Busta Rhymes on The Fast & Furious soundtrack

The Fast & Furious all-star soundtrack album features new music by Pitbull, Busta Rhymes, Tego Calderon, Don Omar, Kenna, Rye Rye, Shark City Click, Tasha, and Robin Thicke, and productions by The Neptunes. Six of the eleven tracks were recorded for the soundtrack. The first eSingle is "Blanco" by Pitbull, featuring Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes. The "Blanco" video premiered last week.

The fourth installment of Fast & Furious was the biggest film in the world this weekend, grossing over $100 million. In the United States, the film brought in more than $72 million, the biggest April movie opening ever.

In Fast & Furious, Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reteam for this ultimate chapter of the franchise built on speed. Heading back to the streets where it all began, they rejoin Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster to blast muscle, tuner and exotic cards across Los Angeles and floor through the Mexican desert in the new high-octane action-thriller.

Manchester Orchestra present new video series today

Manchester Orchestra and Favorite Gentlemen/Canvasback music are proud to present 'I’ve Got Friends' the third chapter of their video series today on MySpace.

The full-album series concept was conceived by the Emmy Award winning directing team of Clay Lipsky and Jason Bognacki of Destroy Rock Music Inc., whom also directed 'I Can Barely Breathe' from the band’s debut I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child.

Lipsky notes that the vision behind the videos are to 'create a cinematic collage of decaying film and lost memories intertwined with a loose narrative about a young woman on a surreal journey to find what she is missing.' The videos to follow will continue to discover the many layers hiding within the new record.

Be sure to stay tuned for the remaining eight chapters launching from now and past the Mean Everything To Nothing April 21st release date!

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MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA TOUR:

4/21 Nashville, TN Exit/In
4/22 Athens, GA 40 Watt
4/23 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
4/24 Richmond, VA The National
4/25 Baltimore, MD Ottobar
4/26 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
4/29 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
4/30 Cambridge, MA Middle East
5/01 Rochester, NY Water St.
5/02 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small’s
5/03 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
5/05 Pontiac, MI Eagle Theater
5/06 Columbus, OH Skully’s
5/07 Covington, KY Mad Hatter
5/08 Chicago, IL Subterranean
5/09 Minneapolis, MN Station 4
5/11 Kansas City, MO Record Bar
5/12 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
5/13 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon
5/15 Seattle, WA El Corazon
5/16 Vancouver, BC Biltmore
5/17 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
5/19 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
5/21 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
5/22 San Diego, CA Voodoo Stage HOB
5/23 Tucson, AZ Congress
5/24 Tempe, AZ Clubhouse
5/26 Austin, TX Emo’s Inside
5/27 Dallas, TX The Loft
5/28 Houston, TX Walter’s
5/29 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
5/30 Oxford, MS Proud Larry’s
5/31 Birmingham, AL Bottletree
6/02 St. Peterburg, FL State Theater
6/03 Orlando, FL The Social
6/04 Orlando, FL The Social

TV On The Radio hit the road

Brooklyn's TV On The Radio continue to heat things up in 2009 with a remix EP and a spring tour. Beginning April 14th in Pomona, CA, TV On The Radio plays Coachella on April 18th, New York City's Central Park Summerstage on June 5th, and the Bonnaroo Music Festival on June 12th. Little Dragons, Dirty Projectors, and Grizzly Bear will be opening on select dates. In between TV On The Radio are finding time to stop by The Tonight Show to perform "Crying" and stand around the parking lot smoking and admiring Jay's cars.

In addition, the band is releasing Read Silence, a digital EP that features remixes of three tracks from Dear Science: "Shout Me Out (Willie Isz Remix by Jneiro Jarel)," "Stork & Owl (Gang Gang Dance Remix)," and "Red Dress (Remixed by THE GLITCH MOB)." Read Silence is available from all digital service providers April 14th. Fans can also view a "Shout Me Out" webisode on Imeem.com created by Tunde Adebimpe.

Released by DGC/Interscope on September 23rd, Dear Science was named Album of the Year by Rolling Stone, Spin, and The New York Times, and claimed the top spot on Pitchfork's 2008 Reader's Poll. The Associated Press called TV On The Radio, "the most vital, current band in America." Be sure to catch them on the road in 2009.

TOUR DATES:

APRIL
14 The Glass House Pomona CA
16 Majestic Ventura Theatre Ventura CA
18 Coachella Indio CA

MAY
11 Mr Smalls Pittsburgh PA+
12 Headliners Louisville KY+
13 Bottle Tree Birmingham AL+
15 House of Blues New Orleans LA+
16 Stubbs Austin TX+
17 House of Blues Dallas TX+
18 Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City OK+
22 Fox Oakland Theatre Oakland CA*
23 Roseland Theatre Portland OR*
24 Sasquatch Quincy WA
25 Malkin Bowl Vancouver BC*
27 Edmonton Events Centre Edmonton AB*
28 Macewan Hall Calgary AB*
29 Odeon Saskatoon SK*
30 Burton Cummings Theater Winnipeg ON*

JUNE
02 Sound Academy Toronto ONT*
03 Metropolis Montreal QC*
04 House of Blues Boston MA*
05 Summerstage New York NY*
06 Roots Picnic Penn's Landing Philadelphia PA
08 930 Club Washington DC*
09 930 Club Washington DC*
10 The National Richmond VA*
11 Amo's Southend Charlotte NC*
12 Bonnaroo Manchester TN
13 Tabernacle Atlanta GA ^