Upstart Harlem rapper Azealia Banks, the woman behind "212" and "Liquorice", has a few bones to pick. Last night she took to Twitter to give Kreayshawn a piece of her mind, for posting a link to her "212" video... via a porn site.

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Artist: Various
Album: 2012 Intended Play Sampler
Release Date: January 17
Label: Matador/True Panther Sounds

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WU LYF stopped by 'The Late Show With David Letterman" last night to play "Heavy Pop" from their 2011 debut album Go Tell Fire to the Mountain-- watch the performance below, via the Audio Perv.

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Photo by Deirdre O'Callaghan

Grinderman: "Bellringer Blues" (Nick Zinner remix):

Nick Cave's Grinderman may have recently disbanded, but they'll release a remix album, Grinderman 2 RMX, on Mute internationally on March 12 and Anti- in North America on March 13.

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Zola Jesus: "In Your Nature" (David Lynch Remix)

Zola Jesus, aka Nika Roza Danilova, isn't really into remixes. And while many have asked to officially remake her tracks, she's said no every single time. Until now.

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Photo by Rodrigo Ferrari

If you're the kind of person who is glued to Twitter most of the day and night, there's a very good chance you caught Kanye West's latest epic Twitter rant that began yesterday afternoon and continued into early this morning. When he wasn't quoting Leonardo Da Vinci and George Bernard Shaw, Kanye let loose on a variety of topics, including his deceased mother, awards shows, his current agency representation, the Watch the Throne tour with Jay-Z, kids using iPhones in schools, and metaphors based on The Matrix.

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The-Dream, aka Terius Youngdell Nash, aka the most in-demand R&B songwriter on the planet, has posted a new song on his website.

Fans are hopeful that this new track, titled "ROC", will be the first off his long-delayed album The Love IV (Diary of a Mad Man). The intended follow-up to 2010's acclaimed Love King was slated for a September 20 release last year on Def Jam, but pushed back due to "contract negotiations". The-Dream had said that The Love IV would feature guest spots from Kanye West, Jay-Z, Drake, Mary J. Blige, Lil Wayne, Dr. Dre, and R. Kelly.

Following news of the record's postponement, The-Dream released another album, 1977, for free online, under his birthname of Terius Nash.

Listen to "ROC" here, and read our interview with Nash from September of last year.

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Hey, you: Do you play bass or guitar? Do you live in Toronto? Are you lovin' the crew? Well, guess what: you might have a chance at playing in the Weeknd's live backing band. Abel Tesfaye's dark R&B project just posted an open call for aspiring musicians on its Facebook page, specifically looking for "a professional guitarist and bass player in or around the Toronto area to travel and perform live in concert." (So, guess the Weeknd are really planning a tour, then.)

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Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen are currently on tour in support of the new season of "Portlandia". At the stop in San Francisco on December 30, they teamed up with Thao & Mirah to cover Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It". Watch it below, via Stereogum.

UPDATE: Michael Benjamin Lerner of the Brownstein-approved Seattle band Telekinesis plays drums in the clip.

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SF Weekly reports that Jennifer "Miro" Anderson, singer for the 1970s and 80s punk act the Nuns, died of cancer-related causes last month in New York City, at age 54.

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Artist: The Caretaker
Album: Patience (After Sebald)
Release Date: February 14
Label: History Always Favours the Winners

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The Indianapolis-based indie label Joyful Noise has announced a monthly subscription series for 2012, featuring new, exclusive recordings from Of Montreal, Tortoise, Akron/Family, Deerhoof, Lou Barlow, Jad Fair, Richard Swift, Make Believe, Danielson, Dead Rider, Racebannon, and Rafter.

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Todd Terje: "Swing Star pt 1":

Norwegian DJ/producer Todd Terje will release the EP It's the Arps on January 16 internationally and January 17 in North America via Terje's new Olsen imprint on Smalltown Supersound. The tracks on the EP were made using the analog synthesizer the ARP2600 (hence the EP's title).

Find the tracklist below, and above, listen to "Swing Star pt 1".

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Artist: White Hills
Album: Frying on This Rock
Release Date: March 20
Label: Thrill Jockey

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