Dan Snaith of Caribou is releasing a new album August 21st called Andorra. Check out MySpace for massive tour dates. And while you’re at it, check out the greatest Dan Snaith interview ever written by Jan Fossbeck from the usounds archives.
Melody Day [mp3]
Tiny Mix Tapes: Worms eating mp3’s.
NME: After some confusion, it turns out that Keith Richards really DID snort his Dad’s ashes.
Kill Rock Stars: Today would have been Elliott Smith’s 38th birthday. In honor of Smith, Kill Rock Stars are giving away a free mp3 off the New Moon Collection, “Angel in the Snow.”
Matablog: In a Bon Jovi/Mijovi/Hamjovi follow-up, Ira Kaplan (of Yo La Tengo) writes, “In case you were ever confused about the difference between our band and Bon Jovi (which would only be natural since we’re both from New Jersey), we’re the ones who are litigious.” (See: Yogotango)
Despite being dressed in scrubs, Imperial Teen seem uneasy after sneaking a few dead bodies into the hospital morgue
Imperial Teen has been around for over a decade. After a 5 year sabbatical, they are back in action with a new album due out August 21st.
Shim Sham [mp3]
Sup Pop just recently signed Blitzen Trapper. Check out the seizure-inducing vid for “Devil’s A-Go-Go”.
“Ordinary People” is said to be on Neil’s upcoming Chrome Dreams II. Neil has been working on this song since Nam and here’s a clip of him performing the song from September 18, 1988 in New York. Warning: “Ordinary People” is about 10 hours long.
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Guardian Unlimited: Beck, Ryan Adams and some dude from Razorlight work with Penguin publishing to design book covers.
Stream the new Travis Morrison album, All Ya’all, on his website here.
Chingy pic of the week
Mirah takes a break after burying some mangled dead bodies near a small farm in the Northwest
Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn teamed up with Spectratone International (Lori Goldston and Kyle Hanson) to create an insect-inspired song cycle and multi-media performance for the Seattle International Children’s Festival in May 2007. Children and festivals are both really annoying, but that doesn’t make Mirah’s voice any less glorious.