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This week's Notable Releases include Flying Lotus' all-star guest-filled LP, Black Mountain's heaviest album yet, NYC rap supergroup Beast Coast's debut, and more.

After running at full throttle all fall, the heavy music world began to slow down this week in anticipation of the holiday season. Still, there was plenty to talk about, and here's what you may have missed: Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead did an extremely entertaining interview with the New York Times...

Pentagram @ Power of the Riff East (more by Greg Cristman) Sean Price @ Duck Down Holiday party, 2012 (more) today in NYC * Pentagram @ Saint Vitus * Amy Speace @ Joe's Pub * Slobber Pup @ The Stone * Slavic Soul Party @ Barbes * Ben Holmes Quartet @ Barbes * Furthur @ The Capitol Theatre * Olafur Arnalds @ SoHo Apple Store * B...

Le1f at The Studio at Webster Hall in 2012 (more by Julie Schabel) It's been a little while since we've gotten a show from NYC rapper Le1f, who plays locally a lot, but that will change this Friday (2/8) at Santos Party House, where Le1f will play Frankie Sharp's Friday with DJ Carlos Jadraque, DJ Nita, DICAP, and Joeseph Trotto Junior...

Main Attrakionz at BV-SXSW 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Earlier this month, we mentioned that iPhone/Android app Mobli was throwing a CMJ party with Heems, Sasha Go Hard, Kitty Pryde, Weekend Money, SAFE, The Underachievers, and Party Supplies...

iPhone/Android app Mobli is throwing a CMJ party on October 17 at Deliquency (1031 Grand St) with a mostly hip hop and hip hop-related lineup of Heems (of Das Racist), Sasha Go Hard (who recently made her NYC debut), Kitty Pryde (who also recently played NYC), Das Racist affiliates Weekend Money (aka MC Ne$$ and Baghdaddy), The Underachievers (who are part of Flying Lotus's NYC takeover this week), Action Bronson affiliates Party Supplies, and SAFE (who is on tour now with Das Racist)...

DOWNLOAD: SAFE ft. Lakutis - "Neotropical Vacation" (MP3) LE1F at Santos in September (more by Julie Schabel) LE1F is currently on the road with Das Racist, SAFE, and Lakutis for a tour which culminates in NYC on October 15 at Irving Plaza (rescheduled from 9/27)...

Das Racist at Afro-Punk 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Das Racist were supposed to play Irving Plaza on Thursday (9/27) but have moved it to October 15 which is part of what they've dubbed the "2012 American Rap Songs Tour...

Sasha Go Hard is yet another rapper to emerge from the burgeoning Chicago rap scene, having begun to pick up buzz with her second mixtape, Do U Know Who I Am, which she dropped over the sum...

Das Racist, who played the free Afropunk Festival in Brooklyn's Commodore Barry Park over the weekend (pics of that coming soon), have begun revealing a tour to take place this fall...