k-os tours with Drake; the worlds of Drake and Broken Social Scene inch ever-closer

By E. Nagurney on

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For my next trick, I will connect the seemingly disparate worlds of Canadian indie rock heroes Broken Social Scene and (also Canadian) hip-hop hitmaker Drake in a mere two moves.

1. Broken Social Scene’s self-titled album (TMT Review) contained the track “Windsurfing Nation” featuring a guest verse from rap veteran k-os.

2. k-os will be going on tour this April with hitmaker/Degrassi superstar Drake.

And there you are! Of course, there’s a lot more worth knowing about k-os than his association with Broken Social Scene. For one, the man’s released four full-length albums, the latest of which, Yes!, saw release this past Tuesday, which was preceded with an appearance the day before on BET co-hosting a “Black History Month” episode of The Deal. Of course, all of this leads up to his role opening for Drake on his “Away From Home Tour,” which hits up a number of college campuses in hopes of promoting eco-friendly technology. Drake and k-os: a couple of guys who care! Now, if only they could get through to that dastardly Broken Social Scene crew. Bunch of hearts of stone over there.

k-os solo dates:

03.02.10 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge
03.04.10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy

Dates with Drake:

04.06.10 - Charleston, IL - Eastern Illinois University
04.07.10 - State College, PA - Penn State University
04.11.10 - Lock Haven, PA - Private Location
04.14.10 - East Lansing, MI - Michigan State
04.15.10 - Rochester Hills, MI - Oakland University
04.16.10 - Morgantown, WV - West Virginia University
04.21.10 - Orlando, FL - University of Central Florida
04.22.10 - Greenville, SC - Furman University
04.26.10 - Kansas City, MO - University of Missouri
04.27.10 - Lexington, KY - University of Kentucky
04.29.10 - Lowell, MA - University Mass Lowell
04.30.10 - Syracuse, NY - Private Location
05.01.10 - Boston, MA - Private Location
05.04.10 - Worchester, MA - Holy Cross
05.05.10 - Towson, MD - Towson University
05.06.10 - Cheyney, PA - Cheyney University
05.07.10 - Ithaca, NY - Private Location
05.08.10 - Plymouth, NH - Private Location

• k-os: http://www.k-osmusic.com
• Drake: http://www.myspace.com/thisisdrake

Tallest Man on Earth announces extensive US tour with the Loudest Voice on Earth

By Nobodaddy on Feb 26 2010

Sorry to those of you who were googling Yao Ming and ended up here by accident. But, hey, since you’re here:

Nu-folk, er, giant The Tallest Man on Earth is going on tour this spring in support of his forthcoming Dead Oceans release, The Wild Hunt. You can stream the first single “King of Spain” over at the Chocolate Grinder. The record drops April 13 (April 12 in the UK). The next day, the folk juggernaut will bound around North America in a matter of minutes, playing shows and hitting 3’s from the top of the key with his tremendous stride and unstoppable downtown game.

Of course, “a matter of minutes” to The Tallest Man on Earth is a matter of weeks to you and me. So to make things easier, here’s the breakdown quantified in human terms.

Upcoming road game schedule:

04.14.10 - Buffalo, NY - The Ninth Ward
04.15.10 - Winooski, VT - The Monkey House
04.16.10 - Montreal, QC - Petit Campus
04.17.10 - Toronto, ON - El Mocambo
04.20.10 - New York, NY - Highline Ballroom
04.21.10 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs
04.22.10 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live Upstairs
04.23.10 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
04.26.10 - Chapel Hill, NC - Gerrard Hall
04.27.10 - Asheville, NC - Forsythia Hall
04.28.10 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
04.29.10 - Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree
05.02.10 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s BBQ (Indoor)
05.03.10 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
05.05.10 - La Jolla, CA - UCSD - The Loft
05.08.10 - Brookdale, CA - Historic Brookdale Lodge
05.09.10 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
05.11.10 - Portland, OR - The Mission Theater
05.12.10 - Vancouver, BC - St. James Hall
05.14.10 - Edmonton, AB - Brixx
05.15.10 - Calgary, AB - Local 522
05.17.10 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
05.18.10 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
05.19.10 - Denver, CO - The Bluebird Theater
05.21.10 - Iowa City, IA - The Mill
05.23.10 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
05.25.10 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
05.26.10 - Bloomington, IN - The Dome House
05.27.10 - Fort Wayne, IN - The Brass Rail
05.28.10 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall

• The Tallest Man on Earth: http://www.myspace.com/thetallestmanonearth
• Dead Oceans: http://www.deadoceans.com

[Photo: Johan Stolpe]

EMI appeals Men At Work plagiarism ruling

By Brom on Feb 26 2010

EMI Music has decided to appeal against a ruling that Men At Work plagiarized a Girl Guide flute refrain. On February 4, an Australian court agreed that the band had stolen a flute riff first written 70 years ago. The controversy centers around Men At Work’s 1983 hit “Down Under,” which features the suspect woodwind instrument.

