[Updated: 5:53 P.M.]
NEWS:
- It’s Official: New EMINEM Album Out in June!
After denying reports of Relapse 2‘s existence, Em unveils his seventh album, Recovery. [Pitchfork]
- PUBLIC IMAGE LTD: First Gig in 18 Years
Sex Pistol John Lydon revives his other band in L.A. Does PiL still have that punk spunk? Find out here! [SPIN]
- MARK RONSON: ‘Expect New AMY WINEHOUSE Songs Soon’
The duo are working on the follow-up to Winehouse’s multi-million selling release Back To Black. [Gigwise]
- OUTKAST “Brewing” New Album
Atlanta duo are working on their first release in four years, but Big Boi is mum: “It’s top secret information.” [NME]
- RACONTEURS Plan Record Store Day Gig
Brendan Benson, Patrick Keeler, and “some friends” will perform as “The Racontwoers” at Third Man Records’ Nashville HQ.[Third Man Records]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: LCD SOUNDSYSTEM‘s Entire New Album
In response to its leak, James Murphy streams This Is Happening before its official May release. [SPIN]
- WATCH: THEM CROOKED VULTURES Rock ‘Kimmel’
The supergroup play “New Fang,” off their 2009 self-titled debut. [YouTube]
- WATCH: BON IVER Covers TOM PETTY
Justin Vernon and a small chamber band perform a somber cover of “Crawling Back To You.”[YouTube]
- WATCH: CONAN O’BRIEN Covers RADIOHEAD
Newly minted TBS employee reimagines the English band’s first single, “Creep.” [Youtube]
- WATCH: Adorable Lo-Fi Princess BEST COAST
L.A.’s up-and-coming Bethany Cosentino goes on a date with a total clown in her new video! [SPIN]
- WATCH: JANELLE MONAE Releases Trailer for Conceptual New Album
The Atlanta funk crooner gets futuristic in this clip for her upcoming release, The ArchAndroid. [YouTube]
- WATCH: FLAMING LIPS Trippy New Video
WTF? In the band’s clip for “Powerfless,” a monkey watches a girl, bound and gagged, as she tries to escape. [Pitchfork]
- WATCH: THE SPECIALS Play First U.S. Gig in 30 Years
Brit ska band return on Fallon with their classic jam “Little Bitch.” [Late Night With Jimmy Fallon]
- LISTEN: New BAND OF HORSES Song
Rootsy rockers reveal “Laredo,” second track from next month’s Infinite Arms. Hear it now! [SPIN]
- DOWNLOAD: New NATIONAL Track Featuring SUFJAN STEVENS
Brooklynites team up for “Afraid of Everyone,” off the Nationals’ May 11 release High Violet.[Stereogum]
