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Joy Division Best Of to be released

A Joy Division compilation is to be released next month. - Source

New Supergrass Video - "Rough Knuckles"

Supergrass have been super-present lately: First there was that unending parade of hoo ha and then last week's room-spinning video for Diamond Hoo Ha's second single "Bad Blood," and now we've got ourselves shadowy footage of Gaz laying down the vocal tracks for "Rough Knuckles" at Hansa studios in Berlin. Good to see he keeps those sunglasses on for inspiration. Much of the video is basically the same shot -- he looks oddly foreshortened. Every now and then, though, we do get to see more of the studio. As well as outside a traveling vehicle. Lucky us. Something to keep in mind: the Post-it note eyes are creepy. You'll see what we mean. - Source

New Stills Video - "Snake-Charming The Masses"

We're hearing the Stills are close to releasing their third LP, which is perfect timing to capitalize on the buzz from their set at Rachael Ray's indie rock SXSW showcase (go ahead and make fun of it, music bloggers, Rachael has five jobs so she doesn't have time to care about your snark). That would make "Snake-Charming The Masses" the first single and the first video from the album that is yet to be named. It's a sort of bleak and dire title, and so a bleak and dire tune (rimclicks, toms, and a pedal point march). Guess the extended shot of a burning house falls into that "bleak" category, too. - Source

Sigur Ros Plus YouTube Invasion Equals

Here's all the dirt: *Sigur Ros and YouTube make a little bit of history this Friday (Mar 7) with the band taking over the entire front page of the site around the world for a whole day, becoming the first group to ever have a feature-length music DVD streamed on the channel, with their acclaimed 'Heima' documentary shown in its complete 97-minute glory. All 12 available slots on YouTube's home page will be devoted to the Icelandic quartet for a full 24-hours, putting them before a global audience of hundreds of millions. The link-up follows the success of 'Minn Heima', a competition hosted by YouTube for fans of the band to create their own little version of 'Heima', using audio and video clips posted online. The 10 best entries, as judged by the band, will be featured on the home page, alongside the film itself, as well as a special message from the band, taking time off from recording their new album in Reykjavik.* - Source

Flight Of The Conchords release debut album

TV comedy duo Flight Of The Conchords will release their self-titled full-length debut album later this year. - Source

Pavement planning reunion

The former members of Pavement have been in discussions about reforming - and may get back together in 2009. - Source

The Village Voice Begins 'Indie Cribz' Series

AKA: "A look into how your fave local musicians really live."Watch the first episode, featuring Team Robespierre, here.Visit TP at their official MySpace page. - Source

The Return Of Isbobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan

The Mercury Award-nominated couple are set to return with their second collaboration of wind-swept gothic Americana. - Source

Merge Opens Digital Store

One of the best indies out there, Merge Records, has stepped up to the plate and opened up the digital doors to their very own online store. Yes, you will get high quality MP3 and CD-quality FLAC files. So how is this different than ordering that Shout Out Louds album through iTunes? Well, if you go through Merge's store, you not only get - Source

Bjork management: Kosovo WAS behind Exit festival row

Representatives of Bjork have insisted that the singer was forced out of Serbian festival EXIT due to her views on Kosovo. - Source