The Roots find hipper friends than Jimmy Fallon and record with Dirty Projectors
By Kid Midnight on May 24 2010
The Roots, who saw their credibility rating decline in a sharp slope once they signed on as the studio band for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and became the world’s first lounge-hop band, have been hard at work on their 11th studio album, with the hopes of taking their credibility right back on top!
The album already includes hip cameos by The Monsters of Folk (Jim James, M. Ward, Conor Oberst, and Mike Mogis), who help out on a cover of the Monsters’ “Dear God”; and Joanna Newsom, who provides original vocals (according to Entertainment Weekly) and will also have one of her songs sampled for the track “Right On.” But The Roots are taking it one step further, with drummer ?uestlove taking to Twitter (via P4k) to deliver a revealing picture, provide a video, and make a statement that all allude (okay, they pretty much say outright) to help from Dirty Projectors: “Workin on 2 interludes at the same time w/ the ladies of the Dirty Projectors,” says ?uestlove, who teases us with one of the coolest collaborations of the last couple years (beaten only by this one).
The Roots have also supplied us with a tracklist, and I really want you to see it, so, look below and have faith that one day The Roots won’t be the house-band for a lousy late night show!
How I Got Over:
01. Walk Alone [ft. Truck North, P.O.R.N., Dice Raw, Mercedes Martinez]
02. Dear God 2.0 [ft. Jim James, Monsters of Folk]
03. Radio Daze [ft. Blu, P.O.R.N., Dice Raw, Mercedes Martinez]
04. Now Or Never [ft. Phonte Coleman, Dice Raw]
05. How I Got Over [ft. Dice Raw]
06. The Day [ft. Blu, Phonte Coleman, Patty Crash]
07. Right On [ft. Joanna Newsom, Sugar Tongue Slim]
08. Doin’ It Again [ft. John Legend]
09. The Fire [ft. John Legend, Rick Friedrich]
How I Got Over is set for release June 22 via Def Jam
• The Roots: http://www.theroots.com
• Def Jam: http://www.defjam.com
Josiah Wolf plays in WHY?, then plays with WHY?, then tours alone, then goes back to being in WHY? — any questions?
By Erika H on May 24 2010
Solo endeavors are a funny thing. Lou Barlow spent the first several years of his work as Sebadoh bitching about how he got screwed over by Dinosaur Jr; Ringo Starr just really wished he still had a band for which he could write roughly one song per album; and then there’s the kind of solo magic that made Destiny Child’s Beyoncé Knowles into the Beyoncé we know and love today.
So what’s the deal with Josiah Wolf? His debut — admittedly break-up — solo album, Jet Lag isn’t about WHY? or Yoni Wolf calling their mom on Mother’s Day before Josiah got a chance to be the better son. No, he explains it all pretty succinctly: it’s both the end of an 11-year relationship and leaving California that get him down. But despondent or not, when you have an album out, you gotta tour.
We announced a few tourdates (TMT News) shortly before the release of Jet Lag (TMT Review), but Josiah’s scored a few new dates since then. And because you can’t talk about Josiah Wolf without mentioning WHY? (especially since they’re playing some shows together, listed separately for your convenience), we’re throwing in WHY?’s tourdates too. If you haven’t already listened to Eskimo Snow (TMT Review), do it and choose once and for all between Josiah and Yoni!
WHY? and Josiah Wolf tourdates:
05.27.10 - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret *
05.28.10 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *
05.30.10 - Eugene, CA - WOW Hall *
06.02.10 - Oakland, CA - New Parish of Oakland *
06.03.10 - Pomona, CA - Glasshouse *
* The Donkeys
Josiah Wolf tourdates:
05.24.10 - Billings, MT - The Railyard
05.25.10 - Missoula, MT - The Palace
05.26.10 - Seattle, WA - The Vera Project %*
05.31.10 - Eureka, CA - Nocturnum *$
06.01.10 - Reno, NV - The Underground (Treehouse Club) *
06.04.10 - La Jolla, CA - Che Cafe !
06.05.10 - Tucson, AZ - Solar Cultural Gallery !
06.06.10 - Phoenix, AZ - Trunk Space !
06.08.10 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge !
06.09.10 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive !
06.10.10 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Music Hall!
06.11.10 - St. Louis, MO - The Firebird !
06.12.10 - Bloomington, IN - The Bishop !
