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Thursday morning music news: Goodbye to Robin Gibb and Donna Summer, hello to the Afghan Whigs and Metric

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RIP Robin Gibb. KDHX’s Matt Champion looks back on some classic originals and cover songs of the Bee Gees.

The Guardian digs into the archives for a brilliant interview with Robert Moog.

Listen to the amazing Caetano Veloso interpret the poetry of Augusto de Campos.

You probably saw Foo Fighters with Mick Jagger on SNL, but did you see the after-party?

In contrast, an animated Carrie Brownstein isn’t so sanguine about post-show hangouts.

Your eyes do not deceive you: Morrissey is a happy guy.

The Guardian looks back at the wider pop influence of the late Donna Summer.

Apparently, Atlanta rapper Killer Mike pays a lot of attention to his reviews.

Listen to a new single from Metric.

Watch a Beale Street funeral march tribute to Donald “Duck” Dunn.

Beach House issues a statement on the whole VW ad rip-off controversy.

The Austin City Limits Festival 2012 lineup is out.

The eternal debate rages on but vinyl really does sound better.

By market share, Sony is now the biggest label in the world.

Watch Afghan Whigs’ return to form on Fallon.

Rolling Stone interviews Ad Rock and Mike D about their late compadre MCA.

You’ve been waiting, hoping, praying to the darkness for this moment: The World Goth Day Awards for 2012 are in.

And if you’re a fan of LA post-punk you’ve been waiting for this compilation.

The Flaming Lips are going after Jay-Z’s record for most shows in the most cities in 24 hours.

Learn how a great music scene transformed the city of Denton, Tx.

Enjoy some extremely rare footage of the Doors circa 1970.

RIP to a great DJ: Hal Jackson has died at age 96.

The Austin Chronicle takes a close and depressing look at streaming music royalties.

John Lennon takes Miles Davis to the hoop.

Posted by | May 24, 2012 | Music, News | Comment 

Thursday morning music news: Loretta Lynn taps Zooey, Jay-Z has Obama’s back and Duck Dunn and Chuck Brown pass on

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The bottom of soul just got so much less deep. Donald “Duck” Dunn has passed away at the age of 70.

Congrats to one of the best blogs ever: NYCTaper has turned 5.

Jay-Z declares support for gay marriage.

KDHX’s Robin Wheeler interviews New Orleans duo Quintron and Miss Pussy Cat.

Lady Gaga fans push back against Islamists in Indonesia.

Dude! It’s John Waters. Pull over!

Watch what happens when you ask a bunch of cute British kids to review Skrillex.

Listen to Roseanne Cash on the life and music of Bobbie Gentry.

David Arnoff talks about his remarkable punk and post-punk photography.

The season finale of “Saturday Night Live” will feature Foo Fighters, Arcade Fire and Mick Jagger.

Whether you knew or not, these 10 female producers are running the show.

The new Animal Collective album is called “Centipede Hz” and will be out September 4.

RIP Chuck Brown, the Godfather of Go-Go.

Yep Roc turns 15 and throws a party I really wish I could attend.

Vanity Fair connects the dots between Winnie the Pooh, the Rolling Stones and real estate.

The Voice chats with Victoria LeGrand of Beach House.

Watch the Wainwrights, McGarrigles and Roches pick their favorite songs from their families.

Leonard Cohen wins the Glenn Gould Prize and gives the money away.

DJ Shadow makes an excellent use of Facebook’s Timeline.

Listen to a new B-side from the Walkmen.

Admit it: If you were Loretta Lynn you’d probably want Zooey Deschanel to play you too.

What’s on Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s iPod?

Maybe lazy eye will finally put an end to the emo swoop.

Posted by | May 17, 2012 | Music, News | Comment 

Thursday morning music news: Brian Eno explains the 20th century, Ed Helms goes bluegrass and we say goodbye to Adam Yauch and Michael Burks

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Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys succumbed to cancer this week. Read Sasha Frere-Jones’ excellent tribute to the late MCA.

Stream two new songs by Animal Collective.

Pop Matters ranks 15 overlooked albums of the ’90s.

Tom Gabel, lead singer of Against Me!, goes public about his experience with gender dysphoria and will begin living openly as a transgender woman.

J. Tillman, aka Father John Misty, aka former Fleet Foxes drummer, loves mushrooms, and we’re not talking Morchella ascocarps here.

Mushrooms are recommended while watching John Hamm and Reggie Watts pay tribute to “Taxi.”

Matthew Weiner spent $250K to get a Beatles song on “Mad Men.” Was it worth it?

According to the Seattle Weekly, some greatest hits albums really are great.

The week in St. Louis concert announcements features new dates from Norah Jones, Merle Haggard and Marty Stuart, Josh Ritter and Old Crow Medicine Show.

RIP bluesman Michael Burks.

In the following video, cat barfing is mashed up with Deadmau5. You’ve been warned.

No Doubt is set to release its first album in over a decade.

