Friday Links

Click on the turntable on the left to listen to a continuous stream of music featured on Pretty Much Amazing - updated every day. For more, you can check out the Best Songs of 2011, or our Best Albums of 2011.

I was going to do a Sunday Links thing every Sunday, but why should I discriminate against the other perfectly capable days of the week? Oh yes, I went there.

So to the question of when these will happen will be subject to my personal discretion, or sometimes based on impulse or caprice (or in other words, whenever I want to). Here are your Friday Links, I expect you to click them all, because they’re all pretty much amazing.

Listen to, Preview, and HEART all of the music posted on PMA.

Frank(ie) Ramz posted this fantastic video on Pigeons & Planes. If you sort of like Asher Roth, or even sort of hate him, you might enjoy this. “I Hate High School.”

MGMT cover Nine Inch Nail’s “Closer.” Not sure how old this is, but I like it. Saw it at Rollo & Grady via Bleakey. I wanna f**k you like a DINOSAUR!
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Stereogum told us that Radiohead are fast at work on an In Rainbows follow-up. Mass hysteria ensues.

Soulwax & Au Revoir Simone involved in the making of the Aeroplane album! – via Ohh Crapp

Jay-Z confirms split with Def Jam.

I <3 Green Day’s “21 Guns”
Friday Links  music mp3 aside

The Sounds, Wilco and Sunset Rubdown albums leaked.

{ 3 comments… read them below or add one }

David~! May 22, 2009 at 2:46 pm

congrats @bleaky! And I love East Jesus Nowhere from 21st CENTURY.

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Sonnekki May 22, 2009 at 8:15 pm
David~! May 23, 2009 at 9:44 am

Nevermind, gave the wrong name It’s not East Jesus Nowhere, I love Horseshoes and Handgrenades sorry

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