Blubber…

• If you couldn’t make it to see Panda Bear at ATP NYC this year, here’s the next best thing. A quality rip of his set. {MegaUpload}

• Poet and Musician Jim Carroll (author of The Basketball Diaries) “died died died” and will be missed. {NYTimes}

• An official tumblr blog for the Kanye West VMAs awardus interruptus meme has been created. Will it ever end? {Imma Let You Finish}

• In a local boy makes filthy story, Tim Heidecker of Tim and Eric stars in the new Clues (mems. of Arcade Fire) music video. You’ll love it, perv. {Videogum}

Pavement are reuniting for a 2010 World Tour…amd the backlash has already begun {The Daily Swarm}

• Despite his passing, Patrick Swayze will always be with us in films and HIP-HOP {Hip Hop is Read}

The Flaming Lips brought their new single to The Colbert Report this week and let the world’s only charming conservative stream their new album in full on his website for a limited time only. Maybe Republicans aren’t so bad? Eh, who am I kidding? {Pitchfork}

• Matt Picasso talks to Will Cullen Hart of Olivia Tremor Control and Circulatory System fame. ME WANTS NEW OTC MUSIC NOW!!! {YANP}

• The classic Spiritualized album Ladies and Gentlemen…is getting the re-issue treatment with a Special edition version sporting 12 mini-discs packaged like prescription pills. Duuude, drugs are so cool again. {Pitchfork}

The music industry just keeps getting more and more evil everyday. Their latest attempt at screwing us over is a real delight. {Gizmodo}

BONUS: If you are in Philly this Saturday, you have two sweet options for shows: awesome Swedish band The Sounds at the TLA or Philly’s own excellent Gildon Works at Johnny Brenda’s. If you got talent you may be able to make both.

{Blubber is a weekly round-up of music links from around the web including news, mp3s, videos and more. It’s the extra fat that helps The Walrus stay warm. For more music links follow The Walrus on Twitter and Facebook}



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