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  Sigur Ros, Bjork Welcome 'The Simpsons' to Iceland

  May 20, 2013 – This past season, The Simpsons have turned Tom Waits, Carrie Brownstein, and the Decemberists yellow, and last night, Springfield's finest welcomed Icelandic iconcs Sigur Rós and Björk into the animated fold. "The Saga of Carl," the penultimate episode of the classic cartoon's 24th season, featured music and a guest appearance by post-rock luminaries Sigur Rós, as well as a cameo from Björk. …
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  Grammys 2013: Who Should Win the Categories You Actually Care About

  February 8, 2013 – The 55th Annual Grammy Awards are almost upon us! Hey, we'd love to help you with your office pools and living-room side bets with some sure-thing, Vegas-ready odds. However, we always seem to be dead wrong about this stuff (we'll get you yet, Esperanza Spalding). …
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  Bjorkenfreude! Bjork's Kickstarter Campaign Falls $565,000 Short

  February 7, 2013 – It was a good morning for those who take pleasure in the misfortunes of Björk. It was not, unfortunately, a good morning for Björk. As the Awl astutely points out — with the not entirely commiserating tags "kicked to the curb," "oh well," and "seriously?" — the Icelandic auteur has canceled her Kickstarter campaign aimed at expanding her Biophilia app to Android and Windows 8 platforms. …
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  Bjork Needs Your Help to Teach Kids About Science, Technology, and Bjork

  January 29, 2013 – More than a year after Björk released Biophilia, her eighth studio album, and its accompanying interactive apps, the Icelandic artist continues to unveil new components to her multimedia project.Yesterday (January 28), Björk launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the development of a Biophilia app for Android and Windows 8 — it's already compatible with Apple's iOS devices — to make it more accessible for the Biophilia Educational Prog …
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  10 Albums You Can Hear Now: Bjork, Flaming Lips, Action Bronson, and More

  November 15, 2012 – Another week brings another collection of streaming albums, ready for your immediate listening pleasure.1) Bjӧrk, bastards. From Bjӧrk: "I was incredibly impressed by how the core of the mixes took Biophilia somewhere else while still keeping its character, and like they so often do when at their best: the remixes gave the songs more beats; legs to dance on." (via the Guardian)2) Flaming Lips, Playing Hide and Seek with the Ghosts  …
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  Bjork Is the World's Weirdest Geology Teacher in 'Mutual Core'

  November 13, 2012 – Used to be our dear Bjӧrk was content with hosting hot robotic Bjӧrk avatar on robotic Bjӧrk avatar action in her videos, but these days, while the world is hurtling ever closer toward singularity, well, she's feeling more organic. …
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  Bjork's 'Biophilia' Remixes Get Packaged as 'Bastards'

  October 8, 2012 – Bjork's abstruse multimedia project/eighth studio album/app Biophilia has undergone a thorough scrubbing for a remix compilation. Unlike the original release that was designed to be consumed via iPad, bastard's reworked tracks will be available on 12" vinyl, CD, and digitally on November 19 from One Little Indian Records. …
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  Kanye West, Hole, Bjork Lead New Crop of 33 1/3 Music Books

  August 31, 2012 – Since 2003, the 33 1/3 book series has been a highly respectable bastion of long-form album geekery. We're partial to the Public Enemy installment written by our own Christopher R. …
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  Liars Break Down the Electronic Influences That Shaped 'WIXIW'

  June 15, 2012 – On their sixth album, WIXIW (pronounced "Wish You"), Liars have dispatched the dissonant guitars and jarring rhythms in favor of rich tapestries of burbling analog synths and hypnotic machine beats. …
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  Bjork Issues Creatively Punctuated Cancellation Apology

  May 10, 2012 – Björk recently joined the ever-growing list of artists recently sidelined with throat problems. An inflamed nodule on her vocal cord has been aggravated by her recent residencies and festival appearances in support of last year's iPad album, Biophilia. …
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