• Franz Ferdinand, Sparks (FFS) Announce North American Fall Tour

    Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand plan to hit the road with synth pop duo Sparks under the moniker FFS. In the wake of the successful reception of their collaborative self-titled debut which was released in June, the dynamic "super group" shared details about their fall tour earlier this week. Both known for crafting contagiously dancey anthems, FFS's forthcoming handful of North American tour dates are bound to increase their already vibrant following.
  • Thom Yorke Announces Tokyo Show Supporting 'Tomorrow's Modern Boxes'...Tour Coming?

    Thom Yorke continued his experimentation with ways to release music last year with Tomorrow's Modern Boxes and now the Radiohead frontman has finally announced his first show is support of the album. The declaration actually came from longtime collaborator Nigel Godrich, and declared that Yorke would be appearing as part of the Summersonic Festival in Tokyo on August 15.
  • Beck To Release 'Song Reader' Album On July 29, Featuring Jack White, Norah Jones, Fun., And More

    Beck announced today that he is releasing an official studio version of his 2012 sheet music collection Song Reader. As reported by Stereogum, the album will feature a different artist performing each of its 20 songs, with Beck performing just one himself. Contributors to Song Reader, which will be released on July 29th through Capitol Records, include Jack White, Jeff Tweedy, Norah Jones, Fun., and Jack Black.
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