The Walkmen announce fall tour dates

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The Walkmen have announced additional U.S. tour dates behind their new album, Heaven. Following a summer tour with Florence and the Machine leading up to their appearance at Lollapalooza, the band will return to the road in mid-September. This headlining leg runs until mid-October and includes a pair of dates with The War on Drugs.

Prior before all of this, however, The Walkmen will play an intimate hometown show at New York City's Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday, June 6th at 9pm ET. The band has partnered with Spotify to provide a worldwide live stream of the concert, filmed by La Blogotheque, creators of the Take Away Show. Stay tuned for a link to the webcast, which we'll post on Wednesday.

Check out the band's full tour schedule below, along with their video for 'Heaven'.

The Walkmen 2012 Tour Dates:
06/06 ' New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
06/07 ' Porto, PT @ Optimus Primavera Sound
06/27 - Louisville, KY @ WFPK Waterfront
06/28 ' St. Louis, MO @ Plush
06/29 ' Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
06/30 ' Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
07/20 ' Burnaby, BC @ Deer Lake Park *
07/21 ' Auburn, WA @ White River Ampitheatre *
07/22 ' Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield *
07/25 ' Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre *
07/29 ' Indianapolis, IN @ The Lawn at White River State Park *
07/30 ' Cleveland, OH @ Jacobs Pavilion *
07/31 ' Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre *
08/02 ' Toronto, ON @ Molson Ampitheatre *
08/03 ' Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
08/05 ' Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/10-12 ' San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music Festival
08/17-19 ' Beacon, UK @ Green Man Festival
09/12 ' Los Angeles, CA @ Anson Ford Ampitheater
09/14 ' San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
09/15 ' Santa Ana, CA @ The Conservatory
09/16 ' Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
09/18 ' Norman, OK @ University of Oklahoma
09/19 ' Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
09/20 ' Austin, TX @ Stubbs
09/21 ' Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
09/22 ' New Orleans, LA @ Tipitinas
09/26 ' Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
09/27 ' Nashville, TN @ Cannery
09/28 ' Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
09/29 ' Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
09/30 ' Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
10/04 ' Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club #
10/06 ' Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory #
10/18 ' New York, NY @ Terminal 5
10/19 ' Boston, MA @ Royale

* = w/ Florence and the Machine
# = w/ The War on Drugs

Drake's OVO Fest to feature The Weeknd, ASAP Rocky

Drake's annual OVO Festival will return August 5th to the rapper's hometown Molson Ampitheatre in Toronto. This year, the lineup boasts Drizzy alongside frequent collaborator The Weeknd, as well as ASAP Rocky, and 2 Chainz. Tickets will go on sale Saturday, June 9th via LiveNation.

Prior to the festival, Drake will wrap up the remaining dates of his Club Paradise tour. Check out the updated tour docket below, along with Drake's song 'Crew Love' featuring The Weeknd.

And if you haven't seen it yet, click here to watch Drake's seismic appearance on the newest episode of Punk'd.

Drake 2012 Tour Dates:
06/05 ' Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum ^*$#&
06/06 ' Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center ^*$#&
06/08 ' Darien Lake, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center ^*$#&a
06/09 ' Philadelphia, PA @ Susquehanna Bank Center ^*$#&
06/11 ' Hartford, CT @ Comcast Theatre ^*$#&
06/12 ' Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center ^*$#&
06/14 ' Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center ^*$#&
06/16 ' New York, NY  @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater ^*$#&
06/17 ' Boston, MA @ Comcast Center ^*$#&
06/19 ' Virginia Beach, VA @ Farm Bureau Live ^*$#&
06//20 ' Raleigh, NC @ Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion ^*$#&
07/06 ' Fraunfield, CH @ Openair
07/07 ' London, UK @ Wireless Festival

* = w/ Waka Flocka Flame
$ = w/ Meek Mill
# = w/ 2 Chainz
& = w/ French Montana
^ = w/ J. Cole

New Music: Fiona Apple ' 'Werewolf'

Fiona Apple is now just two weeks away from releasing her first album in seven years, The Idler Wheel is wiser than the Driver of the Screw, and Whipping Cords will serve you more than Ropes will ever do. Following the lead single, 'Every Single Night', the second track to surface is 'Werewolf', which you can stream below (via Pitchfork).

In an interview with Pitchfork, Apple explained that the song includes a sample of children screaming on a playground, which was her attempt of replicating sounds from a battle scene in a movie that was playing in the background while she was first recording the song. 'I liked it, but I couldn't use it from the movie. I spent literally the next year trying to recreate that sound. I went to San Francisco for Halloween and I was hanging out in trolleys recording people screaming. I would walk past a bunch of drunk people and be like: 'Hey, scream!''

