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Beck’s ‘Modern Guilt’ Due July 7

Modern Guilt, Beck’s hotly-tipped collaboration with producer extraordinaire Danger Mouse, will arrive in stores July 7 via DGC Records (North America) and XL Recordings (UK and Europe). Boasting 10 new songs “that range in lyrical tone from introspection and social commentary to off the cuff wordplay and lighthearted humor…” Modern Guilt is said to “vacillate [...]

13 Jun 2008 | More
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Recording New Album, Love Kittens

It was revealed yesterday via the Yeah Yeah Yeahs official MySpace page that the fearsome threesome have been plugging away at their third record, the follow-up to 2006’s Show Your Bones. Claiming to have worked all across the United States, “from a barn in the Northeast to a ranch in the Southwest,” the Yeahs are [...]

3 Jun 2008 | 1 comment | More
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Sigur Ros to Release New Album and Tour in June

On June 24th via XL Recordings, Sigur Ros will release their fifth album, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust, which, translated for us English speakers, means “with a buzz in our ears we play endlessly.” Now that we all have that straight, you should also be made aware that the first single is called [...]

27 May 2008 | More
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‘Best Of’ Radiohead Coming in June

Against the band’s wishes (Thom Yorke has been especially very vocal about this), Capitol/EMI will release Radiohead: The Best Of on June 3rd via retail and digital download, and in various formats, including a Special Edition two disc set, four-piece vinyl set, and a DVD with 21 career-spanning music videos. Tracklisting for the single, double [...]

23 May 2008 | More
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UK’s Laura Marling Releases ‘Alas I Cannot Swim’ and Plays NYC Shows in June

Laura Marling is the ethereal UK 18-year-old folk singer/songwriter, caught for the first time by those of us “in the know” at SXSW in March and then when she opened for Adam Green this month. She will release her debut album, Alas I Cannot Swim, on the Astralwerks label on August 19th. (It’s [...]

21 May 2008 | More
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Kathy Griffin’s up ‘For Your Consideration’ in June

Flame-haired comedienne ‘D-list’ Kathy Griffin has no shame. She’s fine with it, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is fine with it, and by all accounts, those of you who turn in to her award-winning exploits and sell-out her concerts are too. But Ms. Griffin isn’t content to just lord over the Emmys, or [...]

21 May 2008 | More
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The Silent Years Put Their Spin on The Globe This Summer

They may hail from Detroit rock city, but The Silent Years are far from being a fuzzy garage band. Holding accolades such as “Underground Artist of the Year 2007″ (SPIN Magazine), their emotionally-intense sound falls somewhere between the most soaring, psychedelic reaches of The Flaming Lips and the intimate strains of Elliot Smith.
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13 May 2008 | More
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Beck and Danger Mouse Team Up for Album

In hindsight, this dream pairing blurs the line between obviousness and haven’t-they-already? territory, but this summer, Beck and Danger Mouse will release the result of their collaborative efforts. Last December, the duo finally nailed down studio time together, and after several months of mixing their kindred muses, 10 songs came out of it. Mooted to [...]

9 May 2008 | More
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Jakob Dylan Announces Tour Dates for Debut Album

On May 17, former Wallflowers frontman Jakob Dylan will hit the road for his first tour as a solo artist in support of his debut album, Seeing Things, out June 10 via Columbia Records and Starbucks Entertainment. From there, Dylan will make appearances at Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits and the Newport Folk Festival among other [...]

6 May 2008 | More
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Black Kids to Release Debut Album on July 22

They’ve been hard at work in London for several months with producer Bernard Butler, and now comes word that the debut album from Jacksonville, FL’s Black Kids, called Partie Traumatic, will drop July 22 on Columbia (U.S.) and July 7 “everywhere else” via Almost Gold Records. Check the video for lead single “I’m Not Gonna [...]

5 May 2008 | More
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