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Bon Iver: The Son And The Earth
Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon returns home to the Wisconsin town that raised him. Walk into The Joynt in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, at happy hour and a beer will set you back just 30 cents. Signs … read more »
Video: Jack White + Conan O’Brien, “Twenty Flight Rock” (Eddie Cochran Cover)
Last night, Jack White appeared as the first musical guest on Conan O’Brien’s new show on TBS, Conan. (Maybe you watched it, maybe you were seeing Odd Future instead.) With a little help from Jimmy … read more »
TI f. Jazmine Sullivan, “Dying In Your Arms” MP3
Apparently, “Dying In Your Arms” was recorded a few days before Tip turned himself in and may also be included on the forthcoming No Mercy. What can be verified more easily is that a) this … read more »
Video: Volcano Choir, “Island, IS” (Live in Tokyo)
We posted a video late last week of the Justin Vernon-led experimentalists rehearsing for their very first shows together, all of which are happening right now in Japan. It got us really excited even though … read more »
Stream: Cloud Nothings, “Understand It All”
In the press materials for his forthcoming, self-titled LP, Cloud Nothings‘ Dylan Baldi wanted it made clear that his new songs wouldn’t feature so much of the “lo-fi scuzz” that covered nearly everything he’s recorded … read more »
Video: Rick Ross ft. Gucci Mane, “MC Hammer”
Yeah, for whatever reason, we totally forgot Rick Ross was circumcised. Never again. (via Nah Right)
Video: Volcano Choir, “Still” (Rehearsal)
We have it on good authority that Justin Vernon and the members of post-rock collective Volcano Choir (which also shares bodies and brains with Milwaukee’s Collections of Colonies of Bees) are en route to Tokyo … read more »
Video: Fucked Up, “Miss World” (Hole Cover)
This past Sunday, Halloween night, Toronto punkers Fucked Up played a hometown show at The Garrison. Dutiful research tells us they played a set that, in addition to a few of their own, included a parade … read more »
Video: Abby Portner Provides Lyrics For Avey Tare’s “Laughing Hieroglyphic”
FADER friend, contributor and visual artist Abby Portner just snuck the above video snippet onto her Vimeo page a few hours ago. It’s a lyrical supplement to “Laughing Hieroglyphic,” opening track on Down There, the … read more »
Video: Crystal Antlers, “Summer Solstice”
Crystal Antlers went down to Mexico earlier this year and spent time writing new material in a barn. From those sessions comes “Summer Solstice,” a downcast howler that may or may not be on a … read more »
