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Blank Dogs live at (Le) Poisson Rouge

Blank Dogs live at (Le) Poisson Rouge

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

  • “Noise Pop Q&A: Best Coast
  • Blank Dogs is releasing a new EP next month.
  • A post-rock group on Kompakt? Yep.
  • Flying Lotus is touring with Thom Yorke.
  • Resident Advisor filed a proper Canyons profile.
  • Wait, Vampire Weekend’s guitarist is gay? Fair enough.
  • Lonelady—one of Warp’s recent signings—slammed today’s music scene.
  • Tripwire examined bizarre promo items, including a blood-stained Xiu Xiu shirt and Lady Gaga’s hair.
  • Frank Black wants us all to “forget the fucking goddamn art.”
  • The Rolling Stones are reissuing Exile On Main Street with 10 unreleased songs. 
  • Amanda Palmer angered some fans over her ‘conjoined twin project’.
  • iTunes sold their 10 billionth track.
  • Suckers signed to Frenchkiss.
  • Bat For Lashes covered Radiohead.
  • “Hot Chip: ‘Maybe we do look nerdy’”
  • jj unveiled a new music video, although Sunset Rubdown’s was a bit more epic.
  • The A.V. Club wrote a decent essay about re-discovering On the Road.
  • Fresh off his solid Fabric mix, Martyn recorded an exclusive podcast for XLR8R.
  • Beck appeared on two new Tobacco tracks.
  • Sounds like we need to check out the Shutter Island soundtrack.
  • the xx and Andrew W.K. remixed YACHT for a new pic disc.
  • Broadcast, Cluster and a bunch of other killer acts have been added to this year’s Sonar Festival.
  • PiL announced their first North American tour in 18 years, and Massive Attack plotted their first in four.