Filed under: News of Note | Tags: Animal Collective, Band of Bees, Devendra Banhart, Kings of Leon, Lil Wayne, News of Note, Nick Wheeler, Perez Hilton, PETA, Rivers Cuomo, The All-American Rejects, Tyson Ritter, Weezer, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Weezer just finished a collaboration with Nick Wheeler and Tyson Ritter of The All-American Rejects for upcoming album Raditude
Keeping with the collaborative theme of their new album, Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has recently finished up a track for Weez’s new album, Raditude, featuring Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler of The All-American Rejects. The song, entitled “Put Me Back Together,” follows Weez’s collaboration with Lil’ Wayne, “Can’t Stop Partying.” Ritter told RS, “I was playing Weezer songs when I was 13 at parties, so now I can die happy.” Look for the track when the album drops on November 3rd.
It’s about time that we got an iTunes Originals session from New York’s garage-punk rockers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Pitchfork gives us a look at the details of today’s release, which include studio tracks, interview clips, and unreleased acoustic versions of some of YYY’s most well known tracks. Check it out here.
Devendra Banhart’s seventh release, What Will Be, is set to drop from Warner Bros. Records on October 27th. Both Banhart and Band of Bees’ Paul Butler have dually produced the record, reports Stereogum. He has reportedly reenlisted the band that played behind him on 2007’s Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon: Noah Georgeson, Greg Rogove, Luckey Remington and Rodrigo Amarante. Fans that can’t wait the week for this highly anticipated freak-folk release can stream it now here (you can thank us later).
Staying true to their namesake, Animal Collective has just stepped up with PETA to protest Canada’s aptly named annual “Seal Slaughter.” The slaughter is responsible for the death of thousands of seals annually (60,000 in 2009), and celebrities such as Perez Hilton and the guys from AnCo have begun passionately speaking against the practice, reports Pitchfork. Check out the video, where Geologist eloquently states, “We all really like animals and seals, especially.” We like your enthusiasm, Geo.
Nashville’s indie rockers Kings of Leon will be releasing their most recent concert footage on DVD, reports Pitchfork. The release, entitled Live at the O2 London, England documents a June 2009 show. Look for its release on November 10th and on November 24th in Blu-Ray.
— John Luposello
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Man, the Animal Collective promo about PETA is all cute, and cuddly, and awesome because of the celebrity-talking-about-important-issues-while-at-a-photo-shoot factor and BAM! Seal clubbing! Blood! Gah, I shouldn’t have been eating during that…
Comment by Isabel Alcantara October 22, 2009 @ 12:52 pmSorry about that, Isabel. We’ll be more mindful of graphic scenes involving seals in the future.
Comment by jluposello October 22, 2009 @ 3:52 pmoh it’s cool. i like to be kept on my toes when it comes to seal-clubbing.
Comment by Isabel Alcantara October 23, 2009 @ 1:12 pm