The Wedge P.M. News Round Up: The Weeknd Plan To Drop First Official Music Video Soon

September 23rd, 2011

The Weeknd’s Abel Tesfaye is finally starting to slowly come out of his mysterious shadow. Exclaim reports that Tesfaye will be releasing his first official music video for “The Knowing,” a track from his first mixtape, House Of Balloons. The short film will be directed by Mikael Columbu who promised on his Facebook page that it will be released soon. Columbu posted a teaser animated gif from the upcoming video, which features “former Ethiopian leader Haile Selassie turning into Tesfaye.” (Via Exclaim)

One great thing about Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is that they put great emphasis on their musical guests. Last year, they commemorated the reissuing of the Rolling Stones’ Exile On Main St. with a week full of bands covering a song off of the album. Next week, Pink Floyd will get similar treatment. Members Nick Mason and Roger Waters will appear on the show and Waters will perform “In The Flesh” from The Wall, with the Foo Fighters. Other bands to appear on the show include The Shins, MGMT, and Pearl Jam who will be performing “Breathe,” “Lucifer Sam,” and “Mother,” respectively. Kudos to Jimmy Fallon for doing such a creative tribute to a legendary band. (Via Rolling Stone)

Polaris Prize nominated Dan Mangan is about to release his third album, Oh Fortune via Arts & Crafts on September 27. You can stream the whole album before its release date over at Exclaim. Mangan takes a step forward with this new album by adding flourishing string arrangements and a fuller sound. But his classic sound that we all love still remains, like his use of folk elements and his growling, husky vocals. Mangan has already started his tour in support of Oh Fortune and will be playing five Ontario dates, as well as shows in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, and Victoria in the next few weeks. (Via Exclaim)

Tags: Arts & Crafts, dan mangan, MGMT, pearl jam, Pink Floyd, The Shins, The Weeknd