{"id":26789,"date":"2019-01-18T17:45:33","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T22:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/?p=26789"},"modified":"2019-01-19T07:08:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-19T12:08:41","slug":"news-roundup-bikini-kill-reunion-toto-forever-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/news-roundup-bikini-kill-reunion-toto-forever-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS ROUNDUP: Bikini Kill Reunion, Toto Forever, and MORE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26791\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bikini-kill-e1547893512198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bikini-kill-e1547893512198.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bikini-kill-e1547893512198-324x215.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.audiofemme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bikini-kill-e1547893512198-416x277.jpg 416w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo by Tammy Rae Carland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Bikini Kill Sells Out Reunion Shows in Minutes<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Girls to the front! Earlier this week, Bikini Kill&#8217;s original members &#8211; Kathleen Hanna, Tobi Vail, and Kathi Wilcox &#8211; announced three reunion shows: 4\/25 at the Hollywood Palladium; 5\/31 at Brooklyn Steel; and 6\/1 at Terminal 5. The band has been officially broken up since 1997 (they played &#8220;For Tammy Rae&#8221; at a book release party for Jenn Pelly&#8217;s 33 1\/3 Raincoats tribute in 2017) though Wilcox and Hanna still play together as 2\/4ths of The Julie Ruin. Bikini Kill have been steadily releasing vinyl reissues of their back catalog via their own eponymous imprint, as well as archiving materials &#8211; zines, flyers, demos, artwork, merch, personal photos &#8211; from the dawn of riot grrl, a movement they basically invented. But the &#8220;tour&#8221; announcement was definitely a pleasant surprise.<\/p>\n<p>The punk band drew criticism, however, because tickets were only available through AES&#8217;s ticketing platform AXS, which of course left some fans out in the cold, even as scalpers began posting tickets via secondary markets\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.altpress.com\/news\/bikini-kill-tickets\/\">in excess of $900<\/a> (face value was just under $50 with service fees). The band immediately announced a second L.A. show for April 26th; it sold out just as quickly.\u00a0It&#8217;s certainly possible that more shows could be announced (particularly in New York, Hanna&#8217;s homebase) but it&#8217;s always a bummer to have to hit refresh dozens of times to no avail. At least there are plenty of YouTube clips from Bikini Kill&#8217;s heyday.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bOCWma5vOiQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Toto Forever<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">When Toto penned their only number one hit, &#8220;Africa,&#8221; released in 1981, they probably didn&#8217;t think about the tune&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/rock\/8097503\/toto-africa-oral-history-interview\">longevity<\/a>. Sure, it&#8217;s catchy, but no one could&#8217;ve predicted its late-exploding popularity as the lyrics made their way into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collegehumor.com\/post\/7056547\/africa-by-toto-memes\">countless memes<\/a> and TV shows like <em>Stranger Things<\/em> and <em>South Park<\/em> boosted recognition. Now, thanks to\u00a0Namibian-German artist Max Siedentopf, &#8220;Africa&#8221; is never going to go away &#8211; because he&#8217;s erected an installation in the Namib desert, in which six solar-powered speakers play an MP3 of the song on a constant loop.<\/p>\n<p>Siedentopf <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/01\/14\/685260264\/a-sound-installation-that-plays-totos-africa-is-waiting-there-for-you-in-the-des?utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nprmusic&amp;utm_term=music&amp;utm_content=20190114\">told NPR<\/a> that the installation was &#8220;supposed to be a bit like a treasure that only the most loyal of Toto fans can find.&#8221; Indeed, it could be anywhere along the West Coast of Namibia, as the desert stretches some 1200 miles along the coast. Being a desert, the area is &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Namib\">nearly rainless<\/a>,&#8221; and its name is derived from the Nama language, implying &#8220;an area where there is nothing.&#8221; And while it isn&#8217;t one of the two specific African landmarks mentioned in the song (Kilimanjaro\/the Serengeti), maybe the installation will finally put Namibia on the map for Toto devotees.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/310407253\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">That New New<\/h2>\n<p>Panda Bear teamed up with Dean Blunt to create the video for &#8220;Token,&#8221; from PB&#8217;s upcoming LP <em>Buoys<\/em> (out February 8 via Domino).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g3pvD2eeews\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">James Blake dropped a new album with very little fanfare; stream <em>Assume Form<\/em> below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1LJE8ppunlaafUQzNJsxl2\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Weyes Blood hasn&#8217;t officially given any details on her forthcoming record, but she&#8217;s shared its first single, &#8220;Andromeda,&#8221; which was produced by Foxygen&#8217;s Jonathan Rado.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/0L6lVIgGqVHnmR3BIy8GHa\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">HEALTH is slated to release VOL. 4: SLAVES OF FEAR via Loma Vista Recordings on February 8 and have shared its blistering second single.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YwijYShLDJM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Dawn Richard (aka D\u2206WN) shared &#8220;sauce&#8221; from her forthcoming LP <em>new breed<\/em>, which is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/01\/17\/681726457\/first-listen-dawn-new-breed\">streaming<\/a> over at NPR ahead of its January 25th release.