EMI argues that any similarities between Men At Work’s flute and Marion Sinclair’s (who penned the riff in 1934) would only be noted (geddit?) by a “highly educated musical ear.” In addition, the label also says the real copyright holders are the Girl Guides Association of Victoria state, not Larrikin who initially brought the case. This is because they sponsored the “Girl Guides song competition for which the song was written.”

Of course this merely confirms what most TMT readers have known all along: major labels have been screwing us since time immemorial. They’d even go so low as to steal from innocent girl guides!

Neon Indian get vertical, join up with Mountain Dew

By Jon Lorenz on Feb 26 2010

Mountain Dew has always been one to keep up with the cool, hip activities of young teenagers across America. In 1995, they sponsored the X-Games. In 2009, they created the World Of Warcraft Mountain Due Gamefuel to keep the nerds on top of their game. Now, in 2010 they have created an internet record label to release today’s “dewiest” jams. Mountain Dew’s label, Green Label Sound, has already released exclusive free MP3s by Matt and Kim, Chromeo, and The Cool Kids. Next up on their list of things to “dew” is release a brand new, exclusive track by “chillwave” act Neon Indian. This will be the first new Neon Indian song of the year, so the question is: will Mountain Dew make Neon Indian the band of 2010, or does this mean Neon Indian will become the band that has that song in that Mountain Dew commercial? Only time will tell.

While we wait for the new Neon Indian jam next month, you can check out everything Green Label Sound has to offer by visiting their website… if you’re into that high fructose bullshit.

• Green Label Sound: http://www.greenlabelsound.com

Josiah Wolf doesn’t ask WHY?; he releases tourdates and an MP3 instead

By Kid Midnight on Feb 26 2010

Last time we checked in on Josiah Wolf, he was prepping his solo debut album, Jet Lag. Now, the multi-instrumentalist from WHY? has announced a tour in support of the new disc. I won’t say much about the new record (you probably read the news story linked above anyway, right?), but I will remind you that it “offers up a rare solo work with true legs of its own” and that “Wolf’s lean poems are set to an autumnal mix of warm folk and easy psychedelia played out (by Wolf alone) on guitar, vibes, kalimba, Hammond organ, bells, bass and drums to name a few. The end result is a sort of chamber pop minus the showy sweeps…” So, yeah.

Check out “Master Cleanse (California)” over at the Chocolate Grinder. We even use the same promotional pic!

Jet Lag tracklist:

01. The Trailer And The Truck
02. Master Cleanse (California)
03. The Opposite Of Breathing
04. The New Car
05. Skull In The Ice
06. The Apart Meant
07. That Kind Of Man
08. Ohioho
09. Is The Body Hung
10. In The Seam
11. Gravity Defied
12. The One Sign

Jet Lag is scheduled for release on March 2, 2010

Tourdates:

02.27.10 - Covington, KY - Mad Hatter
03.05.10 - Cincinnati, OH - The Monestary (record release show)
05.21.10 - Chicago, IL - Schuba’s
05.22.10 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
05.25.10 - Missoula, MT - The Palace
05.26.10 - Seattle, WA - The Vera Project %#
05.27.10 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret *#
05.28.10 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *#
05.30.10 - Eugene, OR - WOW Hall *#
05.31.10 - Eureka, CA - Nocturnum #$
06.01.10 - Reno, NV - Biggest Little City Club #
06.02.10 - Oakland, CA - New Parish of Oakland *#
06.03.10 - Pomona, CA - Glass House *#
06.04.10 - La Jolla, CA - Che Cafe
06.05.10 - Tucson, AZ - Solar Cultural Gallery
06.08.10 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
06.09.10 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive
06.11.10 - St. Louis, MO - The Firebird
06.12.10 - Bloomington, IN - The Bishop

* WHY?
# The Donkeys
% AU
$ Citay

• Josiah Wolf: http://www.myspace.com/josiahwolfjetlag
• Anticon: http://anticon.com

Thom Yorke debuts three new songs at Green Party gig, AND WE’VE GOT THE VIDS, ETC

By Mr P on Feb 26 2010

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke played a 19-track set at a recent benefit solo show for the Green Party’s Tony Juniper. Mostly comprised of Radiohead songs and tracks from The Eraser, Thom also treated the audience to rarer tracks like “Lotus Flower” and “I Froze Up.” BUT THAT WASN’T IT. Thom also debuted three brand new tracks: “The Daily Mail,” “Give Up The Ghost,” and “Mouse Dog Bird.” Only time will tell whether these new tunes end up on a future Radiohead album or a future solo release (or for a certain upcoming documentary), but one thing’s for certain: Thom sure knows how to rock that delay pedal!

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“The Daily Mail”:

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“Give Up The Ghost”:

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“Mouse Dog Bird”:

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Catch Thom on tour with his band, Atoms for Peace, in April.

• Radiohead: http://www.radiohead.com

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