Weekly Linkup: A Look Back (Kraftwerk, The Banjo, WBCN, The Hoodie Shop, The State Theatre, Coachell

April 16, 2012

Here’s your chance to catch up on recent stories and sundry musical tidbits…Kraftwerk just concluded their eight-night run at MoMa, and the New York Times was there to review and interview the group and to take a few photos http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/04/12/arts/20120412KRAFTWERK.html?ref=music

What is going to happen to all of Megaupload’s users’ files since the site has been shut down?

The LA Times reviews weekend one of Coachella

How your cell phone may be ruining your concert experience

Boston’s WBCN is back on HD

Relix rounds up bands who have sold out

PopMatters names 10 significant moments with the banjo

Most terrifying horror film soundtracks

What’s the deal with speak-singing?

?uestlove and the Hoodie Shop are profiled in NY Mag

The Picador Book Room rounds up literary songs

Here’s a story on the return and resurgence of Portland, Maine’s State Theatre