The Cars

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• Barcelona’s popular Sonar Festival is getting a Chicago edition, featuring Martyn, Oval and more.
• The Cars are considering their first real deal reunion in 23 years.
• Jon Savage discussed the YouTube-led revival of the Screamers, a synth-punk band who never released a proper record.
• Terry Gilliam is directing the live streaming version of Arcade Fire’s Madison Square Garden show next week.
• Superchunk covered the Cure.
• Nick Cave is writing a remake of The Crow.
• FACT examined the history of cassette tapes.
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs uploaded a concert film to iTunes.
• Gorillaz confirmed a North American tour.
• Holy Ghost! unveiled a new video.
• Best Coast talked to New York magazine about weed and why New York’s weather made her want to move.
• Stereogum premiered a new song from Gate, a new side project from the Dead C’s Michael Morley.
• Neil Young readied the second volume of his Archives series.
• The FADER filed an on-camera interview with Tame Impala.
• Just Breathe looked at recent record sleeves from FaltyDL, Roska and more.
• The Department of Homeland Security finally addressed the ongoing problem of securing visas for musicians.
• Resident Advisor asked Oneohtrix Point Never about his gear.
• Amanda Palmer raised $15,000 in three minutes over at Bandcamp.
• Owen Ashworth decided to disband his one-man, err, band, Casiotone For the Painfully Alone.
• Rage Against the Machine played their first hometown show in a decade.
• M.I.A. promised a free New York show to make up for her terrible Hard Festival set.

Dum Dum Girls

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• Pitchfork interviewed Diplo.
• Mary Anne Hobbs quit her BBC gig after 14 years at the station.
• Interpol’s drummer commented on the departure of Carlos D.
• Spin listed the Top 125 albums of the past 25 years.
• No Age, Devendra Banhart, Prefuse 73 and more appear on Zach Hill’s second solo album.
• Members of Primal Scream, Oasis and Sex Pistols played a one-off show as a cover band.
• Looks like the M.I.A. backlash has just begun.
• Jesse Rose is launching a “leak proof” label.
• Rolling Stone spoke to Gary Numan.
• Sounds like Dum Dum Girls will have a new album this fall and an EP even earlier.
• Pantha Du Prince announced a fall North American tour with Blonde Redhead.
• Jack White spoke to the Detroit Free Press.
• Sean Lennon and his model girlfriend, Charlotte Kemp Muhl, are readying their debut as Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger.
• Animal Collective and Laurie Anderson are among the judges in a YouTube competition at the Guggenheim.
• Dean Ween is now offering fishing trips along the Delaware River.
• The New York Times ran a rare interview with Michael Banks of Underground Resistance.
• A new Lauryn Hill song appeared out of nowhere.
• The Quietus met up with Robyn in Sweden.
• PopMatters tracked down Rufus Wainwright.
• Someone’s making a Daytrotter documentary.

Photo by Alexander Wagner

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• Richie Hawtin is releasing a compilation of key Plastikman material.
• The Dears are performing their next album at some exclusive residencies this fall.
• Crystal Fighters set a release date for their debut record.
• Resident Advisor explored the dark side of Italian techno.
• Guns N’ Roses confirmed their first U.S. date in four years.
• Klaxons commented on this year’s Mercury Prize nominees.
• Tim Kasher revealed his first solo record.
• !!! announced a lengthy worldwide tour.
• Skream uploaded yet another free EP.
• Diskjokke lent some studio tips to XLR8R.
• The Quietus talked to The Books.
• Jerry Garcia’s biopic finally snagged a director and script.
• Rusko and Deadmau5 are waging a Web feud.
• One-half of Aeroplane talked about their recent split.
• YACHT covered X, and Jack White tackled the Beatles.
• Kitsuné unveiled their spring 2011 collection.
• Svarte Greiner readied his latest record for Digitalis Industries.

Weezer, live @ Madison Square Garden

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• These New Puritans compiled a mix for FACT.
• Metallica said they regret making Some Kind of Monster.
• Eyehategod wrote a tour diary for Decibel.
• Snoop Dogg’s apparently into grime music.
• Tom Jones and The Killers plan on collaborating.
• An Ariel Pink B-side got a proper music video.
• Diplo continued to diss M.I.A.’s latest LP.
• Liars cut a Daytrotter session.
• Wrongtom is giving Roots Manuva a thorough dub treatment.
• The FADER volleyed some questions at Solar Bears.
• The A.V. Club listed “23 cheerful ditties about murder, death, and the apocalypse.”
• The Guardian talked to The Vaselines.
• Neon Indian confirmed a fall tour.
• XL spoke on behalf of Vampire Weekend, regarding their pending lawsuit.
• The New York Times phoned Caribou.
• The Quietus posted a Oneohtrix Point Never Q&A.
• Björk is leading an energy protest in Iceland.
• Philip Jeck readied a new record.
• Weezer have another album on the way already.
• Alice Glass of Crystal Castles allegedly smacked a fan. (Yes, again.)
• LCD Soundsystem produced a PiL documentary.
• Andy Butler of Hercules & Love Affair shared some of his favorite things.
• Spin interviewed Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice.
• Joan of Arc readied a limited cassette box set of their entire catalog.
• The Guardian examined 10 of pop’s unsung heroes.

Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear

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• The New York Times examined Pitchfork’s influence on us all.
• Wow, this benefit CD has a lot of Bowie covers.
• Josh Homme is relaunching his Rekords Rekords label and readying a double-disc reissue of Rated R.
• Nerve claimed “Everything I Know About Love I Learned From…Pavement.”
• The Guardian profiled In the Red Records.
• Iron Maiden dissed Grizzly Bear.
• Boys Noize, Diplo and Hot Chip all contributed to Kano’s new album.
• Amy Winehouse started working on her next album.
• The FADER interviewed Raekwon.
• The A.V. Club shared a beginner’s guide to Neil Gaiman.
• Phosphorescent got their stolen gear back.
• Daedelus gave Clash Music a guide to L.A.
• Neko Case announced a short U.S. tour, as did Devendra Banhart.
• In other concert news, Nachtmystium finally confirmed a headlining trek.
• Wired asked their readers to vote for their favorite album art of all time.
• Hey, remember Uffie? The Quietus do.
• And finally…Guided By Voices are back!

Alan Moore does a little reading on 'The Simpsons'

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• Rough Trade readied a special reissue of Zola Jesus‘ Stridulum EP.
• Deerhunter announced their fourth album.
• The Pop Group reunited, as did Carissa’s Weird (for one show).
• NPR premiered a new Walkmen track.
• Los Campesinos! lined up a new EP.
• Mark Ronson unveiled a new single with MNDR.
• San Francisco’s Treasure Island Music Festival announced this year’s lineup.
• Belle and Sebastian expanded their U.S. tour.
• Touch Music launched a print/digital download series.
• Arab Strap readied expanded reissues of their first two albums.
• Ramona Gonzales of Nite Jewel continued to contribute to outside projects.
• Resident Advisor spoke to Derrick Carter.
• Corin Tucker’s solo album was set for an October release.
• The A.V. Club interviewed Pete Shelley of The Buzzcocks.
• Benga and Katy B teamed up on a new track.
• The Quietus shared a classic interview with Alan Moore.
• Flaming Lips tapped Ariel Pink for some tour dates.
• Speaking of techno legends, Juan Atkins is rebooting his Model 500 project.
• Owen Pallett released a single and finalized his summer tour plans.
• Wilco are thinking about launching their own label.
• Members of Radiohead, Primal Scream, Scissor Sisters and more are all appearing on Bryan Ferry’s next solo album.

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• Pitchfork listed the summer’s key releases.
• Sony celebrated the 40th anniversary of Miles Davis‘ Bitches Brew LP with two special reissues.
• Meanwhile, the Guardian toasted Kind of Blue.
• David Bowie’s Station To Station album is also getting a pair of expanded/remastered releases.
• Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson and John Zorn got booed at Montreal’s International Jazz Festival.
• Nite Jewel announced a new EP.
• Land of Talk lined up a fall tour.
• Pictureplane photographed Brokencyde fans.
• Nick Cave’s recent novel is headed for the big screen. He’s also got an UNKLE collaboration on the way.
• Prince dissed the Internet.
• Trent Reznor signed on for the score of David Fincher’s Facebook movie.
• The A.V. Club broke down 25 “anti-music-journalist songs,” including ones from Sonic Youth, Morrissey and M.I.A.
• Resident Advisor spoke to Floating Points about his Eglo imprint.
• Big Boi showed Paste his bow-tie collection.
• Tricky already has a new album on the way.
• Mylo emerged from hiding with a Robyn remix.
• Drowned In Sound spent some time with one of our favorite neo-classical composers, Ólafur Arnalds.
• Justin Hawkins denied the Darkness‘ rumored reunion.
• Tiny Mix Tapes talked to Jamie Lidell.
  
