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Elvis Costello has made three appearances on ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’ over the years, and each time, he’s played with house band the Roots. It’s that trio of TV gigs that Roots drummer and bandleader Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson says led his group to collaborate with Costello on a new album they recently finished recording and plan to release later this year.
Elvis and the Roots plan to reconvene in the near future to mix and master their collaborative recordings, although details of the release — including when it will surface and what label will release it — remain sketchy. ”We kind of have the freedom to take it around, whether it’s to Elvis’ people or Def Jam’s people,” says Thompson. “I can just say that it is brilliant.”
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http://diffuser.fm/elvis-costello-the-roots-album/
You can now get your undies out of a bunch. Coldplay frontman Chris Martin had a bit of explaining to do after making headlines with hints of a coming hiatus. Martin recently told an audience in Australia that the group might not be back for three years, and it sent fans into a hand-wringing tizzy. The singer has since clarified his statement, explaining that the band is taking a break from global touring, not from making music. In fact, he’s already crafting new tunes.
“This three-year break idea only came about because I said at a gig in Australia that we might not be back there for three years. That’s probably true, but that’s just how a world tour works. No chance are we taking a three-year break.”
Thankfully, we can now move on!
http://diffuser.fm/coldplay-new-album/
New video, released by The Killers! The Vegas rockers debuted the song live back in July in Asheville, N.C., and the footage in this tour video was shot by director Giorgio Testi during recent dates overseas in Europe.
It captures Brandon Flowers and Company performing under some fancy light shows in front of massive festival-sized crowds, hanging out backstage and generally having a good time being on the road. Plenty of smiles to go around here for everybody. The Killers are currently across the pond on a fall 2012 U.K. tour, which runs through a Nov. 16-17 stand at London’s O2 Arena. WATCH
http://diffuser.fm/the-killers-miss-atomic-bomb-video/
I heard the clip from Jack White’s new song “Blues on Two Trees” and promptly hated it. Ten minutes later I couldn’t get the flippin’ tune out of my head.
Jack White busting a rhyme? That’s right, the former White Stripes singer raps on a recording for the first time ever on ‘Blues on Two Trees,’ the B-side to his forthcoming single ‘I’m Shakin’.’ Two Trees’ kicks off as a standard blues-infused garage-rock tune, but before long, it takes a turn for the strange, with White eventually rapping at the mic. “Three trees lying on the side of the road / One tree barks, ‘Where the hell do we go?” he rhymes at one point, offering up a typically eccentric take.
Give it a try, share my joy/misery!
http://diffuser.fm/jack-white-blues-on-two-trees/
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