We sift the ‘net for today’s top stories so you don’t have to…
- Looks like someone else digs Ólafur Arnalds.
- Huh?
- One of our favorite albums of all time is finally getting a proper reissue.
- “DJ/Rupture on cumbia and Stephen King”
- An interview with Cheap Trick.
- Frank Black talked about the Pixies reunion and Doolittle’s 20th anniversary.
- Nick Hornby wrote about how liberating MP3 blogs are.
- Florence and the Machine—a.k.a. our current cover star—is this year’s Mercury Prize favorite.
- Here’s a solid dubstep mix from 2562.
- Nick Cave recorded a special soundtrack for his new book.
- Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn finally got married.
- Urb uploaded an exclusive EP of HEALTH remixes.
- White Rabbits keep on touring.
- Talk about a long label profile.
- David Bowie had a spider named after him.
- Jacob Bannon of Converge put a limited stack of artist proofs up for sale.
- John Lydon is bringing PiL back.
- “John Darnielle Tells the Story Behind the Mountain Goats‘ Biblical New LP”
- The Butthole Surfers tapped Psychic Ills for their fall tour.
- Tyondai Braxton of Battles revealed the thought process behind his new solo record.
- Where the Wild Things Are is taking over an entire issue of Filter.
- Prins Thomas, Padded Cell and Theo Parrish have all contributed remixes to a new LCD Soundsystem disc.
- Michael Mayer, Ada, Popnoname and more all appear on a new book/CD celebrating one of Cologne’s most popular labels/promoters.
- Neil Gaiman’s bookshelves
- Chuck Klosterman reviewed the new Beatles box set.
- The Stooges‘ Raw Power lineup is reuniting to perform the record in its entirety.
- Can someone who understands Japanese read this entire Murakami book to us? Thanks.
