Playlist

 Take a look at August's 27 track playlist and hear it on Spotify!

St. Lucia Debut Album Details

In October, St. Lucia will release his much anticipated debut album, When The Night. Take a look at the awesomely vibrant cover above and the tracklisting below:

01) The Night Comes Again
02) The Way You Remember Me
03) Elevate
04) Wait For Love
05) All Eyes On You
06) Closer Than This
07) Call Me Up
08) We Got It Wrong
09) September
10) Too Close
11) When The Night

Antlers' Darby Cicci Solo EP Details

Multi-instrumentalist Darby Cicci of The Antlers will be releasing a solo EP under the name, School of Night in October. Cicci said in a press statement, “I would go to my studio, play synths in the dark, collect sounds that I love and try to build little worlds I could just dissolve into and explore. At first it was mostly playtime and I wasn’t planning on releasing it, but if I’ve learned anything from my experiences, it’s that the more you open up and share about yourself, the more you’ll learn.”

Take a look at the cover above and the tracklisting below and hear the first single, "Lying":

01 Lying
02 Doktor
03 Fire Escape
04 Play Dead
05 Vacuum

Quick News

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has confirmed that the band will head into the studio to begin work on a new album in early 2014.

Injured Beady Eye guitarist Gem Archer is expected to make a full recovery after falling in his home and fracturing his skull. His wife has come out and said that it is unexpected he will return to the stage to perform anytime this year. We wish him a speedy recovery.

Speaking to The Observer, Franz Ferdinand front man Alex Kapranos said he almost dissolved the Brit band. He said, "I wanted to split the band up, because in my head it felt like one of those jobs... the ones I had to jack in. I didn't like the routine and the obligations. And whether those obligations lay with my contemporaries, my peers, my record label, the fans, the audiences - or maybe myself... I felt... It was time to... stop that." The band are set to release their new album, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, next week.

The Walkmen's singer Hamilton Leithauser is working on a solo LP that will feature members of Vampire Weekend, The Shins, Fleet Foxes, and of course, The Walkmen. The album is slated to arrive next year.

The Weeknd has released the tracklisting to his much anticipated new album, Kiss Land, which arrives next month. Take a look at the tracklisting below:
'Professional'
'The Town'
'Adaptation'
'Love in the Sky'
'Belong to the World'
'Live For' [ft. Drake]
'Wanderlust'
'Kiss Land'
'Pretty'
'Tears in the Rain'
'Wanderlust' (Pharrell Remix)
'Odd Look' (Kavinsky ft. the Weeknd)

Los Campesinos! Album Trailer

Watch the album trailer for Los Campesinos! upcoming album, No Blues, which is slated to come later this year!

Nirvana Original Contract / Director Cut Video Released

Nirvana's original label, Sub Pop have released the bands original contract which paid the then unknown titans of grunge, $600 as a upfront. The band were signed to a three album deal, but only released one record, Bleach, with the label before going to DGC. Click on the image above to explore more of the contract which Sub Pop just posted on Tumblr.

Speaking of Nirvana, the band will release a massive 20th anniversary edition of their seminal 1993 album, In Utero. Part of the celebration is that rare videos and demos will be released leading up to the collectors edition of the album. Take a look a the director Anton Corbijn's cut for the album's biggest single and video, "Heart Shaped Box" below:

The National Conan Encore!

 The National were recently on Conan, and now Team Coco have released a web extra of the Brooklyn band's performance of their song, "I Need My Girl." Take a look!

John Legend on Letterman

Watch John Legend perform "All of Me" on Letterman!

Great Soundtracks: Boyz N the Hood

In 1991, no film shook America more than Boyz n the Hood. The film became a neo-realistic-esque look into life inside one of the country's most dangerous neighborhoods - Compton. While the film had people talking and getting a look at life inside the ghetto, the film's soundtrack fueled and furthered the testament of  what people living in that neighborhood were going through. With music from some of the biggest names in music at that time and of all time featuring one of the film's stars and former NWA member, Ice Cube, Tony! Toni! Tone!, Tevin Campbell, Kam, Too Short, 2 Live Crew, and Quincy Jones and many more. The music of Boyz n the Hood is just as explosive, violent, and truthful as the film itself, which was just a truthful display of how explosive and violent the hood was and still is.

Recommended Reading - What Would Keith Richards Do?

It is the age old question when put in a dynamic situation, where one would be confused, put in danger, or asked something they could not answer -- what would Keith Richards do? Those questions were finally answered in 2009 when writer and lifelong Rolling Stones fan, Jessica Pallington West released her book, What Would Keith Richards Do? It features quotes, memories, interviews and words of wisdom from rock and roll's greatest pirate. West poses a question and finds quotes, remarks, and conversations he has mentioned in the past as the answer. An example of this would be Richards remarking on being a legend, “I would rather be a legend than a dead legend," taking sides, "Whatever side I take, I know well that I will be blamed," and his drug addictions, “I’ve never had a problem with drugs, only with policemen.” It is part self-help book, part humorous lessons, and most of all a curious and clever way to look at how Keef has survived all these years.