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- Drop the Lime outlined his plans for the rest of the year.
- NPR was christened a—please don’t laugh—”tastemaker” of indie music.
- Keith Richards cut a Rastafarian spirituals record.
- Touch Music continued to crank out their 7-inch series.
- Iron Maiden revealed the details of their next record.
- Neon Indian signed to the FADER’s record label.
- The Guardian made a “New Band Graph,” tracing the progress of such buzz bands as The Drums, Washed Out and a couple artists we’ve never even heard of before.
- Olof Arnalds covered Arthur Russell.
- Crystal Fighters—not to be confused with Crystal Castles—readied their debut record.
- Corin Tucker announced her first post-Sleater-Kinney solo album.
- Panda Bear premiered a new song at Primavera.
- Phoenix are planning a fall tour already.
- The recent death of Ronnie James Dio inspired Ryan Adams to write some new material.
- Matthew Herbert gave a rare interview.
- Memory Tapes remixed Crystal Castles.
- Michael Rother’s Neu! group was added to ATP’s NY lineup.
- Of Montreal lined up a new 12-inch.
- The Quietus took a look at Konono No. 1.
- Arcade Fire played a back-to-basics Montreal show.
- Antony Hegarty wrote an obit for modern Japanese dancer Kazuo Ohno.
- The Curse shared a live set featuring Ivan Smagghe and Andrew Weatherall.
- One of the guys from Two Gallants finished a solo full-length.
- The A.V. Club ran their monthly electronic music column.
- Impose got way too analytical about Wavves.
- Robert Plant is apparently a major fan of Low.
- The Bloody Beetroots remixed Refused.
- Snow Patrol alluded to a new album.
- Rage Against the Machine may finally write a proper reunion record.
- Blake Judd discussed 10 influences on Nachtmystium’s latest LP.
- XLR8R spoke to Thomas Fehlmann.
- Xela streamed the B-side of his new limited LP.
- And our favorite headline of the week (yes, already): “How Freetards Have Caused the Corporatization of Music”
