Kanye West's puppets, Fleet Foxes, Jagger's ballroom dance, Shaun Ryder the book... the Daily Hot List

Thursday, 15 September 2011

Kanye West's dark, twisted puppet TV show (yes, really) never made it to the screen - we can't think why... watch bits of it now.
Pitchfork.com

Fresh from working on the new Coldplay album, Brian Eno has revealed details of a new EP out on Warp Records in October.
Brian-eno.net

Dubstep heroes and James Blake collaborators Mount Kimbie are about to start work on their new album - but before they do, say goodbye to their debut Crooks and Lovers with this video for Carbonated.
Mountkimbie.com

And the nominees are... - we've announced the artists in the running for Q Awards next month so get voting.
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Kelis took to her Twitter account on Monday (12 September) to accuse a man at a London airport of racially abusing her. "the racial issues in the uk are disgusting," she wrote.
Twitter.com/kelis

Why do cinematic bed bugs force St Vincent to keep clothes in a freezer? Find out by reading our Q&a interview with the Strange Mercy singer.
Qthemusic.com

The new Neon Indian video is a bit like an indie disco episode of Doctor Who.

Fleet Foxes have recently started a tumblr page where they post covers of some of their favourite songs. Their take on Stevie Wonder's I Just Called To Say I Love You is particular mesmerizing...
Fleetfoxessing.tumblr.com/

Doves fans, rejoice - the British trio's frontman Jimi Goodwin announced on BBC 6 Music yesterday that he's recording a solo album with some help from Elbow's Guy Garvey. Fans can also breath a sigh of relief, Goodwin confirmed that trio will definitely do another album sometime in the future.
bbc.co.uk/6music

Gone but not forgotten - here's a video of Amy Winehouse's final performance, dueting with Tony Bennett.
Amywinehouse.com

Mick Jagger's mum gave him ballroom dancing lessons as a kid. "I'm hopeless. It's not really my forte," the Rolling Stone told Simon Mayo yesterday.
bbc.co.uk/radio2

Which bands have announced new tours this week? Check out our gig Ticket Alert, and all will be revealed...
Qthemusic.com

Mid-week chart update: Ed Sheeran is set to go straight in at Number One in the album charts this Sunday with debut album +. Laura Marling is looking good for Number Two with A Creature I Don't Know. X-Factor band One Direction are leading the way in the singles chart.
Theofficialcharts.com

The Flaming Lips have written a song that's six hours long, however before you start thinking they're heading into Mozart territory, Wayne Coyne has declared it sounds like the "Velvet Underground Meets Super Mario Brothers".
Rollingstone.com

Finally, literature lovers rejoice, Shaun Ryder's autobiography is published today. Twisting My Melon is probably the only book published that includes a chapter on Pills Thrills And Bellyaches and one on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here.
NME.com

Q's Track Of The Day is Boys Noize & Erol Alkan featuring Jarvis Cocker - Avalanche (Terminal Velocity)

That's it for today. Same place tomorrow, around 12 noon.

11:21 AM | 15/09/2011

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