1.) Hot Chip releases tour dates for the UK for February. Tickets start going on sale on the 8th of November. Bookmark gigsandtours.com to get the tickets when they go on sale.

2.) Ear Farm interviews Ed Droste from Grizzley Bear and download “He Hit Me” from their recent EP, Friends. Read Pitchforks review.

3.) Check out NPR’s new program, Project Song. They take a musician and ask him or her to write a song based on a picture and a word chosen by them from a selection provided by NPR. They video the process of creating an idea, putting it on paper, thinking up a melody and the actual recording of the song. The first installment is with Stephen Merritt of The Magnetic Fields – Direct link to the 10 minute video. (Thanks to Brad from Bradley’s Almanac for the heads up)

4.) Daptone Records are getting remixed with the installment of Scion’s CD Sampler – Volume 19 and Spinner.com is releasing an MP3 for download for the next nine days. You can keep an eye on spinner.com or go to World’s Fair (the labels management company) press page to learn more and download the tracks.

5.) In other related Daptone news, on the recent Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings album, 100 Days, 100 Nights, there was a bonus mix tape from the WDAP Ghetto Funk Hour. This mix is now available through the Daptone Jukebox for download – Download the Mix. Visit the Daptone Jukebox to see the full track list. And watch the world premier of the “100 Days, 100 Nights” video on YouTube. Yes folks, this is modern day music. Good singers do exist and are getting popular once again. Oh, how sweet it is. If you’re lucky, you’ll be checking them out this Friday at the sold out Middle East Downstairs along with another Square Daptone favorite, The Budos Band.