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Anticipated Albums

Summer is coming up, which means that the year is almost half-way over. While i’d say that there really haven’t been a whole lot of high profile releases that have come out this year, there have been a slew of amazing albums in this front half that have really blown me away.

But now May is upon us, and the big releases are going to start flowing soon. So here is a list of albums that i’m really looking forward to. Some may not have release dates, while others will. But in no particular oder, these are my most anticipated albums for the summer months.

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This makes me want to go jackin’ it in San Diego!!

This makes me want to go jackin’ it in San Diego!!

Phoenix is up to something. Judging by the new banner on their website (shown above), it looks as if they will soon be announcing a new album. This of course is speculation, but considering the acclaimed Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix came out in 2009, it’s very likely that it will be out before the end of the year, and likely sooner. Check out the site for yourself here. On a related note, a friend of mine recently pointed out that Daft Punk has done the same thing on their page. I’ll let that sink in.

Phoenix is up to something.

Judging by the new banner on their website (shown above), it looks as if they will soon be announcing a new album. This of course is speculation, but considering the acclaimed Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix came out in 2009, it’s very likely that it will be out before the end of the year, and likely sooner.

Check out the site for yourself here.

On a related note, a friend of mine recently pointed out that Daft Punk has done the same thing on their page. I’ll let that sink in.

Here’s some news for you. From Asthmatic Kitty: Sufjan Stevens is collaborating with good friends Bryce Dessner and Nico Muhly to create a song-cycle loosely based on the planets. The trio will be performing their work in just a few select venues. Selections from the song-cycle will be “live workshopped” at Music Now festival in Cincinnati on March 30. Official performances are scheduled in Eindhoven, Amsterdam, London, and Sydney. Let’s hope that this collaboration is a little more refined than s/s/s, (which isn’t nearly as bad as some think).

Here’s some news for you.

From Asthmatic Kitty:

Sufjan Stevens is collaborating with good friends Bryce Dessner and Nico Muhly to create a song-cycle loosely based on the planets. The trio will be performing their work in just a few select venues. Selections from the song-cycle will be “live workshopped” at Music Now festival in Cincinnati on March 30. Official performances are scheduled in Eindhoven, Amsterdam, London, and Sydney.

Let’s hope that this collaboration is a little more refined than s/s/s, (which isn’t nearly as bad as some think).

The Morning Benders are no more…

And in their place rise POP ETC. 

Read a release from the band and download a free mixtape.

Well it appears that everyone’s wish has come true thanks to IFC. R. Kelly’s overly dramatic “hip-hopera” is making a comeback with Trapped in the Closet, Part 3!

No word on a release date, but you can catch up on the ridiculous saga’s 22 chapters below.

Trapped in the closet

or you can go here for individual chapters

FileSonic has disabled it’s file sharing capabilities.  I’m not sure how long the site has been like this, but it follows yesterday’s raid on the home of Megaupload’s founder Kim Dotcom. There is no word on whether or not the site did this intentionally or because of pressure it was facing from outside forces. But this is not good people. This is no longer about stopping piracy, but about control. Will it take the downfall of Mediafire before people see what’s happening? I hope it doesn’t come to that.

FileSonic has disabled it’s file sharing capabilities. 

I’m not sure how long the site has been like this, but it follows yesterday’s raid on the home of Megaupload’s founder Kim Dotcom. There is no word on whether or not the site did this intentionally or because of pressure it was facing from outside forces. But this is not good people. This is no longer about stopping piracy, but about control. Will it take the downfall of Mediafire before people see what’s happening? I hope it doesn’t come to that.

Well it looks like Toro y Moi is working on a new album! Bundick, who produced two incredible releases last year is recording this new album in a studio. No word on who is producing the album but it will be interesting to hear the differences between his previous works and this new album. Stay tuned for more as this story develops! /newscastervoice

Well it looks like Toro y Moi is working on a new album! Bundick, who produced two incredible releases last year is recording this new album in a studio. No word on who is producing the album but it will be interesting to hear the differences between his previous works and this new album.

Stay tuned for more as this story develops! /newscastervoice

Crystal Castles are at work on their 3rd album! The tentatively and most likely titled Crystal Castles III has no release date set but judging by the pattern set by their last 2 albums, it’s most likely to be released later this year.

