Jun 30, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Björk
Last year, when Björk and Dirty Projectors performed together at a small Manhattan bookstore, indie lovers the world over thought they’d died and gone to heaven. (Or died at the thought of not being there.) Now their seven song collaborative EP, Wittenberg Orca, is available to the masses. We have a stream of one song.
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Jun 30, 2010
By Hong Le
M83
M83’s Anthony Gonzalez contributed new music to the soundtrack of French film L’Autre Monde (Black Heaven), which was recently screened at the Cannes Film Festival. The soundtrack features two new M83 songs, “Black Hole” and “Marion’s Theme.”
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Jun 30, 2010
By Laura Studarus
The New Pornographers
In the grand tradition of 21-year-olds everywhere, Matador Records is heading to Las Vegas to celebrate their 21st birthday October 1-3rd. We have the impressive birthday concert lineup.
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Jun 30, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Deerhunter
Ever busy Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox is currently mixing the band’s untitled follow-up to 2008’s Microcastle.
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Jun 29, 2010
By Wendy Lynch Redfern
Liars
Liars played the Northside Festival at Brooklyn’s Newtown Barge Park this past Saturday the 26th. Photographer Philip Dante Meick was there to cover the action. See a full gallery of photos here.
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Jun 28, 2010
By Hong Le
Doctor Who
At the 2010 Glastonbury music festival this past weekend, Doctor Who‘s Matt Smith (who plays the time and space traveling hero The Doctor) made a surprise appearance alongside electronic dance music duo Orbital to help them perform the Doctor Who theme tune. We have the video.
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Jun 28, 2010
By Hong Le
Jack White
The White Stripes/Dead Weather/Raconteurs frontman Jack White recorded a new single by British folk artist Laura Marling in his Nashville studio while she was on tour. There is no confirmed title or release date for the track yet, however it will be part of White’s Third Man Records’ “Blue Series” and be released on seven inch.
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Jun 28, 2010
By Hong Le
Universal Studios Home Entertainment will release the 25th Anniversary Back to the Future trilogy boxed set on DVD and Blu-ray Tuesday, October 26, 2010 and there will be footage of Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly. BTTF.net had an exclusive interview with Back to the Future writer/producer Bob Gale at the 2010 DeLorean Car Show where Gale stated the news about the set’s new behind the scenes documentaries.
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Jun 28, 2010
By Hong Le
Glastonbury Festival
Despite headliners U2 having to cancel their appearance, Glastonbury, one of the biggest and greatest music festivals, still seems to have been wholly successful this past weekend (even the English weather cooperated). There were many surprises at the 40th Glastonbury, including Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood performing “Karma Police”; Shakira covering The xx’s “Islands”; Stevie Wonder paying a tribute to Michael Jackson, and many more. Check out the videos.
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Jun 28, 2010
By Hong Le
Andrew Bird
Musician Andrew Bird and sculptor Ian Schneller have teamed up to develop Sonic Arboretum, as part of the Guggenheim Museum’s summer concert series Dark Sounds debuting in New York on Thursday August 5th. Andrew Bird and Ian Schneller’s Sonic Arboretum is the second part of the series, which is a one-night performance with Bird’s music.
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