  

Boredoms @ Terminal 5

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• Björk appeared on Antony and the Johnsons‘ new album.
• FACT filed a guide of Robert Hood essentials.
• Matt Edwards (Radio Slave, REKID) launched a sub-label focused on experimental music and merch.
• Simian Mobile Disco answered 11 questions.
• Touch & Go’s zine co-founder and book editor spoke to Decibel.
• Boredoms announced a DVD of their legendary Boadrum performance.
• The A.V. Club wrote a beginner’s guide to Madlib.
• Billy Corgan debuted the new Smashing Pumpkins lineup.
• Starz canceled Party Down.
• Well, Oceansize is still around.
• OMD prepped their first LP in 14 years.
• Richie Hawtin got robbed.
• Fat Possum streamed Wavves new record.
• John Lydon discussed his approach to lyrics.
• Little White Earbuds tracked down Theo Parrish.
• Torche posted the tracklisting and album art from their Songs For Singles LP.
• Frankie Rose and the Outs unveiled a track from their debut album.
• Queens of the Stone Age readied a reissue of their classic Rated R album.
• The Wire shared some classic Rammellzee stories.
• ?uestlove broke down the indie bent of The Roots‘ new record.
• Dusted delivered their mid-2010 progress report.
• Javelin, Beach Fossils and Warpaint lined up a summer tour.
• Portishead signed a new record deal and started working on their fourth studio album.
• Beck, Thurston Moore and Tortoise covered…Yanni.
• Drums of Death revealed the details of his debut record.
• Ariel Pink and R. Stevie Moore interviewed one another for FADER TV.
• The Guardian discussed the myriad music references in Brett Easton Ellis‘ books.
• And our favorite headline of the day: “Why Glo-Fi’s Future Is Not Ephemeral.”

Bat For Lashes @ Bowery Ballroom

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• Tiny Mix Tapes interviewed The Fresh & Onlys.
• The Roots‘ new record is streaming on MySpace.
• Urb premiered Orbital’s comeback single.
• Pitchfork talked to James Murphy.
• Leonard Cohen started working on a new album.
• You Say Party! We Say Die! changed their name.
• Interpol returned to the stage in Rochester.
• White Rabbits covered Iggy Pop.
• Honest Jon’s and one half of Basic Channel compiled a South African electro compilation.
• School of Seven Bells appeared on FADER TV.
• Clinic confirmed their sixth album.
• Michael Gira finalized the first Swans album in more than a decade.
• Richie Hawtin readied a new iPad app for artists.
• Antony, Yoko Ono and a slew of other major artists discussed their love of CocoRosie, and Drowned In Sound interviewed the Cassidy sisters on camera.
• SALEM revealed the lead-off track on their debut LP.
• Google alluded to the download service they plan on launching later this year.
• Speaking of apps, Slayer unveiled a pinball one.
• A Cologne court has reversed the ban on Rammstein’s current record in Germany.
• Beck and Bat For Lashes collaborated on a new song.
• Ariel Pink announced a new EP.
• Decibel celebrated the Summer Solstice with Immortal and At the Gates.
• The Quietus republished a classic Aphex Twin interview and posted a track-by-track review of Klaxons‘ long-awaited sophomore album.
• No Age did a mixtape for Artist Advocacy’s site.
• Wired flipped through their favorite album art of all time.
• Danger Mouse delivered an “Endless Summer” playlist for NY Magazine.
• Radiohead are close to finishing the “best record [they've] ever made.”
• Rebolledo, one of the breakout artists on Matias Aguayo’s label, revealed details about his solo debut and collaborations with Superpitcher.
• Wow, EMI just don’t get it, do they?

Les Savy Fav @ Highline Ballroom in 2008

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• Kevin Martin landed on the cover of Wire magazine and revealed some of his upcoming projects.
• Paste listed the “10 Best Ramones Songs of All Time.”
• P-Funk guitarist Garry Shider died of cancer complications.
• Scott Hull talked about his grindcore/powerviolence compilation.
• Jamie Lidell did a Black Cab Session.
• Carl Barat confirmed his first solo album.
• The Quietus did a Q&A with Faust.
• MF Doom scheduled his first European tour.
• Rinse FM earned a proper radio license.
• Courtney Love got VH-1’s Behind the Music treatment. 
• Les Savy Fav readied their latest full-length record, as did Crocodiles.
• Beach Fossils explained their hazy indie rock sound.
• Bear In Heaven wrapped up their remix record.
• Apparat became a judge in an Ableton contest.
• Robert Hood gave a rare interview to Little White Earbuds.
• Wavves shared some studio footage.
• Slayer unveiled a new music video.
• Resident Advisor tracked down SBTRKT, a masked member of the UK’s bass music scene.
• ISO50 shared a classic Mutek set from Loscil.
• The Antlers covered “Wish You Were Here.”
• Tripwire compiled a “Video History of the Strokes.”
• BET set a Lifetime Achievement Award aside for Prince.
• Klaxons finally set a release date for their second full-length record.
• The Guardian spoke to Juan Atkins.
• Paw Tracks signed Prince Rama.
• More Pink Floyd-related news: Wayne Coyne discussed the Flaming Lips’ Dark Side of the Moon LP.
• Alan Moore explained why he killed his opera collab with Gorillaz.
• Oh great—Matt & Kim are back.