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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VIBE Magazine Out Of Business [Pitchfork]
More Changes in East Side Punk History: Morrison Hotel Leaving CBGB Location [Brooklyn Vegan]
“Question Time”: Jarvis Cocker on Panel for Political TV Show [Pitchfork]
Michael Jackson’s Body for View at Neverland Ranch [NME]
Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Making Moves: Deals With Sony, Atlantic [Billboard]
No, It’s Not Another Weird Supergroup: Bob Dylan on Beastie Boys’ Album [NME]
Gang Gang Dance To Tour North America [The Tripwire]
Brooklyn to Jamaica! Slew of Brooklyn Musicians in New Film, “Wah Do Dem” [The Tripwire]
Wavves’ Nathan Williams Talks to Pitchfork About “The Freakout” [Pitchfork]
Beck Announces “Planned Obsolescence,” Another Online Project [Prefix]
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