New Music: Bob Dylan ' 'Scarlet Town'

Bob Dylan has let loose the second track from his new album Temptest, and once again it comes courtesy of the Cinemax series Strikes Back. Whereas 'Early Roman Kings' premiered in a trailer for the show, 'Scarlet Town' was previewed during the end credits of last night's world premiere. Stream a 60-second clip here, or in the video below (scroll to the 46:30 mark).

Tempest is out September 11th via Columbia.

Tempest Tracklist:
01. Duquesne Whistle
02. Soon After Midnight
03. Narrow Way
04. Long and Wasted Years
05. Pay In Blood
06. Scarlet Town
07. Early Roman Kings
08. Tin Angel
09. Tempest
10. Roll On John

The Avalanches may release a new track tomorrow

Tomorrow may the day we finally hear The Avalanches' first new track in over a decade. On Twitter today, the band wrote 'ok lets do this. trax coming tommorow xxx' and included a link to Rosalinda Ruiz's Twitter account. Ruiz is the manager for Dallas hip-hop duo A.Dd+, who are rumored to have recorded with The Avalanches.

In recent months, The Avalanches have teased their long-in-the-works sophomore LP on Twitter, alluding to various album and track titles. However, as of now, the album has no confirmed title, tracklist or release date.

Below, you can watch the video for 'Frontier Psychiatrist' from the band's acclaimed 2000 debut Since I Left You.

Video: Beyoncé ' 'I Was Here'

To coincide with the first-ever World Humanitarian Day (which is tomorrow), Beyoncé has released a new video for 'I Was Here' which features a live performance filmed at the United Nation's General Assembly Room. Displayed in the background are images of various relief efforts from across the world.

Beyoncé has also launched a website where fans can take participate in 'the biggest social media message in history,' encouraging the world to spend the day doing good deeds.

Pussy Riot found guilty, sentenced to two years in prison

Maria Alyokhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, and Yekaterina Samutsevich ' the three members of Russian feminist collective Pussy Riot who were arrested on charges of hooliganism following a protest against the Kremlin ' were found guilty in court today and sentenced to two years in prison.

Alyokhina, 24, Tolokonnikova, 22, and Samutsevich, 29 were charged with 'hooliganism motivated by religious hatred or hostility' in February after performing a one-minute protest song, 'Our Lady, Chase Putin Out', at Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral. The women were denouncing the ties between Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime and the Russian Orthodox Church. (Watch footage of the performance below.)

According to The Guardian, Judge Marina Syrova said Pussy Riot was 'motivated by religious enmity and hatred, and acted provocatively and in an insulting manner inside a religious building in the presence of a large number of believers.' She frequently referenced the colorful nature of the band's clothing and said it was not acceptable for church.

Pussy Riot remained resolute even as it became increasingly apparent that they'd be found guilty. One of their lawyers Mary Feygin tweeted shortly before the verdict: 'Well, they'll be convicted. No use in harboring any illusions. However, no one is afraid.' Another, Nikolai Polozov, said 'We will oppose any illegal sentence that envisages their imprisonment, and we will appeal it in Russia and in international courts.'

Shortly before the verdict, Tolokonnikova sent a handwritten letter to Putin saying the trial had united disparate forces of dissent against those who 'threaten destruction of the liberating, emancipating forces of Russia,' reports The Telegraph.

'There is no personal malice,' Tolokonnikovasent's letter continued. 'But there is a political one. Our term in prison is a clear and distinct sign that freedom is being taken away from the whole country. And that threatens destruction of the liberating, emancipating forces of Russia. That's what makes me angry.'

After being convicted, all three women were seen smiling as the judge read out witness testimony against them, reports The Wall Street Journal.

The trial gained international attention, and the punk band garnered support from countless members of the music community including Pete Townshend, Bjork, and Jarvis Cocker.

Today has been declared Pussy Riot Global Day, with calls of protest and support planned across the world. Find out more information at freepussyriot.org.

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Watch Grimes perform new material

In an interview with MTV Hive last month, Claire Boucher (AKA Grimes) revealed that she's at work on a more experimental project involving 'percussive noise music and also a lot of straight vocal music.' We now may have our first taste of these efforts via new material she debuted in New York City earlier this month. Watch the fan footage below (via @ernestime).

Boucher prefaced the performance by saying 'I have some things that are not real songs yet, but are kind of fun.'

Earlier this week, Boucher made her U.S. television debut on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, performing the Visions track 'Genesis'. If you missed it, watch the replay here.

Album Review: Matthew E. White ' Big Inner

Matthew E. White has fallen in and out of love. He'll tell you about it, if you're willing to listen. Big Inner isn't a misnomer; White reaches deep within his psyche on his debut album and unfurls emotions, confessions, and misgivings. But this isn't catharsis. He doesn't mull over a shitty breakup or whine about how things didn't go his way. White looks back with calm reconciliation, basking in nostalgic highs and examining the lows.

'Big Love' acts as the thesis track. Its galloping, road-song tempo meshes with White's refrain: 'Moving on like any other man should, moving on like any other man would.' His words are reinforced by a seven-voice choir and a swelling string section. Musically, Big Inner reflects White's stint as the band leader of avant-garde jazz group Fight the Big Bull. He cites Randy Newman as a personal hero, an influence that bridges the songwriting here with White's jazzy background.

If 'Big Love' is White's take on an optimistic break-up song, then 'Will You Love Me' is the inverse: a beckoning gesture incited by longing. Pheromones dart to and fro as White gets seductive: 'Baby, you're magnificent/ Child, you're intelligent/ Honey, you can pay the rent with that smile on your face.' But during the chorus, White reveals that he's alone, trying to charm someone back into his arms. 'Darkness can't drive out darkness/ Only love can do that, only love can do that,' he yearns through his whispery baritone ' a cross between Bill Callahan and Bon Iver, for one.

White beautifies tragedies. On 'Gone Away', a song penned on the night of his young cousin's death, he pleads, 'Why are you living in heaven today?' It's bittersweet, with a minimalist arrangement that gently unspools into gospel soul 'one of the many uplifting flourishes that recur throughout Big Inner.

White juggles darkness and light, but his songs always end with their bright sides facing up. Though his lyrics often deal with personal conflicts (love, death, religion), White sings like a man who knows something good will happen. And it's not wishful thinking. He knows things will get better. You can hear it in his voice. You can hear it in his music. Big Inner is a brilliant debut, brimming with homages to pop music's past, whether it be Motown or Randy Newman. But it's Matthew E. White's past, too. He lived these sounds, grew up with them, honed them as a bandleader. Now, he's giving them to us and we're much better for it.

Essential Tracks: 'Big Love', 'Will You Love Me'