COFFEE TALK: Dylan Preps Rarities Collection, Daft Punk Dates a Matter of Time …

Posted on July 29, 2008
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BOB DYLAN during his tire-chasing days

  • The Walkmen have released their new record early for charity and a discounted download price of $5.
  • The eighth volume of Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series will be a three-disc rarities set.
  • Daft Punk are among the artists named in a round of soon-to-be-announced tours.
  • Prefix has uploaded a spoken word performance/interview from Saul Williams.
  • Batman—yes, Batman—is the Guardian’s “Singles Club” reviewer this week. Apparently he’s a big Nick Cave fan.
  • Wanna read Cory Feldman’s thoughts on the Lost Boys sequel? Of course you do.
  • Sirius and XM have officially merged.
  • Sounds like Lost is about to get complicated again.
  • Settle down, Jarvis!
  • The entire cassette tape format has reportedly died.
  • DRM rules are apparently hampering the digital archiving of music.
  • Paste has expanded upon their recent Conor Oberst feature online, with some (kinda) scintillating thoughts on religion and politics.
  • Other Music recently spent some time backstage with Stephin Merritt.
  • Deerhoof have finalized a fall tour route and the tracklisting to their latest full-length.
  • Amy Winehouse is “right as rain” after yet another hospital visit.
  • Mogwai spoke to Billboard about their next album.
  • SPIN has posted an exclusive Amnesty International PSA featuring Michael Stipe.
  • Lykke Li and El Perro Del Mar have linked up for a “Take Away” session.
  • Footage from a scrapped White Stripes documentary has leaked.
  • The Streets has set a release date for his new record.
  • Lightning Bolt, Brian Jonestown Massacre and Les Savy Fav have all been added to ATP New York.
  • Now that it’s closed shop, Yahoo Music is offering refunds to its former customers.

A dearly-missed NYC icon makes an appearance in our Single of the Day …

THE ARTIST: Arthur Russell

THE SONG: The Platform on the Ocean

WHY IT’S A MUST-LISTEN: Because there’s really nothing like any of Russell’s songs; this one is particularly bizarre and beautiful.


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