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The BBC's Radio1 is celebrating it's 40th anniversary by putting a number of people behind the microphone, including Paul Oakenfold, Paul Weller, Paul McCartney, and just so it doesn't become a complete PaulFest, they're including people like the Arctic Monkeys and Elijah Wood. The party goes down starting on September 17th and continues on until September 30th, with Elijah wood closing it out with a tribute to John Peel titled Keeping It Peel.

After selling all of their tickets back in May, the U.K.'s Bestival looked set to take over Isle of Wight on September 7th. Now they've released their plan of attack complete with set times, in one handy PDF guide . The festival features names like Coldcut, Electrelane, the Gossip, Primal Scream, The Go! Team, The Orb and more. They've even got an an inflatable church and Bollywood Bar. Get more updates on the world's coolest music festivals on the Spacelab Guide To Music Festivals .

Dark and dry, just like every bit of of Band of Horses music we've heard in the past. That's a good thing. Somehow these guys cold compress their sound into a sweet package of BOH sonification everytime, I swear it's magic... The new single sees the boys not missing a thing since the departure of Mat Brooke last year. They worked with Phil Elk who also helped out with 2006's Everything All The Time. Is There A Ghost is part their upcoming Cease To Begin album, due out on October 9th via Sub Pop Records. MP3: Band of Horses - Is There A Ghost

The Stars upcoming release of In Our Bedroom After The War features a DVD of video goods that include a documentary of the band, with interviews and live performances. The whole band experience, you know? It was shot when the band toured in support of their Set Yourself on Fire album. Also out now is their new video for Take Me To The Riot , directed by Benjamin Weinstein . Video: Take Me To The Riot

Boasting 8 members and a dedicated group of design peeps centered around production, photography and PR, the Washington DC-based band is the second band to sign to the Hardly Art label. Before you think they're just about image, consider this... they consider themselves a collective of artists and musicians. The band is finishing their new album The Throne of the Heaven of the Third Nations' Millennium General Assembly. Indie pop meets blips on their new single We Are Gods! We Are Wolves! MP3: LeLoup

With Strawberry Jam coming out next week, Animal Collective have jumped out on tour. The music for this album was actually started two years ago, so it would be interesting to hear what the band is actually working on right now. Animal Collective really is one of those ahead of its time bands, so right now they're probably developing the sounds that other bands will be copying in 2010. The songs were written in international hot spots like New York, Lisbon, Paris and Baltimore (who knew?) by Avey Tare and Panda Bear, with the rest of the band adding a more complete sound as they all hooked up to work through the music. The band recorded the album at the Wavelab in Tucson with Scott Colburn (Arcade Fire, Animal Collective) as the producer, then headed back to Brooklyn for the final mixdown with Nicholas Vernhes at the Rare Book Room. Strawberry Jam is due for release on September 10th via Domino Records . Their Peacebone EP is out now. MP3: ...

These guys ain't messin' around. With serious velocity, the CMJ peeps have been spinning out band names for the 2007 CMJ Marathon , and the newset names include Clockcleaner, Deerhunter ( the foursome! ), Octopus Project, Fog, Le Loup, St. Vincent, and a lot more .