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Punks everywhere are raising one eyebrow this morning thanks to some news that’s been spreading across the internet faster than The Flash can say his own name. Vampire Weekend has covered Rancid’s signature “Ruby Soho,” and not in one of those “let’s have fun and play this live” ways, but in a “hey, let’s make this sound like it could have been on our record” ways.
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That's right, it was announced last week that at this year's upcoming Donaufestival in Austria, Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu will join forces to cover Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures from start to finish.
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Every so often something comes across my desk (or more realistically into my inbox) that goes from being a random band playing somewhere to an almost life-altering discovery. Ladies and gentlemen, that band is Tape. All of the nights I’ve spent bored playing with my Brian Eno’s Bloom iPhone app were spent dreaming of sounds like Tape makes, an ethereal combination of lush acoustic textures and out-there electronic creations.
