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It was 17 years ago this week that The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air aired its final episode. Earlier this evening on the UK’s Graham Norton Show, Will Smith and Alfonso Ribeiro (AKA Carlton) reunited on-air and took us on a stroll down memory lane. With DJ Jazzy Jeff behind the deck, watch as Smith raps The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song before he and Ribeiro dance along to “It’s Not Unusual” and “Jump On It”.

On a side note: Will Smith looks almost as young as his son.

Can a band ever be too old to rock? Do musicians ever reach a point where they have to hang up their guitar and walk away? That’s the focus of today’s Rock it Out! Blog, as Sami ponders at what point an artist should call it quits. Is there a specific age all bands/singers should give up the limelight, or can they rock out into their twilight years as long as they’ve still got “it”? And does their motivation (e.g. paycheck vs. passion) ever play a deciding factor? Leave your comments down below.

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One week ago, Kanye premiered Yeezus‘s ferocious “New Slaves” by projecting his face onto buildings throughout the world. (He performed it the next day on SNL, too.) It was the best video of the week and you can watch it on the side of a building IRL tonight in these cities. The rapper’s new music was Stereogum’s most discussed topic this week, but you guys also had a lot to say about our Queens Of The Stone Age review, Fiona Apple’s 10 best songs, and the band name Pity Sex. Your best and worst comments are below.

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The desert rockers run through their new album and some old favorites.

Queens of the Stone Age played the Wiltern in Los Angeles last night, running through the entirety of …Like Clockwork along with old favorites ‘No One Knows’, ‘Little Sister’, and ‘Feel Good Hit of the Summer’.

Watch the show below, via NPR. NPR has been on it this week, also releasing footage of a James Blake concert. The setlist follows. The star-studded …Like Clockwork is due out June 3/4.

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Brooklyn 17-piece disco orchestra Escort returned this week with the new single "Barbarians," and if you've been digging the new Daft Punk album, this single takes its inspiration from a very similar place. Check it out below.

As mentioned, Escort play a hometown show TONIGHT (5/24) at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Support at tonight's show comes from Lady Miss Kier (DJ), Tippy Toes, Leverage Models, and JKriv (DJ). Tickets for tonight's show are still available.

Song stream below...

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It could be ‘New Slaves’, but it could be anything.

Like last Friday, Kanye’s website has been updated with a map of locations in North America, Europe, and Australia. Drilling down shows that projections are scheduled in various cities for tonight, Saturday, and Sunday, and further poking around shows some cities that could have something scheduled in the future.

While Def Jam France’s Twitter account suggests that the projection will be of ‘New Slaves’, it could be anything

by Bill Pearis

With little more than keyboards, drums and her powerful pipes, Brooklyn's Xenia Rubinos has forged her own sound which can be heard on her new album, Magic Trix, which is out now on Ba Da Bing. You can stream a few songs from the album and check out a couple videos below.

As mentioned, Xenia is playing Brooklyn Museum's 'Audiophile' series on August 15. It's one of a bunch of local shows she has scheduled this summer. She's also got two dates with Sinkane: June 14 at Brooklyn Bowl as part of Northside Fest (tickets) and June 16 at Maxwell's (tickets).

She's also playing 285 Kent on July 11, and then a Summer Splash Concert Cruise on August 12 with Los Amigos Invisibles (tickets). She's got a few non-NYC dates too, and all are listed below.

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