Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Posted at
05:15
by
Carly Carioli
1. Vampire Weekend is officially going for adds, and coming to the MFA on February 9. We hope to bring you some video of the latter. In the meantime, here's the video for "A Punk," which we'll begin unsuccessfully lobbying our local alternative radio station to play:
2. On lesser note, REM has begun the countdown to their next studio album, Accelerate, which will show up on . . . April Fool's Day. And no, they're not giving it away for free, so go fuck yourself. In time-honored indie-hero fashion, they'll be releasing it on CD through a major label, and you will buy it over the internet or else steal the links from some dude on a message board. However, if you're really, really curious -- and we mean really curious -- you can check out some ridiculously short video clips that they're posting at ridiculously high bitrates. They're also inviting you to remix or otherwise alter said clips however you choose. After viewing some clips, we have no fucking clue what you'd do with these things, but if anyone gets a bright idea, send youtube links, plz. In the meantime we'll be watching Lance Stephenson videos over at bornready.tv.
3. Update on last week's post: Turns out the latest Carla Bruni record was released only through iTunes and Barnes and Noble. With Bruni apparently about to become the first lady of France, No Promises is getting a wide release in February through Downtown Recordings, the label that brought you Gnarls Barkley, Spank Rock, Justice, and Eagles of Death Metal.
