Red Hot Chili Peppers detail single series

Photo by Nate Slevin

As previously reported, Red Hot Chili Peppers are sitting on a boatload of unreleased music from the I'm With You sessions ' 18 songs to be exact ' which they'll unveil as part of a new single series. Now, an issued press release has confirmed the exact release details.

The 18 songs will be released as nine two-sided singles, which will be available digitally and on 7' vinyl. The first single, 'Strange Man' b/w 'Long Progression' will be released on August 14th; the second, 'Magpies' b/w 'Victorian Machinery' will be released on September 11th; and the third, 'Never Is A Long Time' b/w 'Love Of Your Life' will be released on October 2nd.

The fourth, fifth, and sixth singles (titles TBD) will follow on November 6th, December 4th, and December 18th, respectively. The final single will then be released in early 2013.

According to guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, 'Some songs seem to have a lot more of an agenda than others. Some songs play well with others and some songs need more attention and a little extra care. Here are some songs that seemed to want to pair up and take a later train.'

In continued support of I'm With You and the forthcoming single series, the Chili Peppers will tour extensively through the remainder of 2012. Find their updated tour docket below.

Red Hot Chili Peppers 2012 Tour Dates:
06/23 ' Stevenage Herts, UK @ Knebworth Park
06/24 ' Sunderland, UK @ Stadium of Light
06/26 ' Dublin, IE @ Croke Park
06/28 ' Nijemegen, NL @ Goffert Park
06/30 ' Paris, FR @ Stade de France
07/01 ' Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
07/03 ' Berne, CH @ Stade de Suisse
07/07 ' Madrid, ES @ Rock In Rio Madrid
07/20 ' St. Petersburg, RU @ Petrovsky Stadium
07/22 ' Moscow, RU @ Luzniky Stadium
07/25 ' Kiev, UA @ Olympisky Stadium
07/27 ' Warsaw, PL @ Bernowo Airport
07/28 ' Kaunas, LT @ Kaunas Arena
07/30 ' Tallinn, EE @ Tallinn Song Festival Grounds
08/01 ' Tampere, FI @ Ratina Stadium
08/04 ' Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/11 ' Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
08/12 ' Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
08/14 ' Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
08/15 ' Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
08/25 ' Gelsenkirchen, DE @ Rock im Pott
08/27 ' Prague, CZ @ Synot Tip Arena
08/29 ' Zagreb, HR @ Hoppodrome
09/01 ' Sofia, BG @ Georgia Asparuhov Stadium
09/04 ' Athens, FR @ OAKA Olympic Stadium
09/06 ' Beirut, LB @ The Waterfront
09/08 ' Istanbul, TR @ Santralistanbul
09/10 ' Tel Aviv, IR @ Hayakron Park
09/23 ' San Diego, CA @ Vally View Casino Center
09/25 ' Phoenix, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena
09/27 ' Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
09/29 ' San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
10/02 ' Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Arena
10/04 ' New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena
10/14 ' Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/20 ' Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
10/22 ' Oklahoma City, OK @ Chesapeake Energy Arena
10/24 ' Tulsa, OK @ BOK Arena
10/25 ' Little Rock, AR @ Verizon Arena
10/28 ' Omaha, NE @ Centurylink Center
10/30 ' Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
11/01 ' Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center
11/14 ' Portland, OR @ Rose Garden
11/15 ' Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
11/17 ' Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
11/19 ' Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
11/21 ' Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
11/22 ' Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
11/24 ' Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Center
11/26 ' Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre

Jack White on Marc Maron's WTF podcast

Jack White appeared on the latest episode of Marc Maron's WTF podcast, where he discussed his various projects, blues music, the Catholic Church, and more. The episode was recorded live from White's Third Man Records studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Hear it now at Maron's website.

Video: Kate Nash ' 'Under-Estimate The Girl'

Singer-songwriter Kate Nash broke on to the scene with a brand of quirky, intelligent pop akin to the likes of her slightly-more-famous contemporary, Lily Allen. For 2010's My Best Friend Is You, though, Nash began experimenting with elements of punk and noise-rock. Now, with her latest single, Nash has parted ways with her final bit of bubbliness and fully embraced her inner Riot grrrl.

Written, recorded, and filmed for a music video in under 24 hours, 'Under-Estimate The Girl' features Nash wailing like a mix between Kathleen Hanna and Courtney Love while delivering manky chops stuck at the junction between punk and metal. Her heavier musical direction is accompanied by a darker look comprised of greasy, two-toned hair and a bindi, which perfectly suits her role in the video as ferocious punk lioness dominating the stage. Watch the video below.

Speaking to NME, Nash explained the cut came together as punk-inspired means of battling frustration by doing 'something creative instead of breaking all my stuff that I own.'

Nash is currently recording her as-yet-detail-less third LP in her new home of Los Angeles.

