COFFEE TALK: The Latest Posts, Profiles & Think Pieces On Madvillain, Arcade Fire, Wu-Tang Clan, Death Metal and More

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

  • Pivot changed their name and announced a new Warp album.
  • Saint Etienne remixed The Drums.
  • Decibel listed “5 Melodic Death Metal Bands You May’ve Never Heard.”
  • The Faces are reuniting without Rod Stewart.
  • Gorillaz are headlining Glastonbury in place of U2.
  • The White House booked a gig with Regina Spektor.
  • The Quietus dug up an old story called “Everything You’d Rather Not Know About Eno.”
  • Stereogum premiered an unreleased Bloody Panda track. 
  • Lo Recordings will release the third edition of their s/t-approved Milky Disco series this summer.
  • M.I.A. was totally down with 2Pac back in the day.
  • Madvillain unveiled a new track.
  • Amy Winehouse’s suddenly thinks he’s a pop singer.
  • Conor Oberst, Kanye West and more have all joined Rage Against the Machine’s boycott against Arizona.
  • Arcade Fire’s new single has started to show up in stores.
  • The Eels readied yet another new record.
  • Dean of No Age got beat up at a Lisbon bar.
  • Mark Ronson expanded into the new technology realm.
  • What would our life be without Broken Social Scene side projects? Empty, that’s what.
  • So Fat Mike of NOFX didn’t piss in a bottle and pass it on down before playing a show at SXSW.
  • Tiny Mix Tapes talked to Caribou.
  • Ra Ra Riot revealed some details about their second full-length record.
  • That one dude from Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti and Nite Jewel has a new project.
  • Wu-Tang Clan are performing their classic debut album at this summer’s Rock the Bells festival.
  • Levi’s launched their summer cover songs promotion, which will include contributions from Passion Pit, The Shins and The Kills.