February 9th, 2010
Original Article from Rolling Stone
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- MGMT’s Congratulations, the follow-up to breakthrough disc Oracular Spectacular, is due April 13th. The nine-track LP, which is “sequenced to flow with sonic and thematic coherence” per their label, features guest vocals from Royal Trux’s Jennifer Herrema and production by Sonic Boom.
- Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Brendan Benson and more artists have rerecorded songs from Graham Nash’s 1971 debut for Be Yourself: A Tribute To Graham Nash’s “Songs For Beginners” that’s due May 25th. A portion of the profits will benefit Wavy Gravy’s Camp Winnarainbow.
- Kanye West has been working on the follow-up to 808s & Heartbreak, and now the MC has revealed he’s also been prepping a new blog. West writes on his Website the new project will be live this week.
- Dave Mustaine has announced that original Megadeth bassist David Ellefson is returning to the band. “This shows the power of brotherly love and forgiveness,” Mustaine sad in a statement. “Next we are going to show you the power of getting your asses kicked… hard!” The band’s tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of Rust In Peace begins in March.
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