Digital Digest: Bon Iver, The Beach Boys, Black Lips and more

The first evidence of Bon Iver’s self-titled second album has surfaced, with Calgary now available to stream or download for the price of your e-mail address. You can check it out at Rock It Out Blog, and elsewhere, while The Line of Best Fit have autumn tour dates for the sophomore American band.



After news of Brian Wilson’s retirement from touring were doing the rounds, the legendary singer told BBC 6 Music he was in fact considering reuniting all the surviving members of the original Beach Boys for a special 50th Anniversary gig. More information on this potential reunion can be found on sites such as 6 Music's Music News and Gigwise, with the interview below.

One of Britain’s pop aristocracy has taken on one of the most influential artists of the moment by remixing their latest track, Judas. Goldfrapp have slowed Lady Gaga down into a driving, bass fuelled monster – with the vocals frankly unrecognisable. Check it out on the Queen of the Controversial's official YouTube channel.

In an interview given to the Colorado Springs Independent, electronic producer Flying Lotus revealed how Radiohead have asked him to take their latest material and sprinkle some of his magic onto it. Born Steven Ellison, the DJ has spent a lot of time recently with Thom Yorke and goes onto describe their mutual musical tastes as well as his recognition of the Oxford man's skills on a pair of turntables. Read the interview in full here. 

Rolling Stone have an exclusive download from the new Mark Ronson produced Black Lips album. Called Arabia Mountain, it is out on June 7 while this sneaky peak is New Direction. 



The Nightlife Exchange Project had another round of bringing unique clubbing experiences to different towns, by twining locations on other sides of the planet together and showcasing how they get down. Fame Magazine describes how Ireland and Argentina came together with a love of beats and bleeps, Latin flair and Celtic jigging.