Billboard.com: More news on the next installments of R. Kells’ Trapped in the Closet - “The new round of Trapped videos finds Kelly portraying an old man named Randolph, complete with a pot belly and a fake white beard that nearly falls off mid-scene…”
R. Kells nude mannequin (sans fake beard or merkin) probably won’t be as popular as Jane Birkin Nude
kanyewest.com: New “Can’t Tell Me Nothin’” (Zach Galifianakis version) vid posted. Zach and Will Oldham get down with some tractors and Amish kids.
NME headline of the week: Coldplay: ‘Our new album has Hispanic theme.’ However, Chris Martin explains there will be no maracas or castanets. I hope it sounds like Cinco de Michael.
Drowned in Sound: The Cribs think all bands (except for two or three) are complete and total rubbish. They aren’t naming names, but that is OK because they all have really great hair.
New albums out this week:
The Bishop Allen - The Broken String “Rain” [mp3] Tiny Vipers - Hands Across the Void “OnThis Side” [mp3]
Robbers on High Street - Grand Animals “Crown Victoria” [mp3]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - The Is Is “Rockers to Swallow” (live) [mp3]
Check out the trailer for Wes Anderson’s The Darjeeling Limited. It’s like The Life Aquatic, but in India- Three brothers trek through India to find an albino tiger that’s actually their reincarnated father. Ravi Shankar most likely the soundtrack.
NME: The Shins cover Pink Floyd’s “Breathe”. I’ll bet you 50 quid that it’s better than the Scissor Sisters hemorrhage-inducing cover of “Comfortably Numb”.
Today you can stream the entire new John Vanderslice album, Emerald City, thanks to our bff’s at Barsuk. Also, the following bands have tour information posted on the Barsuk website:
John Vanderslice - White Dove [mp3]
Smoosh cover Block Party’s Modern Love [mp3]
Nada Surf - Blankest Year [mp3]
Menomena - Wet and Rusting [mp3]
David Bazan - Cold Beer and Cigarettes [mp3]
The Slice gets ready to prepare a 4-cycle gas cultivator that will quickly produce a giant hole to dispose of some dead and mangled bodes.
AP: Bon Jovi protests name of “the energy drink for coffee lovers” called Mijovi. Mijovi owner Marcos Carringon says, “It’s just unfair. It’s unfair because Mijovi has nothing to do with Bon Jovi.” Then why is Bon Jovi pictured below in a steamy Mijovi-filled tub? And why is Hormel coming out with Hamjovi next month?
Rolling Stone: 1000 pics of James Blunt on his new album cover. If I knew photoshop, there would also be one picture of Waldo.
NME: The New New Pornographers are Rilo Kiley. New Rilo Kiley stream for “The Moneymaker”
WTF: This is not music related, but did you know there’s a Pirate Reality show called Pirate Master that follows 6 modern day pirates on their quest for gold? I accidentally watched part of this last night.
Leprechaun Commander to air in the fall
The Rock Radio: Bob Dylan has approved song remixes by DJ Mark Ronson and Chumbawamba. OK, not really Chumbawamba.
Touch and Go Records: Stream and pre-order brand new Pinback track, “From Nothing To Nowhere”. New album Autumn of the Seraphs to be released September 11th.
Rob and Zack are exhausted after burying a few dead bodies under a mossy hilltop
VBS Vid: Everyone loves Battles! (Except for one person I know.) Check out this boozy interview and practice session.
Aversion: Tom from Snow Patrol was arrested. The article doesn’t say why, so it’s pretty much useless, but we at usounds want to say- Stay strong Tom! You are one of the few who honestly answered our weird and borderline inappropriate interview questions. I love you man.
NME: Peter Hook on the new Joy Division biopic: “The way I always like to look at it is that you can judge how good a film is by how many people go to take a piss during it, and only two people went for a piss - Bernard and a 70-year-old woman.”
Aversion: Peace out Sub Pop. Rogue Wave signs to Jack Johnson’s label?
Weird new Art Brut vid for “Direct Hit” featuring pears and togas:
The Bishop Allen - The Broken String “Rain” [mp3]
Tiny Vipers - Hands Across the Void “On This Side” [mp3]
Robbers on High Street - Grand Animals “Crown Victoria” [mp3]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - The Is Is “Rockers to Swallow” (live) [mp3]
