This, the 20th(!) mixtape in the Flavorpill series, is an homage to bands nicely pulling off the art of the Revival. Embrace the familiarity, and right click + Save As the 10 tracks after the jump — or cut a corner and download the mix in its entirety. And as always, let us know what you think.

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With Wes Anderson’s film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr. Fox coming out this weekend, every Zissou-loving, B.F.G.-worshiping and Bill Murray-enthusiast cinema go-er is salivating with anticipation. Anderson, a master of whimsical dark comedy, chose to adapt the beloved children’s story into his first-ever animated feature film.

The medium? Stop motion. A meticulous animation technique that links hundreds of individual photos to create an illusion of movement, stop motion has been around for decades and continues to mesmerize viewers. In the past few years, the music industry has grown hip to this classic technique and has begun employing it in many a music video. Some of our favorites are after the jump.

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Heath Ledger shot this video for Australian rap duo N’Fa’s “Cause An Effect” on a single camera in his Sydney garage shortly before his death. Ledger also worked on videos for Ben Harper and Modest Mouse.  [via Reuters]

1. Modest Mouse’s Heath Ledger-directed video for “King Rat” premieres on MySpace today. [via Pitchfork]
2. Are Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson romantically involved in Guy Ritchie’s upcoming adaptation, or are Jude Law and Robert Downey, Jr. having a laugh? [via NYP]
3. Hugh Jackman will play P.T. Barnum in a contemporary musical written by Sex and the City scribe Jenny Bicks; British artist Mika may write the music/lyrics. [via Variety]
4. Stephanie Meyer is be being accused of ripping off parts of Breaking Dawn, the fourth book in her Twilight series. [via TMZ]
5. The creators of 2001′s The Laramie Project are finishing work on a follow-up that explores the effects of Matthew Shepard’s death on Laramie residents. [via NYT]

The latest Viva Radio broadcast featured psych-folk freak outs, mixtape mash-ups marrying the L.E.S. to the Dirty South, and a danceable take on Swedish domestic life. Culling our favorite cuts from the show, Viva la Mix is back again to hook you up with 11 of the best new tracks you’ll find online. Click through for downloads from our last Viva Radio playlist, and be sure to check back and listen to the show itself — we update every week. Read More »

Finn draws on Radiohead, Wilco for new jams: New Zealand rocker Neil Finn has assembled a sweet group for his forthcoming charity album, a sequel to 2002’s Seven Worlds Collide. He will collaborate with musicians from Radiohead, Wilco, Modest Mouse and Soul Coughing, and all the proceeds will go toward Oxfam, an international organization that fights poverty and injustice. We love good music for good causes! [Stereogum]

After arrest, Kanye smears the paps: After a paparazzi frenzy on Friday, Kanye was arrested and released without charges in England. Later this weekend, he went off on the paparazzi, claiming that there should be a law preventing photographers from selling pictures without permission. “Let us not forget the paps killed Princess Diana,” he said, maintaining that “the paps” shouldn’t have the right to exploit his image. Fair enough. [MTV]

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