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
Metric Readies Plug In Plug Out EP
On October 27th, Metric will issue a digital, acoustic EP exclusively through Amazon. Plug In Plug Out will feature "never-before-heard acoustic recordings" of songs from Fantasies. amazon.com
Mew Announce Fall Headlining Shows
Mew have announced a handful of North American tour dates to close out 2009. The band will kick off the stint in Philadelphia on November 30th and open for the Pixies the following day in Washington DC. Spinner recently had Mew drop in for a session on The Interface. mewsite.com
U2 Rose Bowl Global Webcast
According to the band, U2 will stream their show at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, this Sunday, October 25th on YouTube for free. The webcast begins at 8:30pm PT. youtube.com
Motion City Soundtrack Announces My Dinosaur Life
Motion City Soundtrack have confirmed My Dinosaur Life as the title of their forthcoming album, produced by Mark Hoppus. The band have posted the new song "Disappear" on their website.
Against Me! Announces White Crosses
According to Tom Gabel, the new Against Me! album will be titled White Crosses. The completed album is "twelve songs in a little over forty minutes." ifeelsicktomystomach.blogspot.com
Avi Buffalo Sign to Sub Pop
Long Beach, CA's Avi Buffalo has inked a deal with Sub Pop. On December 8th, the label will release the "What’s in It For?" single. A full-length will follow in spring 2010. Stream a bunch of tracks on the band's website. subpop.com
The Whigs Announce In The Dark, Tour
Athens, GA' The Whigs will return with In The Dark in early 2010 through ATO Records. Later this month, the trio will hit the road with The Features, The Dead Trees and Mean Creek supporting on various dates. thewhigs.com
Atlas Sound Rough Trade Bonus EP
As previously reported, the new album from Atlas Sound, Logos, drops this coming Tuesday. Orders placed through Rough Trade will be packaged with a bonus, six-song EP, which contains "alternative versions of album tracks and a batch of previously unheard material." 4ad.com
Eels Announce End Times
Eels will follow up this year's Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire with a their eighth album, End Times, on January 19th, 2010. blogs.myspace.com
New Caribou Album in Spring 2010
According to Steregoum's Progress Report, Dan Snaith of Caribou is 80% through his follow-up to 2007's Andorra. Read the full report on Stereogum and look for album in spring 2010. stereogum.com
Cake Preps Ringtones, Solar Powered Album
According to Billboard, Cake will issue six ringtones taken from new songs to its mailing list in the coming months. Better yet, Cake recorded their forthcoming sixth album with "100% solar power," converting their Sacramento studio to facilitate the process. Pressure Chief was released in 2004. billboard.com
John Mayer Live from the Beacon Theatre
On November 17th, Fuse will air "John Mayer Live from the Beacon Theatre," featuring none other than John Mayer performing songs from his new album, Battles Studies. On October 19th, Mayer will debut his Augmented Reality video for "Heartbreak Warfare " on his website. fuse.tv
Cursive Close Out the Year
Cursive just had to pack in another short US tour for Mama, I'm Swollen before the close of 2009. They'll kick off the jaunt on November 24th in Lawrence, KS. Capgun Coup will support. cursivearmy.com
Rooney Recording Third Album, Plot Tour
Rooney are still alive and well, apparently. The group is close to completing a batch of songs for a possible EP and their third full-length, to be released in 2010. In the meantime, the group will tour in November and December. livedaily.com
Oceansize Post New Song, Ready Home & Minor EP
Oceansize have posted the new song "Legal Teens" on their MySpace page. The song is included on the forthcoming Home & Minor EP, due October 26th (UK). The band is working on a follow-up to 2007's Frames, however the EP is reportedly "quite different" from the new songs. myspace.com
Chris Walla and J. Robbins Collaborate
All Things Considered recently got Chris Walla and producer/musician J. Robbins together for Project Song. The two were thrown into a performance studio and asked to create a song in two days. Watch the creative process and listen to the result, "Mercury," on NPR. npr.org
Glitter and Doom Live from Tom Waits
Tom Waits will release Glitter and Doom Live on November 24th. The live album is a two-disc collection of the best tracks from Waits' last tour. Snag a preview of the album on Waits' website. tomwaits.com
Stream Chasing Pirates from Norah Jones
Norah Jones is streaming "Chasing Pirates," the first single from The Fall, on her website. Said album will drop on November 17th. norahjones.com
Imogen Heap Fall Tour for Ellipse
London's Imogen Heap will tour the US in support of her new album, Ellipse, during November and December. Heap recently performed "Last Train Home" on the Late Show with David Letterman. livedaily.com
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Auxiliary Transmission
- New Bright Eyes "Happy Accident" on Pitchfork
- OK Go Announces New Label, Paracadute
- Free NPR Music At SXSW Sampler
- The Secret Machines "Like I Can" on Spinner
- A walk through OK Go's new music video death machine
- A Tribute To Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous
- Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous Takes Own Life
- Gorillaz "Stylo" on YouTube HD
- Online Music Service Spotify Prepares For U.S. Launch
- Minus the Bear "My Time" on Spinner
- Anthony Ausgang's MGMT album art
- Man or Astro-man? Reboots for 21st Century
- Mute Math Interview/Burden (Live from The Armistice Tour Japan)
- Video of The Roots Performing "Still D.R.E." with Scott Storch
- Dillinger Escape Plan Declare War On Television With Box Set
- Strokes Start Recording in New York Studio
- Autechre Oversteps Available Digitally Now
- Deftones "Rocket Skates" Full Stream on YouTube
- Gorillaz Bassist Murdoc Previews 'Plastic Beach' During Pirate Broadcast
- J. Tillman: Fleet Foxes' Drummer Takes A Solo
- 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
- Third Man Pop-Up Shop Coming to SXSW, Dead Weather LP2 in April
- Peter Gabriel Covers Bon Iver
- Dr. Dog Has No 'Shame' About New Album
- Jimi Hendrix "Valleys of Neptune" Premiere
- Trent Reznor and Peter Murphy cover Iggy Pop, The Normal, NIN
- Cold War Kids Debut New Songs in Chicago