06.15.10 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
06.16.10 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
06.17.10 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse
06.18.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
06.19.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory
06.21.10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Morning Glory Coffeehouse
* The Donkeys
% AU
$ Citay
@ Serengeti
! Cars & Trains
~ Dark Dark Dark
WHY? tourdates:
05.29.10 - Gorge, WA - Sasquatch Festival
06.26.10 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave ^
07.01.10 - Calgary, AB - Dickens for Sled Island Festival
07.02.10 - Calgary, AB - Olympic Plaza for Sled Island Festival
07.09.10 - Cincinnati, OH - Mid Point Indie Summer Series (Fountain Square)
07.17.10 - Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Festival
^ Deerhoof and Southeast Engine
• Josiah Wolf: http://www.myspace.com/josiahwolfjetlag
• WHY?: http://www.myspace.com/whyanticon
Wild Beasts go totally crazy nutso, wake up in North America one morning, roll with it by announcing tour
By E. Nagurney on May 19 2010
Wild Beasts are, stay with me for a second, totally wild! You say you’ll stick a quarter in your ear; Wild Beasts will stick their whole wallets. You say you’ll do a motorcycle flip; Wild Beasts will do a zeppelin flip. You say you’ll take four shots of vodka; Wild Beasts will punch a nun. You say you’ll tour the UK this summer; Wild Beasts will sandwich a string of North American dates in between two UK tours. Then they will give you a wedgie.
Wild Beasts tourdates:
05.21.10 - Liverpool, UK - Kazimer
05.22.10 - Glasgow, UK - ABC Stag & Dagger Festival
05.27.10 - Barcelona, ES - Primavera Festival
05.29.10 - Bristol, UK - Dot to Dot Festival
05.30.10 - Nottingham, UK - Dot to Dot Festival
05.31.10 - Manchester, UK - Dot to Dot Festival
06.20.10 - Istanbul, TR - Efes Pilsen One Love Festival
06.26.10 - Pilton, Somerset, UK - Glastonbury Festival - John Peel Stage
07.01.10 - Roskilde, DK - Roskilde Festival
07.16.10 - Henham Park, Suffolk, UK - Latitude Festival
07.17.10 - Victoria Park, London, UK - Lovebox Festival
07.31.10 - Lowther Park, UK - Kendal Calling
08.06.10 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
08.07.10 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08.09.10 - Toronto, ON - The Mod Club
08.11.10 - New York, NY - Highline Ballroom
08.13.10 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater
08.21.10 - Brecon Beacons, UK - Green Man Festival
08.28.10 - Bramham Park, UK - Leeds Festival - Radio 1/NME Stage
08.29.10 - Richfield Avenue, UK - Reading Festival - Radio 1/NME Stage
09.12.10 - Isle of Wight, UK - Bestival
09.16.10 - London, UK - Campfire Trails at The Troxy
• Wild Beasts: http://www.myspace.com/wildbeasts
Paul McCartney blames EMI for Beatles iTunes delay; EMI blames Yoko Ono
By Nobodaddy on May 19 2010
Q: Is there anyone in music today who says more awesomely self-righteous bullshit when he really ought to just shut the fuck up than Kanye West?
A: Of course there is. Maybe you’ve heard of him. His name is Paul McCartney (TMT file photo). See, he likes to call people out for things out loud and in public, especially when he hasn’t seen his name on Tiny Mix Tapes (his favorite music news source, I’m told) for awhile. And really, can you blame the guy? We are bigger than Jesus [ed: we are not bigger than Jesus].
So, what pointless dig has Sir Paul lazily let loose this time? In a recent interview with BBC Newsbeat, he apparently saw fit to fart out the anti-news that The Beatles’ record label EMI are to blame for their albums and songs not being available digitally.
“To tell you the truth I don’t actually understand how it’s got so crazy,” he said listlessly. “I know iTunes would like to do it, so one day it’s going to happen.” His anus then continued to leak: “It’s been business hassles, not with us, or iTunes. It’s the people in the middle, the record label. There have been all sorts of reasons why they don’t want to do it.” Yeah, now that I think about it, I did hear something about how EMI was desperate to earn less money; I think it was that it was earning too much, and it didn’t want to end up in a higher tax bracket this year or something?
For its part, EMI insists that it’s trying to sort out the situation. “Discussions are ongoing,” the label said in a statement, adding that they “would love to see The Beatles’ music available for sale digitally.” But again, alas, they are just too rich right now. :(
Oh well. Despite the current lack of digital availability, McCartney admitted he isn’t too worried that a younger audience are missing out on his band’s music. “We get so played and noticed and tributed as The Beatles that I’m not complaining.” Besides, if he was complaining, his words would be in ALL CAPS WITH HAPHAZARD PUNCTUATION AND THEY’D BE ALL RANDOM SKIPPING FROM THOUGHT TO THOUGHT AND LOTS OF !!!!!! THEY SHOULD HAVE GIVEN THE BEATLES THE BEST VIDEO FOR HELLO GOODBYE!! REVOLUTION 9 FUCKIN’ SUCKED THAT’S WHAT IT IS!!!!!! I’M NOT CRAZY Y’ALL I’M JUST REAL.
• Paul McCartney: http://www.paulmccartney.com
• EMI: http://www.emimusic.com
