Nu-Metal Pioneers (Man, That Seems Like an Oxymoron) Faith No More Confirm That They Are Planning US Dates on Their Reunion Tour…Get Ready to Get Hyperviolent [Brooklyn Vegan]
Brooklyn Psych Rockers Yeasayer Announce New Album Odd Blood; Released February 8 (Check Out the Tracklist Here) [NME]
Watch Video For Philly New-Wave Act Cold Cave’s Single “Love Comes Close;” More Importantly, Listen to the Song…It’s Good and Stuff; Love Comes Close Reissued November 13 [Stereogum]
Andrew Bird Plans Entire Tour of Playing Churches; Given Andrew Bird’s Usual Songwriting Themes, This Could Be An Attempt to Bridge Gap Between Church and Science (But Mostly I Just Made That Up) [Pitchfork]
Watch New Video From Really Heavy Japanese Metal Band Boris For “H.M.A.”…Which Just Consists of Boris Dressed Up As Twisted Sister And Smashing Stuff [Southern Lord]
Stream Antony Hegarty (From Antony and the Johnsons) Singing Puccini, All In the Good Name of Quality Coffee – The Result is Beautiful; The Concept, Ridiculous…But I Do Really Want a Cup of Coffee Right Now [Pitchfork]
Watch Video For Brooklyn Twee-Garage Band Darlings’ Single “Teenage Girl;” Continually Exclaim “Oh Man, I’ve Seen That Before! Oh, Is That Bedford?! Cool!” [The Tripwire]
I Really Feel Like My Kids Need To Listen to Guns N’ Roses, But I Feel Like Axl Rose Is Best Absorbed Subliminally; Well, Here’s An Album of Guns N’ Roses Singles Rearranged As Lullabies; Stream Samples of Rockabye Baby! [Idolator]
Really Solid Punk Band Against Me! Announce New Album White Crosses; Released Sometime in 2010…Expect It to Be Really Solid! Let’s Here a Hoorah for Consistency! [Spin]
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Watch Yoko Ono Duet With Antony and the Johnsons’ Antony Hegarty; Feel Melancholy [Pitchfork]
Jay Z Finally Discusses The Whole Little Mama Crashing The VMAs Thing…Contrary To Popular Belief, Jay Believes Fighting Mama Not The Solution (C’mon Jay, That’s What You ALWAYS Say) [Prefix]
Stream Little Joy’s Binki Shapiro Singing a Cute Little Lullaby, “Kids Song” – If Only Kids Listened To This Instead of Stuff Like This…Or, To Take Things One Step Further Into Pseudo-Reality, This. [Gorilla vs. Bear]
Stream Los Angeles Dub-Glitch Guy Flying Lotus’s New Song “Satelllliiiiitteeeeeee” – Wandering, Glitchy, and Lovely [Myspace]
Dan Deacon Announces Fall Tour; Promotes It With Ridiculous Cartoon-Character Naming Contest (Just Spotted The Michelin Man) [Pitchfork]
Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon Announces Hiatus For Bon Iver; Luckily, Unmap, The Recent LP From Vernon’s Side Project Volcano Choir Is Haunting, Sprawling, and Provides Vernon in the Meantime [Prefix]
Blur/Gorillaz Frontman Damon Albarn In Running For London Olympics’ Artistic Director (My Guess: Albarn Replaces All Athletes With Cartoon Characters, Who Perform As Avatars of Real Athletes, A La Those Food Races at Basketball Games) [NME]
Ryan Adams Has First Art Gallery Opening At New York’s Morrison Hotel; In Other News, Ryan Adams Doesn’t Seem A Very Talented Artistl; Should Probably Stick To Releasing 30 Albums a Year and Hanging With Elton John [Spin]
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