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The initial line-up for this years Monolith Festival was released today. It features local favorites Devotchka headlining Saturday, September 13, and Parisian electro-geniuses Justice closing the festival on Sunday, September 14. The second annual event is set to take place at the unbelievably gorgeous Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, CO. Also featured on the bill are recent blog darlings Vampire Weekend, Seattle's Band Of Horses, hip-hop hipster Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, soul-songstress Sharon Jones and her Dap Kings, and iPod Touch-commercial stars CSS.

See the full line-up after the jump

Just thought I would share with all you lovely BOT-fans this weirdly entertaining video, which I happened to stumble upon. Anyone who has checked out Justice's first album, "Cross", can agree that this track, "D.A.N.C.E.", is a tad different from the rest of the album. Enjoy.

And a brief reminder - Justice will be playing at Stubbs Barbecue in Austin on the 3rd of March (along with DJ Mehdi and Fancy Doors). Anyone who's been to Stubbs can agree that it's a pretty chill spot (better than the majority of venues in Austin).

Doughnut: The Apples in Stereo - Energy
Toast: The Machete Archive - V
Coffee: Justice - Genesis
Cereal: The Besnard Lakes - Because Tonight
Eggs: Ghostland Observatory - Heavy Heart

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This year's Grammy nominees were announced today, and if you're like me, you were waiting with bated breath. Or not. But although the ever-cringeworthy list is always a sure-fire way to anger this bowl of cereal, there are usually a few artists buried in the various categories who don't make me run for my earplugs. Read on for more on some of this year's Grammy-nominated, Cereal-approved artists, plus a video goodie.