Steve Mason Readies Boys Outside
Steve Mason, formerly of The Beta Band, will issue a solo album titled Boys Outside in March 2010. The single "All Come Down" will be available through Mason's website on December 7th. nme.com
Bjork Contribues The Comet Song to Moomins
Bjork has contribued "The Comet Song" to an upcoming Finnish children's movie, Moomins and the Comet Chase, due out late summer 2010 through Filmkompaniet. Writer and lyricist Sjón collaborated on the song. bjork.com
Motion City Soundtrack 2010 Headlining Tour
Motion City Soundtrack have announced a headling tour kicking off in January around the release of their new album, My Dinosaur Life. myspace.com
Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice from HIM
HIM will drop a new full-length, Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice, on February 9th, 2010 in North America, preceded by the first single, "Heartkiller." The PRP has the track list. theprp.com
Four Tet 2010 North American Tour
Kieran Hebden will take Four Tet on the road in February 2010, directly following the release of his new record, There Is Love in You. fourtet.net
Digital Noise Academy Release Melting Inside
Ken Andrews has finally, officially released a song from Digital Noise Academy, a group consisting of Charlotte Martin, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Sharky Laguana, Tommy Walter, Fernando Sanchez and Jordon Zadorozny. Download "Melting Inside" on Bandcamp and hit up Videos for the spacey video, natch.
Bonnaroo 2010 Dates Announced
The ninth annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has been confirmed for June 10-13th, 2010 in Manchester, TN. A ticket presale will run from November 27th through December 1st. bonnaroo.com
Cave In Add DVD to Planets Of Old
As promised, Cave In will release the Planets Of Old EP as a CD/DVD on January 26th, 2010 via Hyrda Head. The DVD portion is compiled from the band's July reunion show in Boston, which you can preview in Videos. thephoenix.com
Rogue Wave Announce Permalight
Rogue Wave will return on March 2nd, 2010 with their fourth full-length, Permalight, via Brushfire Records. Check out Stereogum's Progress Report for some insights into the new album. stereogum.com
American Carnage with Slayer and Megadeth
Slayer and Megadeth have announced a co-headlining tour dubbed American Carnage, kicking off January 18th, 2010 in Seattle. A "chunk of tickets at every US show [will be sold at the] '1991 price' of $10.00." The bands are both supporting new albums, World Painted Blood and Endgame, respectively. slayer.net
Option Paralysis from Dillinger Escape Plan in March
The Dillinger Escape Plan recently finished their new album, Option Paralysis, and will issue it on March 23rd, 2010 through their own Party Smasher Inc. label. The album was produced by Steve Evetts. Several studio videos YouTube preview some of the new material. If you'd prefer an in-person preview, the band will tour North American in December. myspace.com
Hot Chip 2010 North American Tour
It might be a tad early, but Hot Chip have announced North American tour dates in April 2010 around the forthcoming album, One Life Stand. myspace.com
A Benefit for the Chi Ling Cheng Special Needs Trust
Deftones have organized two benefit shows at the Avalon in Hollywood, CA this weekend, on November 19th and 20th. The performances will raise money for bassist Chi Cheng's medical costs, "survival and long-term recovery." Cheng continues to slowly recover from a car accident on November 2nd, 2008 that left him in a semi-conscious state. deftones.com
Warp20 NYC on Babelgum
Warp Records and Babelgum have collaborated for a film series around the Warp20 events. The lastest installment, "Warp20 NYC," is now streaming on Babelgum. The short features interviews and performances from Battles, Jamie Lidell, Flying Lotus, !!!, Clark, Hudson Mohawke, The Hundred In The Hands, Born Ruffians and Pivot. warp.net
The Magnetic Fields Prep Realism
Nonesuch Records will issue Realism from The Magnetic Fields on January 26th, 2010. The album follows 2008's Distortion. Find the track list and cover art on the Nonesuch website. nonesuch.com
St. Vincent Tours Into 2010
St. Vincent has announced additional North American headlining dates in support of Actor. Annie Clark will kickoff the stint with an American Songbook performance at the Lincoln Center in New York. In February, she'll officially hit the road with Wildbirds & Peacedrums in tow. ilovestvincent.com
Tindersticks Falling Down a Mountain
According to Pitchfork, Tindersticks will release Falling Down a Mountain on February 16th, 2009 through Constellation (North America). They also have a download of "Black Smoke" and the track list. pitchfork.com
Athlete Announces Black Swan
Athlete will bring back their "electro-tinged indie-pop" on February 2nd, 2010 with Black Swan via Original Signal Recordings. If you'd like a preview, The Getaway EP is now available as a digital appetizer. myspace.com
New Moods from Bobby Birdman
Today, Los Angeles' Bobby Birdman dropped his new album, New Moods, via Portland's Fryk Beat. Watch the video for album track "Weighty Wait" on Vimeo and download two tracks on RCRD LBL.
Out Of Our Minds from Melissa Auf Der Maur
Melissa Auf Der Maur is offering the title track from the forthcoming solo album, Out Of Our Minds, for free on her website. The project consists of an album, short film with an original score, web campaign and a comic book. Everything is reportedly due in February of 2010. chartattack.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
