Weekly Hit - Top 5 Blog Posts

1. I Guess I’m Floating gives us a great post if you are a fan of Grizzly Bear.
   
2. YANP breaks the news about this summers Pygmalion Festival in Illinois.
3. As man prepare for next weeks Bonnaroo Festival, Ryan shares a full set from Modest Mouse from 2005’s Bonnaroo.
4. Sixeyes shares The National’s White Sessions.
5. I Am Fuel, You Are Friends points us to a BRMC rarity.

Top 5 News Posts Across the Web

1. Ryan Adams prepping a rarities box set.
   
2. Lala launches new site, tons of new features.
3. Rilo Kiley announce new album this summer.
4. The 25 Greatest Slow Dance Songs.
5. Bumbershoot Music Festival announces lineup.

Weekly Hit - Top 5 Blog Posts

1. Stereogum clues us in to Paste Magazine’s Top 40 Music Venues in the U.S.
2. Ryan’s Smashing Life has a great run down of the upcoming Traveling Wilbury’s reissues.
3. Sixeyes provides some Bloc Party mashups.
4. Sixty Watt has Ryan Adams Easy Tiger vinyl info…
5. Torr has a video of a brand new Morrissey song.

And now the top 5 News Items….

1. Matt Beringer of The National does a Pitchfork Interview, plugs WOXY.com
2. CBS purchases Last.FM for 280 million.
3. Pitchfork Music Festival announces full lineup.
4. ITunes begins to offer unprotected downloads.
5. Warner Music strikes a deal with premium TV.

Weekly Hit - Top 5 Blog Posts

1. An Aquarium Drunkard shares some old unreleased Ryan Adams.
   
2. My Old Kentucky Blog points us in the direction of a free Black Keys EP.
3. Donewaiting posted a great video of Ted Leo from the Human Giant marathon.
4. Gorilla Vs. Bear posted about the Sufjan Stevens re-issue of Seven Swans.
5. Stereogum posted a mashup of Ghostface Killah & the new Spoon, aptly titled, The Ghostface Of You Still Lingers.

And Now The Top 5 News Items

1. Editors announce new album, to tour in the fall.
   
2. “Small” Webcasters offered a new deal from Sound Exchange.
3. R.E.M go to work on a new album.
4. Portishead to reunite for a few shows.
5. Bonnaroo Festival set times announced.

Weekly Hit - Top 5 Blog Posts

1. Idolator shares a brand new song from Spoon.
2. I Guess I’m Floating Has a new Go! Team song.
3. Largehearted Boy asks us to help Hilary Clinton pick a campaign theme song + prize giveaway.
4. Each Note Secure provides a bunch of Wilco rarities and a Sky Blue Sky B-side
5. Donewaiting is giving away some Arctic Monkeys vinyl.

And Now The Top 5 News Items

1. Rolling Stone has the 15 worst albums from great bands.
   
2. BBC lists the worst music lyrics of all time.
3. Georgie James sign to Saddle Creek Records.
4. Amazon launches digital music store.
5. Warner is suing music social networking site Imeem.

Weekly Hit - Top 5 Blog Posts

1. Culture Bully provides the individual songs for download of LCD Soundsystem’s Coachella set.
   
2. Spill It Music Blog premieres the new Heartless Bastards video.
3. Sixeyes takes us back to 2001 with a Peel session from The White Stripes.
4. Stereogum has a video of Beruit, Final Fantasy and Arcade Fire performing together in NY.
5. GvB brought us some brand new M.I.A.

And Now The Top 5 News Items

1. NME lists thier top indie anthems ever.
2. Warner Music Group posts a 27 million dollar loss.
3. Okkervil River set release date for their new album, The Stage Names.
4. Cocorosie arrested, cancel tour dates.
5. Austin City Limits Festival lineup announced.

Weekly Hit - Top 5 Blog Posts

1. Internet Broadcasters date to pay royalties pushed back, from Idolator.
2. Chromewaves enjoyed the Land Of Talk SXSW session so much, he broke it all up into MP3s.
3. Good Hodgkins shares a brand new Final Fantasy song.
4. Brooklyn Vegan provides the initial ACL Fest lineup.
5. Stereogum’s photoshopped Volta contest results were hilarious.

And Now The Top 5 News Items

1. Touch & Go to unveil digital store this summer.
   
2. Rolling Stone lists the Top 25 Under appreciated Artists.
3. 100 Worst Cover Songs of all time.
4. Tower Records to make a comeback?
5. Speaking of comebacks, Blur is planning one.

Keep up to date with all of our news related items to the right with the “Daily Hit.”

Weekly Hit - Top 5 Blog Posts

1. Gorilla Vs. Bear lists his Top 25 Hip Hop albums of all time.
   
2. Regina Spektor and Nick Cave practice space videos, via Culture Bully
3. Muzzle Of Bees Digs up The National’s Black Sessions.
4. A drunk Bright Eyes gives away guitars at a show, from Stereogum.
5. Brooklyn Vegan has pics from the now famous night Patrick Wolf beat up his drummer.

And Now The Top 5 News Items

1. Rolling Stone lists 40 Songs That Changed The World.
2. Other Music Launches Digital Music Shop
3. White Stripes Announce North American Tour Dates in support of Icky Thump./a>
4. Domino to re-issue Sebadoh debut.
5. The Top 10 Rock N Roll films of all time.

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If for some reason you haven’t noticed the nice little Daily Hit to the right here on The Futurist, be sure to keep track. It is our scouring of the web in an effort to find you relevant music news and notes. The Weekly Hit will be for those that may not be able to keep up but still want their music news. So, here are our favorite 5 news items of the week, as well as our favorite 5 music blog items. Enjoy!

Weekly Hit - Top 5 Blog Posts

1. Brooklyn Vegan provides an extensive interview with Bjork.
   
2. Culture Bully gives us a whole bunch of Klaxons remixes.
3. Donewaiting has The Arctic Monkeys covering Amy Winehouse.
4. New Interpol tunes on video from Stereogum.
5. I Guess I’m Floating points us in the direction of Spoon’s Britt Daniel covering Sam Cooke.

And Now The Top 5 News Items

1. Copyright Board rejects Internet Radio Appeal.
2. Lily Allen cancels portion of US Tour
3. Rare Radiohead EP to be re-issued
4. Amazon launches mini store with over 150 indie albums for 9.99 each.
5. Sigur Ros to release a book this summer.

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