MXDWN Madness #4
Metallica and Atoms for Peace on Comedy Central, Moby livestreaming, Purity Ring beats Daft Punk at covers, and an pretty awful Mazzy Star video.
Comedy Central Announces Performances by Metallica on The Colbert Report (9/24) and Atoms for Peace on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (9/25)
This Tuesday and Wednesday night: Metallica and Atoms for Peace get some cable TV face time with performances on the sets of Comedy Central’s mock-news duo.
LISTEN: Daft Punk Release Spotify Playlist and Remix of Franz Ferdinand’s “Take Me Out”
A month since their first share of the kind, Daft Punk has crafted another playlist via Spotify, this time curated by Daft Punk partner Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. On top of this, the French house duo add a Franz Ferdinand remix to their repertoire.
Webcast: Watch Live Stream of Interview and Acoustic Set by Moby from Sonos Studios via KCRW
This Monday, electronic music guru Moby will be delivering an acoustic performance of songs from his upcoming eleventh (!) album Innocents following an interview with California tastemaker DJ Chris Douridas. The event will be streaming live from Sonos Studios in Los Angeles via KCRW’s YouTube channel. Showtime is 8pm PST.
WATCH: Mazzy Star Release New Video for Song “California”
Anticipation never felt so lugubrious. Only a couple of days remain until the release of Mazzy Star’s fourth LP Seasons of Your Day, but watching the yawning, slide-projector montage for “California,” it might as well be a year.
LISTEN: Purity Ring Release Remix of Lady Gaga’s “Applause”
Canadian electronic duo Purity Ring give a slick beat makeover to Lady Gaga’s “Applause.”