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Watch: John Grant - “Down Here” Video

Dec 09, 2015 John Grant

John Grant released his latest album, Grey Tickles, Black Pressure, back in October via Partisan in the U.S. (and Bella Union in the U.K.). Now he has shared a video for “Down Here.” It’s about a teenage boy who longs to join a synchronized swim team. Watch it below.

Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker Writes a Letter to Father Christmas (aka Santa Claus)

Dec 09, 2015 Pulp

Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker has written a letter to Father Christmas (aka Santa Claus) and asked for a 1960s Batman mask, cashmere underpants, sexy glasses, an electric car, and a “guided missile that only kills evil people & leaves nice people completely unscathed.”

Watch Joanna Newsom Perform “Leaving the City” on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”

Dec 09, 2015 Joanna Newsom

Joanna Newsom was the musical guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night. She performed “Leaving the City,” a track from her recently released Divers, her long-awaited new album (her first in five years, since 2010’s Have One on Me) that’s out now via Drag City. The performance found Newsom on harp backed by a three-person band (a keyboardist, a pianist, and a drummer). More

Wavves and Best Coast Announce Co-Headlining “Summer Is Forever II” Tour

Dec 08, 2015 Cherry Glazerr

Wavves released their fifth album, the fittingly titled V, back in October via Ghost Ramp and Warner Bros. Best Coast released their third album, California Nights, in May via Harvest. Now the two California bands, longtime friends (Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino and Wavves’ Nathan Williams were also previously in a long term relationship together), are setting out on a co-headlining tour together. More