First grader quotes LMFAO, gets suspended, comes back.

Watch Brian Eno dish on the evolution of visual and musical arts in the 20th century.

NPR is streaming new albums by Best Coast, Beach House and Sara Watkins.

Musicians make music. Boxers punch. And nary the twain should meet.

Back in the day, Axl Rose penned a mean letter to the editor.

The latest Live at KDHX sessions feature Reckless Kelly, Emily Wells, the Right Now and JD McPherson.

Rock Book Show, a one-stop website for the latest on music book news, features interviews with Mac Randall about “Exit Music: The Story Of Radiohead” and RJ Smith on “The One: The Life and Music of James Brown.”

Jason Pierce of Spiritualized chats with the A.V. Club about the band’s new album, “Sweet Heart Sweet Light.”

The Chicago Reader looks at the rise and fall and rise of Chicago house music.

NPR talks to Santigold about pop music and songwriting.

Surrender to the dark side of electronica with this list at Flavorwire.

You like music, so it’s not too late to take part in #musicdiary2012.

Ed Helms of “The Office” is making a bluegrass album.

For some bands, Instagram is a way of life.

Posted by | May 10, 2012 | Music, News | Comment 

Thursday morning music news: Leonard Cohen launches North American tour, John Peel’s records find a virtual home and Skip Pitts, Bert Weedon and Pete Fornatale pass on

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Master of the soulful wah-wah guitar, Skip Pitts, has passed away.

Licensing fees are holding up what should be an excellent documentary on the Wrecking Crew.

Jimmy Williams talks to the New York Times about the fine art of photographing blues musicians.

Henry Rollins turns over his KCRW radio show to Ian MacKaye for a pretty cool punk DJ spin. Listen.

Countdown to layoffs as Roadrunner merges with Warner Bros.

“Stolen” is a strong word but that won’t stop this list of “white music stolen by black people.”

Listen to Lucinda Williams cover a new song by Cornish folk musician Michael Chapman.

Leonard Cohen announces North American tour dates.

The Internet is good for a lot of stuff, including John Peel’s record collection.

Dig, or not, the soundtrack to Wes Anderson’s new movie.

Rolling Stone looks at the making of “In Rainbows.”

NPR remembers the life and legacy of guitar teacher Bert Weedon, who passed away at the age of 91 last week.

This must be a hoax, right? Right?

Thumb through the high school yearbook photos of a bunch of rock stars and be amazed.

Will there really be an “Exile on Main St.” movie?

The week in St. Louis concert announcements includes dates from Beach House, Dr. John, Dale Watson, Joseph Arthur, Nicki Minaj, Carrie Underwood, My Morning Jacket and War.

Aficionados of mastering and/or My Bloody Valentine will appreciate this compare and contrast stream of “Loveless.”

Remember last week when I said you could buy J Dilla’s record collection at a vinyl shop in Detroit? Turns out you can’t, but for a very good reason.

Influential New York DJ (as in radio DJ) Pete Fornatale has passed away.

Spotify comes to the iPad.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse tackle “Oh Susannah” and she barely survives.

The New Yorker shares a list of 10 “perfect” orchestral performances.

What was your first concert t-shirt? Compare with Jason Isbell, Steve Aoki, Simone Felice and 13 other musicians.

There still is no Jenny at 867-5309.

Posted by | May 3, 2012 | Music, News | Comment 

Thursday morning music news: Tricky talks up ‘Maxinquaye,’ the Beach Boys spin off new single and Chris Ethridge and Levon Helm pass on

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Musicians remember the late, great Levon Helm. Memorial services will be held today in Woodstock, N.Y.

Enough with the rumors and innuendo already: The Avalanches really do have a new mixtape.

RIP Chris Ethridge, founding member of the Flying Burrito Brothers.

Together again: Conor Oberst’s punk band Desaparecidos.

Brendan Benson chats with Paste about his new album and record label.

KDHX DJ Michael Kuelker talks to Cedella Marley about “Marley,” the movie, and more.

Tricky talks to the Guardian about “Maxinquaye.”

Listen to the new single by the Beach Boys.

Grooveshark is taking it from all sides. CEO Sam Tarantino fires back.

Flavorwire puts together a list of 10 essential bluegrass artists.

Whatever energy supplements Jack White is on, I’ll take a case. The new “Lone Ranger” film, featuring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer, will be scored by Mr. White himself.

Amy Carter once wrote a letter to the Ramones. Really.

Take some drugs and watch the new Cornershop video featuring Izzy Lindqwister.

The Beatles first show in the U.S. was thought to be lost. It’s not, and it’s getting the big screen treatment.

This week in WTF features Santigold covering “Proud Mary.”

Want J Dilla’s record collection? All 7K discs can be yours, but you’ll have to make the trip to Detroit.

Animal Collective, Deerhunter and Lightning Bolt lend their video support to French DIY joint Grrrnd Zero.

The strange, sad death of Men at Work’s Greg Ham.

