The official trailer for this came out a bit ago, so why are posting this now, you may ask. Well, official release dates for cities and theatres have also now been published via Sony Classics film company. The documentary of course has had a ton of controversy surround it and a lot of back and forth bickering, but it looks like it will soon hit a theatre in your city, that is of course unless you fuckin’ live in Canada. No Canadian dates were actually posted, so let’s hope that changes in a big way. Oh and if you noticed, at the end of the trailer they showed 4 members, that would be Jarobi, so yes originally there were 4 members in the group, it’s not a mistake.
Check the full schedule here.
The latest collaboration between fashion and music. This time legendary hiphop band, The Roots, teamed up with John Varvatos to release this video for the Fall / Winter 2011 collection. Pretty interesting collaboration as this isn’t exactly a pairing that one would assume would be a great pairing, but we’ll have to wait and see how the rest of the campaign rolls out, if there are indeed other components to this. The video was written and produced by The Yard and directed by Danny Clinch, all done in one take apparently.
Music and gear nerds need to watch this and observe this unique piece that Björk had commissioned. The instrument is dubbed “The Gameleste” and essentially fuses a vintage orchestral celesta with bronze bars and a MIDI activiation, in fact you actually see it being used in the video. Pretty amazing shit and one can assume that this will be touring with her if she decides to tour for her seventh record, Biophilia, due out on September 26th.
(Image by Sebastian Kim for Interview Magazine)
This was something I meant to have posted way back in February so, I apologize for the tardiness on this. I could list off the many reasons why this is superbly late, but who wants to read about that. Anyway, back to the topic of Luke Rathborne. This past February, I got to have a short chat with him by phone on topics ranging from changing identities to musical inspirations.
Anytime an artist releases new music, the comparisons can be quite daunting, especially if one gets comparisons to someone as talented and prolific as Bob Dylan or John Lennon. That seemed to be the case when Luke was on the cusp of releasing his double EP, Dog Years/I Can Be One (our review can be found here). However, he didn’t really have many thoughts towards these comparisons as he didn’t want to sound like “an asshole.” Returning to the EP, I asked Luke how the writing process and as they were both written at different times, he described them as being “kind of like glimpses into whole records that exist.”
Luke is still quite young and at 22 years old, he’s still searching for that “identity” he moved from Maine to New York to look for. ”People are fascinated by change,” he said. ”The desire and will to keep changing is more important than the change itself.” Though, one thing that remains constant is the enjoyment he gets from looking out into the audience each show he plays. Luke said that “playing music is secretly the most honest and most beautiful form of expression, it is mysterious and yet always innately understood. The fact that we keep our enjoyment so discreet makes it that much more.”
Now, with this small glimpse into Luke Rathborne, hopefully you’ll get the opportunity to listen to his music or see him live. He’s young and talented, and definitely on the rise. Since we talked, he’s toured the UK and he’s played a host of shows in New York. Not only that, but he also opened for The Strokes at this year’s SXSW – pretty stellar, no? Big things are coming for this guy so keep your eyes and ears peeled.
Freelance Whales have collaborated with the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund (http://www.sweetrelief.org/) and from this comes the release of the Benefit For Japan EP. The EP features the Ra Ra Riot remix of “Hannah” as well as songs from their Daytrotter session. 100% of the proceeds will be going to the Japan Society Earthquake Relief Fund and you can purchase the EP here on Freelance Whales’ website.
Rollin’ in the latest Scion xB, Shad & Miracle Fortress are coming to town presented by Scion! Performing at SOLD-OUT shows coast to coast since April, Shad is spreading his inimitable rhymes across the nation.
If you want to hit up a show in your city check out: www.beyondmgonline.com/exclaim-shadtour
We all know of the terrible earthquake that ravaged Japan and we all need to do our part to help in any way we can. If you’re a fan of The Drums and you still have not donated, then you are in luck. The Drums released a new track titled “The New World” and all the proceeds will be donated to Japan disaster relief efforts.
“We are deeply saddened by what has happened, and we are so in awe of the strength and courage shown by the people of Japan. We wrote this song to bring a little more hope. Japan, we have loved you since the very first moment we set foot on your land. Thank you for all your love.” - The Drums
You can get the song from iTunes and also, from http://thedrums.com.
This Record Store Day, you can get your hands on the split 7″ from Charlotte Gainsbourg and Conor O’Brien (aka Villagers). It features “Set The Tigers Free” by Villagers and “Memoir” by Charlotte, which will actually be on her Live and Unreleased album that hits store shelves in the fall. You can get yours on Record Store Day (click here for locations).
In the meantime, have a listen to the songs.
