Hilary Woods releasing debut LP on Sacred Bones (stream 3 tracks)
The album was co-produced by James Kelly, who used to play guitar and sing in the metal band Altar of Plagues and more recently makes electronic music as WIFE.
Meltdown Festival
M.I.A. curating 2017 Meltdown Festival (initial lineup & tickets)
M.I.A. will also perform at the UK festival, and the initial lineup also includes Young Fathers; Young M.A.; Mykki Blanco with JD Sampson, Crystal Castles, Yung Lean; and more.
Lee Ranaldo Band touring; Thurston Moore w/ Lou Barlow & others on Joyful Noise 7″ series, playing Yoko Ono’s Meltdown
Lee Ranaldo on stage w/ Dinosaur Jr. in 2012 (more by Gretchen Robinette)
The Lee Ranaldo Band, which features Lee along with his Sonic Youth bandmate Steve Shelley, Alan Licht, and Tim Luntzel, are about to head to Spain and Portgual for a short tour this month, and upon returning to NYC they'll play a hometown show at Union Pool on April 28...
Yellow Magic Orchestra reuniting for Meltdown Festival
Pioneers of electropop, Yellow Magic Orchestra brought synthpop to the world along with Kraftwerk in the 1980s. Now they play their first UK show since 1980...
new Tricky & Massive Attack albums + the Meltdown Festival
Portishead have a new album out. Morcheeba have a new album out. I guess it would still even be on topic to say DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist and Thievery Corporation are keeping busy too...