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Battles @ Terminal 5

Battles @ Terminal 5

We sift the ‘net for today’s top stories so you don’t have to…

  • VBS.TV talked to Xeno and Oaklander.
  • Passion Pit remixed Lady Gaga.
  • Pete Doherty got caught with heroin…while in court.
  • Animal Collective uploaded a trailer from their “visual album.”
  • Battles are finally working on a new album.
  • Franz Nicolay revealed why he left the Hold Steady.
  • Andrew Bird appears on Dosh’s next disc.
  • Kitsuné teamed up with a major Japanese designer.
  • The Tripwire ran a Real Estate feature.
  • Los Campesinos! shared a stew recipe.
  • Cap’n Jazz are planning more reunion shows this year.
  • Richie Hawtin’s little brother Matthew is releasing an ambient mix.
  • Lindstrøm claimed he won’t release a new album this year.
  • The Strange Boys have wrapped up a new record and announced dates with Spoon and Deerhunter.
  • Decibel premiered a Pierced Arrows video.
  • As did the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
  • The Time and Space Machine (a.k.a. the other half of Erol Alkan’s Beyond the Wizards Sleeve project) has finished his debut full-length.
  • Joanna Newsom is streaming a song from her triple album.
  • Wolf Parade are returning to the road and readying their third record.
  • Sigur Rós are taking a bit of a break.
  • ISO50 released a free EP of killer cover songs.