SOME STUFFS: On the road again with Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey

It almost seems as if these guys are never off the road, and that’s a good thing. Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey are going on tour once again, in time for festival season, and they may be performing songs from their forthcoming EP. Yes, that means even more new music from JFJO. Here are the confirmed dates.

June 4 | Wakarusa Music Festival | Ozark, AR
June 12 | Jardine’s | Kansas City, MO
June 13 | Jardine’s | Kansas City, MO
June 17 | Elbo Room | San Francisco, CA
June 18 | Starry Plough | Berkeley, CA (w/ Antioquia)
June 19 | Starry Plough | Berkeley, CA
June 20 | Jambalaya | Arcata, CA
June 24 | First Street Pub & Grill | Nederland, CO
June 25 | B-Side Lounge | Boulder, CO (w/ Fareed Haque’s Flat Earth Ensemble)
June 26 | Owsley’s Golden Road | Denver, CO (w/ Fareed Haque’s Flat Earth Ensemble)
July 9 | Piazza at Schmidt’s | Philadelphia, PA
July 10 | The Lizard Lounge | Boston, MA (w/ Club D’Elf)
July 11 | The Lizard Lounge | Boston, MA (w/ Club D’Elf)
July 14 | The Iron Horse | Northampton, MA
July 17 | Downright Music & Arts | Collinsville, CT
July 18 | Joe’s Pub | New York, NY

SOME STUFFS: Yin-yang action from SA-RA with new album

The SA-RA Creative Partners™ are ready to offer up a new album in the form of Nuclear Evolution: The Age of Love (Ubiquity). The album was originally scheduled for release on June 9th but has been pushed to June 24th. Fans who have been waiting will not have to wait too much longer.

(Nuclear Evolution: The Age Of Love will be available on both vinyl and compact disc and can be pre-ordered through the links just presented via CD Universe.)

VIDEO: He’s not the godfather, but Scratch is ready to itch again

Scratch, known for his work with The Roots, has a new album out now called Loss-4-Wordz (Gold Dust), and the video above has him talking about it, the music, and his future.

Loss-4-Wordz is available through CD Universe.

SOME STUFFS: Why? prepare for new LP in 2009

You can give a high-five to yourself, in celebration of your new album. In this case it’s a new album from Why?, who will be releasing Eskimo Snow (Anticon) later this year. This is the follow up to Alopecia, even though both albums were recorded around the same time in 2007. Sadly there’s no chance of a new cLOUDDEAD or Reaching Quiet project, but Yoni Wolf recently said in an interview with Pitchfork that hip-hop is and will always be within him and what he does, just not in a direct way with everything he does.

Nonetheless, the new Why? album should be great.

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VIDEO: “Swag Surf” with F.L.Y.

It had been said that skateboarders know nothing about skateboarding because they haven’t been to the ocean, since modern skating is very much about miming the actions of surfers. But skateboarding has become far more advanced.

Now we’re in the age of the “Swag Surf”. Is this the new era? Ask the Fast Life Yungstaz, a/k/a F.L.Y..

SOME STUFFS: Kanye West gets a little “Paranoid” with help from Rihanna

The album sucks, but it’s Kanye West, what can you say? The song is catchy in an “I have peanuts in my ass” sort of way, and the video is decent too, yes?

SOME STUFFS: A-Trak beefs up for forthcoming 10,000LB Hamburger Tour

With luck no one from PETA will be after him, but DJ A-Trak will be hitting the road on the 10,000 LB Hamburger Tour with Treasure Fingers and Rye Rye. Save your money, here are the confirmed tour dates:

6/17/09 NEW YORK, NY ULTRA LOUNGE (BACARDI B-LIVE) +
6/18/09 BOSTON, MA HOUSE OF BLUES (BACARDI B-LIVE) +
6/19/09 PHILADELPHIA, PA ELECTRIC FACTORY (BACARDI B-LIVE) +
7/02/09 CHARLOTTE, NC THE FORUM (BACARDI B-LIVE) +
7/03/09 ATLANTA, GA OPERA (BACARDI B-LIVE) +
7/04/09 ORLANDO, FL HOUSE OF BLUES (BACARDI B-LIVE) +
7/05/09 TAMPA, FL CZAR *
7/08/09 MIAMI, FL LIV *
7/10/09 AUSTIN, TX AUSTIN MUSIC HALL (BACARDI B-LIVE) +
7/11/09 HOUSTON, TX WAREHOUSE LIVE *
7/13/09 PHOENIX, AZ CLUB RED *
7/14/09 SAN DIEGO, CA VOYEUR ^
7/16/09 SAN FRANCISCO, CA THE INDEPENDENT *
7/17/09 PORTLAND, OR ROTTURE ^
7/18/09 SEATTLE, WA CHOP SUEY *
7/22/09 VANCOUVER, BC RICHARD’S ON RICHARDS ^
7/23/09 CALGARY, AB HI FI *
7/24/09 EDMONTON, AB STAR LITE ROOM ^
7/25/09 TORONTO, ON TIME FESTIVAL
7/30/09 OTTAWA, ON RITUAL NIGHTCLUB *
7/31/09 NEW YORK, NY WEBSTER HALL #
8/01/09 MONTREAL, QC SAT *
8/07/09 CHICAGO, IL LOLLAPALOOZA
8/08/09 LOS ANGELES, CA HARD FESTIVAL

* with Rye Rye and Treasure Fingers
^ with Rye Rye
# with Treasure Fingers, Theophilus London and Jack Beats
+ with MSTRKRFT, Major Lazer, DJ AM, Jazzy Jeff and Drop The Lime

VIDEO: Most dumbass video of the year goes to…

Major Lazer “Zumbie” ft. Andy Milonakis
http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=57322471,t=1,mt=video

Arguably, one of the more funnier videos in recent weeks.

SOME STUFFS: Teena Marie’s photo shoot for her next album

Teena Marie‘s new album is called Congo Square, her first for Stax Records, and you can take a look at the photo shoot for the album cover.

Congo Square will be released on June 9th but can be pre-ordered now directly from CD Universe.

SOME STUFFS: Leeches Of Lore debut LP gets bigger release today

They are from New Mexico and are called Leeches Of Lore, an incredibly heavy band made heavier because they only consist of two guys. They had released the album on their own last year but it has since been picked up by MeteorCity Records, who are reissuing it today. If you already have the album, you can download three tracks that didn’t make the album by clicking here.

Leeches Of Lore combine a wide range of hard rock and metal styles, from old school thrash to progressive, and grungy stoner rock with hints of pop and folk and a side of quirkiness that is refreshing to hear. It’s not just a solid barrage of power riffs and vocalizing, they offer a lot more and a bit of the unexpected.

You can purchase the CD through AllThatIsHeavy.com.