Alexandria Wojcik

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  • Massive Attack’s 3D Soundtracked Darren Aronofsky’s Climate Change Protest Project in Paris

    3D, aka Robert del Naja of Massive Attack, has composed the original score to a work of public climate change protest art created in collaboration with filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and French visual artist JR. Entitled "The Standing March," the installation piece is being exhibited this week in Paris during the United Nation's COP21, also known as the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, and as Pitchfork reports the video projection aims to "remind leaders that the world is watching as they gather to negotiate a deal aimed at keeping global warming below 2°C."

  • Chairlift Share New Single "Romeo" Off Forthcoming 'Moth' Album [LISTEN]

    Chairlift, the Brooklyn-based synth pop duo consisting of Caroline Polachek and Patrick Wimberly, have shared the new single "Romeo." The track is the second single they have teased from their forthcoming album, entitled Moth, which is due out in January via Columbia. Listen to "Romeo" below.

  • Radiohead’s Thom Yorke DJs People’s Climate March in London [WATCH]

    Radiohead's Thom Yorke took to the streets this weekend as part of the People's Climate Movement March in London, an event organized in solidarity with numerous marches and rallies held across the globe with the common goal of urging policymakers to take the issue of global climate change seriously as the world's leaders convene in France this coming week for the COP21, otherwise known as the 2015 Paris Climate Conference. As Rolling Stone reports, Yorke DJed atop Greenpeace U.K.'s arctic-themed float alongside an estimated turnout of 50,000 environmental activists that marked through the British capital.

  • Gathering of the Vibes Festival Taking a Hiatus in 2016

    Gathering of the Vibes has announced that the festival will be taking a hiatus in 2016 after 20 consecutive years of bringing tens of thousands of Deadheads and jam band fans together for several days of music, arts and camping.

  • Leftöver Crack Drops New Album ‘Constructs of the State,’ First New Album in 11 Years

    Leftöver Crack's first album in 11 years, 'Constructs of the State,' is out today via Fat Wreck Chords. The new 13-track release features a long roster of punk icons including Jesse Michaels of Operation Ivy, Penny Rimbaud of Crass, Joe Jack Talcum of The Dead Milkmen, Kate Coysh of REIVERS as well as members of The Bouncing Souls, Dark Dark Dark, Blackbird Raum, Mischief Brew, Days N Daze, Chewing on Tinfoil, The Riverboat Gamblers, Rats in the Wall and Intro5pect.

  • Santigold and iLoveMakonnen Ride Around a Festival in New “Who Be Lovin’ Me” Video [WATCH]

    Santigold, the solo project of electronic singer-songwriter Santi White, has shared the new video for her track "Who Be Lovin' Me" which features iLoveMakonnen and was produced by Zeds Dead. The video was co-directed by White and her husband, Trouble Andrew, and follows Santigold and iLoveMakonnen as they cruise through the crowds at this past September's Made in America festival held in Philly. As Stereogum points out, you can spot cameos from A-Trak, Meek Mill, Earl Sweatshirt, Big Sean, De La Soul, DJ Mustard and Vic Mensa among others in the new video. Watch it below.

  • Arlo Guthrie’s Thanksgiving Epic 'Alice’s Restaurant Massacree' Turns 50

    Hearing Arlo Guthrie's classic 18-minute long spoke-sung folk song "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" on multiple radio stations every Turkey Day is as much of a holiday tradition as watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and avoiding political discussions like the plague. Earlier this year, the iconic folksinger hit the road with his supporting band for the Alice's Restaurant 50th Anniversary Tour which continues to meander across North America through May 2016. This weekend's annual Arlo Guthrie and Family Thanksgiving concert at Carnegie Hall celebrates the 50th anniversary of the incident that inspired the song.

  • Laurie Anderson Talks How Artists Respond to Tragedy in New Paris RBMA Lecture [WATCH]

    Influential artist Laurie Anderson recently gave a lecture at the Red Bull Music Academy in Paris to discuss how artists respond to tragedy. Anderson is, of course, renowned for masterpieces that fuse experimental electronic music with high-brow performance art, including the minimalist "O Superman" – which topped international charts as a single in the '80s and is on permanent display in the MOMA as an audiovisual work.

  • Yes, Virginia: There is a Santa and His Name is Steve Albini

    For the past two decades, Steve Albini and his wife Heather Whinna have spent every Christmas morning delivering gifts to families in need throughout Chicago. The legendary audio engineer known for producing too many groundbreaking records to count, who is also kind of a notorious curmudgeon, recently published a heartwarming essay on The Huffington Post entitled "Why I Haven't Had a Conventional Christmas in 20 Years," in which he explains why he and his wife started playing Santa Claus and why, often with the help of famous friends including Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and Portlandia's Fred Armisen, they continue this charitable tradition that makes for an even better holiday story than even the folklore behind the old "Yes, Virginia" editorial.

  • Lunice Drops New ‘180’ EP, Announces Tour Dates Supporting Madonna

    Lunice has dropped his new EP entitled 180 via LuckyMe. Immediately upon the announcement of the surprise release, the track entitled "Burnt" was shared via the trap artist's Soundcloud but has since been removed. The Montreal-based producer, also known as one half of TNGHT with Hudson Mohawke, also announced that he will be supporting Madonna on the European stops on her Rebel Heart Tour.

  • Rustie Shares New Video for 'First Mythz' Starring Lots of Dolphins

    Rustie has shared a new video for "First Mythz," the second track off his recent EVENIFUDONTBELIEVE album that came out via Warp earlier this month. The trance-driven melodic dance song juxtaposes vocal samples of dolphins with the hard-hitting trap clap track, so it is only fitting that the video elaborates upon the Scottish producer's return to a seapunk aesthetic by showcasing a montage of tropical island vacation footage starring lots of dolphins among other marine animals. Watch the video below.

  • Hardwell to Break Record for World’s Largest Guest List, Immortalized as Action Figure

    Hardwell is launching his United We Are Foundation which works to provide educational opportunities to disadvantaged students in India with a show in Mumbai on December 13th. Not only will all proceeds from the massive arena concert go towards the charity's mission, but the event will also set a new Guinness World Record for hosting the World's Largest Guest List. To add to the litany of ways in which the world-renowned Dutch producer and DJ is breaking new ground this month, Hardwell is being immortalized as one of the first-ever EDM DJ action figures; Armin Van Buuren is also being made into a doll just in time for the holidays.
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