Shad shares story of turning down video game deal for NBA 2K12
Basketball has been the centre of the sports universe this past week after racist comments from Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. The NBA handed down a lifetime ban and $2.5 million fine. The whole ordeal has prompted responses from current players, former players, the U.S. President and countless others. Canadian rapper Shad shared one of his experiences with basketball and turning down an opportunity to licence a track for the video game NBA 2K12 as well as weighing in on the Sterling situation.
Fucked Up shared their second single, “Led By Hand”, from their new album Glass Boys coming out June 3 on Arts & Crafts. The band are joined by J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. on the new single.
Doomsquad head to Europe, share new video
Doomsquad, the electronic art and music project of the siblings Allie, Jaclyn and Trevor Blumas, hop the pond to play a handful of shows in Europe this month. They also have a new (and NSFW) video for the track “Disremember/Dismemberment” from their debut album Kalaboogie.
Doomsquad – Disremember/Dismemberment (NSFW) from Hand Drawn Dracula on Vimeo.
Diana release new video
Diana have a new video for “Strange Attractor”. The video, directed by George Fok, mixes shots of the band performing with a story line that does the whole forward and backward timeline sort of thing.
Stream new album from Badbadnotgood
Jazz trio Badbadnotgood have a new album III coming out on May 6 via Arts & Crafts affiliate Pirate Blend. The album can be streamed in advance via Exclaim.
New album from Joel Plaskett in 2015
Halifax indie rocker Joel Plaskett announced he has signed to Pheromone Recordings. His new album, the follow up to 2012’s Scrappy Happiness, is scheduled for release in early 2015.
