Alexandria Wojcik

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  • Massive Attack’s 3D Soundtracked Darren Aronofsky’s Climate Change Protest Project in Paris

    3D, aka Robert del Naja of Massive Attack, has composed the original score to a work of public climate change protest art created in collaboration with filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and French visual artist JR. Entitled "The Standing March," the installation piece is being exhibited this week in Paris during the United Nation's COP21, also known as the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, and as Pitchfork reports the video projection aims to "remind leaders that the world is watching as they gather to negotiate a deal aimed at keeping global warming below 2°C."

  • Chairlift Share New Single "Romeo" Off Forthcoming 'Moth' Album [LISTEN]

    Chairlift, the Brooklyn-based synth pop duo consisting of Caroline Polachek and Patrick Wimberly, have shared the new single "Romeo." The track is the second single they have teased from their forthcoming album, entitled Moth, which is due out in January via Columbia. Listen to "Romeo" below.

  • Radiohead’s Thom Yorke DJs People’s Climate March in London [WATCH]

    Radiohead's Thom Yorke took to the streets this weekend as part of the People's Climate Movement March in London, an event organized in solidarity with numerous marches and rallies held across the globe with the common goal of urging policymakers to take the issue of global climate change seriously as the world's leaders convene in France this coming week for the COP21, otherwise known as the 2015 Paris Climate Conference. As Rolling Stone reports, Yorke DJed atop Greenpeace U.K.'s arctic-themed float alongside an estimated turnout of 50,000 environmental activists that marked through the British capital.

  • Gathering of the Vibes Festival Taking a Hiatus in 2016

    Gathering of the Vibes has announced that the festival will be taking a hiatus in 2016 after 20 consecutive years of bringing tens of thousands of Deadheads and jam band fans together for several days of music, arts and camping.

  • Leftöver Crack Drops New Album ‘Constructs of the State,’ First New Album in 11 Years

    Leftöver Crack's first album in 11 years, 'Constructs of the State,' is out today via Fat Wreck Chords. The new 13-track release features a long roster of punk icons including Jesse Michaels of Operation Ivy, Penny Rimbaud of Crass, Joe Jack Talcum of The Dead Milkmen, Kate Coysh of REIVERS as well as members of The Bouncing Souls, Dark Dark Dark, Blackbird Raum, Mischief Brew, Days N Daze, Chewing on Tinfoil, The Riverboat Gamblers, Rats in the Wall and Intro5pect.

  • Santigold and iLoveMakonnen Ride Around a Festival in New “Who Be Lovin’ Me” Video [WATCH]

    Santigold, the solo project of electronic singer-songwriter Santi White, has shared the new video for her track "Who Be Lovin' Me" which features iLoveMakonnen and was produced by Zeds Dead. The video was co-directed by White and her husband, Trouble Andrew, and follows Santigold and iLoveMakonnen as they cruise through the crowds at this past September's Made in America festival held in Philly. As Stereogum points out, you can spot cameos from A-Trak, Meek Mill, Earl Sweatshirt, Big Sean, De La Soul, DJ Mustard and Vic Mensa among others in the new video. Watch it below.

  • Arlo Guthrie’s Thanksgiving Epic 'Alice’s Restaurant Massacree' Turns 50

    Hearing Arlo Guthrie's classic 18-minute long spoke-sung folk song "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" on multiple radio stations every Turkey Day is as much of a holiday tradition as watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and avoiding political discussions like the plague. Earlier this year, the iconic folksinger hit the road with his supporting band for the Alice's Restaurant 50th Anniversary Tour which continues to meander across North America through May 2016. This weekend's annual Arlo Guthrie and Family Thanksgiving concert at Carnegie Hall celebrates the 50th anniversary of the incident that inspired the song.

  • Laurie Anderson Talks How Artists Respond to Tragedy in New Paris RBMA Lecture [WATCH]

    Influential artist Laurie Anderson recently gave a lecture at the Red Bull Music Academy in Paris to discuss how artists respond to tragedy. Anderson is, of course, renowned for masterpieces that fuse experimental electronic music with high-brow performance art, including the minimalist "O Superman" – which topped international charts as a single in the '80s and is on permanent display in the MOMA as an audiovisual work.

