Before we dive into today’s list of the Most Important Links You Will EVER Find on the Web (for now), we wanted to remind you about our SOTU CD Giveaway, where we’re giving away TWO copies of Depeche Mode’s new album, Sounds of the Universe! All you need to do to enter is leave a comment here with your favorite Depeche Mode song, moment, or memory.
That’s it! Easy, right? And while you’re there, make sure to grab a great DM bootleg from 1998.
Now, on to our list…
[LINK] The Line-Up for Lollapalooza 2009 has been announced. Depeche Mode, Tool, the Killers, Jane’s Addiction, Beastie Boys, and Kings of Leon will headline. Check out Billboard’s article for more info, including the full line-up.
[LINK] MFR has an excellent list titled “42 Songs for 4/20″. Stop by, check it out, and download a plethora of MP3s.
[LINK] Listen to St. Vincent’s new album, Actor, in its entirety before its May 5th release date, exclusively on NPR.org.
[LINK] nyctaper.com, New York’s live music archivist, has audio of Of Montreal’s April 15th show at Music Hall. Stop by and check it out. And take a look at the archives while you’re there… quite a few excellent recordings to be had.
[LINK] Longtown Sound is a radio show podcast that features indie artists from MySpace, Ariel Publicity, Podsafe Music Network and GarageBand. With features like “Peanut Butter Monday” and “Pancake Wednesday”, the podcast provides great new music and an entertaining show.
[LINK] Hidden Track has a great round-up of the best videos from last weekend’s Coachella music festival. There have been over 1000 videos uploaded to YouTube from the festival – WOW – so rather than sorting through the good, the bad, the short, and the shaky, stop by Hidden Track for a well organized list of links to the best festival videos out there. You’ll find videos from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Killers, Paul McCartney, Morrissey, and many more!
[LINK] Addicted to Vinyl has a fun new Cage Match Up posted – The last match up put Duran Duran’s Hungry Like The Wolf” up against Def Leppard’s “Rock of Ages” (I went with Duran Duran on that one), and the newest pins Cheap Trick against Belinda Carlisle. Swing on over to ATV, check out the vids, and let him know who gets your vote! ATV also picked up the Wilco “Ashes of American Flags” DVD on Record Store Day and has a great post about it, as well as a download of a live performance of “Wishful Thinking” (from the DVD) here.
[LINK] Green Day’s new single off their 21st Century Breakdown album, “Know Your Enemy”, hit the web late last week, and Viva la Mainstream! takes a closer look at the song. Stop by and take a look and listen. Video for “Know Your Enemy” is scheduled to come out on Friday. Stay tuned!
[LINK] Blogness on the Edge of Town posted a couple Springsteen covers done by 80′s pop rocker turned DJ, Greg Khin (remember the song “Jeopardy”?). Check out Khin’s takes on “For You” and “Rendezvous”, and see how Blogness’ Pete uses the word “foofy” in a sentence.
[LINK] For all you Bat for Lashes fans, Spinner.com has an exclusive video where Natasha Khan (Bat For Lashes) reveals her top five favorite albums.
[LINK] We recently became acquainted with a great new site, 5 Songs in a Row. On the site, the author, Nick, puts his ipod on shuffle, listens to five songs in a row, and then shares his thoughts about the songs and artists he hears. Then he eats a donut. The latest post includes songs from Neko Case, Cyndi Lauper, Camera Obscura, Kings of Leon, and Drive-By Truckers. Stop by, check out the site, and tell him Swap sent ya!
So there ya go! THE most important links you will EVER find on the web (for now). There are so many great sites out there talking about music… I hope you’ll take the time to check out the ones above.
Once you’ve checked out the links and grabbed today’s Dig-It Downloads, don’t forget to stop by and share your Depeche Mode thoughts for your chance to win a FREE CD!
Your Dig-It Downloads:
Download: Tightrope by The Coast
Download: Hole to Feed (Demo) by Depeche Mode
Download: Fabric of my Life by Zooey Deschanel
Download: Playground Love (Air Cover) by Phoenix
Download: Future Blues by Golden Bear
Download: Everest by Golden Bear
Download: Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana Cover) by Winter Gloves
Download: The Trapeze Swinger by Iron & Wine
One last thing… not sure how many fans of Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” there are out there, but I came across this video the other day on Popsense. In the video about 100 “Single Ladies” break into a spontaneous performance of the famous dance in England’s Piccadilly Circus. The performance was to celebrate Trident’s announcement of its free Beyonce gig in November.
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