New Tennis video - My Better Self

Here's the newest video from Tennis for "My Better Self," which is slightly odd when you look at it for too long.  Watch below.

New Tennis - My Better Self

Tennis' new song "My Better Self" has pretty much made its way around the internet already today, but in case you haven't gotten a chance to listen yourself, it's available to stream below.

Monday Bears: Bears and Bullets Fourth of July Free Mix!

Happy Fourth everyone. For today, I thought I'd offer something a little different; a free mixtape (haven't done that in a while).

The songs don't have any particular Fourth of July tinge or any super-American inflection behind them. They're just a bunch of songs that fit particularly well for summer 2011. You can check out the tracklist and grab the download below.

So, enjoy.

1. Surprise Hotel - Fool's Gold
2. Vibrationz - Javelin
3. Dear Les Friends - Hotel Mexico
4. Take Me Somewhere - Tennis
5. Pumped Up Kicks - Foster the People
6. Each and Every Day - Best Coast
7. Big Sound - Big Wave Riders
8. Bombay - El Guincho
9. Gifted - N.A.S.A (ft. Kanye West, Santigold, Lykke Li)
10. Last Night at the Jetty - Panda Bear
11. Real Life - Tanlines
12. Eyes Be Closed - Washed Out

Fourth of July Mix - MP3 (ZIP)

Lollapalooza rumors update

The official Lollapalooza lineup release is a mere four days away, so before Tuesday comes around, I'll give the lineup wrap up of what we already know.

Now, if you've been following my Twitter, you'd see that the folks at the official Lollapalooza Facebook page have been running a daily game. Participants are quizzed on 10 random Lolla history questions per day, receiving three clues (max) about the 2011 lineup, depending on how many questions are answered correctly.

The game has been running every day since Monday, so here are the first batch of artists that we can base the clues off:

Muse

Foster the People

Skylar Grey

The Vaccines

Delta Spirit

Nas & Damian Marley

Lykke Li

Tennis

Ween

Local Natives

Bright Eyes

Smith Westerns

Noah and the Whale

Ratatat

*There's a third clue from earlier today that asks, "This bluesy, rootsy beauty might just be James Brown reincarnated." The probable answers are either Janelle Monae, Adele, or Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. Still unsure.

As for the adds, if those are indeed the correct answers, which the consensus seems to be, there are only a few surprises. Muse, Lykke Li, and Tennis have all been confirmed for some time, and many of the other artists were reasonable to assume that they'd appear. Ween, however, came almost out of left-field and should be a pleasant surprise for many attendees.

The game, as I said, will continue until Tuesday when the official lineup is finally released. Until then, there will be nine more clues released.

Stay tuned here for full Lollapalooza updates ...

New Tennis video - Take Me Somewhere

Tennis' newest music video for "Take Me Somewhere," the lead track off the group's Cape Dory album, is kinda exactly what you thought a Tennis video might look like. Still a good song, none the less.

Tennis - Take Me Somewhere