Photos by Erez Avissar. Above: Portishead

Last night, Portishead performed at the Zitadelle Spandau in Berlin, Germany. Savages opened. Photographer Erez Avissar was there. Check out a selection of shots after the jump, then head over to our slideshow and Facebook page for even more photos.

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Chicago rapper Tree has shared a video for his Sunday School II: When Church Lets Out track "Busters". The clip keeps things simple: It visits a variety of locations around Tree's hometown while he raps in the snow. Naturally, the MC wears an awesome fluffy hat.

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At this year's Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, Pitchfork.tv captured a series of performances and interviews with a variety of artists. Watch as Metz perform "Wet Blanket", a highlight off their great debut LP. They also talk about working on new material and getting tired of their old stuff.

Metz have also today shared the animated video for "Get Off", featuring some burly dudes at a junkyard full of destroyed vehicles and a flying dog. It was directed by fellow Sub Pop artist Chad VanGaalen. 

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"Get Off":

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"The Message", the opening track on M.I.A.'s 2010 record /\/\/\Y/\ caught a lot of flack for lines perceived as politically juvenile: "Headbone connects to the neckbone/ Neckbone connects to the armbone/ Armbone connects to the handbone/ Handbone connects to the internet/ Connected to the Google/ Connected to the government" and "Headbone connected to the headphones/ Headphones connected to the iPhone/ iPhone connected to the internet/ Connected to the Google/ Connected to the government."

Now, presumably in light of the recent news about the N.S.A.'s surveillance program, M.I.A. has taken to her Tumblr to revisit the three-year-old criticisms of those lyrics (including ours, which called the song "a bad demo with a simplistic, paranoid rap that's as rhetorically effective as someone in a dorm room ranting about the C.I.A. inventing A.I.D.S.").

Other descriptions used for the song include "would-be narcissism and paranoia," "awful/obvious/incoherent," "neither a pleasure to listen to nor think about," "horribly paranoid rant," "unremarkable and... perilously tied to a transient time," "half baked paranoid ramble," "clumsy, ham-fisted" and more.

M.I.A.'s Tumblr collage shows that in retrospect, the criticisms of M.I.A.'s politically charged words and alleged paranoia can seem just as silly as her lyrics once might have. 

Above, listen to the first taste of Matangi, called "Bring the Noize", and watch a 2008 interview with M.I.A.:

Photo by Richard Dumas

British post-punk act Savages have added a string of dates to their fall North American tour in support of this year's excellent Silence Yourself. The tour includes several just-announced dates with Matador labelmates, Queens of the Stone Age.

Read Laura Snapes' Cover Story on Savages here and watch the band's recent KEXP session after the dates.

06-18 Berlin, Germany - Zitadelle *
06-19 Prague, Czech Republic - Tipsport *
06-20 London, England - Yoko Ono’s Meltdown #
06-22 Hilvarenbeek, Holland - Best Kept Secret Festival
06-28-29 Somerset, England -  Glastonbury Festival
07-04 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-05 Helsinki, Finland - Kuudes Asti Festival
07-06 Moscow, Russia - Gorky Park
07-11 New York, NY - Webster Hall
07-12 Boston, MA - Middle East
07-13 Washington D.C. - Rock ‘n’ Roll Hotel
07-14 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
07-15 Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe
07-16Toronto, Ontario - Mod Club
07-20 Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
07-21 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
07-23-24 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater
08-16 Trondheim, Norway - Pstereo Festival
08-18 Skipton, England - Beacons Festival
08-23 Paris, France - Rock en Seine
08-30 North Dorset, England - End Of The Road Festival
08-31 Laois, Ireland - Electric Picnic
09-07 Berlin, Germany - Berlin Festival
09-08 Isle of Wight, England - Bestival
09-10 Washington, DC -  9:30 Club
09-11 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr Small’s
09-12 New York, NY - Terminal 5
09-14 Detroit, MI - Laneway Festival
09-15 Columbus, OH - The Basement
09-17 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
09-18 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
09-20 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
09-23 Seattle, WA - Neumo’s
09-24 Vancouver, British Columbia -  Biltmore Cabaret
09-25 Portland, OR -  Wonder Ballroom
09-27 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
10-01 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
10-04 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
10-05 Grand Prairie, TX - Verizon Theater ^
10-07 Nashville, TN - Municipal Auditorium ^
10-08 Fayetteville, AR - Arkansas Music Pavilion ^
10-09 Tulsa, OK - The Brady Theater ^
10-11 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
10-13 Mexico City, Mexico - Corona Capital Festival

