On October 23, Lost Highway will release a seven-song EP by Ryan Adams and The Cardinals, entitled Follow the Lights, which follows closely on the heels of his latest full-length Easy Tiger. Two new songs are interspersed with some older ones, all of which were recorded live in the studio this summer. The two new [...]

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Mournful acoustic plucker Jose Gonzalez is gearing up to release his latest record, In Our Nature, on September 25 via Mute by kicking off three nights in New York City. While he’s there, he’s planning on taping a spot on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. His tour dates are spotty, but he’s hitting both coasts and some [...]

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There are two types of Pink Floyd fans. The ones who only lay claim to the original line-up with Syd Barrett at the healm, and the ones who stone up and listen to Dark Side of the Moon at the laser-light show at the local science museum. Ok, I’ll grant a few bleeders and [...]

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Billboard reports George Harrison’s son, Dhani, is among the guests slated to appear on the Wu Tang Clan’s first long player in six years. Specifically, Dhani will lend his talents to “My People Gently Weeps,” which is an “interpolation” of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.”
Did no one bother to tell RZA that George’s pal (and [...]

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Haven’t endured enough Simpsons exposure this summer? Well, Shout! Factory is betting you haven’t, as it is set to release Testify the best songs from seasons 10 through 18, featuring Jackson Browne! Just kidding. Except, not really. Browne does appear, but he’s joined by the infinitely hipper David Byrne as well as the B-52s, Los [...]

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Amoeba Records will release the two-disc Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1: The Flying Burrito Brothers “Live” At The Avalon 1969 on October 30. The 27-song set captures Parsons with The Flying Burrito Brothers opening for the Grateful Dead April 4-6 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. Why the word “Live” appears in quotation marks [...]

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Billboard is reporting Columbia Records will release Magic — the newest record from Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band — on October 2. It represents the first studio collaboration between Springsteen & Co. since 2002’s The Rising, which was in itself their first studio album together since 1984’s Born in the U.S.A.
In other words, [...]

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Famous urophiliac R. Kelly ain’t done with his serial slow-jamz soap opera, “Trapped in the Closet,” by a damn sight. Oh, goody.
What began as a sprawling, subversive song in 12 parts has been expanded by 10 episodes, and all of the videos are available for streaming on the Independent Film Channel’s site. Meanwhile, the New [...]

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Having never met a soundtrack he wouldn’t shill for, Elvis Costello has lent his inexplicable cover of Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful” to the House Original Television Soundtrack, which features only one decent tune: Massive Attack’s “Teardrop.” As House’s theme song,  it has always driven me absolutely crazy that Cocteau Twin Elizabeth Fraser’s vocals never kick in [...]

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Originally released six years ago as a pressing of a mere 1000, thus, making it extremely collectible, Midlake’s Milkmaid Grand Army EP is now available again thanks to Basement Front Records.
The band is embarking on another US tour in early September.

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released a stop-gap EP entitled Is Is, partly to tide fans over between records and partly to re-ignite some excitement in the band after the lukewarm reception to Show Your Bones, the band’s slick follow-up to its raucous debut, Fever to Tell. Karen O does the obligatory chat with the Associated [...]

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With the corporate music world still foundering in its colossal ineptitude as to how to deal with that whole Internet thing, underground music and, especially, independent labels are reaping the benefits. It’s practically business as usual for the underground, where money and chart positions have little to no bearing on how success is measured. Columbia, [...]

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In a move to likely capitalize on the critical accolades of The Knife’s 2006 release Silent Shout (Pitchfork’s #1 of 2006. We liked it, too.), Mute is giving Silent Shout the super-duper re-release deluxe våldtäkt and skövling treatment. 3 discs of complete Knifeness, including the album you probably already have, as well [...]

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The Pogues are no strangers to the reunion circuit, having roped legendary drunk frontman Shane MacGowan back into the fold for shows that teeter on the brink of his imminent death. How that toothless, drunken fool is still walking much less singing is astounding, but if you want a Pogues show under your belt, I’d [...]

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Andre 3000 is releasing the soundtrack to his Cartoon Network series, Class of 3000, on July 3, which features fourteen songs he wrote specifically for the show.
Andre 3000 - “Class of 3000 Theme Song” - mp3

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Depeche Mode frontman, Dave Gahan, is set to release his second solo album, entitled Hourglass this October. It’s the follow-up to 2003’s respectable offering, Paper Monsters, which proved that Gahan could actually write a tune without Martin Gore’s ever-presence.
Gahan on the new record:
“We were very aware of the importance of keeping urgency in the sound [...]

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The new issue of Wired recently reminded me that the new release from German shoegazer Ulrich Schnauss is nearly upon us Stateside residents. Goodbye, Schnauss’ third full-length will be released through the US arm of Domino Records on July 10th. Catch some streaming tracks at MySpace, per usual [Stars is highly recommended].

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For a guy who’s not too keen on internet savvy marketing, Jack White seems to be loosening up on the whole idea of music not produced on vinyl. That’s right, the new White Stripes record will be available on limited edition thumb drives. They will come in two versions, a cartoon Meg and a cartoon [...]

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