Daily Dots Daily Dots: Dead Weather, Jay Electroncica, Courtney Love, Flying Lotus, Soundgarden, Beck

April 30, 2010 - 4:20 pm

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Today’s bloggin best…

- 18 more hours to hear the new Dead Weather album streamed live on vinyl. SPIN

- New Jay Electronica with Diddy is thankfully more Jay than P. Okayplayer

- Apple is shutting down Lala music service. Pop & Hiss

- Courtney Love wrapped last night’s show early due to her anti-depressants. Village Voice

- Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof covered an entire Joy Division album live. Stereogum

- Flying Lotus “augmented reality” app is admittedly trippy. Flying-Lotus

- Soundgarden has a cool secret show anagram, NudeDragons. SPIN

- Beck and friends cover yet another INXS song. Four down, Eight to go. Hypetrak

Daily Dots Daily Dots: Cassette Comeback, DJ Premier Tribute Mix, Essential Mix 500, Hedi Slimane, Boobquake, Hole, M.I.A., Ostrich Attack, Dead Weather, Gorillaz & Bobby Womack on Colbert

April 25, 2010 - 12:06 am

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Weekend’s bloggin’ best…

- The cassette comeback is now officially a “thing.” NYT

- DJ Premier drops the definitive Guru tribute mixtape. 2DopeBoyz

- Aeroplane DJ the 500th Essential Mix live from Liverpool. Discobelle

- Fashion/Daft Punk photo god Hedi Slimane shoots unsuspecting kids at Coachella. Format Mag

- Everyone get ready for the Iranian boobquake. Facebook (where else?)

- Hole makes a comeback in Los Angeles. LA Times

- M.I.A. samples Suicide on new song. Illroots

- Horrifying yet awesome: Ostrich attacks a child on a pony. Boing Boing

- New Dead Weather, “Gasoline.” Stereogum

- Bobby Womack and Gorillaz friggin rock Colbert Report. Okayplayer