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Rick Ross unveils Mastermind trailer

Last month Rick Ross dropped the churning "No Games" and now Rozay is continuing his Mastermind campaigning with an official trailer. The video waxes retrospective starting with a wet behind the ears '99 Ross and weaving through career highlights from "Hustlin" to "B.M.F." and his boisterous feature on the velvety "Devil in a New Dress". In typical Telfon Don fashion, he also intermingles clips of Muhammad Ali proclaiming his status as the greatest and choice gangster film clips. The album, his sixth official studio LP is slated for a December 17 release through MMG/Warner Bros. 

In other Rick Ross news, the Bawse is now featured in a remix of Drake's delicate Nothing Was the Same track "Hold On We're Going Home" where he's surprisingly subdued in his guest spot. Check it out here.

Fiona Apple debuts new song live

Last week while being heckled, Fiona Apple found time to debut a new track live, likely entitled "I Want You to Love Me". Now audio of another track Apple debuted at the Portland show has surfaced, entitled "Tipple". The song bears a noticeable country tinge, as a Blake Mills mandolin part prattles in the background and Apple rambles on in a drawn-out sprechgesang style. Musically it bears a striking resemblance to much of The Band's rootsy work.

Fiona Apple's tour for The Idler Wheel... with collaborator Blake Mills continues throughout the rest of October and dates can be found here.

Prince drops new video

Back in August, Prince debuted new single "Breakfast Can Wait" featuring the above incredible cover art, with Dave Chappelle as Prince. And now the Purple One has released a video for the song's straightforward funk strut. The breakfast-centric clip features an abundance of dancers, plenty of pancakes, and a female Prince impersonator portrayed by director Danielle Curiel, but sadly no Chappelle. Maybe he couldn't find the right Zorro type outfit to wear.

What's New(s)?

Fiona Apple debuts new song

In the midst of her set last night at Portland's Newmark Theatre Fiona Apple was heckled by an unruly fan who derisively yelled "get healthy we want to see you in 10 years!" to which Apple retorted "I am healthy." Emboldened by the initial heckler, another audience member chimed in "you're a has-been." Apple's touring partner for the Idler Wheel tour Blake Mills came on stage as a distraught Apple asked for the house lights to come up and for the initial heckler to be removed. The house lights eventually went back as the band delivered the brief encore "Better Than Fine". An understandably upset Apple then apologized for the events of the evening declaring it "an historically stupid night."

Amidst all the chaos, Apple and company found time to deliver two new songs to the audience including the stunning piano ballad "I Want You to Love Me". Apple's vocals on the new track are less fragmented than much of the evocative Idler Wheel..., carrying an air of wistfulness as the piano jaunts along to a jagged guitar conclusion.  Ultimately, it's an unfortunate circumstance that such a beautiful song arose out of such an ugly situation.



  


Yo La Tengo release new track

Yo La Tengo's lush 2013 record Fade will soon be seeing the deluxe treatment and part of that effort involves the unveiling of the previously unreleased "Super Kiwi". Taking immediate flight with feedback and distortion, "Super Kiwi" gallops along on Georgia Hubley's unwavering drums while Ira Kaplan's vocals fight to rise above it all. The trio has plans to release the fuzz-laden cut on a 7" next month, which will be backed by a cover of the Beach Boys' "A Day in the Life of a Tree". 

Listen to the new track here, and look for the "Super Kiwi" 7" to drop 11/5 and the Fade reissue to be released 11/19, both via Matador.


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