sub Pop labelmates Metz (pictured above) and King Tuff traveled to New York for a couple of shows, with just enough time to play midday sets at Pitchfork.tv's Brooklyn office. These "Safe for Work" performances were streamed live, and are now available to watch again in full.  Subscribe to Pitchfork.tv on YouTube here. Metz:  King Tuff:

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  • Pitchfork Launches "Advance" Online Homage To The Album Cover

    Jan 7

    Those of us who fondly remember devouring every word on he album cover and label while listening to vinyl will find Pitchfork Advance, wonderfully familiar. This new online platform which debuted Monday with the soon to be released Yo La Tengo album, Fade, allows fans to engage with album art, lyrics, track listings, credits and artist info while listening to a pre-release stream. Later in the week Pitchfork will add a reissue of J Dilla’s Donuts. All pre-release streams are exclusive to...

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  • Watch "Hood Life", a Pitchfork.tv Documentary Film Touring Hip Hop Landmarks in Compton

    Jan 7

    Today, Pitchfork.tv presents a new short documentary called "Hood Life: A Hip Hop Guided Tour of Compton". It follows Hodari Sababu (the Game's stepfather) of Hood Life Tours as he gives a tour of Compton, California, the center of West Coast hip-hop. He visits landmarks related to the Game, Rodney King, N.W.A., 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G., and more . He also discusses the culture of drugs, prostitution, strippers, and violence in the area. The documentary features a soundtrack by Co La. ...

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  • Yo La Tengo Announce Mini-Tour of Record Shops

    Jan 7

    Next week, Yo La Tengo will release a new full-length, Fade, via Matador, the followup to 2009's Popular Songs. The full record, with artwork, is now available to check out via our new, immersive streaming platform Pitchfork Advance. The band has already announced an extensive tour in support of the album, but now they've tacked on a string of in-store dates at record shops on the West Coast to celebrate the album's release. After the dates, watch Yo La Tengo do "Nothing to Hide" for...

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  • Listen/Watch: New Single From Thom Yorke's Atoms for Peace: "Judge Jury and Executioner"

    Jan 7

    Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich just dropped by Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show, where they premiered the new single from the Atoms for Peace project, "Judge Jury and Executioner". It's off their album Amok, which is out February 25 in the UK and February 26 in the U.S. via XL Recordings. Atoms for Peace also features the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea, Joey Waronker, and percussionist Mauro Refosco. Talking with Lowe, Yorke and Godrich said that they don't have any shows planned at the moment, but...

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