Crystal Castles are at work on their 3rd album!

The tentatively and most likely titled Crystal Castles III has no release date set but judging by the pattern set by their last 2 albums, it’s most likely to be released later this year.

It’s good to hear that Warpaint is working on a new record. Judging by this article, it’s going to be quite different from what their S/T debut was like. I’m anxious to see what they put out.

It’s good to hear that Warpaint is working on a new record. Judging by this article, it’s going to be quite different from what their S/T debut was like. I’m anxious to see what they put out.

(Source: warpaintwarpaint, via izxcp)

Local Natives played 2 new songs tonight.

The first was called “Black Balloon”. The second was called “Elephant”. They were both really good. They also covered Talking Heads’ “Warning Sign” and it was super badass.

So this is happening… All around badass and the coolest mother fucker on the planet, aka James Murphy, is going to be co-staring in a film called The Comedy, which was recently accepted into the Sundance Film Festival competition.  The film stars Tim & Eric (of Tim & Eric fame), and was written and directed by Spokane member, Rick Alverson. The film is being partially produced by Spokane’s label, Jagjaguwar, which also is home to Bon Iver. Something about seeing James working with Tim & Eric excites me. It’s going to be a relatively serious film, which is unusual for Tim & Eric, but i suppose if you want to see them is comedy form, you’ll have to wait until Billion Dollar Movie comes out in March. The story is about a group of aging hipsters living in Brooklyn. They might as well make “Losing My Edge” the title or credit sequence.  Hopefully someone will pick this up and get it into syndication because it has some great potential!

So this is happening…

All around badass and the coolest mother fucker on the planet, aka James Murphy, is going to be co-staring in a film called The Comedy, which was recently accepted into the Sundance Film Festival competition. 

The film stars Tim & Eric (of Tim & Eric fame), and was written and directed by Spokane member, Rick Alverson. The film is being partially produced by Spokane’s label, Jagjaguwar, which also is home to Bon Iver. Something about seeing James working with Tim & Eric excites me. It’s going to be a relatively serious film, which is unusual for Tim & Eric, but i suppose if you want to see them is comedy form, you’ll have to wait until Billion Dollar Movie comes out in March.

The story is about a group of aging hipsters living in Brooklyn. They might as well make “Losing My Edge” the title or credit sequence. 

Hopefully someone will pick this up and get it into syndication because it has some great potential!

In awesome pop culture news…

Justin Bieber has been invited to be on Maury.

This announcement is surrounding the fact that a young woman is claiming the Biebs to be the father of her child. Biebs is denying these allegations saying that it is physiologically impossible since he is a lesbian.

Nevertheless it would be fucking incredible to see Biebs on Maury and watch his/her reaction when he announces “You are NOT the father.”

In other entertainment news:

The Muppets (or fans of the Muppets) have launched a campaign to let the Muppets host the 2012 Academy Awards. This movement started not but a few days ago after it was announced that Brett Ratner would be stepping down as producer for this years ceremony (because he said ‘fag’ in a nonchalant manner at a Q&A. god bless his stupid mouth) and host Eddie Murphy would be following in his footsteps. 

The internet has run awry with people leaping at the opportunity to host one of the biggest award shows of the year. Some people may scoff at the idea, but i support it fully. The Muppets are some of the greatest characters ever created, and they know how to host a show (ahem… remember this?). Even long after Jim Henson’s death, their cultural influence is present, although it has diminished over the years. 

Even if this is a publicity stunt to gain attention for the new Muppets movie, i would be totally okay with it if they got the bill. To read why this should happen, check out this article here. Or this one. And follow them on twitter, and fan the facebook page!

Sigur Rós has a new album set for Spring of 2012!

Can this day get any better?!

Word is now official: The Strokes are going back into the studio. It must have been pretty apparent that Angles pretty much blew donkey balls, with a few exceptions, and now they are looking for redemption. Let’s hope that Julian takes back control of the band to make great albums like they did in their early days. If not, the era of The Strokes may be over.

Word is now official: The Strokes are going back into the studio.

It must have been pretty apparent that Angles pretty much blew donkey balls, with a few exceptions, and now they are looking for redemption. Let’s hope that Julian takes back control of the band to make great albums like they did in their early days. If not, the era of The Strokes may be over.

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