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Jack White Creates A Triple Decker Poster For His Nashville Shows

Music
May 16

Jack White (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)Jack White (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Throughout the course of history, there are not many musicians as innovative as Jack White.

The delightfully eccentric rock star is now celebrating his first charted number one album with his recent solo work Blunderbuss and his record label–Third Man Records–has kept up accordingly with balloon music delivery systems, party favor vinyl that is nearly impossible to play, and White’s plans to be the first-ever person to play vinyl in space.

Most recently, White has unveiled a video of a Triple Decker Poster that was created, designed, and printed by Matthew Jacobsen and Bryce McCloud for White’s Ryman Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee shows with the Alabama Shakes.

Watch the poster being made.

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Fun. And Paramore’s Hayley Williams Cover Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’

Music
May 16

fun. (Courtesy of Fueled by Ramen)fun. (Courtesy of Fueled by Ramen)

“It’s a miracle of technology.” The phrase relegated to the elderly seems rather appropriate here.

Nestled comfortably in BBC Radio 1′s Live Lounge, fun. performed a live collaboration yesterday with Paramore’s Hayley Williams who sat thousands of miles away in the legendary Capitol Records studio in Los Angeles.

Typically, when artists contribute parts to a song, they send recordings back and forth via email. An engineer is involved and time is spent mixing and tweaking before the track is sent back and forth a few more times. This was something far more adventurous. While fun. strummed away live in London, Hayley sung live in L.A. And, the song they performed is currently #1 on the Billboard Top 100: Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know.”

Listen to Fun and Williams cover Gotye.

Beastie Boys’ ‘Sabotage’ MCA Tribute Starring Children

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May 16

(Courtesy of James Winter)(Courtesy of James Winter)

James Winter, an aspiring film maker from Portland, Oregon, along with his wife, kids and nephew spent last week creating an entertaining tribute to the Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch a.k.a. MCA.

The family followed the original Spike Jonze-directed music video as closely as possible. The end result is a fun twist on one of the most iconic videos of all time, the 1994 classic “Sabotage.”

In a phone interview this morning with Winter he explained that not only is he a fan but his sons recently fell in love with The Beastie Boys, “When their last album came out, Hot Sauce Committee, we got that and and somehow managed to get a clean version so we’ve just been bumpin’ the heck out of it and they’ve just been lovin’ it.”

“When we decided to do the project I showed them the Sabotage video and one of the recent videos for “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win” featuring G.I. Joe figures getting blown up… and they loved that.”

When asked about the response so far, Winter says that this is the first interview he’s accepted, “This was done because I’m a fan. And I’ve been a fan since I was a kid. I saw them when I was 14 at the Palladium in Hollywood and they changed my life.” He continues about his 1987 concert experience, “I was a punk rock kid and they introduced me to hip hop. When I was at the show it was general admission, open floor, and there were gang bangers and punk rockers and jocks and cholos but everybody was united under these guys. To me, that what the Beastie Boys represent… this spirit of joy no matter who you are, get into the moment and get down.”

Watch Winter’s Sabotage tribute to MCA.

Chili Peppers’ Flea On Working With Blur’s Damon Albarn For Africa Express

Music
May 15

Red Hot Chili Peppers (Photo by Ellen Von Unwerth)Red Hot Chili Peppers (Photo by Ellen Von Unwerth)

Bassist Flea Balzary and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer from the Red Hot Chili Peppers joined the multi-genre, multi-dimensional music maker, Damon Albarn, as part of Africa Express.

The music project has helped bring Western musicians to Africian nations and African musicians to perform collaborations in the United Kingdom. Flea and Klinghoffer were two of the lucky musicians who got to perform in Ethiopia because of the “profound” Damon Albarn co-founded initiative.

“Josh [Klinghoffer - guitarist] and I went to Ethiopia as part of Africa Express with Damon, who was so kind to invite us, said Flea in an interview with NME. “What an amazing place it is. We meet all kind of people, artists, poets, intellectuals. It’s like another world.”

“We had such a good time,” Flea continued. “One time me and Josh went to this orphanage and we took these two little amps and we just started rocking and they left just started laughing. Like three hundred kids standing all in this circle, all from this orphanage and we just started rocking. Just the two of us. They thought it was the craziest thing. It was righteous man. It was a really profound experience.”

More on Africa Express.

