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The US National Archives have made a large chunk of their Documerica project from the 1970's available on Flickr. In the wake of the Nixon-created Environmental Protection Agency, the project set up to document the environmental state of the US at the time - with Koyaanasqatsi-esque results.

Via WIRED

The National have previewed Terrible Love - the lead track off their new album High Violet (due May 11th) - on the Jimmy Fallon show. Pretty great lead-up to an album with a lot of expectation after Boxer, which we rudely only gave 4.5 stars.

must they?

new vid from Herbert's great upcoming album One One

RIP: Corey Haim. The original Lost Boy. "Death by stereo! "

Star Wars On Earth - great set of photos from Cédric Delsaux over at WorldFamousDesignJunkies

More info has emerged on the forthcoming third LP from Band of Horses, Infinite Arms, due to arrive on May 18th. The satisfyingly familiar cover is by Christopher Wilson, who's portfolio looks like a peek inside my iPod.

Looks like old favourite Sub Pop have got the heave-ho however, with the release coming via Brown Records/Fat Possum/Columbia.

for some reason PETA (America's RSPCA) have laid into Herbert's pig project One Pig before it's even come out - here's his response 

Nothing makes for a lazy blog post quite like a new set of photos from The Big Picture. Here's New York City AND Las Vegas from above.

nice #save6music mashup - Paxman grilling Mark Thompson w some added Thick Of It thrown in 

Sparklehorse singer Mark Linkous has committed suicide

yes, nothing says grunge like ice-skating as one of the comments puts it

you've got to hand it to OK Go, they put a LOT of effort into their videos