pretty.

bon iver - beth / rest

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bon iver at radio city

last week's concert is streaming on youtube for two days only.

bon iver - towers

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new music tuesday.

well, of course we need to address the most obvious thing. here's rihanna's collaboration with ex-bf / abuser chris brown. i heard on hot 97 that they're actually back together. both this news and this re-working of 'birthday cake' are disappointing. i had high hopes, but this extended version is underwhelming. that being said, i'm sure i'll still be dancing to it at the 6th annual international cornhole tournament. (it's coming....)


here's another track from santigold. i'm glad she's back.


and here's everybody being impersonated on SNL. kristen wiig nails it.

and finally, listen to grimes's new album on spotify!

how the sausage is made.

i'm going to go ahead and add "'i can't make you love me' on piano" to my "the one song i want to learn on one instrument" list, which currently consists of "the 'rocky top' dance break on the fiddle".

holocene - fleet foxes

a bonny bear cover.

who the f is bon iver?

Buzz feed has a pretty funny collection of tweets and status updates from after Justin Vernon won best new artist. My favorite are the ones that mention Kanye, because I'm pretty sure he knows...

Then there are the people who didn't quite hear the announcement...

SNL roundup

i never watch SNL anymore, because it is a horrible show. however, i recorded it this weekend on account of bon iver was on. out of 90 minutes of programming, about 15 were worthwhile. here they are.


kristen wiig as lana del rey.


what if downton abbey was on spike tv?

bon iver, workin' on his fitness.

The clip details the heartwarming story of Vernon's relationship with his personal trainer, Jeff Rogers ("I ran into Jeff [the trainer] at the Y... and he started showing me workouts we could do"). Vernon says he has a history of a back condition called sciatica (along with long-standing resentment towards the idea of working out), which Rogers has been helping him work through over the last two years. (via)

2Pz 2011 faves : kylie's top 10 albums

well it's december, so... time to roll out some of our end-of-the-year-favorites lists. i'm going to start us off by listing my top 10 favorite albums (+ favorite track). ready?!?!

10. twin sister - in heaven
"stop"

9. architecture in helsinki - moment bends

"contact high"

8. beyonce - 4

"i care"

7. the antlers - burst apart

"i don't want love

6. m83 - hurry up, we're dreaming

"midnight city"

5. st. vincent - strange mercy

"surgeon"

4. drake - take care

"take care" (feat. rihanna)

3. bon iver - bon iver

"holocene"

2. the weeknd - house of balloons

"high for this"

1. pj harvey - let england shake

"the words that maketh murder"

honorable mentions:
the drums - portamento
jay-z + kanye west - watch the throne
blood orange - coastal grooves
jamie woon - mirrorwriting
the rapture - in the grace of your love

on friday, i'll give you my "top 25 songs of 2011" spotify playlist. rest up.

tell me your favorites in the comments, plz!

grammy noms are out

The important categories are available after the jump. Tell us your votes in the comments.

bon iver videoz

The deluxe edition of Bon Iver's BNM'd album Bon Iver is out today on Jagjaguwar, featuring short films for all ten songs on the album. Watch all of them at the Bon Iver YouTube page. (via)

do you like james blake?

not the tennis player, the british electropop player. he has a new EP out. here it is:



it features this gorge collabo with bon iver:

bon iver + james blake

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Adele - I Can't Make You Love Me Cover iTunes Festival 2011

Again and again.

bon iver : holocene

sometimes you can be too good.

the original


the cover

trend alert

another bonnie raitt cover!

check out bun-bun...

 ...singing my fave track off bon iver's new album on jimmy fallon.