What would Hieronymous Bosch say upon hearing Slayer’s “Reign of Blood”? Probably nothing like this.

Watch Beirut perform “Santa Fe” on the Tonight Show.

Cher wants you to buy her key to the city of Adelaide. The city of Adelaide wants Cher to GTFO.

Posted by | April 26, 2012 | Music, News | Comment 

Thursday morning music news: Occupy Wall Streets gets an album, St. Vincent and David Byrne get together and Dick Clark gets a fond farewell

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The world’s oldest teenager has died. RIP Dick Clark.

Tupacogram may be coming to a venue near you soon.

And just how did they make that thing after all?

Maybe the Olympics should get a hologram Keith Moon.

The world’s biggest mouth is getting a visit from the Secret Service.

Tom Petty gets his guitars back.

You know that story that you read on Facebook, the one about the woman who got knocked up at a Motorhead concert and is looking for the father of her child on Craigslist? Too metal to be true.

KDHX’s Hear and Now is streaming the forthcoming album by the Waco Brothers and Paul Burch.

St. Vincent and David Byrne hook up.

Occupy Wall Street will have a benefit album, featuring Yo La Tengo, Mogwai and Willie Nelson.

You probably have an old iPod around somewhere. Find it and donate it to Music and Memory.

There would be no Stax soul without the horn section; there would have been no section without saxophonist Andrew Love, who has died at the age of 70.

The new Metric album, “Synthetica,” will feature a cameo from Lou Reed.

Rush shares a track from its forthcoming album.

Paste picks its top 25 songs of the year thus far.

Sadly, Robin Gibb’s health continues to decline.

Amazon wants your old CD collection but won’t give you much for it.

M.I.A. + Wikileaks = mixtape love.

In honor of Record Store Day this weekend, PopMatters talks to some musicians about their favorite shops.

If you go to a show and spend it looking at your phone, the Voice would like a word with you.

Viewer discretion advised, as once seen it cannot be unseen: Coachella fashion.

Paul Banks of Interpol goes solo on new EP.

The family of Levon Helm announces that he is in the final stages of cancer.

The Alan Lomax Global Jukebox is a major label, in the best of ways.

The Ramones first one-sheet is one of the greatest things ever.

Kraftwerk hasn’t released a new album in nine years but Ralf Hütter says that’s about to change.

Flavorwire ranks its top 30 it’s-really-really-really-over songs.

Posted by | April 19, 2012 | Music, News | Comment 

Levon Helm in the final stages of cancer

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For years now, one of the irrefutably great voices and drummers in American music, Levon Helm, has been fighting cancer. Since his first diagnosis, he has continued to perform and record, adding ever more music to an already amazing story.

But that story is coming to an end. Levon’s daughter Amy and wife Sandy recently sent this letter to the Americana Music Association:

Dear Friends,
Levon is in the final stages of his battle with cancer. Please send your prayers and love to him as he makes his way through this part of his journey.

Thank you fans and music lovers who have made his life so filled with joy and celebration… he has loved nothing more than to play, to fill the room up with music, lay down the back beat, and make the people dance! He did it every time he took the stage…

We appreciate all the love and support and concern.

From his daughter Amy, and wife Sandy

His music will live on.

Posted by | April 17, 2012 | Music | 1 Comment 

Thursday morning music news: Scarlett Johansson meets Massive Attack, Sony downsizes and Jim Marshall passes on

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Rock music just got a whole lot less loud. RIP Jim Marshall of Marshall amps.

Johnny Marr talks to Rolling Stone about the Smiths breakup.

Drowned in Sound picks the best music videos of the year, so far.

Axl Rose isn’t exactly psyched about the whole Rock and Roll Hall of Fame thing.

Listen to First Aid Kit’s session on the Current.

Your Passover seder conflicts with a Springsteen show, but you have a plan.

Of course you don’t have to be a musician to write about music. But sometimes it helps.

Maybe women really are making the best punk rock.

GQ scores a sit-down with James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem.

How Skrillex took over the world.

Gulp. Sony cuts 10,000 jobs.

Amazing theremin player and composer, Barbara Buchholz, has passed away.

The DBTs are in “a little bit of a hiatus period.” Patterson Hood explains.

Lollapalooza lineup is out. Team VVM disagrees.

Todd Rundgren talks songwriting and “studio trickery” with the A.V. Club.

It’s about time Atticus Finch had a mixtape.

Is ambient electro Scarlett Johansson’s destiny? You decide.

The audience for online radio is way up.

Fender 1959 vs. 2012.

Producer Butch Vig chats about Garbage and Nirvana.

NPR is streaming forthcoming albums by Horse Feathers, Spiritualized and Sidi Touré.

Read some excerpts from “Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album”

Once upon a time, Keith met Mick and wrote a letter to his Aunt.

There really will be a new My Bloody Valentine album. Kevin Shields says so.

McSweeney’s helps you write a death metal song.

Posted by | April 12, 2012 | Music, News | Comment 

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