* with Portishead
# with Iggy Pop
^ with Queens of the Stone Age

As promised, M.I.A. has shared the first taste from her long-delayed new album Matangi. Here's "Bring the Noize", as presented by BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe. She used a version of the song on the mix she made for the fashion line Kenzo earlier this year; a video is on its way. Listen to it over at Oh! Dope.

Sounds like M.I.A.'s been going through some of the same industry frustrations that Kanye West has discussed in his renegade leadup to Yeezus. "It's not easy, it's not easy. It's not easy. I keep finishing the record and handing it in, finishing the record and handing it in," she told Lowe about the record release cycle.

"It's just one of those things where I've given up at this point. I was literally going to start... putting out records from my bedroom," she said. This was my last stab at it-- I'm going to hand it in and wait for it to go out the way albums go out. If I didn't get it out right now, I would've definitely exploded.

In related M.I.A. news, Matangi, her fourth studio LP, is now scheduled for fall release through N.E.E.T./Interscope. She's also announced a string of tour dates surrounding her performance at this year's Pitchfork Music Festival-- find the schedule below, after the "Bring the Noize" art.

M.I.A.:

07-17 Montreal, Canada - Metropolis
07-18 Toronto, Canada - Danforth Music Hall
07-20 Detroit, MI - Royal Oak Music Hall
07-21 Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
08-09 Saalburg, Germany - SonneMondSterne
08-10-11 Tokyo and Osaka, Japan - Summer Sonic
09-05-08 Isle of Wight, England - Bestival

Watch a 2008 interview with M.I.A. via Pitchfork.tv:

Following Michael Winslow's guest spot at Animal Collective's Bonnaroo set, last night's Superjam had a tough act to follow. So it looks like My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James and John Oates took a page out of Phoenix's Coachella playbook: They brought in R. Kelly. (Also: Billy Idol, who sang T. Rex's "Bang a Gong".) Below, watch a portion of Kells' performance-- he sang Sam Cooke's iconic track "A Change Is Gonna Come" (via CoS).

Watch Jim James in a Pitchfork.tv special presentation:

M.I.A. will debut her new track "Bring the Noize" tomorrow via BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe. If you're feeling impatient, a snippet of the song is looping over on her website. She also shared the below Vines, which feature portions of the track's forthcoming music video.

Watch a 2008 interview with M.I.A. via Pitchfork.tv:

New music from M.I.A. has been scarce as of late, save for the unreleased 2007 track and mix she's shared this year. On Monday, BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe will debut a new M.I.A. track on his show (which airs between 7 and 9 p.m. London time.)

It seems that the track will be "Bring the Noize". M.I.A.'s website features a looped animation promoting the song, and this Tweet also indicates as such. A version of "Bring the Noize" appeared on the mix M.I.A. made for the fashion line Kenzo earlier this year.

Watch a 2008 interview with M.I.A. via Pitchfork.tv:

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Killer Mike and El-P's free joint album under the name Run the Jewels is due June 26 via Fool's Gold. Now, they've shared the album's tracklist (below) and cover art (above). It features the previously shared tracks "Get It", "Banana Clipper" (with Big Boi), and "36" Chain", plus features from Prince Paul and Until the Ribbon Breaks. Check out the unedited version of "36" Chain" above.

Run the Jewels:

01 Run the Jewels
02 Banana Clipper [ft. Big Boi]
03 36" Chain
04 DDFH
05 Sea Legs
06 Job Well Done [ft. Until the Ribbon Breaks]
07 No Come Down
08 Get It
09 Twin Hype Back [ft. Prince Paul]
10 A Christmas Fucking Miracle