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Austra and Ital are both feel-good stories about the nice things that can happen when punks pick up computers. Austra’s frontwoman Katie Stelmanis was a shining light of Toronto’s art-punk scene for years before she put together her icy electro-goth group, and Daniel Martin-McCormick spent time in the great percussive skree bands Black Eyes and Mi Ami before he began making stripped-back, conceptual dance music as Ital. And now Ital has put together an itchy, skeletal eight-minute remix of “Home,” the throbbing first single from Austra’s new album Olympia. Below, listen to that remix, as well as another from Detroit techno legend Kevin Saunderson, and check out Austra’s upcoming tour dates.

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One of the biggest events on the UK festival calendar, Field Day, takes place this weekend.

With TNGHT, Animal Collective, Bat for Lashes and more booked for the one day event, which takes place in East London’s Victoria Park, it’s Field Day’s biggest line-up yet. If you haven’t got a ticket though – or, you know, if you prefer a dark room to a sunny field – never fear, because FACT are streaming two of the biggest acts from the stage that we’re partnering with Bugged Out.

First, from 2pm-3.35pm, we’ll be broadcasting Seth Troxler, lynchpin of the Visionquest stable and one of the world’s most reliably entertaining DJs – and, we should add, quote machines. Then, from 8.35pm-9.35pm, we’ll be streaming Julio Bashmore, the Bristol house producer whose globetrotting crossover hits, ‘Battle for Middle You’ and ‘Au Seve’ have seen him ascend to the top rung of the dance music ladder in some style.

Simply tune into the FACT website on Saturday, May 25, for the video – and keep your eyes on FACT TV post-festival for plenty more videos and interviews from the event.

Majical Cloudz at Von in April (more by Amanda Hatfield)

Coliseum at Union Pool in 2011 (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG)

today in NYC
* Q-Tip @ Cielo
* Alex Meixner @ Barbes
* The Tony Show @ UCB East
* Slavic Soul Party @ Barbes
* Alkaline Trio, Bayside @ Irving Plaza
* Majical Cloudz, Gobby @ Glasslands
* Sub X, Whiskey Bitches @ Cake Shop
* Prima, Eleanor, Cave Lighting @ Muchmore's
* Sri, Nature Cruise, Sorry, Dry @ Cameo Gallery
* Coliseum, Red Hare, Pampers @ Knitting Factory
* Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers @ Beacon Theater
* Bridget Everett & The Tender Moments @ Joe's Pub
* Mad Juana, Mars Bonfire, Eric Frisch @ Bowery Electric
* Weed Hounds, Psychic Blood, Softspot, Bueno @ Silent Barn
* Jonathan Batiste and The Stay Human Band @ McKittrick Hotel
* Ingrowing, Gride, Ahumado, Granujo, Mother Brain @ Saint Vitus
* Georgia Anne Muldrow, Dudley Perkins, DJ Romes @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Wakey!Wakey!, Leif Vollebekk, Michael Daves @ Rockwood Music Hall
* Shooter Jennings, Daniel Romano, East River Bandits @ Bowery Ballroom
* Wayne Horvitz and the Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble @ The Stone
* UV Race, Warthog, Scott & Charlene's Wedding, Household @ Death By Audio
* Onra, DJ Spinna, Maxmillion Dunbar, Terekke, DJ Thanksgiving Brown @ Le Poisson Rouge
* Brenmar, Nick Hook, Sinjin Hawke, Julien Love, Carrot Green, Andre Laos, Pleasure...

According to TMZ, Chief Keef was arrested in Atlanta yesterday on charges of disorderly conduct.

Earlier this year, the 17-year-old Chicago rapper (born Keith Cozart) was sentenced to 60 days in prison after violating his probation. The probation stemmed from a January 2011 incident in which he pointed a gun at a Chicago police officer.

