30 Seconds to Mars Tour for War
30 Seconds to Mars are headed out on tour in support of their forthcoming album, This Is War, due December 8th. The band is currently streaming the first single, "Kings and Queens," on their website. Notably, the band ran a "Faces of Mars" campaign that will see "2000 different album covers featuring individual photos of fans from around the world." livedaily.com
Dear God, I Hate Myself from Xiu Xiu
Jamie Stewart will revive Xiu Xiu with a new album, Dear God, I Hate Myself, released through Kill Rock Stars on February 23rd, 2010. The record will be the proper follow-up to 2008's Women as Lovers. pitchfork.com
Sufjan Stevens to Introduce BQE Screenings
According to Asthmatic Kitty, Sufjan Stevens will introduce five select showings on the current film tour for The BQE. Stevens will not perform, as those duties are left to Osso and DM Stith. asthmatickitty.com
Rob Zombie Delays Hellbilly Deluxe 2 Release
According to Billboard, Rob Zombie has decided to push back the release of his new album, Hellbilly Deluxe 2, from November 17th to a date in 2010, after becoming frustrated with Geffen's handling of the record. The tour scheduled around the release will still kick off tomorrow in Las Vegas. robzombie.com
Romance Is Boring from Los Campesinos!
Wales' Los Campesinos! will drop their third album, Romance is Boring, on January 26th, 2010 via Arts & Crafts. The effort was produced by John Goodmanson and features an appearance from Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu. Find the track list and additional details over at Arts & Crafts. arts-crafts.ca
Land Of Talk North American Tour
Land of Talk kicked off their North American headlining tour on Monday in Encinitas, CA. As reported, the Montreal-based trio dropped the Fun and Laughter EP last Tuesday. myspace.com
The Courage Of Others from Midlake
Midlake will return on February 2nd, 2010 with The Courage Of Others. The album follows 2006's highly-acclaimed The Trials of Van Occupanther. Find the track list and some January tour dates in the press release. midlake.net
Cold War Kids Ready Behave Yourself EP
According to the band, Cold War Kids will release a four-song EP, Behave Yourself, on January 19th, 2010 via Downtown Records. The band have posted an EP teaser video on YouTube. youtube.com
Shout Out Louds Announces Work
Shout Out Louds recently completed their third album, Work, and will release it February 23rd, 2009 through Merge Records. The album was recorded in Seattle, WA at Bear Creek Studio with producer Phil Ek. mergerecords.com
New Fang from Them Crooked Vultures
Following last week's announcement that the self-titled debut album from Them Crooked Vultures will drop on November 17th, the band have posted the lead single, "New Fang," for the masses. Preview the song in Videos.
Juliana Hatfield Announces Peace And Love
Juliana Hatfield will release her 11th solo album, Peace And Love, on February 16th, 2010 via her own Ye Old Records. Hatfield produced and engineered the album as well as "played all the instruments, including acoustic and electric guitars, piano, harmonica and drum machine." Said album comes in contrast to 2008's studio-produced How To Walk Away. julianahatfield.com
Faith No More US Reunion Tour
According to Billy Gould via Twitter, it appears Faith No More is "now actively planning US dates." So, look for a US tour in 2010, most likely. twitter.com
The Mighty Boosh Announce Film, Album
According to BBC, Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt have started work on a feature-length film and album around The Mighty Boosh. Fielding and Barratt were inspired by Boosh writer/director Paul King, who recently wrote and directed the forthcoming Bunny & the Bull from Warp X. news.bbc.co.uk
Field Music Announces Measure Double-Album
Field Music will follow up Tones Of Town and end their hiatus with a 20-track double-album, Measure, on February 16th, 2009 through Memphis Industries. Stereogum has an MP3 download of the title track. The band weighed in with a blog post on MySpace today. myspace.com
LCD Soundsystem Posts Bye Bye Bayou
The new LCD Soundsystem single, "Bye Bye Bayou," reportedly leaked, prompting James Murphy to offer the single for free. After 20,000 downloads, the track is no longer available, but is still streaming on MySpace. The vinyl version will drop November 7th and digital is planned for November 24th. myspace.com
Snow Blindness is Crystal Antz from Black Mold
As reported, Chad VanGaalen was prepping a release from his "all-instrumental electronic" side-project, Black Mold. Well that album, titled Snow Blindness is Crystal Antz, dropped back in late August through Alberta, Canada's Flemish Eye and we missed it. You can download two MP3s from said album from the label. Hey, better late than never. flemisheye.com
Yeasayer Readies Odd Blood, Sign to Secretly Canadian
New York's Yeasayer have signed to Secretly Canadian. The band will release Odd Blood on February 9th, 2010 and premeire news songs from said album at two upcoming shows. All Hour Cymbals was released in 2007. pitchfork.com
Them Crooked Vultures Self-Titled Debut Album
Them Crooked Vultures will release their self-titled debut album on November 17th via DGC/Interscope Records. The cover artwork and track list for the "13-song record" can be found on the band's website. In case you've been living under a rock for the past few months, the veritable supergroup consists of Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and John Paul Jones. themcrookedvultures.com
One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur
Jay Farrar of Son Volt and Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie recently collaborated on One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur, a documentary soundtrack featuring 12 original songs "with lyrics based on the prose of Jack Kerouac's landmark 1962 novel Big Sur." The album and feature-length documentary were both released this week. Check out the trailer and stream the album on NPR. onefastmove.com
Weezer Premieres Video, Announces Letterman Dates
Weezer premiered the video for "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" today on Babelgum. The song is the first single from Raditude, which now drops November 3rd. The band will promote the album on The Late Show With David Letterman with two performances on October 29th and 30th. babelgum.com
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- Anthony Ausgang's MGMT album art
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- Strokes Start Recording in New York Studio
- Autechre Oversteps Available Digitally Now
- Deftones "Rocket Skates" Full Stream on YouTube
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- Boing Boing Interview with David Byrne
- OK Go Struggle With Label's Rules Banning Embedded Video
- Spike Jonze Recruits Flea, Nick Zinner and Aska Matsumiya for New Song
- Jack Johnson Using Solar Energy to Record New Album
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- Peter Gabriel Covers Bon Iver
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