FN News Roundup: March 8, 2012

Yeah let's do this!

• We got our first look at a couple of scenes from LCD Soundsystem's long-awaited documentary Shut Up And Play The Hits today - check out the footage after the jump. (Pitchfork)


• Hot on the heels of their new single "Myth" yesterday, Beach House has confirmed that they're releasing their fourth LP Bloom on May 15 via Sub Pop, as well as going on a tour this summer that'll include a July 23rd Central Park Summerstage slot! (Beats Per Minute)


• Uh, Marilyn Manson has a new single out from his upcoming album Born Villain (full LP out May 8). In case you were wondering. (Consequence of Sound)


• Go see Stephin Merritt (The Magnetic Fields) at Barnes & Noble in Union Square tonight, dummy! (BrooklynVegan)

Stream: Stephin Merritt's (Magnetic Fields) New "Obscurities" Collection

Via Seattle Scenester

Magnetic Fields mastermind and indie icon Stephin Merritt no doubt has a ton of cool material in his possession, and he's set to unleash a bunch more of it on August 23 when Merge releases his latest collection, Obscurities. That's exactly a week from now, but in case you can't wait our friend The Backstage Rider has tipped us to a full album stream at Paste Magazine posted as of this afternoon.

The collection consists of 14 rare and... wait for it... obscure tracks that Merritt created just prior to the sprawling 1999 Magnetic Fields' classic 69 Love Songs. Five of these tracks were previously unreleased (and three of these were from Song From Venus, his sci-fi musical), while “The Sun and the Sea and the Sky” is an outtake from 69 Love Songs itself.

Check it out in full over at Paste, along with Merritt's own track-by-track description. And as long as we're getting obscure, check out this surprisingly kickass cover of "Take Ecstasy With Me" that I've been a fan of for awhile by dance-punk band !!! (Chk Chk Chk) below the jump.

Just Gimme Indie Rock! documentary needs your help

When I spoke to Lou Barlow last month, I asked him what he thought the connection was between the current indie scene and the underground indie movement he was a part of in the '80s. His response: "I just think it’s like one continuous thing. You know, we were what they are, which were young people synthesizing our influences and making music."

Oddly enough, the day I posted that interview was the same day documentary filmmaker Brad Katz launched his Kickstarter campaign to raise enough funds to bring Just Gimme Indie Rock! The Story of an Underground Uprising to the big screen. The film, which hopes to "be the first to connect the dots between these divergent eras of indie, revealing the single greatest rock and roll story never told," will feature artists over the past three decades, including Sonic Youth, Husker Du, Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr., Pavement, Elliott Smith... well, basically every artist we cover at Fucking Nostalgic will be covered in the film. So far, the project has raised close to $8,000 of its $75,000 goal, and currently has 63 days left to meet that goal. They need your help to bring this ambitious and guaranteed-to-be-amazing movie to life.

As of right now, the $75,000 goal is just "Phase 1 Financing" as a way to ramp up production, in which afterwards they hope to hit up traditional investors to complete the project. As an incentive to those who contribute, there are gifts one will receive depending on the amount they pledge. For example, a $10 pledge will get your name added to the website's list of contributors while a $10,000 contribution will give you producer-like access to shoots, interviews, festivals and premiers. No matter what you contribute, your help is clearly needed and appreciated.

Head over to the official Just Gimme Indie Rock! blog and read more about what the project is all about, and then check out the offiical Kickstarter campaign page to see exactly what you can contribute. Personally, I think the documentary is a story that needs to be told, and I'm really hoping they raise enough funds to make it happen. Fucking Nostalgic will be covering this project along the way, and we even hope to be a part of it on a grander scale.

Below, check out some footage that has already been shot for the documentary, including interviews with Lou Barlow, Stephin Merritt and the Submarines.