WaPo: The “Godfather of G0-Go” passed away at the age of 75. A true pioneer.
SPIN: 20 essential songs from the Lookout! Records catalog. There should be 20 Operation Ivy songs here.
Pitchfork: Here We Go Magic pick up a hitchhiking John Waters. Hilarity ensues.
Brooklyn Vegan: A guide to this years Bamboozle line-up. Quite dizzying.
PMA: Childish Gambino goes on a twitter rant and releases new song.
NME: Jay-Z is planning on asking Obama to perform at his ‘Budweiser Made In America’ festival this September in Philly.
Pitchfork: Azealia Banks sheds light on her upcoming 1991 EP; reveals awesome album art.
RollingStone: Keith Richards not to join Mick Jagger on SNL.
HypeBot: Two Brooklyn festivals that embody the ‘indie’ spirit: Mass Creation & Northside.
Billboard: Lil Wayne settles $1.5 million lawsuit filed by producer David Kirkwood.
NBC: Usher got the voice that make the booty go *smack*, shares it on SNL.
Stereogum: Four Tet gives Neneh Cherry the remix treatment.
Neon Gold: New Mr. Little Jeans? New Mr. Little Jeans. New Mr. Little Jeans!
CoS: A thorough review of the new Garbage album.
Purple Sneaker: Flight Facilities’ new Daft Punk/Megaman-inspired video for “Grosvenor.”
Billboard: Beastie Boys album sales surge over 1,000% in the week following MCA’s death.
CNN: Obama supports same-sex marriage. A way bigger deal than Beastie Boys sales bump, but we’re a music site…
Pitchfork: Azealia Banks re-schedules album release, but announces new mixtape and single out this Friday.
NME: The Village People’s Policeman wins landmark royalties suit. Insert funny law and order pun here.
DMN: Facebook and Grooveshark officially part ways. I’m OK with that as long as Spotify is still in on the Facebook party.
CoS: Obama slow jams the news with house band the Roots on Fallon.
Metro: Damon Albarn clarifies that the future of Blur and Gorillaz is not as bleak as a previous interview may have indicated.
Clash: Jack White has been tapped to score an upcoming Disney project, The Lone Ranger.
Hypebot: The Windish family grows with the addition of Todd Walker to its team.
Twitter: Eisley’s Sherri DuPree Bemis tweets that new Further Seems Forever demos with Chris Carrabba actually exist.
The Offspring: The seminal Epitaph punk band will be playing Ignition in its entirety at a small venue in celebration of the album’s 20th anniversary.
Discobelle: RAC does a number on Theme Park’s “Two Hours”
Stereogum: Stream two unsurprisingly great St. Vincent tracks released for Record Store Day.
FADER: More Record Store Day goodness: “Equal Mind,” the b-side to Beach House’s exclusive single release.
Pitchfork: Animal Collective gets in on the action with the Transverse Temporal Gyrus LP, composed from their performances at the Guggenheim.
SPIN: For our hip-hop inclined readers, here’s a list of the top five rap RSD releases.
Complex: FINALLY! A place where I can read Corgi Quarterly online!
Stereogum: The future isn’t looking too bright for Blur or Gorillaz, says Damon Albarn.
WaPo: Local sports weekend round-up: Nationals go 2-1, Orioles go 3-0, Caps are in the playoffs.
Stoney Roads: Aussie duo Empire of the Sun are working on a new album.’
GrandLife: Jesse Frohman shot some iconic shots of icon Kurt Cobain before he was an icon. ICON.
Billboard: Mary J. Blige Burger King ad was pulled. Apparently it had nothing to do with the so-called “buffoonery.”
NME: Pete Doherty plays tour guide on a pretty boring look through his Paris apartment.
DMM: Francis Ford Copola discusses the horrible accident of artists getting paid.
Spinner: Electric Daisy Carnival promoter is facing up to 13 years in prison. The rave must go on.
Contact Music: Viva Brother call it quits on April Fools Day. The masses left wondering what could have been. Or maybe not, if it’s just a joke. They were supposed to be the next Beatles or something.
NME: MGMT debut new song “Alien Days” during a live set in South America.
BYT: Fiona Apple played Sixth & I Synagogue. She is quite skinny.
Stereogum: Dandy Warhols have a new album coming out next month. Download the opening track for free.
Billboard: Weird Al is suing Sony for $5 million.
Prefix: SBTRKT releases a gripping new video for his breakout single “Hold On.”
NME: Azealia Banks announces 1991 EP release date for for April 17, featuring two new tracks.
Kottke: Ballet dancers in super slow motion, soundtracked by a “Everything In Its Right Place Remix.”
