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Thursday morning music news: Patti Smith preps new album, Diplo takes to the air and Jack White gets creepy

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Follow the Trayvon Martin case as seen through the eyes of Brother Ali.

OK, things really have changed: In 2011 over half of all music purchased was digital.

Watch the trailer for “Sparkle,” Whitney Houston’s posthumous comeback.

Whatever you think of “Grand Theft Auto,” the soundtrack was pretty cool.

Wayne Coyne talks about collaboration, Yoko Ono, Ke$ha and more.

Diplo and Co. have a new radio show.

Watch the trailer for “Rock of Ages.”

NPR is streaming new albums by Alabama Shakes, Bonnie Raitt, M. Ward and Amadou and Mariam.

PopMatters chats with Gareth Campesinos!

Bon Iver will be on the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” on April 19.

Q1 is in the books and Downed in Sound shares a playlist of its favorite tracks.

The video for Jack White’s “Sixteen Saltines” is … words fail.

Read the story of one of Nirvana’s final and coolest photo shoots.

Sir Peter Blake updates the album art for “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”

Can fans rejoice: “The Lost Tapes” are on their way.

Nerve counts down the 25 greatest breakup songs of the ’70s.

Legendary Slayer guitar tech, Armand Crump, has passed away.

Jarvis Cocker says he has ideas for some new Pulp songs.

Erika Wennerstrom of Heartless Bastards shares some of her favorite tunes.

Patti Smith talks about “Banga,” her first record in eight years.

Kiss your morning goodbye with a bunch of Synapse magazines from the ’70s.

Slate looks at the history of swag.

Facebook’s timeline still sucks, a history of music from 1099 to the present notwithstanding.

Gizmodo talks to Sean Adams about the death of MP3 blogging.

Thinking about painting your house? Don’t hire these guys.

Posted by | April 5, 2012 | Music, News | Comment 

Thursday morning music news: Bon Iver and the Flaming Lips get fuzzy, De La Soul gets back and Earl Scruggs passes on

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RIP to one of the greatest musicians ever to draw a breath: Earl Scruggs has died at the age of 88.

Behold: The complete list of Record Store Day releases.

Because of apparent bandwidth issues, Paste names only 10 Missouri bands “you should listen to now.”

Mike Skinner of the Streets talks about his new memoir.

Fact Magazine lists the 10 best and worst posthumous albums of all time.

Aussie band Jet is no more. City Pages tries to persuade you to mourn.

Download some beyond-classic ’80s-era mixes by DJ Jeff Mills.

The Quietus takes you deep inside Abbey Road Studios.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse dive into the American folk songbook.

Bobby Womack has stage one colon cancer.

De La Soul is back (sort of) as First Serve.

Flaming Lips + Bon Iver = Fuzz not for the faint of heart.

Sonic Youth’s Lee Renaldo has a sit down with PopMatters.

Together again: Snoop Dogg and Willie.

The AV Club tries to guess headliners for Lollapalooza 2012.

No guessing required: The Twangfest 16 lineup is out.

Watch a new video for a new Sigur Rós song.

Found: The lost guitar solo from George Harrison’s “Here Comes the Sun.”

“Least negative” is not exactly “most awesome,” but the music industry will take it.

There are root canals, and then there is the American Hipster YouTube Channel.

Posted by | March 29, 2012 | Music, News | Comment 

Thursday morning music news: SXSW 2012 wraps us, fake Bono pwns blogger and Cyndi Lauper gets real

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The Rolling Stones aren’t going to make that 50th anniversary tour after all.

Wired gives a sneak peek at an animated documentary on Bad Brains.

Let’s say you were a bean counter at Universal Music Group and someone told you to put the squeeze on the Temptations. Would you do it?

Watch the Shins hour-long performance on Letterman.

Flavorwire shares some excellent illustrations of 21st century musical tribes.

Here’s some good news from some unlikely sources: The FCC green-lights low-power radio and the Independent gives hope to tinnitus sufferers.

Bono impersonator 1. Right-wing blogger 0.

Paste shares a new track from S. Carey of Bon Iver.

Read an excerpt from the forthcoming Carole King memoir.

There’s no violin small enough to play this tune, but Stevie Nicks is costing the rest of Fleetwood Mac a lot of money.

Liquidation looms for a major music library.

Chuck Prophet gives great email.

