Nick Cave

• Califone have signed to Dead Oceans and will release a new record in October.
• Michael Moore has dubbed his new documentary Capitalism: A Love Story.
• Here is Wired‘s definition of a “summer jams” playlist.
• The Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival finally has a full lineup. We’ll pass on Larry Tee, but hurray for the Juan Maclean, Free Blood and Home Video.
• “A Brief History of Auto-Tune“
• Talk about an endless list of overlooked ’09 albums.
• Nick Cave has written a new novel.
• The Dead Weather are going to be guest DJs at WOXY.com next week.
• Members of Animal Collective, Stereolab and more have all contributed to the new Atlas Sound album.
• Some recommended mixes for the weekend: Shit Robot,
• GusGus have signed with Kompakt, which reminds us how AWESOME their live show is.
• If you ever wondered what an acoustic version of Phoenix would be like, here’s your answer.
• Another mysterious Black Devil Disco Club album/reissue is on the way in September.
• Topman‘s fall collection looks pretty damn spiffy.
• In other fashion news, Project Runway 6 is premiering in August.
• The State is finally getting a proper DVD treatment next week. Consider us psyched.
• Hull just shared their ”Top 5 Beers to Drink in Brooklyn” with Decibel.
• Matmos, Merzbow and eYe of the Boredoms are among the remixers on a new Melvins compilation.
• Gojira have been added to Metallica‘s fall tour. We’re so there. Seriously.
• Blur, Band of Horses and Elliott Smith (?) have all made the cut for Guitar Hero 5.
• One-half of Refused—including (International) Noise Conspiracy singer  Dennis Lyxzén—have formed a new band called AC4.
• Sufjan Stevens has joined ATP’s New York lineup along with Boris, Crystal Castles and a few others.
• Speaking of Sufjan, this related record is a little bizarre.

Now, in honor of their show this weekend, here’s some classic Mission of Burma…