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Wednesday, June 24

Unreleased Jeff Buckley Song on Tearjerker Movie Soundtrack

In what has become a sad ritual, yet another Jeff Buckley song has found its way onto the soundtrack of a film designed to make you cry tears of pure shame.

The song is a cover of Elton John's "We All Fall in Love Sometimes". It seems to be a remastered version of Buckley's much bootlegged, but never officially released, live take recorded on WFMU's "The Music Faucet" program in 1992 (via Wikipedia).

The movie is My Sister's Keeper, the new genetically-engineered-kid-has-to-give-her-cancer-addled-sister-a-kidney (according to the trailer) flick from Cameron Diaz and the guy who brought you The Notebook. Grossness.

Listen to the updated Buckley version of "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" here and the original WFMU version here.

Posted by Ryan Dombal on June 24, 2009 at 5:20 p.m.

Tags: Film, Jeff Buckley, Soundtrack

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Pitchfork on ABC: Kasabian's West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum

Pitchfork on ABC: Kasabian's <i>West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum</i>

Pitchfork writers regularly appear on ABC's World News Webcast to chat about notable albums they've recently reviewed. Previously, we saw Douglas Wolk on Superchunk's Leaves in the Gutter, Ian Cohen on Asher Roth's Asleep in the Bread Aisle, Eminem's Relapse, and Passion Pit's Manners, and Paul Thompson on Grizzly Bear's Veckatamist and Dirty Projectors' Bitte Orca, and Marc Hogan on Stuart Murdoch's God Help the Girl project. Cohen is back in action now talking about Kasabian's West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum.

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Posted by Ryan Dombal on June 24, 2009 at 4:50 p.m.

Tags: ABC News, Kasabian, New Music Monday, Pitchfork

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Devendra Finishes New LP, Leaves Label

The as-yet-untitled record is due this fall. Devendra Finishes New LP, Leaves Label

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Whimsical free spirit Devendra Banhart is getting ready to roll out another batch of songs that will likely be equal parts folky, funky, silly, sincere, and somehow unique. Banhart's sixth solo LP is all finished, and it's due this fall on a label to be named later. According to his publicist, he has parted ways with XL, which released his last two sprawling full-lengths.

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Buy Billy Corgan Lunch!

Charitybuzz auctioning a meal with the Great Pumpkin

You could buy Billy Corgan lunch! The nonprofit auction site Charitybuzz is offering a lunch with the Smashing Pumpkins leader to the highest bidder, and the Smashing Pumpkins website confirms that it's a real thing.

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New Release: La Roux: La Roux

Artist: La Roux
Album: La Roux
Release Date: June 29 (UK), September 29 (U.S.)
Label: Polydor (UK), Cherrytree (U.S.)

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Is This the Flaming Lips Album Cover?

Front page photo by Aaron Vanimere

Is this the cover of the Flaming Lips' Embryonic?

We sure hope so.

Posted by Amy Phillips on June 24, 2009 at 2:50 p.m.

Tags: Art, The Flaming Lips

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Pitchfork on ABC: God Help the Girl

Pitchfork on ABC: <i>God Help the Girl</i>

Pitchfork writers regularly appear on ABC's World News Webcast to chat about notable albums they've recently reviewed. Previously, we saw Nitsuh Abebe on Dan Deacon's Bromst, Mark Pytlik on Fever Ray, Douglas Wolk on Superchunk's Leaves in the Gutter, Ian Cohen on Asher Roth's Asleep in the Bread Aisle, Eminem's Relapse, and Passion Pit's Manners, and Paul Thompson on Grizzly Bear's Veckatamist and Dirty Projectors' Bitte Orca. This time, we've got Marc Hogan talking about Belle and Sebastian leader Stuart Murdoch's new project, God Help the Girl.

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Posted by Ryan Dombal on June 24, 2009 at 1:50 p.m.

Tags: ABC News, God Help the Girl, New Music Monday, Pitchfork, Stuart Murdoch

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The Roots to Debut New Single on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" Tonight

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On paper, it looked a bit weird when Jimmy Fallon announced that Philly rap vets the Roots would serve as the house band for his late-night talk show, "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon". But thus far, the experiment's been working out beautifully. The Roots are easily the best house band on TV, finding all sorts of fun and unexpected ways to work their vast array of covers into the fabric of the show. They've also backed up everyone from Mos Def to the Lonely Island to Paul Simon. But tonight, the Roots will get to use the "Fallon" stage to premiere a new song of their own.

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Chris Knox Leaves Hospital After Stroke

When Kiwi punk pioneer Chris Knox suffered a stroke last week, early reports claimed that he might never walk again. But according to the blog that Knox's family and friends started to keep fans updated on his post-stroke recovery, Knox is doing a lot better now.

Today's update says that he's left the New Zealand hospital where he's been since the stroke: "Chris has moved from the hospital & is apparently in good spirits today in his new place of abode." And according to yesterday's update, he's been writing, exercising, and playing games. (via the Daily Swarm)

Posted by Tom Breihan on June 24, 2009 at 1:15 p.m.

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My Morning Jacket's Jim James to Release George Harrison Tribute EP

It's credited to "Yim Yames" My Morning Jacket's Jim James to Release George Harrison Tribute EP

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My Morning Jacket aren't doing much at the moment, but angelic-voiced frontman Jim James isn't using that band's downtime to sit around combing his gigantic beard. This fall, James will be on his grind.

We already reported that the long-awaited self-titled album from Monsters of Folk, James's supergroup with Conor Oberst, M. Ward, and Mike Mogis, is due September 22 from Shangri-La in North America, Rough Trade in Europe, Spunk in Australia, and P-Vine in Japan. But before that album even drops, we'll hear even more new music from James.

On August 4, ATO will release Tribute To, James' EP of George Harrison covers, Billboard reports. Under the goofily adorable pseudonym Yim Yames, James takes on six of the late Beatle's songs. Two songs from Tribute To are Beatles jams that Harrison wrote, while the others come from the solo Harrison album All Things Must Pass.

According to Billboard, James recorded the EP a few days after Harrison died in 2001; it's been sitting in the vault since then. James did the whole thing himself, on vocals and acoustic guitar. In the liner notes, James calls Harrison "a prime example of the healing power of music." The Tribute To tracklist is below.

Also, Billboard claims that Monsters of Folk are "expected to" tour in September.

UPDATE: Hear Yim Yames' version of "Behind That Locked Door" here. Also, a portion of the proceeds from sales of Tribute To will go to the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary.