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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Damon Albarn has spoken to NME.COM about his first gig of 2008 - and has admitted he hasn't got a clue what will happen. - Source

Daft Punk's movie 'Electroma' is set to be released on DVD and Blue-ray this summer. - Source