Keane Say They Are An ‘Alternative Band,’ Have Never Fit In

Music
May 15

Keane (Photo by Steve Bitanga)Keane (Photo by Steve Bitanga)

On May 7th, mellow British alt-indie band, Keane, released their fifth album Strangeland featuring hit single “Silenced by the Night.” The album marks Keane’s fifth consecutive release since 2004′s Hopes and Fears to rocket through the UK album charts and Strangeland hit Number One on those same charts this Sunday.

Keane, who has always been likened to their brother band Coldplay, recently said in an interview that they’ve always considered themselves less of a mainstream band and more of an “alternative band.” Frontman Tom Chaplin elaborated that they’ve “never fitted in.”

“We’ve had our ups and downs in terms of people’s perceptions of us, we’ve never been a band whoever gone with style or fashion,” continued Chaplin. “We’ve made records instinctively, not to keep up with anything.”

Chaplin talks about how Keane is alternative.

Offspring Say New Album ‘Days Go By’ Has ‘Message Of Hope’

Music
May 15

Offspring (Photo by Gabriel Olsen)Offspring (Photo by Gabriel Olsen)

Huntington Beach’s punk rock icons the Offspring, have celebrated almost three decades as a band, from their start as Manic Subsidal to their current status as music industry mainstays.

The four-piece punk powerhouse played an intoxicated, but lively small gig at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach which they followed up with KROQ/Los Angeles’ Weenie Roast y Fiesta where they rocked the main stage.

With a few near-faultless gigs in their system and an upcoming tour, Offspring is now prepping to release their ninth studio album, Days Go By, this June 26th on Columbia Records. Frontman Dexter Holland said in an interview that on this ninth record, the band is going to “dig a little bit deeper, and that’s what we want to do as well.”

Dexter Holland talks ‘Days Go By.’

Watch An Exclusive Webcast With M83 This Thursday, 11AM PDT

Music
May 15

(Photo by Steve Bitanga)(Photo by Steve Bitanga)

This Thursday, May 17th, tune in for an exclusive performance and Q&A session with M83 from the Red Bull Sound Space.

Antony Gonzales and crew will perform their smash single “Midnight City” along with several other exclusives. Those lucky enough to catch the band’s set at Coachella understand just how special this performance will be.more

Green Day Added To New Orleans’ Voodoo Festival Line-Up

Music
May 15

Green Day (Courtesy of Reprise Records)Green Day (Courtesy of Reprise Records)

The Voodoo Festival has become a thing of legend. For many bands, it’s an absolute must-play on the summer festival circuit.

In its 14th year, the Festival takes place in New Orleans, the weekend of October 26-28th. Despite the line-up still largely a secret, tickets are currently on sale. According to festival organizers, the full line-up is set to be announced Wednesday. Based on previous years, it’s not a leap to think that the line-up will be stellar. The show has been traditionally comprised of an eclectic mix of rock, pop, hip hop and jazz acts. 2011′s artists included Soundgarden, Bline-182, The Raconteurs, Snoop Dogg and more.

It’s perfect timing for Green Day as they’ll be promoting the first album in a trilogy titled ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré!

The 3-disc collection has already been assigned street dates of, Tuesday, September 25th, Tuesday, November 13th and Tuesday, January 15th 2013 respectively. Yes, fans will have to wait two months between each release.Watch the band explain the trilogy.

All-Star Punk Line-Up Announced For Chicago’s Riot Festival

Music
May 15

Rise Against (Courtesy of Interscope Records)Rise Against (Courtesy of Interscope Records)

Chicagoans are doing their best to snatch title of live music capitol of the world from Austin, Texas. With Lollapalooza and today’s announcement of the Riot Festival and Carnival, the Windy City is fast on their way to claiming the crown.

Riot Festival organizers have just unveiled this year’s line-up. To mark the festival’s 8th year, they came correct with major rock and punk acts like Chicago natives Rise Against along with Iggy And The Stooges, The Offspring, Elvis Costello, A Day To Remember, NOFX, Descendents, Dropkick Murphys and many more.

The three-day festival takes please September 15-16 at Humbolt Park and Congress Theater on Chicago’s West Side. Tickets are as little as $36 for a two-day pass. Click for additional ticket packages.

Chicago is a city that should be on everyone’s bucket list and this may finally be your excuse to buy that plane ticket.View the complete festival line-up.