A few bits and bobs to feast your ears and eyes on today, and a big milestone coming up very shortly, so look out for that.

First of all, a big I HATE YOU to Pete with the news that Sigur Ros will be giving away a free CD with the Independent this weekend. Featuring tracks from last years Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust , some from Takk, a couple from Hvarf/Heim and one from the Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do so if you don't quite get the Icelandic magic yet, this might be your perfect opportunity to get in to them. And Pete, you'll be as happy as I am jealous to know that last year's show at the Ally Pally was filmed for a live DVD to be released this year. It is said to be "A stark contrast to last year's Heima... mostly performance based".
You Jammy git.

Also, the Coachella lineup was announced today after many shenanigans. The lineup was due to be released a while back on American radio station Kroq but Coachella pulled the plug the ngiht before, explaining "They still had a few big bands to sure up".
Held in a Californian desert, the festival has always appealed to me and with a vague idea of going this year, the lineup certainly hasn't encourage me to make the effort just yet. I don't know, it seems like a lot of bands that I've already seen, littered with a few bands I'd be interested in. The question is, is it really worth the $269 for the ticket, not including flights etc.?
Highlights of the bands I've not seen for me would be:

Crystal Castles
Switch
Airbourne Toxic Event
Fleet Foxes
MSTRKRFT
Thievery Corporation
Late Of The Pier
My Bloody Valentine
Public Enemy
Yeah Yeah Yeahs


But the full lineup is here. Obviously Coachella's lineup is always one of the best in the world so as more are added I may live to regret my decision but when the headliners (Paul McCartney, Killers, Cure) don't sell a festival to me, I always worry.

Also, for those of you that are pretty ridiculous about your music like me and use Last fm, the annoying habit of Last.fm questioning your Artist title and song title has finally disappeared. It has been replaced by a cute little green star to say what it's directed you to and it is really bloody helpful.
For those of you that don't have last.fm, it is a great way of finding new music or listening to your library away from home, so get on it. It is free and effortless


Scottish fight-rockers Dananananaykrod have finally announced release details for their album. Entitled Hey Everyone! its out on April 6th on Best Before. HIGHLY anticipated


And finally, M Ward has revealed that there will be a new She & Him album next year probably, depending on his touring schedule and Zooey's film schedule. The sparkly 50s pop throwback band features Matthew Ward of folk fame and Zooey Deschanel, actress extraordinaire and supposed finacee to Ben Gibbard. Zooey's voice is certainly unique and though it comes across better in some songs than it does in others, her superb songwriting is clear from the get-go, beautifully simplistic songs with slide guitar, strings and plenty of harmonies. It is a wonderfully sweet album and if love really is in the air, Volume Two promises to be equally sugarry





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