All Apologies:

Please excuse our absence

Clearly this blog has gone on a temporary hiatus. Hope to be back soon but didn't want to waste anyone's time who may still be checking this page from time to time. Promise to make a big announcement when this site is back up and running again.

Wonderful Electric:

Hear a new mp3 mixtape of Bright Eyes, the Raveonettes, Of Montreal and co.'s favorite electronic tracks

The Spanish blog Buffet Libre recently asked artists like Bright Eyes, the Raveonettes, Tilly & the Wall and the New Pornographers to choose their "favorite electronic track at the moment" to create their latest mp3 mix titled Verbena Selected 3: The Aftershow Party. Their too-cool-for-school selections include Lykke Li (selected by Of Montreal) and Bjork (remixed by Ratatat).

The link below is provided by Buffet Libre as one mp3 containing the whole set and will only be available until the end of the month.

Verbena Selected 3: The Aftershow Party

1. Sidechains: "Buffetlibre Theme"
2. Adventure Kid: "De Lorean Motor Company" [Selected by I'm From Barcelona]
3. Muscles: "Sweaty (Shazam Remix)" [Selected by Softlightes]
4. T2: "Heartbroken" [Selected by the Pipettes]
5. Golden Boy: "Rippin Kittin" [Selected by the Raveonettes]
6. Uffie: "Ready to Uff" [Selected by Sohodolls]
7. Does It Offend You, Yeah?: "We Are Rockstars" [Selected by Zookeeper]
8. Holy Ghost!: "Hold On" [Selected by Irene]
9. Familjen: "Det Snurrar I Min Skalle" [Selected by Seabear]
10. Lykke Li: "Little Bit" [Selected by Of Montreal]
11. Autokratz: "Pardon Garçon" [Selected by Kaiser Chiefs]
12. Schnitzer: "12:30" [Selected by Das Pop]
13. Cassius: "Under Influence" [Selected by Margot & the Nuclear So and So's]
14. Björk: "Wanderlust (Ratatat Remix)" [Selected by Tilly & the Wall]
15. The Bug ft. Killa P & Flow Dan: "Skeng (Kode 9 Remix)" [Selected by Bright Eyes]
16. Black Moth Super Rainbow: "Sun Llips" [Selected by the Go! Team]
17. Josh and Anand: "What Wonderful Snow" [Selected by Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin]
18. Orange Juice: "Rit It Up" [Selected by Stars]
19. Gary Numan: "Are Friends Electric (Andy Gray Remix)" [Selected by the New Pornographers]
20. Apparat: "Hailin From the Edge" [Selected by Editors]

Mad World:

Arcade Fire recording soundtrack for 'Donnie Darko' director's new film

Arcade Fire are reportedly recording the soundtrack to director Richard Kelly's next movie, titled "The Box" and intended for release later this year. The movie stars Cameron Diaz and James Marsden.

Producer Markus Dravs, who most recently worked on Coldplay's new album, is working with the band on the soundtrack.

Nine Month Media Blackout

Check out these newspaper blackout poems

Here's a non-music post for once (while acknowledging that posts in general have become sporadic - that will change soon), suggesting that you check out the "newspaper blackout poems" of artist Austin Kleon, which are something like a cross between refrigerator magnet poetry and a ransom note. Check it out for yourself:

http://www.austinkleon.com/category/newspaper-blackout-poems/

Get Gone:

Watch the new Lykke Li video

Here with the official video for Lykke Li's "I'm Good, I'm Gone," one of the most bizarrely awesome videos you're likely to see all year, boasting a new aesthetic quite accurately described by a friend as "old-lady-acid-trip-through-high-school."

Sad Songs Say So Much:

Preview tracks from the upcoming Aimee Mann album

Aimee Mann is set to release her new album, Smilers, on 6/3, the follow up to the often and unfortunately overlooked The Forgotten Arm. Two tracks from the new album are available for streaming on Aimee's official MySpace page, "Freeway" and "Ballantines." The following track, "Little Tornado" sounds like the highlight so far, and while it's certainly not a dramatic departure from her previous work, it's exactly the kind of stuff she does best.

Download "Little Tornado" here.

You Turn Me On I'm a Radio:

Goldfrapp play acoustic radio show for KCRW

Goldfrapp were in California this weekend for Coachella, and stopped by Santa Monica's KCRW radio station on Wednesday to perform a few acoustic tracks, including a new acoustic, twangy version of "Ooh La La" and Seventh Tree highlight "Monster Love" (both below):

Monster Love


Ooh La La

Talkshow Host:

Radiohead perform "House of Cards" for Conan

As part of NBC's "green" week, Radiohead recorded a live performance of "House of Cards" for the Conan O'Brien show from London last night, rather than using the gas to fly to NYC, presumably.




Radiohead start their US tour in less than 2 weeks, as of 5/5 in West Palm Beach, FL.