Rapper Asher Roth and producer Nottz released a joint EP, entitled Rawth. The collaboration, which has been in the works for a while, is available for free HERE. Chester French, Rhymefest and Kardinal Offishall also lend their talents to the album, making it a must get.
Down below, you can grab the duo’s current single “Gotta Get Up.” The track is a nice preview of the EP, as it finds Roth at his best. The sample is also pretty sweet.
Sydney dance-duo Bag Raiders have released a video for their second single from their upcoming self-titled debut, due January 25, 2011. Dan Black is featured on the tracked called “Sunlight” and video can be seen below:
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin has announced they will be touring with Toyko Police Club in 2011. Two Door Cinema Club will also be along for part of the tour. Dates are listed as follows:
1/17/11 – The Met Cafe, Pawtucket, RI*^
1/19/11 – Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA*^
1/20/11 – 9:30 Club, Washington, DC*^
1/21/11 – Terminal 5, New York, NY*^
1/22/11 – The Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA*^
1/23/11 – Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH*^
1/25/11 – The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA*^
1/26/11 – Crowbar, Tampa, FL*^
1/27/11 – The Social, Orlando, FL*^
1/28/11 – Culture Room, Ft. Lauderdale, FL*
1/29/11 – Jack Rabbits, Jacksonville, FL*
1/31/11 – Spanish Moon, Baton Rouge, LA*
2/1/11 – Granada Theater, Dallas, TX*
2//2/11 – La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX*
2/3/11 – Warehouse, Houston, TX*
2/5/11 – Exit/In, Nashville, TN*
2/7/11 – The Blue Note, Columbia, MO*
2/8/11 – Firebird, St. Louis, MO*
The band has also made a video for “Everlyn” using footage from their European tour:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY72o1GMArc
Lastly, the band’s good friend Daniel Zander has made a tour book featuring illustrations and stories from their European tour. The book can be found here for purchase: http://www.danielzender.com/index.php?%2Fillustration%2Fsslyby-european-tour-book
Fred Schneider, frontman of the B-52s, and his group The Superions, have released a Christmas album, titled Destination Christmas. This hilarious album debuted #13 on Billboard Magazine’s Top Comedy Albums chart. Out of respect for The Superions, Portland duo YACHT have remixed the song “Fruitcake” for your listening pleasure.
Brooklyn based indie-pop rock band Wakey!Wakey! certainly have something to celebrate as 2011 gets going. Following their sophomore release Almost Everything I Wish I’d Said The Last Time I Saw You on Family Records, frontman Mike Grubbs will be taking his band to France in February for a slew of dates opening for James Blunt.
But don’t worry New York fans, Wakey!Wakey! will be playing a few shows in the area in January before venturing off across the sea. Check them out at Le PoissonRouge on January 13th and at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center in Westhampton Beach, NY on January 28th.
Check out Wakey!Wakey!’s video for “Light Outside”.
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