The original bassist for the Kinks, Pete Quaife, has passed away at the age of 66. Although no cause of death has been confirmed, Quaife had been doing kidney dialysis for multiple years. 

Quaife had been on the Kinks original recordings including "You Really Got Me" and "All Day and All of the Night."

 

With a new album on the way, Ra Ra Riot have decided to hit the road and hit it hard.

Kicking it off in Japan, the Syracuse group will be doing a massive exploration of the US playing in basically every major city.

Their new album, The Orchard, will be released August 24 via Barsuk.

Tour Dates:

August
01 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Festival
04 Columbus, OH - Columbus State Fair !
28 Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheater $

September
05 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot
09 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom (MusicfestNW)
12 North Dorset, England - End of the Road Festival
18 Geneva, NY - Cracker Factory (Three Stories Benefit)
21 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
22 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
23 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
24 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
27 Northampton, MA - Pearl St.
28 New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
29 Providence, RI - The Met

October
01 Boston, MA - Royale
02 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
03 Pittsburgh, PA - Diesel
04 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
05 Chicago, IL - Metro
07 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre
08 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room
11 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
12 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue
13 Crystal Bay, NV - Crystal Bay Club
19 Pomona, CA - Glass House
20 Los Angeles, CA - The Music Box
21 San Diego, CA - Belly Up Tavern
22 Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
24 San Antonio, TX - White Rabbits
26 Austin, TX - Emo's
27 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
28 Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre
29 Little Rock, AR - Rev Room
30 Nashville, TN - Exit/In

November
01 Birmingham, AL - Workplay Theatre
02 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
03 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
04 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
05 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
13 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Commodore
17 Calgary, Alberta - MacEwan Hall
19 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Louis' Pub
20 Winnipeg, Manitoba - The Garric

! with Devo
$ with Tegan and Sara, City and Colour

London's indie-folk trio Peggy Sue recorded a video of their song "All In My Grill (Missy Elliot)" for a FILTER Exclusive!

While on their last day of their summer US tour, our friends in Peggy Sue made a stop at Spaceland in Los Angeles and recorded this video just for us!!
The song is a Missy Elliot cover of her song "All In My Grill". Pretty sweet!

Peggy Sue's latest album Fossils & Other Phantoms is out now.

The electrofunk duo Chromeo has released their second single, "Don't Turn The Lights On", off their forthcoming third LP Business Casual.

Seducing you with their smooth electro-beat and funky guitar licks, the song is fit for both dancing and trying to set the right mood.

Business Casual is out September 14 courtesy of Atlantic.
"Don't Turn The Lights On" single will be available June 29 in the US.

You can download "Don't Turn The Lights On" for free via Stereogum below.

| Chromeo - "Don't Turn The Lights On"  MP3|
 

You can also catch Chromeo on their upcoming US tour.

Tour Dates:

July
26 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
27 – Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
29 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
30 – Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
31 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis

August
02 – Ottawa, ON @ Capital Music Hall
03 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix
05 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic
06 – Chicago, IL (Lollapalooza)
07 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
10 – Calgary, AB @ Flames Central
11 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore
12 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox Market
13 – Portland, OR @ Roseland
16 – San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues
19 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Twilight Concert Series
20 – Denver, CO @ Ogden
24 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s
25 – Dallas, TX @ Palladium
26 – Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
27 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl (w/ The Chemical Brothers)

Friday is here! It’s your Friday Five!

He’s nice on the ballads too.

Early Jamaican magic.

The one and only.

Love me some early 70s Ramsey.

See, Black Sabbath does too have some funky drums. Check 3:19 for the money shot.

That’s it for this week! Check www.djvinnie.net for more info.

Norway’s synth heavy, new wave group Serena Maneesh is coming to the US.

The group has announced a string of dates which will send them around the US as well as dip their toes in Canada a few times.

Serena Maneesh just recently released Serena Maneesh 2: Abyss in B Minor this past March via 4AD.

