Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne bares all in the new orgiastic video for Embryonic’s “Watching the Planets” here (also check out what other bands have to say about the Lips here). [Pitchfork]
Lady Gaga looks like a pregnant ballerina in these pictures taken for the Italian Vanity Fair. Also, catch the new sci-fi video for “Bad Romance” here. [MTV]
Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” is available for a free download here. [@current_music]
Kanye West released his third book this year, Through the Wire, complete with illustrations by Oscar-nominated animator Bill Plympton and notes by West that reveal the meaning behind some of his most autobiographical songs. [Paste]
The two members of the Fiery Furnaces, the Friedberger siblings, perform solo versions of their work on Take Me Round Again. [Pitchfork]
Download Vetiver’s “More of This (Neighbors RMX)” for free here. [@subpop]
Hot Chip revealed that the band’s next album, One Life Stand, will come out February 9. [Spin]
The Magnetic Fields are also coming out with a new album next year, Realism, January 26. [Under the Radar]
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