RIP Magic, the UK band led by Sorry's electronics/production man Marco Pini, made their US live debut back in December opening a few of LCD Soundsystem's Knockdown Center shows. They had a white label 12″ for sale at the merch table with a note attached that read "Produced By James Murphy." That single will be out as an official 12″ via DFA on March 6 and it's streaming now.
Kid Cudi is hitting the road with The Rebel Ragers Tour. The Kid Cudi trek includes 30-plus cities across North America and features special guests M.I.A., Big Boi, A-Trak, me n u, and Dot Da Genius presents GLKPRTY w/ Powers Pleasanton across select dates. The Kid Cudi road show will be stopping at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View on June 23.