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Soundgarden have announced the first four dates of a summer tour, set to kick off July 2 in Toronto, ON, with other shows planned in Philadelphia, Denver, and Los Angeles. The band is planning to announced more dates soon; an early ticket pre-sale starts on April 18. [Soundgarden]
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Swizz Beatz‘ next album will feature a track, titled “Skyscrapers,” featuring U2‘s Bono and Kanye West. Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, and others will also appear on the record. “It’s not like a compilation,” Beatz says. “It’s a nice mixture of creativity.” [Papermag]
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Glastonbury organizers have announced the full line-up for this year’s installment of the British festival, which takes place June 22-26. In addition to announced headliners U2, the fest will include Coldplay, Beyoncé, Morrissey, Paul Simon, Elbow, Cee Lo, Big Boi, and dozens of others. [Glastonbury]
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LCD Soundsystem are planning to release their final concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden on DVD. On the band’s Facebook page, a rep (presumably James Murphy) commented, “We filmed it! Much nicer than the stream! I need to mix the music and then they need to edit between all the camers!” No release date has been announced. [LCD Soundsystem’s Facebook Page]
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Arctic Monkeys have dropped a new video for their single “Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair,” which includes all sorts of cool, lo-fi psychedelic video effects. Watch it below.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/h1vYbHHhqYE
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Are Rilo Kiley calling it quits? Blake Sennett hints it’s over in a new interview, saying the group is the equivalent of a corpse. “If Rilo Kiley were… a human being… he’s probably laying on his back in the morgue with a tag on his toe,” he said. “Now, I see movies where the dead get up and walk. And when they do that, rarely do good things happen.” [Consequence of Sound]
