Björk releases charity single "Nattura" with Thom Yorke

By Jeremy Medina at 7:36 AM on October 24, 2008

Björk is many, many things, but one thing she is not is boring. The Icelandic songbird has been occupying her time recently with helping come up with a fix for the sinking economy in her native country. Eerily paralleling our own problems here in the States, the Icelandic economy has crumbled under the weight of debt and skyrocketing prices, leading to the governmental takeover of banks. ...  read more

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Radiohead's In Rainbows sells three million copies

By Jeremy Medina at 4:17 PM on October 16, 2008

Many were baffled when Radiohead announced its "pay what you want" deal in 2007 for the band's seventh studio album In Rainbows. But the unconventional release model wasn't just a gift to fans and music lovers across the globe; it was a brilliant marketing strategy. ...  read more

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Dave Stewart performs live, signs books and shows off photography in NYC this week

By Sean Edgar, photo by Dave Stewart at 8:56 PM on September 15, 2008

Dave Stewart, founding member of The Tourists and one half of Eurythmics, will engage with nearly every artistic medium imaginable this week with a live performance at The Highline Ballroom on Wednesday, Sept. 17th, a book signing and photography exhibition at the Morrison Hotel Gallery on Thursday, Sept. 18th, and a Good Morning America appearance thrown in Wednesday a.m. for good fun....  read more

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Daydream Nation

By Andy Beta at 4:09 PM on July 16, 2008

It’s a Tuesday night at 2Kolegas, a squat, rundown bar at the edge of an anachronistic drive-in movie theater. In a joint packed with local denizens and cigarette smoke, it’s a crush to find standing room, much less a deep breath. Tonight’s bill includes...  read more

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All Björk, all the time: new video, compilation

By David Marek at 2:45 PM on March 31, 2008

It's like Christmas in April for Björk fans. No, she didn’t demand independence for another national liberation movement. Instead, she released a jaw-dropping music video for "Wanderlust." Although we’ll still have to wait a week for the 3-D version, you can feast your eyes on the 2-D premiere over at Yahoo Music. You can also hop on over to Bjork’s website and watch the The Making of "Wanderlust" video or pick up a pair of free 3-D glasses courtesy of your favorite Icelandic pop star. Elsewhere on the web, our buddies over at Stereogum also recently released Enjoyed: A Tribute...  read more

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