The Idler Wheel' arrives June 19th via Epic.

The Idler Wheel is wiser than the Driver of the Screw, and Whipping Cords will serve you more than Ropes will ever do Tracklist:
01. Every Single Night
02. Daredevil
03. Valentine
04. Jonathan
05. Left Alone
06. Werewolf
07. Periphery
08. Regret
09. Anything We Want
10. Hot Knife

Video: Coldplay feat. Rihanna ' 'Princess Of China'

Coldplay and Rihanna's Mylo Xyloto collaboration, 'Princess Of China', now has its own big-budget music video kung-fu film. RiRi plays the titular princess, decked out in futuristic oriental garb, while Coldplay's Chris Martin is the lone warrior trekking through the desert. Once he's made it to her shiro, Martin engages in samurai swordplay with the grace of crane and the speed of a lion, climaxing in a Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon-inspired battle against Princess Rihanna. Rather than end this otherwise epic piece with the reddening of steel, though, these pop star ninjas share an embrace against the setting sun, thus leaving our bloodlust once again unsatiated. Watch the video below (via PerezHilton.com).

Mylo Xyloto is out now via EMI.

Check Out: Iggy Pop covers The Black Keys

The Black Keys (b. 2001) are the subject of a new tribute album, and the lead single is a cover of 'Lonely Boy' by Iggy Pop (b. 1947). The end result, which also features Cream/Blind Faith drummer Ginger Baker, sounds nearly identical to the original right down to the organ lick.

Iggy Pop  and Ginger Baker ' 'Lonely Boy' (The Black Keys)

The tribute album is called Black on Blues and also features covers by Devon Allman, Dave Davies, Papa Mali, Tab Benoit, and Cyril Neville, among others (via Antiquet). A release date is set for July 17th.

Black on Blues Tracklist:
01. Lonely Boy ' Iggy Pop & Ginger Baker
02. Tighten Up ' Walter Trout
03. Girl Is On My Mind ' Mike Zito & Cyril Neville
04. Gold On The Ceiling ' Tab Benoit
05. I Got Mine ' Leslie West
06. When The Lights Go Out ' Papa Mali
07. Next Girl ' Oli Brown Band
08. Money Maker ' Dave Davies & Huw Lloyd-Langton
09. Howlin For You ' Albert Lee
10. Everlasting Light ' Pat Travers
11. Chop And Change ' Larry McCray
12. Little Black Submarines ' Devon Allman & Mani Neumeier

The xx announces sophomore album: Coexist

Last month, The xx debuted five new songs during a series of intimate shows in London, and today, they return to formally announce their long-awaited sophomore LP. The follow-up to 2009's self-titled debut is entitled Coexist, and will be released on September 11th via Young Turks.

The band says, 'After a long time on the road, we took a break, created our own studio and wrote these new songs that we're so looking forward to playing to you.'

As previously reported, The xx has mapped out an extensive summer tour, which includes a string of North American dates starting in Los Angeles on July 23rd. Check out the full docket below.

The xx 2012 Tour Dates:
06/08 ' Turin, IT @ Traffic Festival
06/09 ' Porto, PT @ Optimus Primavera Sound
06/15 ' Aarhus, DK @ Northside Festival
06/16 ' Hultsfred, SE @ Hultsfred Festival
06/22 ' Scheessel, DE @ Hurricane Festival
06/23 ' Neuhausen, DE @ Southside Festival
06/27 ' Arendal, NO @ Hove Festival
06/29 ' Arras, FR @ Main Square Festival
06/30 ' Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
07/07 ' Gdynia, PL @ Open'er Festival
07/14 ' Joensuu, FI @ Ilosaairock Festival
07/23 ' Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda
07/25 ' Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
07/28 ' Toronto, ON @ Phoenix
07/29 ' Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
07/31 ' Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theatre
08/02 ' New York, NY @ Terminal 5
08/09 ' Sibinek, CR @ Terraneo Festival
08/10 ' Budapest, HR @ Sziget Festival
08/11 ' St Pere, FR @ La Route du Rock
08/18 ' St. Polten, AT @ Frequency Festival
08/19 ' Biddinhuizen, NL @ Lowlands Festival
08/31 ' Laois, IE @ Electric Picnic
09/07 ' Isle of Wight, UK @ Bestival

Video: Jay-Z and Kanye West perform 'Niggas in Paris' in Paris

Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne tour finally hit Paris tonight, and 11 was the magic number. The duo's hit single 'Niggas in Paris' was performed 11 times ' apparently, a record-breaking feat ' and below you can watch footage of the first and last of those 11 performances. Update: Better yet, watch footage of all 11 performances. That is if you have 54 minutes to dedicate.