According to an interview with Rolling Stone, Chan Marshall is at work on a new Cat Power album. She is reportedly "trying to play all the instruments [herself]." [www.rollingstone.com]
Faith No More have added a second date at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on December 1st, after the November 30th show sold out. The group will end their reunion tour in Santiago, Chile on December 5th. [www.fnm.com]
Mew will release a "best of" compilation on October 25th titled Eggs Are Funny. The release will include a new track, "Do You Love It," which can be heard on Soundvenue High 5 for a limited time. [www.mewx.info]
According to a post the band's website, Mobius Band have parted ways. Each member is now part of a new project: Peter is Ladies & Gentlemen, Noam is LOLFM and Ben is Cookies. I will definitely miss their Valentine's Day EP releases (snag them while you can). [mobiusband.com]
Mini Mansions will release their debut full-length through Ipecac/Rekords Rekords on November 2nd. The band consists of Michael Shuman (Queens of the Stone Age, Wires on Fire), Tyler Parkford and Zach Dawes. Check out an album teaser on YouTube and the band's cover of Blondie's "Heart of Glass" on SoundCloud. [www.ipecac.com]
White Lies will release their sophomore album on January 17th, 2011 (UK). The full-length was produced by Alan Moulder in London. The trio released To Lose My Life in 2009. [www.nme.com]
According to a special announcement on the Beastie Boys website, Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1 will be "delayed indefinitely." Instead, Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2 will be released in spring 2011. Can't say I understand it, but maybe all will be revealed with time. Update: The Boys have revealed that Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2 is all the same tracks from Pt. 1 minus the song "Bundt Cake." Funny joke, guys. Read the full lowdown over on Consequence of Sound. [www.beastieboys.com]
According to a Variety interview with Ed Norton, Jonny Greenwood and Thom Yorke of Radiohead lent some "sound experiments" to the upcoming film Stone. There's no official word if said sounds made it into John O'Brien's score, so we'll have to wait and see. [www.boffo.com]
In 2006, Feist enlisted Anthony Seck to document artist Clea Minaker and eventually the two began filming footage for Look at What the Light Did Now, which chronicles the success of 2007's The Reminder. The film is currently on a festival run and will most likely see a DVD release in the near future. Watch the trailer on Feist' website. [www.spinner.com]
The Black, featuring formers members of ...And You Will Know Us By Trail Of Dead and Voxtrot, just released their sophomore album, Sun in the Day Moon at Night last week. Check out the song 'Love Don't Need a Reason' over in the music section. [teamclermont.com]
Sade has announced over 50 summer tour dates in 2011 in support of her new album, Soldier of Love. The stint is her first North American tour in over a decade. [www.sade.com]
An upcoming John Lennon documentary, LENNONYC, "recounts the ex-Beatle's decade in the United States as the tale of an immigrant coming to America and the importance of New York City." The film features "previously unreleased audio tapes and outtakes made during studio recording sessions." The documentary will air on PBS on November 22nd as part of the American Masters series. [www.reuters.com]
Fucked Up are working with producer Shane Stoneback (Sleigh Bells, Vampire Weekend) on their new album. The project is apparently "supposed to be a musical" and titled David Comes to Life. The band is currently recording 27 songs, to be whittled down to 17 for the final full-length. [www.absolutepunk.net]
Kanye West will drop his new album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy on November 23rd (the same day as his Watch the Trone EP with Jay-Z). The album reportedly includes vocals from Justin Vernon of Bon Iver on nine tracks. Check out the album cover on Twitter, which is already banned in the US (Time says it wasn't banned after all).
[kanyewest.com]
Minus the Bear has extended their fall touring schedule again, adding more US dates in late November and December. They're making sure everyone in the world hears OMNI. [minusthebear.com]
Cold War Kids will release their third album, Mine Is Yours, on January 25th via Downtown Records. The band recorded the full-length with producer Jacquire King (Clinic, Tom Waits). The Kids will hit the road in November and December for some preview shows. [blogs.kcrw.com]
After working things out with Atlantic Records, Lupe Fiasco will finally get to release his third album, Lasers, on March 8th, 2011. Keep an eye on Lupe's website on October 26th to hear the first single. [www.myspace.com]
Weezer will release a reissue of 1996's Pinkerton on November 2nd. The band just announced another album, Death to False Metal, will drop the same day. Said album compiles 10 tracks that never found a home. [weezer.com]
Gwar will release their twelfth studio album, Bloody Pit of Horrors, on November 9th through Metal Blade. Bloody Disgusting has the album cover and a stream of the first single, "Zombies, March!" [www.bloody-disgusting.com]
Kanye West and Jay-Z are working on a collaborative EP called Watch The Throne, to be released on November 23rd. According to West, Pete Rock, Q-Tip and Madlib are involved. Three of the five tracks have been released through Kanye's G.O.O.D. Friday series. Two more tracks are in the works. [www.myspace.com]
