[Links] CC - 10/2
Lots of good stuff today…
The Roots’ new video for the lead single off of “How I Got Over”
Links
-Jack, an old friend of mine from high school, has jumped into the music blogging scene, posting mash-ups and the like, so give him some love. And yes, the blog’s name - The Wet Bandits - is indeed a Home Alone reference
-Carles on Animal Collective’s Phoenix remix, which is, in my opinion, pretty disappointing
-The KanyeGaga Fame Kills mega-tour has been cancelled
-I could listen to Raekwon speak all day long
-Intriguing potential collaboration: Fatboy Slim and David Byrne are recording together
-The xx’s new video for “Crystalised” is out
-Here’s an interesting NYer.com interview with Sasha Frere-Jones and Kelefa Sanneh on band reunions
-P4k interviews: with Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend, Freddie Gibbs and Annie Clark of St. Vincent
-Franz Nicolay of the Hold Steady has a short story collection coming out, joining his sister as a published author
-Streaming: a Sunny Day Real Estate concert on NPR
-Beau Velasco’s memorial services will be held this weekend
-Of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes interviewed Darryl Hall and John Oates (yes, THAT Hall and Oates) for Under the Radar
-Here’s an interesting piece on the role of social media in music marketing from IndyWeek
-Brennan Green talks with XLR8R about coming up in the House music scene
