http://www.hypeful.com >music >film >culture Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:27:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Every Tuesday, Hypeful teams up with Salad Days Music to pick and preview the week's best new album releases. Bend an ear to this week's choicest selections after the jump! Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (Vinyl Only) STREAM: Animal Collective's MySpace Page. Glasvegas - Glasvegas MP3: Glasvegas - "Be My Baby" STREAM: Stream the entire album at ... http://www.hypeful.com/2009/01/06/new-tunesday-10609/ Very sad news - Young@Heart's Fred Knittle passed away on Friday at age 83 after battling cancer. You may remember Knittle for his heartbreaking rendition of Coldplay's "Fix You" in the documentary. MP3: Coldplay - "Fix You" VIDEO: http://www.hypeful.com/2009/01/05/youngheart-singer-dies-at-age-83/ If you weren't at The Flaming Lips show in OKC on NYE, you not only missed an amazing show and the opportunity to see me dressed as a matador...you also missed the Lips covering Prince's "Purple Rain!" Wayne clearly had as much fun singing the song as it was for ... http://www.hypeful.com/2009/01/02/the-flaming-lips-cover-purple-rain/ I spent the morning listening to Everything All At Once, the soon-to-be released sophomore album from Canadian group The Rest. "Walk on Water (Auspicious Beginnings)" was enough of a reason to instantly search for a possible nearby tour date. The track is built on a driving quasi-military ... http://www.hypeful.com/2009/01/02/the-rest-everyone-all-at-once/ If you live in/near the DFW metroplex, I can't imagine a better way to spend your Boxing Day than catching The Quitters reunite for a one-off(?) gig at The Flying Saucer in Ft. Worth (10 PM). The Quitters feature Hypeful contributor Nico and the group is self-described as "everything you ... http://www.hypeful.com/2008/12/26/watch-the-quitters-live-from-fort-worth/ Wrapping up the year-that-was would seem incomplete without taking a look back at the year's best cover songs. (After all, 2008 seemed to be a particularly ace year for cover-lovers...) If you're as busy as I am swilling eggnog and trying to organize for the travel home, you'll understand why ... http://www.hypeful.com/2008/12/23/25-best-cover-songs-of-2008/ The long-awaited second season of Flight of the Conchords premieres online today (Dec. 17th) at Funny or Die and, thankfully, none of the hilarity was lost during the hiatus. The super-funny Season 2 opener kicks off with three two new songs (plus an amped-version of the oldie but goodie "Angels") ... http://www.hypeful.com/2008/12/17/flight-of-the-conchords-season-2-premieres-today-with-new-songs/ From grizzled vets to fresh-faced upstarts, Hypeful's annual ranking of all the must-hear music for 2008 is finally completed! Although assembling a year-end list has certainly been a frustrating endeavor racked with difficult choices, the experience is ultimately a rewarding reminder of just how many great releases come out every ... http://www.hypeful.com/2008/12/16/top-30-albums-of-2008/ As further evidence that Wayne Coyne does not sleep ever, The Flaming Lips will curate a day of the 2009 All Tomorrow's Parties festival, which will be held Sept. 11-13 at Kutsher's Country Club in Monticello, N.Y. They will perform and select around 15 artists to play on their special ... http://www.hypeful.com/2008/12/12/flaming-lips-curating-2009-all-tomorrows-parties-fest/ Conor Oberst's independent label Team Love Records has announced the Team Love Library, a rotating selection of music content that registered users can access at no cost. That's right - free. Promising to offer "Team Love albums as well as exclusive content such as unreleased songs, live or remixed versions ... http://www.hypeful.com/2008/12/11/conor-oberst-gives-team-loves-music-away-for-free/ http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetFeedData?uri=Hypeful