Coachella have announced their full 2011 lineup. The three-day festival will include performances from Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Lauryn Hill, PJ Harvey, The National, Kanye West, The Chemical Brothers and a reunited Death From Above 1979, among others. See the full lineup on Coachella's website. [coachella.com]
North Carolina's Archers of Loaf opened for The Love Language at a show last weekend at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC. It was the band's first full set since their break-up in 1998. Punknews has videos of five songs. [www.punknews.org]
Foals have announced a 2011 North American tour in support of their new album, Total Life Forever. The tour includes an April 16th stop at this year's Coachella. Freelance Whales and Naked and Famous will support on most dates. [www.absolutepunk.net]
Greg Puciato from The Dillinger Escape Plan dropped my Metal Injection's live podcast the other night and revealed Dillinger are working on a songs for a new full-length in early 2012 or a new EP before the end of 2011. As well, Puciato may collaborate with Max Cavalera (Sepultura, Soulfly) on an entire album. [www.metalinjection.net]
The Beastie Boys are currently putting the finish touches on a short film titled Fight for Your Right Revisited (i.e., "After the Boys Leave the Party"). The clip is being directed by Adam Yauch (MCA) and features Elijah Wood, Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, John C. Reilly, Seth Rogen and Jack Black, among many others. Check out the full cast on IMDB. [www.mictomic.com]
The long-awaited Panda Bear album, Tomboy, is finally due on April 19th on Paw Tracks. Check out album track "Abita Song" via an Abita Evans skate video on Vimeo. Spacemen 3 member Sonic Boom created new mixes of the album tracks for the official release. [www.paw-tracks.com]
Tera Melos is prepping the Zoo Weather EP for release on February 22nd through Sargent House. The EP was slated to arrive before Patagonian Rats, but is now a three-track "side d" for said album backed with three remixes. As well, the band will head out on tour with Marnie Stern through February and March. [teramelos1.tumblr.com]
With that Mister Heavenly (members of Islands, Man Man, Modest Mouse) debut album coming up in the first part of 2011, the group have released a free two-song digital single. Download the single for the price of an email address. [www.subpop.com]
RJD2 is releasing a new instrumental album, We Are The Doorways, under the moniker The Insane Warrior on February 1st through is own imprint RJ's Electrical Connections. Stream a couple tracks on Bandcamp. [rjselectricalconnections.com]
In a recent interview with Gigwise, Blur drummer Dave Rowntree mentioned that the band are "trying to put something in place" and will "definitely" do something in 2011. We've been down this road before with Blur, so we're taking it with a grain of salt. [www.gigwise.com]
As reported, London's Noah and the Whale will release their third album, Last Night on Earth, through Def Jam on March 15th. The album was co-produced by Jason Lader (Julian Casablancas, The Mars Volta). Check out the video for "L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N." on YouTube. Stream "Wild Thing" on the band's website. [www.noahandthewhale.com]
Warp Records will release a new Bibio album, Mind Bokeh, on March 28th. The album is described as "full on, neon-lit pop" and a "night-time counterpart" his Warp debut, Ambivalence Avenue. Preview a sampler on YouTube. Warp has the track list and other details. [warp.net]
The Kills will release their fourth album, Blood Pressures, on April 5th. The album was recorded with Jamie Hince, Bill Skibbe and Jessica Ruffins at the Key Club in Western Michigan. Check out the track list on the band's website. [thekills.tv]
Ladytron will issue a best-of album, Ladytron 00-10, on March 29th. The set compiles tracks from the band's four albums and the new single, "Ace of Hz." Xfm has the track list. [www.xfm.co.uk]
Trish Keenan of Broadcast passed away this morning due to complications from pneumonia, according to a statement on Warp Records. Keenan had been in the ICU for two weeks battling the illness. Their whole catalog is amazing, but The Noise Made By People holds a special place. Listen to it today, borrow it or buy if you don't own it already. [warp.net]
One Love for Chi is hosting the 2nd Annual All Star Jam to Benefit Chi Cheng concert on January 15th in Fullerton, CA. The event will feature performances from Dredg, Papa Roach and Anthrax, among others. Cheng's familiy are trying to move him to the International Brain Research Foundation facilities in New Jersey for further treatment. [oneloveforchi.com]
With Ipecac pulling support, Queens of the Stonge Age and Rekords Rekords have signed a deal with Domino Records to reissue the Queens' self-titled debut on March 1st. The band made the announcement yesterday of Facebook. The reissue was originally due last fall. [www.facebook.com]
Meat Beat Manifesto will tour in support of its latest album, Answers Come in Dreams, beginning in Seattle, WA on February 2nd. Not Breathing will support. [www.meatbeatmanifesto.com]
Knitting Factory Records will reissue six Fela Kuti albums handpicked by ?uestlove of The Roots for a "the first in a series of curated vinyl box sets." The set is due February 1st. [alteredzones.com]
Arts & Crafts will issue Here Comes A City, the third full-length from Memphis (Torquil Campbell and Chris Dumont), on March 8th. Download an MP3 of "I Want the Lights On After Dark" in exchange for your email address on the label's website. [www.arts-crafts.ca]
