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Wed Feb 22

Odd Future release OF Tape Vol. 2
Plus, watch the “Rella” video, Hodgy Beats to release Untitled EP and OF’s Adult Swim show

Tags: Domo Genesis, Frank Ocean, Hodgy Beats, Jasper the Dolphin, Left Brain, Matt Martians, MellowHype, Odd Future, OF Tape Vol. 2, Rella, Syd tha Kyd, Taco, Tyler The Creator, video dropps, Wolf Haley

The Odd Future group (OFWGKTA) released a new collective album called OF Tape Vol. 2. They have recently shared the cover art (four different versions of the cover art, actually, which are the pictured above). The one in the lower
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Tue Feb 21

Watch The Shins: “Simple Song”

Tags: Columbia, James Mercer, Port of Morrow, Simple Song, The DANIELS, The Shins

In a very story-driven quality, The Shins have just released a new music video for “Simple Song,” which you can download for free on iTunes. The music video is directed by The DANIELS, which is comprised of Daniel Kwan and
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Fri Feb 17

Watch Bon Iver perform at AIR Studios in London

Tags: 4AD, AIR Studios, Bon Iver, jagjaguwar, Justin Vernon, Sean Carey

As if winning two Grammys wasn’t enough, the Bon Iver news just keeps rolling and rolling. Bon Iver uploaded a video to YouTube of Justin Vernon performing piano-only songs in London’s AIR Studios alongside Sean Carey. 4AD records and Bon
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Thu Feb 16

Shearwater: “Breaking the Yearlings” music video

Tags: Animal Joy, Breaking the Yearlings, Shearwater, Sub Pop, video dropps

This past Tuesday Shearwater released their new album, titled Animal Joy, via Sub Pop. They’ve now released a music video for the song, “Breaking the Yearlings,” directed by Branan Edgens. In it, Jonathan Meiburg wanders around a museum, hallucinating about
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Thu Feb 16

Watch Jack White’s “Love Interruption” video

Tags: Blunderbuss, Jack White, Love Interruption, video dropps

As previously reported, Jack White from the disbanded brother-sister duo, The White Stripes, is releasing his first solo album called Blunderbuss, and he also gave us a listen to his first single, “Love Interruption.” Now we have a music video
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Tue Feb 14

Bonnaroo 2012 Lineup

Tags: 2012?, Bon Iver, Bonnaroo, Feist, Flying Lotus, kathleen edwards, Kurt Vile, lineup, Little Dragon, Manchester, Mogwai, Radiohead, SBTRKT, St. Vincent, Tennessee, The Beach Boys, The Shins, the war on drugs, tUnE-yArDs

Manchester, Tennessee’s popular music festival, Bonnaroo, just released their official lineup for 2012. It was announced via a Spotify playlist called “So . . . 2012?” You can view the entire lineup below, but here are some standouts that we
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Tue Feb 14

Listen to Sleigh Bells’ album Reign of Terror

Tags: Mom and Pop records, Reign of Terror, Sleigh Bells, stream album, The New York Times

This past weekend Orlando’s Firestone Live hosted Sleigh Bells on their “Paradise Lost” tour (read the review and see the photos here), and today you have the opportunity to stream their brand new album, Reign of Terror, in full via
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Mon Feb 13

Bon Iver wins Best New Artist and Best Alternative Music Album at Grammys 2012

Tags: 54th Grammy Awards 2012, Best Alternative Music Album, Best New Artist, Bon Iver, Grammy Awards 2012 winners, Holocene, Justin Vernon, Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

About a year ago there was the “Who is Arcade Fire?” Tumblr fiasco when they won album of the year for The Suburbs, and now we might be awaiting the Bon Iver version in the same fashion. Last night, at
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Sun Feb 12

R.I.P. Whitney Houston (dies at age 48)

Tags: 48, Beverly Hills Hotel, dies, pop singer, The Preacher's Wife, Whitney Houston

As Associate Press reports, the 80s an 90s pop star, Whitney Houston, has died at the age of 48. The cause of the soulful singer’s death is unknown, however she was heavily involved with substance abuse, which sunk her musical
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Fri Feb 10

Justin Vernon jams with The Roots to “Perth”

Tags: Bon Iver, Collaboration, Justin Vernon, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Perth, The Roots

Bon Iver was the musical guest for this past Saturday’s episode of Saturday Nigh Live. And since leading man Justin Vernon was in town, he decided to stop by Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to collaborate with The Roots for
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