The new R. Kells album, Double UP, got a 6.7 rating on Pitchfork.

The Fork also reports on Iggy Pop, Jeff Tweedy and Frank Black’s participation in Comedy Central’s new show Lil’ Bush.  Hopefully that show is better than the previews indicate…

Jarvis Cocker is not real huge on American Idol brought to you by Gigwise.

NME reports that Sufjan’s next piece of music will be about the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Next exit: wtf.

Out today:  Architecture in Helsinki – Heart it Races (Includes covers by Dr. Dog and Hey Willpower!), Shellac – Excellent Italian Greyhound, Tiffany – Just Me

Why do I look like Cher now?

Do you ever find yourself wondering what Grizzly Bear’s “Knife” sounds like a cappella by the Carleton Singing Knights?

 

NME report that Albert Hammy Jr. of The Strokes is writing a screenplay adaption of Charles Bukowski’s novel Pulp.

Also in NME, Jack White tears Chicago DJ a new one for leaking new album on the air.

Damon Albarn’s newest project/opera is called, “Monkey:  Journey to the West.”  It’s like a special monkey train with Chinese acrobats. 

goin’ west

Do you ever find yourself wondering what a Spoon/Ghostface Killah mash-up would sound like? 

Folk-comedy duo Flight of the Conchords sign to Sub Pop. FotC claim to be “New Zealand’s fourth most popular folk-comedy duo.”

Gigwise report the Kaiser Chiefs wrote and recorded an album based on Will Ferrell’s character in Anchorman.  The Ferrell tribute album will not be released because band members say it’s “awful” and “really unfunny”.

New New Pornographers mp3, “My Rights Versus Yours” can be found on the Matablog.

Tonight:  Peter Bjorn and John on Leno.  Carrot Top on Criag Ferg.  BRMC on Jimmy Kimmel.