Gorilla vs. Bear — The UK's Friendly Fires are supporting Swedish pop heroine Lykke Li on her current, mostly sold-out U.S. tour (thanks for skipping TX, guys). Before they left their home in St. Albans, they kicked out this cosmic-disco* cover of Lykke's "I'm Good I'm... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — erykah baduHeaded to New Orleans this weekend for the 2008 Voodoo Music Experience, which features an insanely diverse lineup that includes TV On The Radio, Lil' Wayne, R.E.M., Lupe Fiasco, the Dirtbombs, Man Man, Sharon Jones, N.E.R.D., Devotchka, D... more info

Idolator — There was some controversy around the role of indie labels in MySpace Music (the digital distribution center that was going to change the music world as we know it!); those labels wouldn't receive the same equity in the site's profits as the majors, ... more info

Popdose — Last week I talked about the Beatles’ 1968 masterpiece, The White Album; this week, I’m talking about the Rolling Stones’ masterpiece from the same year, Beggars Banquet. A good deal of credit for the album’s feel needs to go to its producer,... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — In case you somehow missed this the other day, Rough Trade is now "officially" streaming "Keep Me in Mind," one of the Strokes-iest (and best) songs from Little Joy's awesome self-titled debut LP:You can also now pre-order the record on vinyl here fo... more info

Radio Exile — Department of Eagles - “In Ear Park” (DUMBO Session) from gorillavsbear.net on Vimeo In this really great video that I found over at the Beggars Group YouTube page [link], Brooklyn’s own Department of Eagles [Official Site, Myspace] play the ti... more info

Bridging The Atlantic — The BTA inbox has recently been a source of great musical discoveries, and one of the best arrived last week in the form of an email from New York City's Young Lords. These guys pump out grimy blues/rock numbers that bring to mind Beggars Banquet-era... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Finderjo said... Jai Uttal - 1994 - Beggars and Saints Dr. Jeffrey Thompson - Brainwave Suite (BOX SET) Jon & Vangelis - 1981 - The Friends of Mr Cairo Cirque Du Soleil - 2005 -... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info