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"MONSTER" (Teachers Remix) Here, we have 2 newly-released audio/visual accompaniments to Kanye's 2010 magnum opus, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy : Article #1, the "MONSTER" (Teachers Remix) was composed by Benjamin Bronfman and his band. Bronfman, M.I.A. 's fiance, had previously added some sort of "tribal vocal" touches to the album version. Now, after debuting "Gold" (single #1) on The Fader back in July, they've unleashed a re-tooled "MONSTER" edit. Teachers give the overall track a more [sophisticated] "Rock" feel, slightly changing musical styles with each featured verse, as the song progresses. Article #2 is the music video for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Track # 5, "All of the Lights." The Hype Williams -directed clip stars Mr. West, along with Rihanna and KiD CuDi . While the original cut featured roughly 11 various Popular artists, the video version seems to edit out some of t...

Earlier in the week (Valentine's Day), Radiohead announced that they'd be releasing new music. The collection, rumored to have been in the works for a couple of years now, was slated to be released digitally on Feb. 19. Much to cyberspace's surprise, The King of Limbs was released Fri. - a day earlier. An amusing promotional video[-single] for "Lotus Flower" (Track #5 of 8) was released online as well. Being toted as "The world's first Newspaper Album," hard copies will be released on March 29th in the US and everywhere else on the 28th. TBD Records in North America, XL in the UK, and Hostess Entertainment in Asia will push these physical copies. Specifics concerning the album's packaging/various formats can be viewed over @ Radiohead 's official King of Limbs site.

While Indie Hip-Hop fans patiently await the release of The Cool Kids ' official, full-length debut LP "When Fish Ride Bicycles," members Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish continue to tinker with side-projects. Pulled Over By the Cops , a Cool Kids/Freddie Gibbs/Chip tha Ripper /[and sometimes] Bun B, Blended Babies -produced "Super-Group" of sorts, is the latest in a string of alternate musical avenues. The collective made their "unofficial debut" on Gibbs' Summer 2010 single "Oil Money," subbing out Rocks for Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys). Mikey Rocks (now referred to as "Sir Michael of The Rocks" ) continues to chip away at am upcoming solo album, seemingly called "Special Edition Grand Master Deluxe." His latest [slightly left-field] track appearance is a verse included on a Cold War Kids /Blended Babies Remix. "Mine Is Yours" (Blended Babies Remix)

"- 100% organic cotton tote bag made in the USA, screen-printed by hand in Michigan, with a graphic designed by me. - Bag size 14"x12" - My new record touches on funk, disco and jazz, drawing recent comparisons to the pop-soul of Stevie Wonder . It has also been described as being evocative of R. Stevie Moore 's homespun ruminations, David Axelrod 's sonic scope, and the experimental pop of Stereolab . - All music recorded in Columbia, South Carolina." Designed by Toro Y Moi frontman[/graphic designer] Chaz Bundick . Tote bags available over @ Etsy for a mere $20 Bill. Carpark will release Underneath the Pine this upcoming Tues. - Feb. 22.

A good chunk of Bruno Mars' "Grenade" roots trace back to friend/collaborator Benny Blanco . The Virginia-native is [not so] famous for producing/writing material for artists including Ke$ha, 3OH!3, Katy Perry, Flo Rida, Britney Spears, and alongside Spank Rock as "Bangers & Cash." Blanco played Mars an early cut of the Andrew Wyatt (Miike Snow) -penned track. Mars felt like he could really relate to the song's heart-felt message, tweak it a bit, and carry it to another level. A new Smeezingtons -produced version was recorded and a companion video was put together. While an unofficial Lil' Wayne "Remix" [Freestyle] has recently been making the rounds, the edit featured here was assembled by Passion Pit . The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Electropop band's latest remix was included alongside other like mixes on The Grenade Sessions (Digital EP). Theo Martins , an underground Rhode Island MC, recently tacked a few verses onto said...