COFFEE TALK: Matador Snags Fucked Up, Tom Waits Gets the Key to Texas …

FUCKED UP and their greatest baseball cap-rocking fan

• Fucked Up has signed to Matador.
• Tom Waits has been given a key to the city of El Paso, TX.
• Carl Barat has denied he’s working on a musical with Pete Doherty.
• UNKLE has contributed to cuts to the new X-Files film.
• Ratatat have extended their tour through the fall.
• Wow, what a thorough overview of Spiritualized’s career.
• Snoop Dogg has confirmed the existence of Dr. Dre’s next album.
• Björk and Sigur Rós are streaming a show from Iceland tomorrow.
• Kim Gordon, RZA and more have shared summer mixtapes with New York Magazine.
• American Apparel has signed an exclusive pre-release deal with Sebastien Tellier.
• Is Mark Ronson “too uptight” to work on the next Amy Winehouse album?
• Speaking of Ms. Winehouse, Rolling Stone camped out at her house for an exclusive interview.
• A collection of Michael Stipe sculptures are now on display in New York.
• Nothing says rock ‘n’ roll like Nelson Mandela.
• Couch surfing just got a whole lot easier.
• Jesus & Mary Chain have compiled a ton of rarities in a tidy box set.
• Recovering hippies, rejoice.

And presenting our Summer Jam of the Day after the jump …

Aeroplane, “Whispers (Original Mix)”

Forget Hercules and Love Affair for a second, although they did remix this very track on an import-only 12-inch that’s totally worth the price tag. (Or at least a cursory download on iTunes.) “Aeroplane” is pure neo-disco gold—a fact proven by its ability to turn the self-titled offices into Studio 54 the second Kathy Diamond’s reveals her natural born diva vocals.

Speaking of impromptu parties, Arye please put the white stuff down. It’s sugar for the French press coffee that’s been steeping on the counter over there.

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