  • Steve Albini Talks Playing Santa Claus on Christmas with Jeff Tweedy, Fred Armisen

    For the past two decades, Steve Albini and his wife Heather Whinna have spent every Christmas morning delivering gifts to families in need throughout Chicago. The legendary audio engineer known for producing too many groundbreaking records to count, who is also kind of a notorious curmudgeon, recently published a heartwarming essay on The Huffington Post entitled "Why I Haven't Had a Conventional Christmas in 20 Years," in which he explains why he and his wife started playing Santa Claus and why, often with the help of famous friends including Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and Portlandia's Fred Armisen, they continue this charitable tradition that makes for an even better holiday story than even the folklore behind the old "Yes, Virginia" editorial.

  • Lunice Drops New ‘180’ EP, Announces Tour Dates Supporting Madonna

    Lunice has dropped his new EP entitled 180 via LuckyMe. Immediately upon the announcement of the surprise release, the track entitled "Burnt" was shared via the trap artist's Soundcloud but has since been removed. The Montreal-based producer, also known as one half of TNGHT with Hudson Mohawke, also announced that he will be supporting Madonna on the European stops on her Rebel Heart Tour.

  • Rustie Shares New Video for 'First Mythz' Starring Lots of Dolphins

    Rustie has shared a new video for "First Mythz," the second track off his recent EVENIFUDONTBELIEVE album that came out via Warp earlier this month. The trance-driven melodic dance song juxtaposes vocal samples of dolphins with the hard-hitting trap clap track, so it is only fitting that the video elaborates upon the Scottish producer's return to a seapunk aesthetic by showcasing a montage of tropical island vacation footage starring lots of dolphins among other marine animals. Watch the video below.

  • Hardwell to Break Record for World’s Largest Guest List, Immortalized as Action Figure

    Hardwell is launching his United We Are Foundation which works to provide educational opportunities to disadvantaged students in India with a show in Mumbai on December 13th. Not only will all proceeds from the massive arena concert go towards the charity's mission, but the event will also set a new Guinness World Record for hosting the World's Largest Guest List. To add to the litany of ways in which the world-renowned Dutch producer and DJ is breaking new ground this month, Hardwell is being immortalized as one of the first-ever EDM DJ action figures; Armin Van Buuren is also being made into a doll just in time for the holidays.

  • 7 Year Bitch Announce New ‘Live at Moe' Album, Share “The Scratch” [LISTEN]

    7 Year Bitch have announced their return with the upcoming release of Live at Moe, a live album recorded in 1996 at Moe's Mo'roc'n Cafe in Seattle. With the announcement they shared a free download of first track of the recently uncovered recording, "24,900 Miles Per Hour," which you can grab via their official website. The pioneer punk band also dropped a teaser video which features the song "The Scratch," which you can check out below.

  • Florida Cop Fired for Singing on Stage With Death Metal Band Vital Remains

    Florida police officer Andrew Ricks was fired this week for singing on stage with the Providence, Rhode Island-based death metal band, Vital Remains. The superfan was reportedly on duty when he jumped on stage in full uniform during their November 13 appearance at the West End Trading Company in Sanford to help introduce the band's 2003 song "Dechristianize" by belting-out (err, screaming) the song's first lines: "Let the killing begin!"

  • Miley Cyrus and Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne Co-Direct New 'Lighter' Video [WATCH]

    Following Miley Cyrus and the Flaming Lips' first stop on their Dead Petz Milky Milky Milk tour, the singer and her "backup" band have shared the psychedelic new video for the second single off their recent album, "Lighter." Cyrus co-directed the video with Wayne Coyne and it's exactly what one would expect from the creative collaboration.

  • FKA Twigs, Iggy Pop, Philip Glass, Sharon Jones and More to Play Tibet House Benefit Concert

    The 26th annual Tibet House Benefit Concert is scheduled to take over New York City's Carnegie Hall on February 22, 2016 and the initial lineup has just been announced. As usual, this coming year's lineup is pretty musically diverse including former Stooges frontman Iggy Pop, contemporary minimalist composer Philip Glass, funk and soul revival pioneer Sharon Jones, FKA Twigs, Basia Bulat and Dechen Shak-Dagsay and Helge van Dyk.

