Apr 05, 2010 By Hong Le She & Him

In support of their new album Volume Two, She & Him’s Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward (plus backing band) performed their new single “In the Sun” last Friday on The Late Show with David Letterman.Check out the video and the duo’s upcoming tour dates.

Apr 05, 2010 By Kyle Lemmon YACHT

LCD Soundsystem put on an insane dance party for their shows and fans that haven’t already experienced the craziness will soon get their chance. James Murphy’s crew of party-starters announced a bunch of North American concerts today.

Apr 05, 2010 By John Everhart The Drums

The Most Anticipated Albums of 2010 section in Under the Radar‘s Winter 2010 Issue includes a short article on The Drums’ debut album. We’ve now posted the full Q&A of that interview with the band. I caught up with Brooklyn via Florida act The Drums in mid-January at their East Williamsburg apartment, somewhere between the moribund Marcy projects and the urbane bastion of hipness that is Bedford Avenue. Apropos, given that the band seem like misfits in today’s Brooklyn scene, their insular milieu wedged somewhere between such somber Factory Records acts as The Wake and blithe ‘50s surf culture dreams.

Apr 02, 2010 By Michele Yamamoto Fela Kuti

The third annual Record Store Day is just around the corner—April 17, 2010—and several exclusive releases have just been announced for the event, including ones from Phoenix, Sonic Youth, Beastie Boys, Drive-By Truckers, and Fela Kuti.

Apr 02, 2010 By Michele Yamamoto Wolf Parade

With an extensive tour about to begin, Wolf Parade is almost finished with their forthcoming new album with the working title Expo 86.

Apr 02, 2010 By Michele Yamamoto Fleet Foxes

On his relatively brief tour with Joanna Newsom, which began just a few days ago, Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes has apparently been performing new material. While there is no information on the track’s fate, it’s good enough to share, and a recent concert goer at Cincinnati’s MusicNow Festival did just that. You can watch a performance here.

Apr 02, 2010 By Mark Redfern Phantogram

NYC trio The Antlers are still getting a lot of mileage out of last year’s critically-acclaimed album Hospice. The band has two U.S. tours lined up for the spring and summer. First they’ll hit the road with Barsuk Records’ Phantogram later this month and into early May. Then in June they’ll have some dates opening up for The National, who will be releasing High Violet next month. We have the dates and a recent video for “Bear.”

Apr 01, 2010 By Laura Stuarus Aziz Ansari

Oh, April Fools Day. The one day of year when hipsters and tweens alike can come together to enjoy cheep jokes about Justin Bieber (which the teen idol is in on). Thanks to Funny or Die (today: “Bieber or Die,” as Bieber has apparently bought the site and turned into a fan site) for bringing us all together with this clip where Raaaaaaaandy (Aziz Ansari) claims that Bieber’s hit “Baby” is really just a rip-off of his potential smash hit, “Baby Baby.” Also involved? Pot Smoking, knee shooting, studio trashing. Watch carefully for TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek and Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Nick Zinner who appear as Raaaaaaaandy’s backing band.

Apr 01, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Art Brut‘s Eddie Argos is heading out on a U.S. tour with side project, the very wordy, Everybody Was In The French Resistance…NOW! We have the dates.