We Still Wish He’d Made “G Train” Instead: Sufjan Stevens to Release “BQE” Multimedia Set [Pitchfork]
Legendary “Nasty Gal” Betty Davis to Rerelease Two Albums. Funk Yeah! [The Tripwire]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Replace Beastie Boys at Lollapalooza, No No No Word on Replacement for All Points West [Stereogum]
Yo La Tengo, Bill Callahan, Jay Reatard and More Contribute to Chris Knox Covers Compilation [Pitchfork]
Watch Our New Favorite Joy Division Cover: Steel Drum Band Plays “Transmission” [The Tripwire]
And For A Couple of Not-So-Good Covers: Ian Brown Covers Michael Jackson, Releases Jackson-Inspired Album [Prefix]
Jimi Hendrix’s Doctor Says It’s Plausible That He Was Murdered [NME]
Mmmm…Casper & The Cookies On Tour and in Town Tonight! [Brooklyn Vegan]
New Jarvis Cocker! (Gives Ya Enough Time To Learn The Words And Sing Along At MHOW Next Week) [Stereogum]
Check Out Tour Dates, Download Demos From Raveonettes [SPIN]
compiled by Erin Sheehy
Weekly Review
Thank god, finally, we can hear the Grateful Dead spliced and diced, backed by spastic jungle-cum-calypso beats. We never thought we’d see the day. Nor did we ever think we’d see a Manhattan prep-school girl make Top 40 history. But sometimes seeing (Paul McCartney playing on top of the Ed Sullivan Theater, Ne Yo sobbing on stage), or reading (Spencer Pratt’s offensive interview with SPIN), or eBay surfing (for posters of Stone Roses singer Ian Brown), or streaming (Modest Mouse’s new honky-tonk inspired single), is believing.
Speaking of streaming…we are out at Pitchfork’s annual music festival in Union Park and did you know that you can, yup, stream it, live? Catch today’s, the last day’s, acts right here, right now! We’re off to go check out the rest of the bands in the flesh (teeheehee, muhaha), but we’ll be happy to share with you are thoughts and reactions once we return to our fair city.
by Elana Jacobs
Ne-Yo Cries Onstage (Because of You?) [Idolator]
Now Folks Can Pretend to Be Rock Stars Playing Your Song: Rock Band Network Helps Users Turn Their Songs Into Gameplay Files [Rolling Stone]
Oh Baby! Amazing Baby Headed Out On North American Tour [NME]
“Betrayal Takes Two”: Richard Hell Very Sorry To Have Gotten Punkcast YouTube Account Suspended [Brooklyn Vegan]
Nicolas Cage’s Son’s Black Metal Band, Eyes Of Noctum, To Play NYC [Brooklyn Vegan]
More Weird Celeb Kid News: Ian Brown’s Kids Sell Posters Of Him On Ebay! [NME]
More Music Poster News: Died Young, Stayed Pretty, a Film About The World Of Indie Rock Posters, Premiers In NYC Tonight [Brooklyn Vegan]
Animal Collective Clears First Licensed Grateful Dead Sample Ever [Pitchfork]
Like You’ll Never See Built To Spill Again: Why Not Skip Siren and Check Out King Sunny Adé at African Music Festival In Prospect Park? [Brooklyn Vegan]
Check Out New Atlas Sound/Panda Bear Collaboration, “Walkabout” [Pitchfork]
compiled by Erin Sheehy
