Musical Rumblings: Super Mega Best Week Ever Edition
>>> The big news today, of course, if you haven’t heard, is The Roots’ Picnic on June 7 at Festival Pier with, holy shit, Gnarls Barkley, Deerhoof, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Santogold, Diplo, J*Davey and Esperanza. WOWZ. We took a long hard look at the Roots’ new album last week — we are uncautiously psyched beyond belief, frankly — and combined with this, it’s pretty much looking like the Roots are going to friggin’ OWN this summer. We can’t wait. [Pitchfork/Philebrity]
>>> Still hungover from SXSW? Or just reading about SXSW? Here’s Pattern Is Movement on Best Week Ever at right, sufferin’ with 120lb. beards. [Best Week Ever, clip at right]
>>> Two Philly bands have new records due out this year on Secretly Canadian: The War On Drugs, who are giving away their EP/Philebrity Player classic “Barrel of Batteries” in advance of a full length later this year, and Windsor For The Derby, who release the Swell Maps-y How We Lost in May. Conspiracy theorists alert: Both of these bands feature ex-Trouble With Sweeney dude Charlie Hall on drums, giving further credit to the notion that Philebrity is the Indie Rock Masons. Much free music on the other side of those links. [SecretlyCanadian]
>>> Ah, but you like the old shit. Here, then, is an exhaustive download pile of pretty much every Philly hardcore record ever made. [SeeingRed]
>>> And lastly, we know you miss them. So do we. Here’s The A-Sides‘ full tour photo albums. [MikeFleming]
