Was Beck’s “Morning Phase” 2015 Grammy ‘Album of the Year’ Victory A Surprise?

Update – Kanye claims voices in his head told him to bumrush Beck; admits he hadn’t heard “Morning Phase” as of Grammy night: “I’m going to listen to the album and maybe it was potentially an Album of the Year.”

57th Annual Grammy Awards Live Tweeted By Ed Droste, St. Vincent, J. Meldal-Johnsen, MGMT, Phantogram, Lady Gaga, Ariel Pink, Dr. Dog’s Eric Slick, Tegan and Sara, Diplo, Mike Mills, Grasshopper, KISS and more

Because watching musicians tweet their reactions to the Grammys is more entertaining than watching the Grammys, here’s the 2015 Grammy Awards as it happened in the twitter words of Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste, St. Vincent, MGMT, Phantogram, star producer and Beck’s bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Lady Gaga, Ariel Pink, Dr. Dog’s Eric Slick, Tegan and Sara, Diplo, REM’s Mike Mills, Mercury Rev’s Grasshopper, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley from KISS, Neko Case, The National, Best Coast, Pearl Jam, Weird Al, Ben Kweller, Yeasayer, Jenny Lewis, and many others…

57th Annual Grammy Awards Preview

What’s what and who’s who at the 2015 Grammy Awards next Sunday night…

Linear Downfall’s New Film and Album “Sufferland” Preview

Linear Downfall’s new album is also a Fellini-esque film self-described as “a walk through the many compartmentalized landscapes in the mind of a tormented girl who is under the control of a tormented man.”

Beck’s “Boisterous” Morning Phase Follow-Up Expected For 2015 Release

At the end of 2013 Beck said in numerous interviews he was planning to release two albums in 2014. The first would be mellow, the second lively. The first, Morning Phase, was issued to great acclaim. Though the second is still unreleased, one of the festivals Beck is headlining this year announced the lively LP will be “out before the summer.”

Stream Pond’s “Man, It Feels Like Space . . .” – First of Two Albums Possibly Being Released By from Tame Impala Sister-band

Teased since 2011, Pond’s sixth album “Man, It Feels Like Space Again” is finally coming out this month. Stream the entire album ahead of its release.

Preview: Tame Impala’s Upcoming Third LP Expected Out Within Next Few Months

Everything known about Tame Impala’s new album – expected to be released by spring 2015 – all in one place including timelines of the recording process and new material that’s been debuted live, and a discussion of Kevin Parker’s Michael Jackson-inspired “disco funk” side projects…

Which 2015 Music Fest Should You Attend?

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Recap of Recent Lineup Announcements

Lineup news for various upcoming multi-artist music events including Sabertooth, The Oklahoma Rock Show’s “Best of 2014 Showcase,” Tibet House Benefit Concert, MusiCares’ Bob Dylan Tribute; “The Music of David Byrne & Talking Heads;” Coachella, Wakarusa and The Governors Ball.

Favorite Albums of 2014 as chosen by members of The Flaming Lips, Dr. Dog, Mercury Rev, Circulatory System, Sunbears, Morgan Delt, Birdflower, Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s, more

Members of The Flaming Lips, Dr. Dog, Mercury Rev, Circulatory System, Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s, Stardeath and White Dwarfs, Gum, SUNBEARS!, Hopewell, HOTT MT, Prince Rupert’s Drops, and Linear Downfall/ Electric Würms – as well as Morgan Delt, Graham Colton, Daniel Huffman and other musicians – discuss their favorite albums of 2014.

Beck, St. Vincent and Ariel Pink all get name-checked several times, and for those keeping track, Deerhoof’s La Isla Bonita is mentioned the most. That’s besides the point though. Check out the many recommended releases of lesser renown.