Record Store Day is just around the corner. Queue forms to the far, far out for the Flaming Lips goodies.

I only made it through about 2 1/2 episodes of “Jersey Shore”; a Cyndi Lauper reality show is more promising.

SXSW 2012 is over. Don’t miss KDHX DJ Chris Bay’s diaries from Wednesday-Saturday or the excellent photos and videos from the 88.1 KDHX and Twangfest Day Parties. Also, dude from Fucked Up opines.

Watch the Bruce Springsteen keynote address at SXSW 2012.

NPR rewinds the first mixtape: Marshall McLuhan’s “The Medium Is the Massage.”

For the low, low price of $4K you can become the ultimate vinyl-cutting hipster on the block.

Todd Rundgren chats with Dangerous Minds about his first remix.

The 88.1 KDHX studios have been hopping. Hear exclusive live sessions with Matt Vasquez (of Delta Spirit), WATERS, Hayes Carll and Doomtree.

Batman, the musical, is coming to a cave near you soon.

Who wouldn’t want their own Folk In a Box?

Leonard Bernstein at Harvard circa 1973 is pretty great.

Get ready to cringe at what’s on Bashar al-Assad’s iPod.

Posted by | March 22, 2012 | Music, News | Comment 

Thursday morning music news: Portishead resurfaces, seapunk makes a splash and Les Paul is even cooler than you thought

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Still melancholy over the loss of Davy Jones? Soothe yourself with a nice list of forgotten classics by the Monkee.

The A.V. Club pays homage to the Boss.

What’s Chris Walla into these days? China, for starters.

If you love film scores, you’ll love this PopMatters list.

And speaking of film music: RIP Robert B. Sherman.

The utterly essential Quietus has the scoop on a new Portishead album.

Hear the new single by Free Energy.

Paste thinks these are the best Sufjan Stevens’ songs.

Carl Wilson talks to Stephin Merritt — and it doesn’t go half badly for a change.

Oh how fast fades the indie buzz.

Jay-Z vs. Egypt.

In a week when Rush Limbaugh made way too many headlines, a visit to the Other Woman is in order.

The competition is truly fierce but that won’t stop Drowned in Sound from nominating the biggest sell outs in pop.

NPR is streaming new releases by Andrew Bird, Vijay Iyer Trio and Magnetic Fields. KDHX is streaming the new album by Janiva Magness.

Les Paul really was some kind of genius from another galaxy.

Is seapunk for real? Probably not but don’t tell the New York Times.

Who better to track the emergence of Canadian indie rock than CBC Music?

The pros and cons of the new Beach House album, “Myths.” Me, I’m on the fence, but leaning pro.

Is this really Google’s iTunes moment? (Doubt it.)

How many Jeremy Lin tribute songs are there? More than you’ll probably stand to hear.

If you don’t know what chiptune music is you’re either a) not a hipster or b) haven’t been following Fuse.

Get psyched for SXSW 2012 with a 100-song NPR playlist. And don’t miss the KDHX and Twangfest Day Parties at Jovita’s, March 15 and 17.

Flavorwire picks its favorite albums coming out in March.

Musical taste and politics, as only McSweeney’s can do it.

This van sucks but it can be yours for $100K.

Posted by | March 8, 2012 | Music, News | Comment 

Breaking: Polyphonic Spree at the Blueberry Hill Duck Room on Friday, May 11, 2012

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This one came out of left field. I wouldn’t think Polyphonic Spree could even fit in the club. But very cool all the same.

Tickets on sale March 9 at 5 p.m. I would expect they’ll go fast.

Posted by | March 5, 2012 | Music, News | Comment 

RIP Ronnie Montrose, rock guitarist, rock force

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Ronnie Montrose, who founded the band Montrose and performed with the likes of Van Morrison, Edgar Winter Group and Herbie Hancock, has passed away at the age of 64. He died on March 3, 2012, after a long battle with prostate cancer.

According to his official website:

A few months ago, we held a surprise party for Ronnie Montrose’s 64th birthday. He gave an impromptu speech, and told us that after a long life, filled with joy and hardship, he didn’t take any of our love for granted.

He passed today. He’d battled cancer, and staved off old age for long enough. And true to form, he chose his own exit the way he chose his own life. We miss him already, but we’re glad to have shared with him while we could.

Rock on, Ronnie, rock on.

