Thursday Bullets

Some interesting things I've picked up through the week.

• Mandy Moore gains some street cred by covering Umbrella. No wait, she kind of sounds like Jan Arden.
  

• If Donnie Darko was a music video, it would be this, which is kind of cool because it opens the door for a new Olympic sport in 2012, synchronized BMX biking.

• A couple of months ago The National recorded over at Daytrotter, and the songs are available here.
  

• A really great acapella version of Sufjan Stevens' "Chicago". Andy from the Office would be proud.
  

• The Besnard Lakes is going to be awesome.