  • M.I.A. Releases New Song “Borders” off Forthcoming 'Matahdatah' Album [LISTEN]

    M.I.A. has dropped a new song, "Borders." The hard-hitting politically-charged banger takes on border politics, police brutality, and privilege. The singer-songwriter and rapper teased the new release via Twitter earlier this week, promising the new material was due out TBA, so today's new track from her forthcoming Matahdatah album is a pleasant surprise.

  • iLoveMakonnen Streams New EP Featuring Santigold and More [LISTEN]

    iLoveMakonnen, the stage moniker of Atlanta rapper Makonnen Sheran, has dropped his new album entitled 'iLoveMakonnen 2' via Drake's OVO Sound imprint. The seven track EP features collaborations with Santigold, and production work from Danny Wolf, DJ Mustard, Richie Souf and more; Sheran himself also produced a few tracks. As the artist announced via his Twitter, the album is streaming on Spotify and Soundcloud and is available for download on iTunes.

  • Pussy Riot Speaks Up for Refugees in New Video Filmed at Banksy’s Dismaland [WATCH]

    Pussy Riot has returned with a new song and accompanying video, "Refugees In," which addresses the current European refugee crisis. The Russian punk activist art collective has dedicated the politically-charged song to displaced refugees arriving in Europe from Syria, Afganistan, Sudan and other war-torn countries in the region, Rolling Stone reports. The video was filmed inside Banksy's Dismaland, the artist's dystopian "Bemusement Park" that was set up on the oceanfront in the U.K. for about a month earlier this fall.

  • Moby Opens Little Pine, New Vegan Restaurant in Los Angeles

    The multi-talented music mogul Moby, aka Richard Melvill Hall, has opened a new vegan restaurant called Little Pine in Los Angeles. After mastering the art of fusing post-punk rock with electronic dance music production, winning a number of Grammy’s, selling over 20 million albums worldwide, and being lauded as one of the most important dance music figures of the 1990s by countless sources, the acclaimed DJ and passionate animal rights activist is now channeling some of his creative energy towards the goal of bringing the people of LA a Mediterranean-inspired vegan menu. The restaurant opened in an art deco building on Rowena Avenue in Silver Lake this week and as of now is open daily 7:30am to midnight.

  • Joan Baez Celebrating 75th Birthday with Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris, Indigo Girls and More

    Legendary folk singer-songwriter and social activist Joan Baez is about to turn 75. To celebrate her over 55 year-long career as a musician, she's throwing a star-studded birthday concert at the historic Beacon Theatre on January 27th. Special guests joining Baez on stage include Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris, the Indigo Girls, Damien Rice, David Bromberg, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Judy Collins and Nano Stern; more performers are to be announced as the date nears.

  • Desert Hearts Announce Second City Hearts North American Winter Tour

    Desert Hearts, the San Diego-based underground party crew, is hitting the road for their second annual City Hearts North American tour, and bringing with them their marathon-style Burning Man-esque event production and mantra of "House, Techno, Love." Officially entitled the City Hearts Winter Is Coming Tour, each of the 13 stops throughout the US, Canada, and Mexico will feature sets from Desert Hearts' own Porkchop, Marbs, Deep Jesus, Lee Reynolds and Mikey Lion. The tour kicks-off December 5th at the Belasco in LA, meanders coast-to-coast throughout the continent for a few months, then concludes at the end of February in Seattle.

  • Kygo Will Be First EDM Artist to Perform at Nobel Peace Prize Concert

    Kygo is going to be making history next month as the first-ever EDM artist to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize summit. The tropical house producer/DJ will be performing at the Telenor Arena in Oslo on December 11th alongside fellow Norwegian artists a-ha and Aurora. They will be performing to honor this year's laureate, the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, for their work in fostering a pluralistic democracy in their homeland after the Jasmin Revolution in 2011.
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