Ripping Off Julian Opie

This is stuff that I normally don't post because I fear that the tracks may be taken down or I may not think that it deserves its own post. Either way it is just more from JP's Blog - This is a better name and probably what i should use for the blog.

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The Cure Announce New Studio Album

The Cure have announced that they will be releasing a new album that is tentatively titled "4:14 Dream". It will be the follow-up to their 2008 album "4:13 Dream".

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Prince on New Girl

Prince had a guest spot on New Girl and did not suck, he was actually funny. You can watch the entire episode below.

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Watch Bob Dylan's Super Bowl Commercial

You can see Bob Dylan praise the United States in an effort to promote cars.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman Dies at 46

Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his Manhattan apartment according to ABC News. No cause of death has been determined yet, he was 46 years old.

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Burial Posts Selfie & Thanks Fans

Burial has released the first picture of himself. This is an excerpt from a letter he wrote for his fans:

Hi this is will, I just want to say thank you to anyone out there who liked my burial tunes & supported me over the years. its really appreciated. Massive thank you anyone who got my records & all producers, DJs, radio stations, labels, shops, writers & journalists.. anyone who played my tunes, gave them a listen, or helped me out with it, made me want to keep going with it. Also shout out anyone who sent me tunes, messages, anyone I met along the way & a big shout out to anyone who supports or does independent & underground music.

You can read the full letter

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Lorde Covers James Blake & Son Lux

At yesterday's show in Auckland, New Zealand, their chart-topping chanteuse covered James Blake's 'Retrograde' and Son Lux' 'Easy'. You can watch both covers below.

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Slowdive Are Reuniting

Slowdive are reuniting and Steregeogum has a complete recap of the whole thing. Michael Nelson is very thorough with the whole thing.

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Grammy Producer Tries Apologizes To Trent Reznor

After Trent Reznor gave the Grammy producers a big Fuck You, the producer has apologized for cutting the performance short. Executive producer Ken Ehrlich apologized via The Hollywood Reporter:

I’m sorry he was upset. I was really thrilled that we were finally getting him on the Grammys. The final jam started with Arcade Fire a few years ago, and LL Cool J last year. I want to end on a high, an up note. I did tell them we’d take it as long as we could. The number was about five, six minutes long, and we got to within a minute twenty of the end. We got as close as we could possibly get.

They could've warned the performers, but they did apologize.

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Bob Dylan's 'I Want You' Featured in Super Bowl Commercial

Bob Dylan's music will be featured in two ads that will air during the Super Bow. The first is for a Chrysler, and the second is in a yougurt ad. The track 'I Want You' will be featured in an ad for Chobani, you can watch it below.

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Pete Seeger Dies at 94

Folk singer Pete Seeger died yesterday at New York Presbyterian Hospital of natural causes, he was 94 years old.

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St. Vincent Teaches You How To Do a Soccer Trick

St. Vincent apparently is not only a guitar virtuoso but she also played soccer at an early age and mastered a trick she calls the rainbow. You can watch her teach you how to do it below..

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Trent Reznor Gives Grammys A "Heartfelt Fuck You"

Trent Reznor, Queens of the Stone Age, Dave Grohl and Lyndsey Buckingham closed out the Grammys last night, the only problem was they cut the show before the performance finished. The performance was cut by the closing credits and a commercial. Trent Reznor took to twitter to voice his displeasure:

Music's biggest night... to be disrespected. A heartfelt FUCK YOU guys.

— Trent Reznor (@trent_reznor) January 27, 2014

They should've warned them this could happen.

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Fela Kuti's Music Now Available on Bandcamp

Fela Kuti is now on bandcamp, in order to determine the authenticity of the person running it, FACT performed a small investigation. Their investigation leads them to believe that it seems legal. You can listen to the music here.

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Grimes in a heated argument with Joanna Newsom

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New Video: Rick Ross - Bound 2 Freestyle

Unfortunately Rick Ross didn't pull a James Franco/Seth Rogen-type of parody for his video for 'Bound 2', but he did freestyle over the Kanye West track, you can watch the video below.

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PUP Cover Jay Reatard's 'My Shadow'

I can't believe it's been four years since Jay Reatard died. In memory of the singer-songwriter PUP covered most well-known track 'My Shadow'. You can listen to the cover below.

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Sky Ferreira Shares Cover Art for "Night Time, My Time" (NSFW)

This is the cover for Sky Ferreira's upcoming debut "Night Time, My Time". It was shot by Gaspar Noé. It is NSFW.