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Consequence of Sound: According to HipHopDX, Jones says she was not contacted about the performance even though she is administrator of ODB’s estate and is the only person who can approve the use of the rapper’s likeness. Read and comment. From consequenceofsound.net.

Grantland: If Random Access Memories won’t be good enough to satisfy lofty expectations, is it good at all? Actually, yeah. Shit yeah. If given the choice between a theoretical LP of in-the-pocket bangers conforming to a popular view of the Daft Punk brand, or the amalgam of goofy genre exercises and world-class musicianship that was delivered instead, I’ll take the most expensive pseudo-Ween record in history any day of the week. Read and comment. From grantland.com.

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New York Times: For old-timers who still go to record stores, flip through bins, buy albums and dig into the liner notes, the experience of streaming songs on a service like Spotify or Rhapsody can be dismaying. Listen, say, to Michael Jackson’s “Off the Wall,” and you see only a track listing and a link to a cursory biography of the King of Pop. Read and comment. From nytimes.com.

Popmatters: Hopkins’s rural roots exposed him to what would become his lifelong hobby—fishing: “I was born down by the river, they call it Warren’s Bottom.” “I was born on the banks of the river, that’s the reason I’m a fisherman from my heart. I was born on the banks of the river that’s true, water flowing I guess… Cuz that was on the Red River.” Unfortunately for Sam Hopkins and his family, the calming and lazy flowing river through Leon County did nothing to soothe Abe Hopkins’s wild ways. After he fathered a family, Abe Hopkins continued drinking, gambling, and shooting guns. Sometimes the elder Hopkins’s gambling winnings were paid in cotton. Another time his winnings amounted to a mule and a wagon. Read and comment. From popmatters.com.

5 Magazine: Millions know the name Romanthony because of Daft Punk, but he was really so much more. Read and comment. From 5chicago.com.

A track for Sunday. Tropics: "Courage" [feat. Gavin Turek] Taken from Chris Ward's, better known to the world as Tropics , fantastic four-track EP "Home & Consonance", out now on Five Easy Pieces. Read MoreBlog: Last Gas StationRelated: Sunday Chillin #148Taking Back Sunday begin work on next albumMoogfest 11 Memoirs pt 3: SundayWe Were Promised Jetpacks at the Wonder Ballroom, Sunday Nov. 13Boston Music Awards are Sunday, and we're throwing room party + live WFNX broadcast

Janet Jackson sees our desire : Days before her fifth album janet. celebrates its 20th anniversary , the enduring pop diva announces that she's prepping her first new music in five years. "We are creating the concept and initial thoughts on the music," she says to Billboard . "I am excited about the direction that we're taking." At this point in planning, the possibilities for Jackson's new music seems endless. Her most recent album, 20082s Discipline , had debuted at No. 1 Read MoreBlog: IdolatorRelated: The Murder City Devils announce first new music in 10 yearsThe Afghan Whigs Release First New Track In Five YearsMurder City Devils release first new music in 10 yearsTom Tom Club to release first new music in 12 yearsFleetwood Mac releases New EP, First new music in 10 years

I have a horrible suspicion that due to their strong British/London routes, many of our american readers are notfamiliarwith Bastille. Over here in the UK, they have recently blown up. They're music is literally everywhere, and for good reason. If you want a taste of their sound, take a listen to Flaws. To me, that Read MoreBlog: Not Some KidRelated: Bastille Laura Palmer (Kat Krazy Remix)Bastille Pompeii (Kat Krazy Remix)KRIS MENACE feat. BLACK HILLS Waiting For You (Oliver Remix) / BASTILLE Laura Palmer (RAC Mix)Bastille Laura Palmer (RAC Remix)HOT REMIX: bastille - laura palmer (RAC remix)

Our "An Edit To Remember" series continues with this stellar rework of Olivia Newton-John's 1971 classic track "Love Song" from prolific UK DJ/producer Holmes Price . This sun-kissed, Balearic edit is perfect for a sunny Sunday afternoon. Grab it for free below, pack your bags, and hit the open road. Download here Read MoreBlog: Last Gas StationRelated: An Edit To Remember #04An Edit To Remember #05An Edit To Remember #08An Edit To Remember #09An Edit To Remember #10