King Khan and The Shrines recently announced their spring tour dates. No LA show as of yet, but they are confirmed to play Sunday, April 18th at Coachella.

Tour dates:
03-27 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
03-29 Carrboro, NC – Cats Cradle
03-30 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
03-31 Chattanooga, TN – JJ’s Bohemia
04-01 Nashville, TN – Exit/In
04-02 Memphis TN – Hi-Tone Cafe
04-03 Birmingham AL – Bottletree
04-05 Austin, TX – Emos
04-06 Dallas, TX – Sons of Hermann
04-08 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
04-09 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
04-10 Boise ID – Neurolux
04-11 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
04-12 Vancouver, BC – Venue
04-13 Seattle, WA – Neumos
04-15 San Francisco, CA – Bimbos 365 Club
04-18 Indio, CA – Coachella

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Rollo & Grady Interview with King Khan (click here)

MP3: King Khan and The Shrines – Destroyer

The Avett Brothers make their Austin City Limits television debut this Saturday, January 23rd. For show info, audio clip and pictures click here.

Setlist:
I And Love And You
January Wedding
Murder in the City
When I Drink
Slight Figure of Speech
Die Die Die
Talk on Indolence
– Recorded November 16, 2009

The new Gorillaz album, Plastic Beach, is set for a March 9th release. Guests include Lou Reed, Mark E. Smith, Snoop Dogg, De La Soul, Gruff Rhys, and Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of the Clash. You can stream the new single “Stylo” featuring Mos Def and Bobby Womack here. I like the beat, but I’m not too crazy about the song.

Tracklist:
01 Orchestral Intro (ft. Sinfonia ViVA)
02 Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach (ft. Snoop Dogg and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
03 White Flag (ft. Kano, Bashy, and the National Orchestra for Arabic Music)
04 Rhinestone Eyes
05 Stylo (ft. Bobby Womack and Mos Def)
06 Superfast Jellyfish (ft. Gruff Rhys and De La Soul)
07 Empire Ants (ft. Little Dragon)
08 Glitter Freeze (ft. Mark E Smith)
09 Some Kind Of Nature (ft. Lou Reed)
10 On Melancholy Hill
11 Broken
12 Sweepstakes (ft. Mos Def and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
13 Plastic Beach (ft. Mick Jones and Paul Simonon)
14 To Binge (ft. Little Dragon)
15 Cloud of Unknowing (ft. Bobby Womack and Sinfonia ViVA)
16 Pirate Jet

Sub Pop is offering a free 25-song digital sampler (click here). Some of the artists on the sampler include – Nirvana, The Dutchess and the Duke, Dum Dum Girls, Vetiver, Grand Archives, Flight of The Conchords, Ben Sollee, and Beach House. The site pays homage to Denno Senshi Porygon.

MP3: Nirvana – Scoff [Live At Pine Street Theatre]
MP3: Fruit Bats – The Ruminant Band
MP3: Unnatural Helpers – Sunshine / Pretty Girls
MP3: Dum Dum Girls – Jail La La

Ofege

My love of African music continues with the Nigerian band Ofege. This album might be the best of the bunch. Ofege recorded Try and Love in 1973, while they were still in high school. The 5-piece band (aged 15 – 17) consisted of Paul Alade (bass & vocals), Felix Inneh (guitar & vocals), Melvin Ukachi (vocals), Mlke Meme (drums & vocals) and Dapo Olumide (keyboard). Heavy western influences can be found on the album: Traffic, Carlos Santana, Velvet Underground and Jeff Beck come to mind. “It’s Not Easy” is 10% “Dear Mr. Fantasy” and 90% “Oh! Sweet Nuthin.”

MP3: Ofege – It’s Not Easy
MP3: Ofege – Gbe Mi Lo

Download:
Ofege – Try and Love – (emusic)

Gorillaz, Jay-Z, and Muse will headline Coachella, set to take place from April 16-18 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Other key acts scheduled to appear include The Soft Pack, Deer Tick, The Almighty Defenders, The Avett Brothers, Pavement, Thom Yorke, Spoon, King Khan & The Shrines, and Sly & the Family Stone. Sunday looks like the strongest day for music. Find the complete 2010 lineup above.

Individual tickets go on sale this Friday, January 22nd. Layaway tickets for three-day passes are available through February 15th.

MP3: King Khan and The Shrines – Tell Me
MP3: Pavement – The Killing Moon (Echo & The Bunnymen)
MP3: Deer Tick – Easy
MP3: The Almighty Defenders – Bow Down And Die
MP3: Thom Yorke – The Eraser
MP3: The Soft Pack – Answer to Yourself
MP3: Spoon – Metal School
MP3: Deerhunter – Never Stops

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“Ad-supported music downloader Guvera has raised a $20 million second round, bringing its total funding over the past two years to $30 million, Techcrunch reported. All of its funding has come from AMMA Private Investment, an Australian consortium of private angel investors.

The private, registration-only music site recently signed a big licensing deal with Universal Music Group. Australia-based Guvera is angling to build up its U.S. presence and has already opened a New York office late last year. In addition to UMG, Guvera also licensing deals with EMI and other labels. It’s hoping to get Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) on board as well.” (Continue Reading)