May 22, 2015
By Laura Studarus
Ought
On June 1-5, Marina Di Ravenna, Italy will host the fourth edition of Beaches Brew—a free festival featuring the Thee Oh Sees, Viet Cong, Shabazz Palaces, and more. To help get us in an Italian fun and sun frame of mind, we’ve asked several artists playing the fest to make us mixtapes. The next one in our series comes from Ought.
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May 21, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Tame Impala
Tame Impala have released a video for “‘Cause I’m a Man.” The soulful track is found on the Australian band’s upcoming third album, Currents, due out July 17 via Interscope. The abstract computer animated video was directed by WEIRDCORE and seems to show the various facets of a man’s adult life, from getting married to a descent into drugs and alcohol.
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May 21, 2015
By Matt Fink
Although I’ve never met him, I’ve spent more time with David Letterman than any man other than my father. For the last 25 years, five nights a week, he has entered my living room for an hour. Knowing that he will never visit again has left me with an almost embarrassing sense of a loss.
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May 21, 2015
By Mike Hilleary
Destroyer
Destroyer, aka Dan Bejar, has announced the release of his newest album Poison Season, his first full-length work since 2011’s Kaputt.
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May 21, 2015
By Laura Studarus
Dead Sara
On Tuesday, May 19, The Grammy Museum held a conversation and performance with iconic Los Angeles band, Dead Sara.
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May 21, 2015
By Mike Hilleary
The Tallest Man on Earth
While Jimmy Kimmel deliberately aired a rerun last night so as not to compete with Dave Letterman’s last show, the rest of the late night line-up continued with their regularly scheduled programs last night.
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May 21, 2015
By Mike Hilleary
Foo Fighters
After weeks of fanfare, legacy think-pieces and heartfelt goodbyes, the Late Show with David Letterman finally signed off last night.
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May 20, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Franz Ferdinand
FFS is a collaboration between Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand and Los Angeles legends Sparks. It’s an inspired matchup to be sure and seems to work based on what we’ve heard so far. Their self-titled debut album is out June 9 via Domino and now we have the video for “Johnny Delusional.”
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May 20, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Amy Winehouse
A lot has already been written about the upcoming Amy Winehouse documentary, simply titled Amy. And the film has already screened at festivals and has been well-received by critics.
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