Weekly Round Up – May 9th 2009
Here’s our weekly round up of musical goodness from around the web. Be sure to follow us on Twitter for regular linkage.
- Jimmy Fallon continues to petition for cool points. Check out the video of the National performing “So Far Around the Bend” at Popmatters.
- Kathy Foster, of the Thermals, shuffles her iPod for the A.V. Club.
- Echo & the Bunnymen to send “Ocean Rain” to space. Carl Sagan would be so proud.
- Stone Roses’ debut to get the 2-disc, deluxe, cash-in treatment.
- My favorite REM album, Reckoning, will also get the deluxe treatment
- This must be the week for deluxe reissue announcement of albums we love, because all 3 Big Star albums are scheduled to be remastered.
- The excellent weekly NPR music show (and Adam’s CT neighbors) the Needle Drop are now on iTunes.
- Decider NY interviews the Crystal Stilts.
- Pitchfork interviews lead-Shin, James Mercer.
- In our continuing attempt to geek out over POBPAH at every opportunity: Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Live at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Speaking of Slumberland Records, Cause Co-Motion have released a new track:
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