Ben Browning of Cut Copy Rewinds Time in...

Ben Browning of Cut Copy just released his first full-length, Turns, via Yellow Year. Today, he’s shared the video for “Friends of Mine”, directed by Trouble Hands. The video sees Browning rewinding time to revisit old friends. It features a cameo from “Girls” actor Alex Karpovsky (who also showed up in Tanlines’ “Palace” video last week). Watch it below. Check out his tour dates below—they’ll mark the debut of his live show.  Ben Browning: 07-22 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall07-23 Denver, CO – Marquis...

Dave Grohl Says He’s “Terrif...

Dave Grohl hasn’t watched Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, the documentary about his former Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain. In an interview with the Washington Post, he said he was “terrified” when he caught a part of it on television (via Consequence of Sound). “All the footage of him as a child, I think that might make me sad, and then the dark stuff at the end I think would bum me out,” Grohl said. He only ended up watching about 10 minutes before shutting it off, the Post reports. Grohl does not appear in the documentary.  In related Grohl...

Courtney Barnett Discusses Her Favorite ...

Pitchfork.tv‘s “Playlist” is a series in which artists pick a list of favorite tracks and discuss what each one means to them. In this episode, Courtney Barnett shares her playlist, including Karen Dalton’s “Something On Your Mind”, Abner Jay’s “I’m So Depressed”, Rowland S. Howard’s “Exit Everything”, Patti Smith’s “Free Money”, Mickey and Sylvia’s “Love Is Strange”, and Total Control’s “Flesh War”. Below, watch the full episode, featuring Barnett’s commentary, as well as clips of each song. Click on the links...

Darkside Release Concert Film Psychic Li...

Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington released their excellent Darkside album Psychic back in 2013. Last year, they played some final shows before calling it quits. One of those performances was filmed by La Blogothèque Télénantes in association with ARTE France. The concert film is called Psychic Live, and it’s out right now on DVD and digitally via Matador.  The concert took place at Stereolux in Nantes, France on March 21 of last year. The DVD is available in a limited run of 1,000. The concert’s live audio was mastered by Joe Lambert. In the wake of...

Father John Misty Covers Arcade FireR...

In the past 18 months, Father John Misty has performed a string of covers, including new takes on Nirvana (“Heart-Shaped Box”), Cat Stevens (“Trouble”), Johnny Cash (“Baby Easy Ride”), and Leonard Cohen (“Bird on the Wire” and “I’m Your Man”). Now, in an acoustic session for CBC Music, he’s added a new one to his repertoire: Arcade Fire‘s “The Suburbs”. Watch it below (via Arcade Fire Tube). Read “How to Make Love”, our feature on Father John...