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03.24.11
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Le Tigre Announce “Who Took the Bomp?” DVD Release Date

If you’re a fan of Le Tigre, this is for you. Oscilloscope Laboratories will release the film Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre On Tour on DVD on June 7!  Directed by Kerthy Fix, the cameras followed the electronic feminists during their This Island tour and includes never before seen live performances, archival interviews, and revealing backstage footage.

Watch a clip from the film below. Here’s Le Tigre performing “Deceptacon:”

The film will premiere at South By South West next week and will be screened in various cinemas around the world after that. Check out the dates below.

Here are the following movie screenings:

03/27: Melbourne, VIC, Australia @ Melbourne Queer Film Festival

4/4: New York, NY @ MoMA, 7 PM (Q&A feat. Johanna Fateman & Kathleen Hanna to follow screening)

04/12: Cologne, Germany @ International Women’s Film Festival

04/16: Orlando, FL @ Florida Film Festival

04/27: Boston, MA @ Independent Film Festival Boston

05/06: Vancouver, BC @ DOXA

05/27: Mexico City, Mexico @ Distrital Film Festival (Q&A feat. Kerthy Fix to follow screening)

06/28: Barcelona, Spain @ Barcelona Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

 

03.23.11
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The Drums Announce Exciting Tour Schedule

The Drums are taking over this summer’s music festivals! From Lollapalooza Chile to the Groove In the Moo Festival in Australia, Coachella and Bonnaroo in the US, they will be everywhere. So check the schedule below to see when you can catch them, or even plan out a nice vacation around the dates they have planned in fancy places like London or Singapore!

Here are their upcoming tour dates:

3/25: New York, NY @ Tribeca Grand w/Big Trouble & DJ Patrik Cleandenim
3/31: Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Estúdio Emme
4/3: Santiago Chile @ Lollapalooza
4/7: New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge w/ iO Echo SOLD OUT!
4/11: Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory w/Matthew Dear
4/15: Indio, CA @ Coachella
4/28: Richmond, VIC, Australia @ The Corner Hotel
4/29: Richmond, VIC, Australia @ The Corner Hotel
4/30: Bendigo, VIC @ GROOVE IN THE MOO FEST
5/1: Townsville, QLD @ GROOVE IN THE MOO FEST
5/4: Brisbane, QLD @ The High Fi
5/7: Maitland, NSW @ GROOVE IN THE MOO FEST
5/8: Canberra, ACT @ GROOVE IN THE MOO FEST
5/9: Sydney, NSW, Australia @ The Metro
5/10: Adelaide, Australia @ Uni Bar
5/12: Perth, WA, Australia @ Astor Theatre
5/14: Bunbury, WA, Australia @ (GROOVE IN THE MOO FEST)
5/16: Singapore, SG @ TAB
5/18: Tokyo, Japan @ Club Quattro
5/19: Tokyo, Japan @ Duo
5/20: Nagoya, Japan @ Club Quattro
5/21: Osaka, Japan @ Club Quattro
5/24: Bangkok, TH @ Ratchaprasong Urban Space
5/25: Jakarta, Indonesia @ Blowfish Club
5/26: Hong Kong, China @ KITEC
5/29: George, WA @ Sasquatch Festival
6/9: Nashville, TN @ Bonnaroo Festival
7/16: London, UK @ LOVEBOX

03.16.11
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Free Download From Saint Motel!

Los Angeles four-piece Saint Motel, whom you New Yorkers may have seen with Ariel Pink at Rock & Roll Circus at the beginning of the year, are premiering a new song, “Puzzle Pieces.” And to make the announcement special, they’re giving it away for free on their website, www.saintmotel.com. Listen to the song below:

Saint Motel will be in Austin next week for South by South West, so catch them if you can!

Here are their SXSW dates:

March 16 – SXSW  @ Lustre Pearl (with The Silent Comedy, Leslie & the Badgers, Writer, Ume, American Royalty, & Little Hurricane)

March 16 – SXSW @  Lipstick 24 (with Neon Trees,The Stone Foxes, Baby Baby, & more)

March 18 – SXSW @ Annie’s West (with She Wants Revenge & more)

March 19 – SXSW Official Showcase @ Emo’s Main Stage (with Neon Trees, Limousines,American Fangs, and Greek Fire)

 

03.14.11
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Here’s “Interpol on Interpol” (The Album And The Band)

If you’ve been following Interpol news, you know they’ve gone through a lot lately; the Creators’ Project now brings us an intimate documentary about what makes this band work, no matter the line-up. In an insightful long-form interview, guitarist Daniel Kessler and singer Paul Banks reflect on their image, their history, their latest self-titled album and their approach to their art. Interpol will collaborate with The Creators’ Project again during this year’s Coachella festival; keep your eyes and ears open for that.

Meanwhile, you can view the 20-minutes documentary, “Interpol on Interpol” HERE.

 

03.10.11
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Vandaveer Announce New Album And SXSW Dates

Vandaveer will be releasing their third LP, Dig Down Deep, on April 26th via Supply & Demand music. The alt-folk duo enlisted long time collaborator Duane Lundy to produce. What’s more, you can listen to a first excerpt of the album right HERE.

Listen to “Concerning Past and Future Conquests” below:

And the good news doesn’t end here. Vandaveer will announce tour dates soon for May and June, but for the lucky ones who will be in Austin for SXSW this year, you can see them at the following venues during the festival!

Here are their upcoming dates:

03/16: Austin, TX @ SXSW Second Stage @ Wyndham Garden Hotel (3401 South I H 35, 6:00pm)

03/17: Austin, TX @ The Tap Room (117 W. 4th Street , 8:00pm – Official Showcase)

03/18: Austin, TX @ Astor Donovan Foundation, March Forth Party (TBA, 1:00pm)

03/19: Austin, TX @ The Silver Series / La Blogotheque Take Away Show @ Republic Square Park  (3:45pm, Guadalupe between 4th and 5th)

03/19: Austin, TX @ Noise/Racket Showcase @ Fado Irish Pub (214 W. 4th Street, 7:00pm)

 

03.02.11
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Guards Release Cover Songs 7″ For Free

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Guards are currently on tour in Europe but before they make their way back to the US for a few dates at Austin’s South by South West festival, the band is giving out new songs out for free on their bandcamp page. Well, they’re not technically new songs; they are covers, but they are not any less inventive.

Below is one of the tracks you can download: a cover of M.I.A’s “Born Free”. The others (covers of Vampire Weekend and Metallica, no less) can be found HERE.