Photo by Jeremy D. Larson

"Tonight was a blast. @OutputClubBK has such a dope soundsystem. @GIORGIOMORODER_ truly "pushed it to the limit". Everybody "felt love"" - @alcalala_

"Tonight was special. Few times in my life will i get to feel that way. Thank you @GIORGIOMORODER_ @RBMA @OutputClubBK" - Sean Glass

"No words for how unbelievable @GIORGIOMORODER_ was tonight. Thank you @RBMA & @OutputClubBK!" - Kathryn McGinnis

"The legendary Giorgio Moroder just rocked quite possible the most supremely epic and booty-shaking set" - Andy Gensler

Giorgio Moroder @ Output (via @sparber)

Dance music legend Giorgio Moroder, who contributed to the new Daft Punk album, came to Williamsburg club Output last night (5/20) for his first-ever NYC DJ appearance, as part of the Red Bull Music Academy NYC residency. He took the stage just after midnight (so technically 5/21, just as the Daft Punk album was officially released) and, with DJ Chris Cox, played until about 1:45 AM.

Singer/songwriter Diane Birch was in attendance and she said it was "her and a bunch of dudes" (or MoBROders), and also that it "may have been the sickest thing [she's] ever seen." Were you there? If so, what did you think?

Some more instagrams, a short video, and a vine from the show below...

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"Tonight was a blast. @OutputClubBK has such a dope soundsystem. @GIORGIOMORODER_ truly "pushed it to the limit". Everybody "felt love"" - @alcalala_

"Tonight was special. Few times in my life will i get to feel that way. Thank you @GIORGIOMORODER_ @RBMA @OutputClubBK" - Sean Glass

"No words for how unbelievable @GIORGIOMORODER_ was tonight. Thank you @RBMA & @OutputClubBK!" - Kathryn McGinnis

"The legendary Giorgio Moroder just rocked quite possible the most supremely epic and booty-shaking set" - Andy Gensler

Giorgio Moroder @ Output (via @sparber)

Dance music legend and Donna Summer producer Giorgio Moroder, who recently released a new song and contributed to the new Daft Punk album, came to Williamsburg club Output last night (5/20) for his first-ever NYC DJ appearance, as part of the Red Bull Music Academy NYC residency. He took the stage just after midnight (so technically 5/21, just as the Daft Punk album was officially released) and, with DJ Chris Cox, played until about 1:45 AM.

Singer/songwriter Diane Birch was in attendance and she said it was "her and a bunch of dudes" (or MoBROders), and also that it "may have been the sickest thing [she's] ever seen." Were you there? If so, what did you think?

Some more instagrams, a short video, and a vine from the show below...

Continue reading "Giorgio Moroder made his first...

The Rainbow Venues get ready to rumble this August.

Circo Loco is back in Birmingham, and for this year’s festival they are taking over the entire Arena space for a very special large-scale event. In conjunction with Type Festival, they have announced a killer list of artists and DJs including Detroit legend Kerri Chandler, Prosumer, Maceo Plex, Joy Orbison, Carl Craig, Move D and plenty more.

Set in the winding back-streets of Digbeth, this should bring some much needed action to Brum this summer so if you’re around on August 10-11, you know what to do.

For more information and tickets head here.

Super crooner Terius Nash, AKA The-Dream is streaming his fifth album, IV Play, a full week ahead of its release date (May 28th via Def Jam Records). Take a listen via the YouTube playlist posted below.

In the works since 2010, the 14-track effort features a who’s who of R&B and Top 40 hip-hop, including Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Pusha T, Kelly Rowland, and even guitar hero Gary Clark Jr.. In an interview with VEVO, Dream said, “IV Play is me jumping into the future and trying to leave the past behind. This album probably maintains about 25 percent of the fabric of what I

The members of the National are gracefully-aging Midwestern-transplanted New Yorkers who wear suits a lot, and the same is also true of David Letterman. They’re a natural fit for one another. Today, the National release their grand and confident new album Trouble Will Find Me. And last night, they came through Letterman’s show, playing a dense and inward version of “Don’t Swallow The Cap” with a full complement of string and horn players, as well as Doveman’s Thomas Bartlett on keyboard. (Dave: “A lot going on there.”) Watch it below.

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Tricky rides again.

Tricky‘s on form right now, with new album

Only a year after their last release, San Diego rockers Crocodiles will be releasing a new LP titled Crimes of Passion on August 20th via Frenchkiss Records. Sune Rose Wagner assisted with the production duties on this release. “Cockroach” is serving as the first glimpse into the new release. The guitars punch on this cut with a ferocious combination of garage and surf rock trademarks. Stream and download the song below.

Crocodiles – Cockroach