Posted by | March 4, 2012 | Music, News | Comment 

Thursday morning music news: Davy Jones dies of heart attack, Pitchfork Festival psyches up the Windy City and Bruce Springsteen takes no prisoners

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We’ll never wash this cheek again. Rest in peace, Davy Jones.

The July Pitchfork Festival in Chicago is announced, with Vampire Weekend, Feist and Hot Chip headlining.

KDHX Hear and Now is streaming the new forthcoming album by Jennifer O’Connor.

One of the great saxophonists of any generation, Red Holloway, has passed away.

The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame is in trouble.

There’s a body at Rick Ross’ house and it’s not breathing.

The federal prison system discovers the iPod.

Take a trip through UK rock time with the covers of NME magazine.

And speaking of NME: Are these the 10 worst songs of the ’90s?

Hear a new song, “Happy Pills,” by Norah Jones.

RIP blues master Louisiana Red.

Paste lists the 20 best bonus tracks.

If you’re a politician, first, my condolences. Second, follow these rules for using music in your next campaign.

The latest Live at KDHX performances feature Polica, George Worthmore and Davina and the Vagabonds.

If Bruce Springsteen isn’t the best rock ‘n’ roll performer still standing, who is? Watch the E Street Band swing a wrecking ball through Fallon.

If BBC6 is to be believed, Boards of Canada have a double album coming out.

What do the major labels have in store for cloud music? Paid Content, appropriately, has the speculation.

Saturn is the scariest ambient band planet ever.

There’s a new drug in town, if you’re at a club in New Delhi. The kids are crazy for cobra venom.

Watch a new video by Santigold.

What does Apple have planned for audiophiles who fear streaming? The Guardian speculates.

Robin Gibb continues a hard battle against colon and liver cancer.

Metal heads from around the world, courtesy of Flavorpill.

Posted by | March 1, 2012 | Music, News | 1 Comment 

Thursday morning music news: Blur, New Order and the Specials go for the gold, Sleigh Bells ring hollow and Michael Davis and Billy Strange pass on

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RIP Michael Davis, bassist for the MC5.

The UK music press hasn’t hit rock bottom but it can see it from here.

The Huffington Post reports on a National Blues Museum — in St. Louis.

Justin Timberlake nails Bon Iver on SNL. Watch.

Jack White shares the tracklist and art for “Blunderbuss.”

Blur, New Order and the Specials will close out the Olympics in London.

You think you have the blues? You have nothing on trying to get tickets to Kraftwerk.

Hear “Death to My Hometown,” yet another new song from the forthcoming Springsteen album.

The A.V. Club takes a look at the Elephant 6 collective.

KDHX’s latest feature is called “Hear and Now,” a full album preview stream. The first installment shares Water Liars’ new album “Phantom Limb.”

How much would you pay for a Motorhead box set? $600? Lemmy wants to have a word with you.

The New York Times chats with Lon Bender, sound editor for “Drive” and “The Hunger Games.”

Billboard takes a look at 10 great new or renovated music venues.

Is this the toxic cocktail that killed Whitney?

Sad news about Slim Dunlap. The former Replacements guitarist has suffered a serious stroke.

Hear a new song by Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes.

When music critic titans meet: Simon Reynolds on Greil Marcus.

Take a tour of Neko Case’s Vermont home — brought to you by IKEA and a bunch of designers IDK.

What if the Internets took David Bowie and mashed him up with movie posters?

Joey Ramone is still dead but he still has a new album coming out — featuring Joan Jett, Steve Van Zandt and members of Cheap Trick and the Dictators.

The breakup of EMI isn’t going so well.

Sleigh Bells are the new Lana Del Rey. Or the new Transformers movie. Or something.

Norah Jones, Mudhoney and vintage horror flicks — all separated at birth.

We should be getting a new album from Metric in June.

Björk’s longtime collaborator Leila Arab takes a look back.

Electronic music pioneer Robert Henke takes on Skrillex, Ableton and more.

Rufus Wainwright is back in the game with “Out of the Game,” including a song called “Montauk.” Listen.

LA Wrecking Crew session guitarist and songwriter Billy Strange has died.

This week’s World’s Worst Person in Music (™) award goes to Michael Jackson’s former manager.

What’s on Jeremy Lin’s iPod? Uggh.

Posted by | February 23, 2012 | Music, News | Comment 

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