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/5oZWzzyMCE1bOeNdbSPCkz\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Experimental found-sounds duo Matmos celebrate the upcoming release of Plastic Anniversary (and 25 years as a band) with first single &#8220;Silicone Gel Implant;&#8221; they debuted some of their latest compositions at a Yo La Tengo Hannukah show this past December.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/0lOJB8wS01aX05f3qORXOU\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Swedish punks\u00a0Makthaverskan are putting out a new 7&#8243; and have shared its A-side, &#8220;Demands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2845567047\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/makthaverskan.bandcamp.com\/album\/demands-onkel\">Demands\/Onkel by makthaverskan<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>SPELLLING shared &#8220;Under the Sun,&#8221; from forthcoming Sacred Bones LP Mazy Fly (out February 22).<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/2xa5VVXBemVZH1sPkMfFza\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Following a few sold-out reunion shows, San Jose art rockers Duster are back in the studio and have released their first single since 2000 album <em>Contemporary Movement<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/2SvpV7rYad0Pc7Vg0OVSR6\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Xiu Xiu shared a disturbing video sequel to the equally disturbing &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fkK6GT4pkbU\">Scisssssssors<\/a>;&#8221; both singles appear on <em>Girl With Basket of Fruit<\/em>, out February 8th.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IEf9pmrRo9E\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Cardi B teams up with City Girls in a video for &#8220;Twerk,&#8221; which seeks to reclaim the booty-shaking dance move for black women everywhere.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QryoOF5jEbc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Along with additional details about their upcoming collaborative album <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/karen-o-and-danger-mouse-detail-new-album-lux-prima-share-song-listen\/\"><em>Lux Prima<\/em><\/a>, Karen O and Danger Mouse shared the LP&#8217;s next single, &#8220;Woman.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W4yhzATxyz0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Lastly, we can&#8217;t get enough of this Leggy track from their upcoming LP and are super pumped about their January 23rd show at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfly.com\/event\/1795661-adhoc-daddy-issues-brooklyn\/\">Baby&#8217;s All Right<\/a> with Daddy Issues and Desert Sharks.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1562466070\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=1304081661\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leggy.bandcamp.com\/album\/let-me-know-your-moon\">Let Me Know Your Moon by Leggy<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">End Notes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Lana Del Rey, Jared Leto, and Courtney Love starred in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CnObC0asnGI\">Gucci commercial<\/a> released this week, soundtracked by Link Wray.<\/li>\n<li>Cardi B posted an expletive-laden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BstmkvDFGAm\/\">political rant<\/a> via Instagram on Wednesday, criticizing the government shutdown. It&#8217;s already been <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pg76z3XVe8\">remixed<\/a> by the Autotune the News dudes. Belcalis Almanzar 4 Prez in 2o20!<\/li>\n<li>Panorama Music Festival is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/biz\/articles\/news\/touring\/8494146\/panaroma-festival-not-returning-in-2019-exclusive\">going on hiatus<\/a> as parent company AEG looks to secure a new location.<\/li>\n<li>Sony has <em>finally<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereogum.com\/2029212\/sony-r-kelly-agree-to-part-ways\/news\/\">dropped R. Kelly<\/a> in light of the disturbing allegations of his behavior toward women. Scrutiny has intensified for the artist since Lifetime aired their much-discussed\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/2019\/01\/what-happened-to-r-kelly-after-documentary-timeline.html\">Surviving R. Kelly<\/a><\/em>\u00a0documentary earlier this month.<\/li>\n<li>Matt Daniels has updated his chart mapping the <a href=\"https:\/\/pudding.cool\/projects\/vocabulary\/index.html\">largest vocabulary in hip-hop<\/a>, with Aesop Rock topping the list. You can toggle it so that it shows only members of Wu-Tang Clan, who clocks in at #5 (the GZA&#8217;s solo work is ranked one spot above, at #4).<\/li>\n<li>Speaking of the Wu, there&#8217;s a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/wu-tang-clan-docuseries-coming-to-showtime\/\">documentary<\/a> coming to Showtime in the spring that features the iconic NYC rap crew.<\/li>\n<li>Bandcamp is opening a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/2019\/01\/18\/bandcamp-brick-n-mortar\/\">brick-and-mortar outpost<\/a> in Oakland in February.<\/li>\n<li>Gladys Knight has agreed to perform the National Anthem at Super Bowl LIII on February 3rd. The soul singer made some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/01\/18\/arts\/music\/gladys-knight-kaepernick-super-bowl.html\">controversial statements<\/a> about Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback whose police brutality kneeling protests left him a free agent. The halftime show will be headlined by Maroon 5, with special guests Big Boi and Travis Scott.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bikini Kill Sells Out Reunion Shows in Minutes Girls to the front! Earlier this week, Bikini Kill&#8217;s original members &#8211; Kathleen Hanna, Tobi Vail, and Kathi Wilcox &#8211; announced three reunion shows: 4\/25 at the Hollywood Palladium; 5\/31 at Brooklyn Steel; and 6\/1 at Terminal 5. 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