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We sift the ‘net for today’s top stories so you don’t have to…
- The Concretes went the disco route.
- The Guardian listed a stack of “songs about euphoria.”
- Pitchfork wrote a guide to the Web’s best music stores.
- Drowned In Sound delved into “10 years of dubstep and post-garage music.”
- A Daily Swarm reader shared some photos from this past weekend’s Gathering of the Juggalos.
- Andy Rourke quit Peter Hook’s Freebass project.
- Teebs wrapped up his Brainfeeder debut.
- Innervisions talked about its minimal record sleeves.
- Details about a Leonard Cohen documentary started to trickle out.
- Maximo Park’s frontman announced his solo album.
- Laurel Halo lent a guest post to Altered Zones.
- Saint Etienne scored a kids show.
- Mexican Summer discussed the breakout success of Best Coast.
- Tri Angle released their first proper record, a Balam Acab EP.
- That one guy from That ’70s Show remixed Broken Social Scene.
- Real Estate premiered a new song live, as did My Morning Jacket.
- Brandon Flowers of The Killers played his first solo show, and Guns N’ Roses performed their first U.S. stop in four years.
- Ocean Colour Scene readied a four-disc box set.
- Here’s a solid guide to Akira Kurosawa.
- Paste examined a movie that takes a look at Iran’s underground music scene.
- John Darnielle signed to Merge.
- Neil Young lined up some benefit gigs for the Gulf Coast.
- Caribou remixed Hot Chip.
- JD Twitch’s Optimo Music imprint is reissuing Chris Carter’s solo debut on vinyl.
- Resident Advisor interviewed Matmos.
- The Quietus got Morrissey to literally scan the covers of his 13 favorite albums.
- Maluca shared a new mixtape.
- Rhapsody’s Philip Sherburne ran through a list of his favorite records to fall asleep to.
- Friendly Fires assembled a Bugged Out mix.
- Klaxons leaked more tracks from their second LP.
- Mordant Music and Broadcast and the Focus Group contributed to the next two installments of Ghost Box’s Study Series.
- Dazed got an exclusive mix from LuckyMe/Night Slugs alum, Jacques Greene.