Bon Iver designs own shoe

Following in the footsteps of the Beastie Boys, Gorillaz, Animal Collective, and even his pal Kanye, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon has designed his very own pair of shoes. Like AnCo, Vernon has teamed with the Los Angeles based company Keep. His design uses the Ramos silhouette and 'features herringbone accents, a black fishbone detail across the toe, and a canvas upper custom dyed to a perfect pale salmon.' Apparently, cats are big fans.

Pre-orders for the shoe will begin Monday, June 18th, with proceeds benefiting the Best Friends Animal Society.

Radiohead's stage collapses in Toronto

Photo via Roeland Roovers / Mobypicture

The stage at Toronto's Downsview Park, where Radiohead was set to play this evening, has collapsed. According to CBC News, one person was pronounced dead at the scene. Another person was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries, while two others were treated with minor injuries and released.

An EMS spokesperson told the Globe and Mail that the collapse occurred as stage equipment was being erected. At the time of the incident, the weather was calm, with no reports of high winds.

Radiohead wrote on their Facebook, 'Due to unforeseen circumstances the radiohead show at downsview park tonight has been cancelled. Fans are advised not to make their way to the venue. Refunds will be made at point of purchase. Further information is to follow.'

Tonight was to mark the final show of Radiohead's North American tour.

This is a developing story.

Off the Avenue: YACHT ' 'Utopia'

Consequence of Sound is proud to present a performance-based video series called Off the Avenue. Each week, we'll be posting new videos of bands performing live at North Avenue Studios in Orange City, FL. In today's episode, Portland electro-pop outfit YACHT performs 'Utopia' from last year's Shangri-La.

You can watch past episodes of Off the Avenue here.

In Photos: Cake, Two Door Cinema Club at WFNX's Seaport Six in Boston (6/14)

July 22nd 2012 is a day that will live in infamy in the hearts of Bostonians. On that day, 101.7 WFNX will end 29 years of broadcasting independent alternative rock radio after being sold to media conglomerate Clear Channel. The sale's announcement back in May was a crushing blow not to just local aficionados, but music listeners the country over. Over nearly three decades on air, WFNX has had a hand in breaking everyone from Nirvana to The Killers to Gotye, all while keeping local heros like Mean Creek and Viva Viva in heavy rotation. Their legendary 1994 free Green Day concert at Boston's Hatch Shell is just one of numerous events the station is famed for throwing all over town. Thursday night was the Seaport Six concert at Bank of America Pavilion, and though it wasn't initially planned as such, the event will go down as the last hurrah for one of Boston's most beloved institutions.

And what a sendoff it was. Things started with Stephie Coplan & the Pedestrians, who just the night before had won the Boston Phoenix (WFNX's newspaper cousin) Boston Music Poll's national 'What's Fucking Next' award. While traffic kept me from catching her set, I managed to get in with only missing the opening song from Reptar. These Atlanta boys have built a reputation for being 'a live act', and they certainly thrashed a good party, though they may be more suited for a club or festival crowd than BoA Pavilion's all-seated setup. Delta Spirit was next, and it's sad to say they had the weakest set of the day. Though they actually sounded great, their energy got lost in the slowly filling Pavilion, and the crowd waiting for GROUPLOVE or Two Door Cinema Club wasn't familiar enough with Matt Vasquez and crew (as one 13 year old girl yipped, 'play something I know!') to appreciate what they brought.

Life shot through the venue as GROUPLOVE took the stage, and my previous opinions of the worldly collective were unexpectedly shattered. 'Tongue Tied' sent the place into a frenzy, and the appearance by tourmates Reptar for the cover of 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' was an amusing ruckus. The most veteran act on the bill, Cake, was another surprise, managing to captivate an audience I wasn't counting on buying in ' even saw some brace-toothed middle schoolers sporting Cake shirts too big for their prepubescent frames. After some overly long entrance music, 'Sad Songs and Waltzes' seemed an odd choice for opener, but the crowd was eating it up by the time 'Frank Sinatra' and 'Short Skirt/Long Jacket' hit. Ireland's Two Door Cinema Club headlined, and their infectious indie dance pop sent gyrating waves through the packed Pavilion. No one was seated, lifted to their feet by Tin Tin-lookalike frontman Alex Trimble's pitch-perfect vocals and his band's hook-laden numbers.

Both Two Door and Cake expressed their personal love for WNFX (Cake lamented they were also changing formats to Spanish language ' a possibility for FNX ' sarcastically remarking 'Hey, it's business. Business is so much more important than culture. That's why we're in the BANK OF AMERICA [Pavilion]!'). When the station's DJs came out to say their goodbyes, the crowd proclaimed their own appreciation with non-stop applause and hollers. Local celebrity Adam 12 elicited the loudest response as he rallied the troops to work together to keep FNX living, possibly online (a petition to keep the station's format is also being passed around). Whatever happens to 101.7 come July, Boston will always remember WFNX as the pinnacle of independent rock radio, a place local and national acts could find love and support, and an irreplaceable beacon of culture. Check out these photos from their last major event, and remember: We Are WFNX.