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Ghostly International and Adult Swim team up for free comp

By Julia Reidy on 12:38 PM on April 22, 2008

On Sunday (April 20), the record label Ghostly International digitally released its collaboration with Adult Swim, those purveyors of late night animation entertainment, called Ghostly Swim. It's a "genre-busting" collection of 19 songs, the label writes in a statement. "Ghostly Swim explores the Avant-Pop style that the Ann Arbor/New York City label has been been championing for the past 9 years." The free compilation includes tracks from the label's artists and friends, including Matthew Dear, Dabrye, Tycho, Aeroc, The Chap, School of Seven Bells, Deastro, Milosh, FLYamSAM and Dark Party. You can download the entire album and artwork here. The... read more

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

By Brian Howe on 5:45 AM on April 22, 2008

At its core, Days of Ruin doesn’t tamper much with the time-honed formula of the Advance Wars franchise... read more

Fairway Solitaire

By Mitch Krpata on 5:44 AM on April 22, 2008

A great puzzle game is one your brain continues to play on your eyelids long after you’ve finished... read more

Endless Ocean

By Gus Mastrapa on 5:41 AM on April 22, 2008

Until now, most sandbox-style video games have leaned toward Grand Theft Auto’s design philosophy... read more

Land near Hollywood sign might be sold

By Mark Krotov on 12:00 AM on April 22, 2008

Hollywood loves movies almost as much as it loves money, and it’s the latter form of affection that seems to be provoking a bit of an outcry in Tinseltown. /Film recently pointed to this article, which indicates that the land above and to the left of the dearly loved Hollywood sign might be for sale. Yes, that’s right, the aesthetic purity of nine white letters on a sparse hilltop might be threatened by a real estate deal. The 138 acres have been put on the market for $22 million, so it’s possible that we might start seeing little mansions grazing... read more

Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis work on new album

By Mark Krotov on 12:00 AM on April 22, 2008

Willie Nelson is no stranger to collaborations. A partial list of his working buddies includes Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Paul Simon, Sinéad O'Connor, David Crosby, Kris Kristofferson, Julio Iglesias, Johnny Cash and Ryan Adams. Wynton Marsalis is also no stranger to collaborations. So it makes sense that these two non-strangers to collaborations have decided to record an album together. Although our preferred title, He’s a Little Bit Country, He’s a Little Bit Jazz and Classical, was sadly eschewed for the more evocative Two Men With The Blues, the album is still an exciting event. Two Men features songs recorded during... read more

David Byrne and Brian Eno reconnect with album, tour

By Jeremy Goldmeier on 9:49 PM on April 21, 2008

Hey...did you hear the news over your local art-rock watercooler? You know, about David Byrne, former lead singer of the Talking Heads, and his new artistic collaboration? That's right, friends: Byrne's working with Fatboy Slim! But before you start to drool over the possibilities of that pairing, it's best not to bury the lead any longer: Byrne is also at work with his old partner in musical paradigm shifting, Brian Eno. As The Daily Swarm first alerted us, the two have produced a new album together that should arrive via Nonesuch by the end of the year. Byrne is calling... read more

HEALTH unleashes disco, tours Europe

By Christina Hansen on 7:42 PM on April 21, 2008

“Beautiful noise” group HEALTH will release a remixed version of its self-titled debut album this month, and is currently amidst an extensive European tour. HEALTH//DISCO is not actually a disco album. However, it does feature 11 remixed songs from the band’s 2007 debut, including tracks from Crystal Castles, Acid Girls, Pink Skull and Thrust Lab. The album also contains an enhanced DISCO+ portion with remixes from artists including Toxic Avenger and Captain Ahab. The album is due May 13 on Lovepump United Records. The band recorded its debut, HEALTH, in one of the members’ favorite places: the downtown L.A. all-ages... read more

Crayon Physics Deluxe

By Gus Mastrapa on 7:29 PM on April 21, 2008

For a medium with unlimited possibilities, video games have a nasty habit of conservatism... read more

Professor Layton and the Curious Village

By Jason Killingsworth on 7:28 PM on April 21, 2008

I felt like a dunce while playing Professor Layton and the Curious Village after bungling the following riddle... read more

Devil May Cry 4

By Mitch Krpata on 7:26 PM on April 21, 2008

No one will mistake Devil May Cry 4 for pointed political satire... read more

Standard Operating Procedure

By Steve Dollar on 7:17 PM on April 21, 2008

Though it has hamstrung... read more

Zach Galifianakis and Kimmel chat on Between Two Ferns

By Kasia Galazka on 7:13 PM on April 21, 2008

People not to take interview cues from: 1. That NPR guy who had a painful interview with Sigur Rós. 2. Bill O'Reilly. 3. Zach Galifianakis. The bearded genius behind his and Will Oldham's alternate video for Kanye West's "Can't Tell Me Nothin'" and a recent Absolut-commissioned advertisement (featuring Tim and Eric) can now add "talk show host" to his colorful work experience. His series Between Two Ferns, posted on FunnyOrDie.com, has already featured a tickle-resistant Michael Cera and now, Jimmy Kimmel. Watch Galifianakis get barefoot, ask his guest about cocker spaniels and mispronounce every name but his own below: Between... read more

Then She Found Me

By Amanda Petrusich on 7:13 PM on April 21, 2008

Then She Found Me—Helen Hunt’s directorial debut—focuses on the early... read more

Foy Vance: The Homebird's Chorus

By Taylor Bruce on 7:00 PM on April 21, 2008

Belfast's streets used to be war zones. Its population suffered through curfews, car bombs and religious murders. It ushered the word terrorist into the spoken lexicon. But the city has gone fairly quiet these last 10 years. It's beautiful in fact, thriving economically and... read more

Rabih Alameddine

By Elizabeth Dewberry on 6:44 PM on April 21, 2008

Listen. Allow me to be your god. Let me take you... read more

Martin Amis

By Matthew Teague on 5:27 PM on April 21, 2008

In the earliest days of our new epoch, as the shock of September 11 subsided... read more

Weeds soundtrack to hit online right before season four

By Tiago Moura on 5:22 PM on April 21, 2008

The Showtime network followed up its scandalous announcement of an early return for the hit show Weeds with a digital-only release of last season's soundtrack. The DVD of Weeds' third season will accompany the June 3 online release of its soundtrack, which starts off with the show's opening theme “Little Boxes,” covered this time by Randy Newman. Other noteworthy artists in the soundtrack include The Dresden Dolls, Ween and 4 to watch veteran Beirut. Meanwhile, season four begins June 16. Tracklist: 1. Randy Newman - Little Boxes 2. Page France - Chariot 3. That 1 Guy - Buttmachine 4. Beirut... read more

Abigail Washburn announces new album, extensive tour

By Christina Hansen on 5:05 PM on April 21, 2008

Folk songstress and banjo master Abigail Washburn will embark on a 100+ date North American tour this week, in support of her new album to be released next month. Washburn’s sophomore record, Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet, will be released May 20 on Nettwerk Records. The album was composed and arranged by the Sparrow Quartet, comprised of Washburn, Bela Fleck (banjo), Ben Sollee (cello) and Casey Driessen. Fleck also produced the record, which Washburn described as an effort to “intentionally create art that is more than what I ever thought I was capable of.” Washburn visited China for the... read more