Shamir: "On the Regular"

Origin story, in two lines: “Ever since I was eight, I was attached to the mic/ Wanted a guitar before I wanted a bike.” Young Shamir Bailey explains it all in “On the Regular”, his first song since releasing the Northtown debut EP earlier this year and signing with XL shortly thereafter. Over cowbell and rude synths, Shamir brags about his style and lusts for butts while beaming adorkably in the accompanying video, where each boast and jibe comes with its own color or childhood toy. The hypnotic rhythm is briefly interrupted at the bridge, as he...

Lil Wayne Says Tha Carter V Will Be Two ...

Lil Wayne has announced that his upcoming album, Tha Carter V, will be a two-parter, as Billboard points out. The album as originally announced was supposed to drop on October 28, but was pushed back the day before. Now, Wayne has announced a release date for the first part: December 9.  In a video message released on Tuesday, Wayne said he’s choosing from a pool of at least 31 songs. “If I would’ve dropped the album today, it would have to be 12 or 13 songs,” he said. “I refuse to cheat my fans. I refuse to cheat myself.” You can watch the...

Pitchfork Music Festival Paris Streaming...

Pitchfork Music Festival Paris takes place from October 30 to November 1 at Grande Halle de La Villette. Starting today, we’ll be streaming live video of most of the performances from the festival via Pitchfork’s homepage, thanks to Culturebox. Check out the streaming schedule below. All listed times are EDT.  After the live stream ends each day, replays of previous sets will immediately begin and run until the festival starts back up the next day.  Thursday, October 30 1:30 Ought2:40 The Notwist4:20 Mogwai Friday, October 31 1:30 Perfect Pussy2:05 D.D....

Jay Rock Shares "Pay For It" F...

After working together on the good kid, m.A.A.d city highlight “Money Trees”, Kendrick Lamar and his Black Hippy counterpart Jay Rock are on another new track together. It’s Jay’s new single “Pay For It”, which also features Chantal. Watch a short Pitchfork.tv documentary on...

Robert Pollard, Tobin Sprout Play Set at...

Photo via Zachary Smith’s Instagram Before breaking up last month, Guided by Voices were scheduled to play a show at the C2G Music Hall in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 25. When the band dissolved, the venue booked a GBV tribute show for that same night. But attendees of the tribute show got a surprise: Robert Pollard and Tobin Sprout showed up to play a set of GBV songs such as “Tractor Rape Chain” and “Game of Pricks”, as the Fire Note points out. Below, you can watch a pair of clips shot during the performance. A video posted by Zachary...