Tour Dates:

September
24 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
25 Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Saloon
26 Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
28 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
29 Cleveland, OH @ Case Western Reserve
30 Grand Rapids, MI @ Calvin College

October
1 Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
2 Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
3 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
4 Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory
6 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
7 Washington, DC @ DC9
8 Durham, NC @ Duke Coffee House
9 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
10 Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
12 Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone Cafe
13 Dallas, TX @ The Loft
14 Austin, TX @ Mohawk
15 Lubbock, TX @ Bash’s In The Depot
16 Santa Fe, NM @ Corazon

dromama from Altitude Sickness on Vimeo.

Wherever you are in the world, here’s some geeky inspiration to kick off this summer weekend. And if you’re in the Los Angeles area, you should absolutely, positively be on Venice Boulevard tonight at 8pm at hacker venue CRASH Space for Handmade Music, gone LA.

In the lineup: circuit bent toys, robotic guitars, MakerBots, monomes, and microcontroller synths, with Altitude Sickness, Ian Hattwick, The Sweaty Caps, Theron Trowbridge, and Vince Wong.

It’s free at 8 pm, but if you can donate the recommended $10, you can help CRASH Space become a not-for-profit.

Full details at handmademusic.noisepages

Here’s a look at what these crazy California kids are up to. At top, Altitude Sickness is known for his Tupperware-housed creations. Check the Vimeo page for that video to grab MIDI remote scripts for Ableton Live plus Max patches for nanoKONTROL, monome, and more. Inspired by a previous post here on CDM, he assembled a bunch of custom controls for live performance and then uploaded the results for anyone to enjoy. But Altitude Sickness isn’t the only guest star tonight…

The Makerbot, the homebrewed, open source, 3D fabrication / CNC product, has been making music for some time. Above: a stirring rendition of “Still Alive” by Jonathan Coulton. But Crash SPACE have not one, but three Makerbots, leading to the first (that I know of) Makerbot ensemble. And they’ve got some extra MIDI code running between them.

Result: extra polyphony.

Lastly, Ian Hattwick’s Guitamaton, inspired by African rhythmic modality, turns the guitar into a robotically-controlled percussion instrument. Ian describes it thusly:

Guitamaton is a computer controlled musical instrument which explores the percussive and resonant qualities of the acoustic guitar. It melds the precision of microprocessor control with the unpredictability of vibrating metal and wood, and brings an added level of embodiment to computer based music by placing the sound creation process firmly in the physical world.

Enjoy these videos and links, and anyone who is in LA and makes it, be sure to send us any documentation you capture. (I’ll be in NYC, perhaps watching your Dodgers play the Yankees.)

dromama from Altitude Sickness on Vimeo.

Wherever you are in the world, here’s some geeky inspiration to kick off this summer weekend. And if you’re in the Los Angeles area, you should absolutely, positively be on Venice Boulevard tonight at 8pm at hacker venue CRASH Space for Handmade Music, gone LA.

In the lineup: circuit bent toys, robotic guitars, MakerBots, monomes, and microcontroller synths, with Altitude Sickness, Ian Hattwick, The Sweaty Caps, Theron Trowbridge, and Vince Wong.

It’s free at 8 pm, but if you can donate the recommended $10, you can help CRASH Space become a not-for-profit.

Full details at handmademusic.noisepages

Here’s a look at what these crazy California kids are up to. At top, Altitude Sickness is known for his Tupperware-housed creations. Check the Vimeo page for that video to grab MIDI remote scripts for Ableton Live plus Max patches for nanoKONTROL, monome, and more. Inspired by a previous post here on CDM, he assembled a bunch of custom controls for live performance and then uploaded the results for anyone to enjoy. But Altitude Sickness isn’t the only guest star tonight…

The Makerbot, the homebrewed, open source, 3D fabrication / CNC product, has been making music for some time. Above: a stirring rendition of “Still Alive” by Jonathan Coulton. But Crash SPACE have not one, but three Makerbots, leading to the first (that I know of) Makerbot ensemble. And they’ve got some extra MIDI code running between them.

Result: extra polyphony.

