In ongoing coverage of the meltdown of Nathan from Waaves at the Primavera Festival in Spain last week, which was reportedly a result of “mixing ecstasy valium and xanax (sic)”, Pitchfork reports that Waaves’ entire European tour is cancelled.
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Keith Murray of We Are Scientists remembers his high school prom for the Bowery Presents/826NYC. It’s worth reading for a few laughs and for the adorable indignation of a “righteous nerd.”
(Via What’s the Word. See also: video of an acoustic set by We Are Scientists.)
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White Rabbits played WOXY today. That link currently isn’t working, but you can still download mp3 audio of the session, which includes a rendition of “Percussion Gun.”
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Arctic Monkeys have announced the details of their still-untitled next album. It’s out August 24 on Domino. The tracklisting is below:
01. My Propeller
02. Crying Lightning
03. Dangerous Animals
04. Secret Door
05. Potion Approaching
06. Fire & The Thud
07. Cornerstone
08. Dance Little Liar
09. Pretty Visitors
10. The Jeweller’s Hands
(Via We All Want Someone to Shout For.)
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The Ruminant Band, the Fruit Bats’ long-awaited follow-up to 2005’s Spelled in Bones, will be out on Sub Pop on August 4.
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Blood, the dub version of Tonight: Franz Ferdinand is out tomorrow. Buy it from Amazon if you didn’t get a copy of it with Tonight.
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The release date of Ocean Eyes by Owl City has been pushed up to July 28 from September 1. “Strawberry Avalanche” is now streaming from the official website. Owl City will be touring the U.S. in the fall, including a September show at the Bowery Ballroom.
