The kind people at Soundwave Croatia are giving away two tickets via DOOM’s Facebook page – www.facebook.com/MFDOOM

You can also enter via the Soundwave website here www.soundwavecroatia.com

See JJ DOOM perform at Fabric on the 13th June, and catch DOOM on tour at festivals during the summer by subscribing to the Lex iCal here

New Neon Neon single Hammer & Sickle is available to buy now digitally via the links below. The single comes with the instrumental and an exclusive Bullion remix.

Watch the video for Hammer & Sickle above and try and spot the film references. Contains nudity so NSFW!

iTunes UK | iTunes US | Bleep | Boomkat | Lex Shop

Lex travelled to Cardiff on Saturday night to see Neon Neon’s live performance of Praxis Makes Perfect. Part theatre performance, part gig – the story was given an interactive structure by playwright Tim Price and director Wils Wilson and held in a warehouse just behind Cardiff station.

Gruff talked to the Today Programme about the project and Feltrinelli’s enduring legacy on Radio4 this weekend – listen back here   : http://goo.gl/exL4K

Thanks to Dan Green for use of the images: www.dangreenphotography.com

Clams Casino has unveiled a new track made with DOOM titled, BOOKFIEND. Look out for more DOOM collaborations on Lex coming later this year.

Listen via Clams’s Soundcloud or below and on his newly launched website, clammyclams.com

Keep up to date with Clams | DOOM | Lex

The Limited Edition version is a deluxe digipack CD & Book including lyrics, exclusive archive Feltrinelli photographs, redux artwork and a 4 track Bonus EP, ‘Years of Lead‘.

The Vinyl format includes the CD album

Available from all great retailers – order online or find your nearest record store stockist below:
Amazon: UK / US / IT / DE / FR / ES / CA
UK: Rough Trade / HMV / Resident / Boomkat / Bleep  / Piccadilly / Play / Banquet
NORTH AMERICA : Amoeba / Other Music / Best Buy / Juno
EU: Fnac / HHV.de
Digital: iTunes Bonus version

Jneiro Jarel and Khujo Goodie’s critically acclaimed 2009 album Willie Isz sees a very limited deluxe vinyl release for record Store Day 2013.

For the first time since its release in 2009, Jneiro Jarel and Khujo Goodies’s seminal hip hop record Georgiavania comes as a deluxe vinyl release.

The 2 x 180gm vinyl are house inside photographic sleeves that form a snapshot of Jneiro and Khujo. These are then encased in a 4 panel, large scale fold out card poster with an expansive artwork by James Jarvis (Amos Toys).

Willie Isz is also available to stream in full on the Lex Youtube.

To find Willie Isz in your local Record Store – click the button below

“Man, Georgiavania is dope as fuck – it’s that next level shit!” Big Boi from Outkast

“A psychedelic journey quite unlike any other that could very well result in the creation of a completely new category of music simply known as Utopia Rap because musically it doesn’t get much better than this.” 4.5/5 Urb

“Hip-hop needs more albums willing to be this strange…” 7.7/10 Pitchfork

“Bridging the North and the South, the abstract and the gangster, Georgiavania in another masterpiece in Jneiro’s collection.” Waxpoetics

“Cut to the chase, it’s game on again for our favourite Dungeon Fam frontman Khujo.” Fat Lace

“Gnarls Barkley’s fucked-up little cousin.” Spin

“Brilliant, Outkast-like fusion of synthetic electro beats and surreal rhymes.” 4/5 Q

“Part crunk, a little psychedelic, part cosmic pop, and 100% progressive.” 4/5 Vapors

“All silken soul and future funk mixed with the deftest lyrical delivery. It’s dazzling.” 8/10 Clash

Tracklist

Willie Intro
Blast Off
Georgiavania
Loner
Gawn Jet
I Didn’t Mean To…
U Want Some?
Prepare Fo It (Spiritual Gladiators)
The Grussle
Violet Heart Box
Autopilot (Bonus Track)
Shine
In the Red (Politrix)

Lex artists will be at a number of stages at this years Latitude Festival from the 18th – 21st July.

Neon Neon will be showcasing their National Theatre Wales production of Praxis Makes Perfect in Theatre and Dance. Alan Moore & Mitch Jenkins headline the Artists area with an In Conversation as well as screening their short films – Act of Faith and Jimmy’s End. Crook & Flail (Doseone & Andrew Broder) will be performing in Film and Music – expect to hear live versions of their soundtrack to Moore & Jenkins’ short films and more.

For more information, full line up and tickets to Latitude, visit their website – www.latitudefestival.com

DOOM & Ghostface Killah play the 100 Club in association with Converse on the 18th April. Tickets are free and will be picked at random but you need to register via the Converse website from 9am on Thursday 21st March.

http://www.converse.co.uk/getdirty

Listen to the DOOMSTARKS single VICTORY LAPS here: shop.lexrecords.com

Gruff Rhys and Boom Bip unveiled the first track from their new Neon Neon album, Praxis Makes Perfect via the Guardian. They have also announced a new run of London dates at Village Underground in association with the Barbican.

Mid Century Modern Nightmare which you can stream above features backing vocals from frequent Neon Neon collaborator Cate Le Bon and an impassioned contribution from Italian actress Asia Argento who reads a rousing Feltrinelli speech originally broadcast in 1970.

A new run of London dates in June sees Neon Neon bring their theatrical performance of Praxis Makes Perfect to the Village Underground. Tickets are on sale now for the three night run.

Visit their website for tickets and an exclusive album bundle deal at Barbican.org.uk

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Watch Alan Moore read a section of Unearthing live at the Gosh! Comics in-store with Mitch Jenkins last Tuesday.

You can also download the audio for the Q&A here.

Together they were also interviewed by South London Hardcore about their inspiration behind the project and Alan’s relationship with Steve Moore, the man behind the story.

Listen to the interview via: iTunes Podcast // Direct Download