FN News Roundup: April 3, 2012

News time, my droogs!

• There's a tribute show for the legendary Curtis Mayfield taking place on July 20 at Lincoln Center. Considering Mavis Staples, Aloe Blacc, Tunde & Kyp from TV On The Radio, and The Impressions involved, you're going to want to be too - tickets on sale now (BrooklynVegan)


• It's been a good three years since 2009's Eating Us, but Black Moth Super Rainbow are officially recording new music!! Check out the great new cut "Spraypaint," and we'll keep an eye out for more (Pitchfork)


• Two of our favorite (and loudest) Future Nostalgia bands, Ceremony and Screaming Females, are letting their powers combine for a Spring / Summer tour! Kinda! While they won't be on the same bill here in NYC (Ceremony's got two shows on April 23 at Terminal 5 and Mercury Lounge, while Screaming Females will be here this Friday at The Bell House), they'll be rocking together in June from Austin, TX to Hamden, CT (Consequence of Sound)


• Speaking of Screaming Females, you can stream their new LP Ugly and pick it up via Don Giovanni today! (SPIN)


• Take this with the huuuuge grain of salt you need to apply to pretty much all NME articles, but the sons of The Beatles might form a band together. Once again: HUGE grain of salt (NME)


• Haven't been able to see the most excellent Deer Tick live? Wanna see them again, with the Levon Helm Band? Well get thee to Beacon Theatre this Friday! Tickets are still on sale (PhotoEveryone)


• And we'll head out into the night with the official video for Garbage's "Blood For Poppies" - their first new video in five years! - off of their upcoming album Not Your Kind Of People (due out May 15) (Spinner)

iMeowww presents... Dear Purrdence

As if last week’s iMeowww offering wasn’t enough of an exercise in pure psychopathic behavior, FN contributor Debbie Chou is back with another cover for her bat-shit insane side project. As stated on her soundcloud page, “iMeowww returns from her kitty crib and covers The Beatles’ “Dear Prudence.” Unfortunately, iPurr’s tracks got deleted because her purring was too soft.”

Insanity.

Listen below…

iMeowww Presents...Dear Purrdence (featuring iHiss) by Debzies

Mixtape: Fucking Nostalgic #3 (The Beatles)

No theme or anything here, except for the fact that these are Beatles songs I felt sounded particularly good on vinyl. Please listen on good speakers or good headphones. Recorded directly off the Technics... enjoy!

Love Me Do
Sexy Sadie
Lady Madonna
Paperback Writer
Getting Better
Hey Bulldog
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
Oh Darling
Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me and My Monkey
Old Brown Shoe
I Feel Fine
Strawberry Fields Forever
All Together Now
I'm So Tired
Here Comes The Sun

Available for download or streaming below...

George Harrison diaries being turned into book & Scorsese movie

The private life of George Harrison is about to become not so private. According to Contact Music, the late Beatles guitarist/singer's personal letters, diaries and never before seen photos are about to become a book that will coincide with the release of a documentary by Martin Scorsese. Both the book and film will be titled Living in the Material World: George Harrison, and will be released simultaneously this fall.

According to Wikipedia:

The film will follow Harrison's story from his early life in Liverpool, the success of Beatlemania, his travels to India, the influence of Indian culture in his music, and his relevance and importance as a member of The Beatles. It will consist of previously unseen footage and interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Eric Idle, Phil Spector and Tom Petty.

I'm not sure how I would feel if my personal life became the subject of a Scorsese documentary after I die. He's pretty much the last person on earth I'd want reading my diaries and staring at my photos. But Olivia Harrison is reportedly behind it, so be it.