With the imminent release of Beyond on Fat Possum records on May 1st, the first Dinosaur Jr. album featuring the original trio of J. Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph since 1989, the band is hitting the road again on May 11th. Annoyingly, there are only ten cities on the itinerary, thus far. The usual New […]

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Before a ten date US tour in May, Costello will play a one-off show at New York’s Rubin Museum of Art with Rosanne Cash on April 13th, which NME reports is an “all acoustic musical talk show, drawing on the theme of magic numbers.” Eh? Now that his white man’s guilt about Katrina is out […]

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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/is0nkwEeWKg” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Arctic Monkeys are set to release their second LP entitled Favorite Worst Nightmare on April 24th via Domino. The first single “Brainstorm” starts off a chugging rocker and then melds into typical Arctic Monkeys fare, which somehow hasn’t worn out its welcome, despite the obvious lack of hooks. Alex […]

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According to this Morrissey zine, The Moz is returning to “vulgar” America to support Ringleader of the Tormentors, his latest, ho-hum record (You Are The Quarry actually wasn’t half bad). Despite the new album’s lackluster appeal, I still want to see Morrissey live. He’s one of those teenage idols I’ve yet to see. No Southeast […]

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After allegedly breaking up four times over the past two years (and then signing to Caplitol), Interpol has been in NYC recording the follow-up to Antics, which, unsurprisingly, remains untitled. However, there is one new song title, “Mammoth”, with which to tease you. A tentative release date is set for early summer and according to […]

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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/t9joocA-Fws” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]The devil’s favorite band, Murder By Death, is going on tour with Reverend Horton Heat this month. This band never stops touring. Its third record, In Bocca Al Lupo, is just now coming out in the UK, where the band lands in late spring for, yes, more touring.

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Cassadaga is out April 10th on Saddle Creek. Bright Eyes spring tour:

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