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Boy, Did They Get Lucky: Daft Punk Have a Formula One Race Car!

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We’ve reported at length about the run-up to the release of Daft Punk‘s Random Access Memories and their flawless teaser campaign which included airing TV commercials during Saturday Night Live, street posters in major cities in March and an album release launch at a farm fair in remote Australia. With the album’s single “Get Lucky” topping charts all over the world, now comes word that the Parisian electronic music duo have entered the Formula One game with British race team Lotus, who have uploaded a few brief clips to YouTube about their collaboration. The chaps at Pitchfork point out that Columbia Records, Daft Punk’s label, is a new Lotus F1 partner. Watch these video below and drool.

’90s House Hero Romanthony Reported Dead

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This weekend news surfaced that house DJ/producer Romanthony died on May 7 in Austin, Texas. Known for his ’90s underground hits “Let Me Show You Love” and “The Wanderer,” as well as fronting Daft Punk’s “One More Time” and “Too Long,” the cause of the artist’s death has not been yet made public but was confirmed via his sister and several friends and collaborators on social media. With a unique style incorporaingd Prince’s lyricism and Green Velvet’s dance floor grooves, Romanthony was a unique and original voice in house music. He most recently featured on Kris Menace’s Features and was reportedly working on a track with Boys Noize.

“It is so sad,” Boyz Noize tweeted yesterday. “Romanthony and me were working on such an amzing song together. he said it was the best song he had ever written.”

Romanthony, whose real name was Anthony Moore, was only 46.

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Daft Punk to Premiere ‘Random Access Memories’ At Remote Australian Farm Fair

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Daft Punk will premiere their eagerly anticipated fourth album Random Access Memories on May 17 at the Wee Waa Show, an annual fair held in Narrabri Shire in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia, “renowned for featuring some of the western plains’ of New South Wales’ finest sheep and cattle.” The news was broken yesterday by local publication The Courier. According to the paper, Narrabri Shire Mayor Conrad Bolton thought it was a “mate was pulling my leg” when he received a phone call from Sony Music inquiring about the prospect of the band holding the worldwide launch of its new album here.

“We think Wee Waa is so uniquely Australian, so the folks at Sony Music along with Daft Punk thought it fitted the bill perfectly,” said Bolton. “Daft Punk is known for breaking down barriers and coming up with new creative, innovative ideas to launch their albums.”

The article states that the album’s premiere will be streamed live, but no details have been made public as of yet.

Between airing late-night TV commercials and postering cities with their likeness, Daft Punk have brought some serious fun back to the music industry. Here’s hoping more artists follow their whimsical ways.

Daft Punk Air Commercial For ‘Random ‘Access Memories’ During ‘Saturday Night Live,’ LP Available on Vinyl

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After word spread like wildfire yesterday when Daft Punk‘s forthcoming album Random Access Memories was listed for pre-order on iTunes with a May 21 release date, the French duo followed last night with a 15-second TV commercial airing during Saturday Night Live. Much like the first TV spot they ran during SNL earlier in the month, the commercial featured 15 seconds of a guitar dominated groove presumably played by Chic guitarist Nile Rodgers. Daft Punk also launched a website for the album, though it contains precious little information (though a brief press release from their publicist says RAM will be available on CD and vinyl). Okay, so now we know the name of the album, what the album artwork looks like and when it will be released, What future surprises could the twosome have up their sleeves?

Image of Daft Punk NYC street poster by Darren Ressler