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Band of Blogs: Bob Dylan covers LL Cool J?

Gayngs Bon Iver, Solid Gold, Megafaun, P.O.S. and a slew of Minneapolis musicians have united under Ryan Olsen’s supergroup to play soft rock music directly inspired by 10CC’s I’m Not In Love. It sounds dubious but judging by The Gaudy Side of Town, the album Relayted, out next month is worth investigation. Listen at Nialler9 [...]

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Band of Blogs: Anders Ponders, Bon Iver, Lonelady, Remixes of 2009

The best music on the web this week. Anders Ponders Imagine a cross between a viola-playing Final Fantasy and Belle & Sebastian and you’ve got Anders somewhat sussed out. Listen to his debut album Nodes of Overtones on DayAndNightMag.ie this week. http://www.myspace.com/andersponders Bon Iver goes back to school The bearded troubadour recently rejoined his first [...]

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Band of Blogs: Bon Iver, Dead Man’s Bones, The Drums, Radiohead

Bon Iver’s other band Before he goes off to record to follow up to last year’s hugely successful For Emma Forever Ago, Bon Iver has got together with some fellow Wisconsinites to record an album under the name Volcano Choir. Sample the first track Island, IS on the label site. http://short.ie/volchoir Dead Man’s Bones Actor [...]

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Band of Blogs best of the week

Dark Was The Night live Listen to the entire charity concert from New York’s Radio City Music Hall which featured David Byrne, Dirty Projectors, Bon Iver, Sharon Jones, The National and Feist. Listen to the show @ NPR Mos Def – Auditorium Whether The Ecstatic, the forthcoming album from Mos Def will re-establish the rapper [...]

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Band of Blogs: Aeroplane, Empire of the Sun, Feist & Bon Iver, The BPA

Aeroplane Remixes If you’re looking for some brilliant remixes, look no further than Belgium’s Aeroplane whose reworkings of MGMT, Sebastien Tellier and Friendly Fires reside in cosmic disco heaven. Listen at the Hype Machine Empire of The Sun The hype around this Aussie electro-pop collaboration between Pnau’s Nick Littlemore and Luke Steele of The Sleepy [...]

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