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Early Buzz: Bjork, 'Dungeons & Dragons,' more headlines


Greetings! I have a breakfast interview, so you're getting the Buzz a little earlier this morning. Stay tuned for The Week in Music and the rest of our regular Friday features:

- We have a review of Frank, which I'm eager to see.

- Bill Plympton's new animated flick also sounds good.

- See Arcade Fire's new video for You Already Know.

- NBC posted the pilot for its new comedy A to Z, which stars Cristin Milioti (How I Met Your Mother) and Ben Feldman (Mad Men).

- Check out the trailer for Bjork: Biophilia Live.

- Here's the winning game board from the National Scrabble Championship.

- I like the idea behind Tom Hanks' new app, which turns mobile devices into typewriters.

- Here's a story about the 45th anniversary of Woodstock. (Expect many more stories about it five years from now!)

- Read a roundup of what Superdrag, Smoking Popes, Harvey Danger and other bands are up to right now.

- "Fourteen Things You Don't Know About Back to the Future."

- Here's a cool story about movie props that have been used in multiple films (like Starship Troopers and Firefly?!).

- Watch a short doc about girls playing Dungeons & Dragons for the first time.

- Hear the Afghan Whigs coverThe Police's Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.

- Enjoy a prog-rock playlist curated by the Flaming Lips.

- I was at the Whitney Museum last weekend and wanted to kick all the people snapping photos on their phones.

- And finally, of course someone has made an eight-bit version of the Twin Peaks intro.