Lastly, Ian Hattwick’s Guitamaton, inspired by African rhythmic modality, turns the guitar into a robotically-controlled percussion instrument. Ian describes it thusly:

Guitamaton is a computer controlled musical instrument which explores the percussive and resonant qualities of the acoustic guitar. It melds the precision of microprocessor control with the unpredictability of vibrating metal and wood, and brings an added level of embodiment to computer based music by placing the sound creation process firmly in the physical world.

Enjoy these videos and links, and anyone who is in LA and makes it, be sure to send us any documentation you capture. (I’ll be in NYC, perhaps watching your Dodgers play the Yankees.)

M.I.A. has been added to the already impressive lineup for The Creators Project, a new arts venture from Vice and Intel.

The Creators Project is a global conference highlighting Creators' art and music with panel discussions, workshops, and live performances.

Other artists set to perform are Interpol, Sleigh Bells, Neon Indian, Mark Ronson, Gang Gang Dance, and others. There will also be full of multimedia art, including the Animal Collective film, the xx, Spike Jonze, and more.

The launch party is taking place at Milk Studios in NY on June 26.
There will also be a London show on July 17.

You can see all of the information on The Creators Project as well as other shows here.
 

The guys in Animal Collective have released a new video for "Guys Eyes".

Full of old-style surfing footage, skateboarding, and all around beach related things, the video makes you feel pretty relaxed.

"Guys Eyes" is off 2009's Merriweather Post Pavilion album.
Their DVD, Oddsac, will drop June 29.

So click HERE, sit back, relax, and let the beach suck you in!

The socal garage outfit, Wavves, was set to release their newest album August 3. Unfortunately for them, the record has already started making its rounds on the internet, so the guys decided to move up the release date.

King of the Beach will be dropping July 1 via iTunes and July 13 through all other outlets. The physical album is still slotted for August 3.

You can pre-order King of the Beach here and listen to the track, "Post Acid", off the record on their Myspace.
 

After a lot of talk and hinting about the release date and details on the new of Montreal record, a date, album art, and single have been released.

False Priest will be arriving to us in September and features production from Jon Brion (Kanye West/Fiona Apple) and guest appearances by Janelle Monae and Solange Knowles.

Brion co-produced the album alongside frontman Kevin Barnes who had initially recorded the album at his own studio in Athens, Georgia. The album has been re-recorded, mixed, and engineered with Brion at Ocean Way Recording in Los Angeles.

You can download the first single, "Coquet Coquette", for free here. There is also a video on the way for this tune.

You can pre-order the record here.

False Priest drops September 14 on Polyvinyl.

Track List:

I Feel Ya' Strutter
Our Riotous Defects [ft. Janelle Monáe]
Coquet Coquette
Godly Intersex
Enemy Gene [ft. Janelle Monáe]
Hydra Fancies
Like a Tourist
Sex Karma [ft. Solange Knowles]
Girl Named Hello
Famine Affair
Casualty of You
Around the Way
You Do Mutilate?

Today, the Dead Weather unveiled a new video for "Blue Blood Blues" on Conan O'Brien's Team Coco website.

The video was recorded live at Jack White's Third Man Records in a washed out, high-contrast style and features the band rocking out to the song.

"Blue Blood Blues" is the first track off their latest record, Sea of Cowards out now on Third Man Records.
 

While his 50 Songs 50 States tour is winding down, Shawn Rosenblatt and his band Netherfriends have unveiled the video for "Brett Easton Ellis Novel".

The video is ripping at the seams with stop-motion camera work and upbeat psychedelic/indie pop which fit together perfectly. It's hard to only watch it once.

"Brett Easton Ellis Novel" is off the Netherlands' latest album, Barry and Sherry which is available via the group’s site.

Tour Dates:

June
25 - Europa (Northside Fest) - Brooklyn, NY

July
17 - Pitchfork Music Fest - Chicago, IL
17 - The Inconvience - Chicago, IL
18 - Double Door - Chicago, IL
23 - Ball Hall - Chicago, IL
24 - Bela Dubby - Cleveland, OH

ENJOY!!