Beck will make his Third Man Records Blue Series debut May 28th, releasing the one-off single “I Just Started Hating Some People Today” b/w “Blue Randy”. The record will be available day of release via thirdmanrecords.com, iTunes and of course the Third Man Records store at 623 7th Ave South in Nashville and finer retailers nationwide. There will be no pre-orders for this single.
Both tracks were recorded in 2011 while Beck was in Nashville working on new material for his long awaited next album. The songs spontaneously came together at the Third Man studio on Beck’s final day in Nashville.
Inspired by the title of “Blue Randy,” an extremely limited run of 100 Tri Color 7-inches will be available beginning 10am on Saturday June 2nd at Randy’s Records at 157 East 900 South in Salt Lake City (http://www.randysrecords.com). An even scarcer scattering of 50 Tri Colors will be randomly inserted in mail orders for the single placed with Third Man.
Beck will be playing El Rey Theatre on Tuesday, May 22nd. Tickets are on sale.
Beck will be playing The Pearl @ Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on August 8th. Public tickets go onsale Friday at noon PT.
Beck has contributed a cover of the song “Corrina, Corrina” to Christy Turlington Burns’ charity compilation Every Mother Counts 2012, organized in partnership with Starbucks for her maternal-health advocacy organization Every Mother Counts. Listen here.
Beck will be playing The Music Box at The Borgata in Atlantic City on June 23. Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10am! Purchase tickets here.
Beck has done a cover of “I Only Have Eyes for You” for Doug Aitken’s piece “Song 1,” a 360 degree film that will be projected onto the exterior of the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC. You can listen to it here.
Beck will be playing this year’s Outside Lands Festival!
Outside Lands is August 10-12 in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.
Tickets go on sale April 19 at noon.
http://www.sfoutsidelands.com/
Beck contributed a song called “Looking For A Sign” (
now available through iTunes worldwide) for the film
Jeff, Who Lives At Home – it’s in theaters now!
http://www.jeffwholivesathome.com/
Beck has contributed music to artist Doug Aitken’s piece “Song 1,” a 360 degree film that will be projected onto the exterior of the Hirshhorn Museum, in Washington DC. The piece uses versions and treatments of the song “I Only Have Eyes For You” as done by the Doo Wop group, The Flamingos, covered by James Murphy, Beck, Devendra Banhart, and No Age. The exhibition runs from March 22-May 13. Read more here.
Oliver Peoples presents Beck’s
Double Helix, a special limited edition sunglass collaboration inspired by his personal collection of deadstock 80′s sunglasses.
Check them out here.
