Sound Check: Kanye Talks Details Of His 40-Minute "Runaway" Movie

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Kanye West readies 40-minute Runaway film: Today, some Chicago rapper nobody's heard of revealed the concept behind his upcoming "noir piece." Apparently, it's "the story of a Phoenix fallen to Earth" whom 'Ye gets romantically involved with. It's supposed to be released alongside his still-untitled LP scheduled for November 16. [LINK]

Matt & Kim detail new album: The Brooklyn duo have released artwork and a tracklist for their forthcoming third album Sidewalks. Hopefully, the entire project sounds like their "Cameras" single. [LINK]

Toro Y Moi's Daytrotter session: Chillwave maestro Toro Y Moi (aka Chaz Bundick) recently stopped by the Daytrotter.com studios and played some killer live renditions of his best jams. [LINK]

New Kid Cudi album to feature big-time guests: The lonely stoner is making up for numerous release date delays with a guest-heavy tracklist featuring Cage, Mary J. Blige, and Cee-Lo among others. [LINK]

Girl Talk is back: The Pittsburgh-based mashup artist is finally ready to follow-up his 2008 breakout Feed The Animals. In the works? A live film and new album. [LINK]

The New Pornographers' name causes controversy: In an instance of "this had to happen at some point," the Canadian indie darlings had an upcoming show at a Michigan Christian school (Calvin College) canceled. [LINK]

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