Moustache Ride and Spanish Arts award weener. Ay yi yi!

Today’s post from Radiohead’s Dead Air Space Blog, “Yes, I know it’s been a while …. but we’ve been working on this album for a while ….. BUT WE ARE NEARLY THERE …..”

Check out Common vs. Bloc Party on The Hood Internet. It’s like Bloc Party, but with more hos.

Daft Punk’s new film, Electroma is about “two robots who journey across a mythic American landscape on a quest to become human”. Unfortunately, sometimes their faces melt off and various robot parts catch on fire making this a super difficult task.

Check out two new Animal Collective tracks on obscuresound.com.

Germans find Art Brut brilliant, give college lecture on Eddie Argos lyrics. Maybe they haven’t heard “Formed a Band”?

Cool new site ourstage.com allows users to decide the best music and film talent on the web.  Artists who receive high ratings are rewarded with slots at CMJ, Bonnaroo and other festivals.

See you on ourstage Mr. McSausage

 

 

In Debbie Downer (or Morose Morrissey) news via NME, Morrissey has announced that when his time comes, he would like to be buried in celebrity cemetery Hollywood Forever.

Better than a dumpster: Necropolis for Hollywood’s immortals

Kings of Leon, The Frames, Andrew Bird and more added to Seattle’s Bumbershoot Festival.

Apparently Bloc Party are okay with drugs.

 

Saddle Creek Records open a new club in Omaha, NE called “Slowdown”.  Underage girls all over the nation get fake ID’s hoping to run into/nail Connor Oberst.

Mash-up of the day:  Lil’ Flip vs The New Pornographers “My Chips Versus Yours” brought to you by The Hood Internet.  Also, who the f is Lil’ Flip?

Ted Leo added to Seattle’s Bumbershoot Festy. 

What would you say about Dave Matthews practically going dancing nancies over the band Xiu Xiu?  According to KRS, Dave says, “There’s something about it where you can’t put it down.  It’s like crazy person music, but it’s really slammin’ and really beautiful.”

Barsuk Records will be releasing the soundtrack to the motion picture Kurt Cobain About A Son on Sept 11, 2007.

The new R. Kells album, Double UP, got a 6.7 rating on Pitchfork.

The Fork also reports on Iggy Pop, Jeff Tweedy and Frank Black’s participation in Comedy Central’s new show Lil’ Bush.  Hopefully that show is better than the previews indicate…

Jarvis Cocker is not real huge on American Idol brought to you by Gigwise.

NME reports that Sufjan’s next piece of music will be about the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Next exit: wtf.

Out today:  Architecture in Helsinki – Heart it Races (Includes covers by Dr. Dog and Hey Willpower!), Shellac – Excellent Italian Greyhound, Tiffany – Just Me

Why do I look like Cher now?

Do you ever find yourself wondering what Grizzly Bear’s “Knife” sounds like a cappella by the Carleton Singing Knights?

 

NME report that Albert Hammy Jr. of The Strokes is writing a screenplay adaption of Charles Bukowski’s novel Pulp.

Also in NME, Jack White tears Chicago DJ a new one for leaking new album on the air.

Damon Albarn’s newest project/opera is called, “Monkey:  Journey to the West.”  It’s like a special monkey train with Chinese acrobats. 

goin’ west

Do you ever find yourself wondering what a Spoon/Ghostface Killah mash-up would sound like? 

Folk-comedy duo Flight of the Conchords sign to Sub Pop. FotC claim to be “New Zealand’s fourth most popular folk-comedy duo.”