Echo & The Bunnymen had to cancel its U.S. tour dates last fall in support of November’s The Fountain. However, the band has rescheduled and added more shows this spring. Download “Proxy” … Polyvinyl will release No Singles, an out-of-print-EPs compilation by Japandroids, on May 11. The band will be on tour this spring, with performances scheduled at SXSW, Sasquatch and Bonnaroo. Download “Darkness On The Edge Of Gastown” … Stars (pictured) are issuing fifth album The Five Ghosts on June 22. It will be the first release on the band’s new label, Soft Revolution Records. This summer, Stars will play The Five Ghosts in its entirety, along with fan-chosen selections, on its U.S. tour … MG&V is the new side project of John McCauley (Deer Tick), Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes) and Matt Vasquez (Delta Spirit). The band will make its debut at SXSW … Band Of Horses is releasing third full-length Infinite Arms on May 18 (Brown/Fat Possum/Columbia), with the album package featuring the photography of Christopher Wilson, the group’s longtime collaborator. In related news, the Hardly Art label is issuing Carissa’s Wierd’s They’ll Only Miss You When You Leave: Songs 1996-2003 on July 13. Carissa’s Wierd was Band Of Horses frontman Ben Bridwell’s old group … Bad Religion is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a live album. 30 Years Live will be recorded during the band’s upcoming House Of Blues tour, and it will be offered to fans for free for a limited time on May 18 … Simon & Garfunkel have announced a North American tour this spring, starting at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 24 … “I Put A Spell On You” is a new single out now in support of Concern Worldwide’s work in Haiti. It’s by Shane MacGowan And Friends—the Friends being Nick Cave, Bobby Gillespie, Johnny Depp, Chrissie Hynde, Mick Jones, Cait O’Riordan, Glen Matlock, Paloma Faith and Eliza Doolittle … The Bride Screamed Murder (Ipecac) is the third album by the current incarnation of the Melvins, and it will be released June 1, with a U.S. tour kicking off the same day … On April 13, Polyvinyl will issue the 15th anniversary vinyl edition of Braid’s first album, Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five. In addition, the band’s sophomore LP, The Age Of Octeen, as well as both volumes of odds-and-sods compilations Movie Music, will also be released on vinyl. Download “Hugs From Boys,” “Movie Clock Star,” “I’m Afraid Of Everything” and “Grand Theft Autumn” … The 20th anniversary edition of Jawbreaker’s debut album, Unfun, is being reissued by Blackball Records on March 30, including the three-song Whack & Blite EP and an unlisted bonus track … Dangerbird Records just signed Vancouver’s Hot Hot Heat and will release the band’s fourth album, Future Breeds, this summer … The Baseball Project—the baseball-rock supergroup comprised of Peter Buck, Steve Wynn, Linda Pitmon and Scott McCaughey—has partnered with ESPN.com for the Broadside Ballads project. The band will write and record new songs and offer free downloads each month during the 2010 baseball season. Download “All Future And No Past” … Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings are releasing fourth full-length I Learned The Hard Way on April 6 via Daptone Records.
The Flaming Lips (pictured) have announced spring and summer dates in support of double album Embryonic. The tour will feature special guests Stardeath And White Dwarfs and includes a performance of Dark Side Of The Moon at Bonnaroo. On April 17 (a.k.a. Record Store Day), their version of Dark Side Of The Moon (which features Stardeath And White Dwarfs, Henry Rollins and Peaches) will be available on limited-edition vinyl. The CD version will go on sale on May 4 … Also on Record Store Day, EMI will release limited-edition vinyl packages of John Lennon’s John Lennon Singles Bag and the Sex Pistols’s The Great Rock ‘N’ Roll Swindle … MAGNET guest editor Adam Green wrote the instrumental tracks that comprise Musik For A Play, the theatrical adaptation of Paul Auster’s novel Timbuktu. It will be available digitally and as a 500-copy limited-edition LP. 
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers have announced the spring release of Mojo (Reprise), their first studio album in eight years. The band will support the LP on a summer tour of North America’s top arenas and amphitheaters, featuring a mix of guest appearances by My Morning Jacket, Crosby Stills And Nash, Joe Cocker, ZZ Top and Drive-By Truckers … Thom Yorke’s supergroup, previously billed as the hard-to-pronounce ????, is now known as Atoms For Peace, but the lineup is still the same: Flea, Mauro Refosco, Joey Waronker and Nigel Godrich. The band is playing a series of eight U.S. shows leading up to a performance at Coachella on April 18 … One Jug Of Wine, Two Vessels is a collaborative effort by Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes) and Jake Bellows (Neva Dinova). Originally recorded in 2003, the EP has undergone a re-working, including the recording of four brand new tracks to make it a full-length. Saddle Creek will release the album March 23 … The Hold Steady will issue new LP Heaven Is Whenever (Vagrant) on May 4. The band will also tour the U.S. and Europe this spring … Filmmaker Margarita Jimeno tracked the colorful performances of Gogol Bordello on gigs from 2001 to 2006 and created documentary Gogol Bordello Non-Stop with the footage. The DVD is out via Knitting Factory Entertainment on March 16 … On April 6, Doves best-of album The Places Between will be released on Astralwerks/Heavenly. It will feature two discs of audio—including the band’s hits, b-sides, rarities, unreleased tracks and even new recordings—plus a DVD of music videos … Deer Tick will release its third full-length, The Black Dirt Sessions (Partisan), on June 8 … “Discovering America” is a new single from Cursive, focusing on the mistreatment of the Native American community. All proceeds from the single, which is out March 9 via Saddle Creek, will be donated to the American Indian College Fund. The band is currently on tour supporting Alkaline Trio, with several solo dates in March … Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes will join Joanna Newsom for several live performances this spring, starting late March … The Weakerthans’ Live At The Burton Cummings Theatre CD/DVD is out March 23, but it’s available for pre-order now … On April 20, Merge will issue the remastered versions of three Destroyer albums: City Of Daughters, Thief and Streethawk: A Seduction … Also on April 20, The Freak Out List will be available on DVD via Sexy Intellectual/MVD. It’s a film exploring Frank Zappa’s artistic influences, which he listed on the inside cover of his debut album … The Octopus Project will debut Hexadecagon, a literal “surround sound” immersion experience with original music and video, on March 19 at SXSW … The first annual Odessa Fest will take place April 23-25 at Night Light in Chapel Hill, N.C. Mike Glass (Fin Fang Foom, Inspector 22) will curate the event, which will feature sets by the Kingsbury Manx, Inspector 22, Michael Holland, Transportation, Wesley Wolfe, Impossible Arms, Americans In France, WAUMISS, the Toddlers, Wild Wild Geese and Shit Horse … Keane has announced the May 11 release of new album Night Train on Cherrytree/Interscope.
The Strokes (pictured) are officially back in the studio working on their fourth studio album with producer Joe Chiccarelli. Check out some video footage of the guys at work 
The next installment of Mute reissues of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds albums has been announced. Tender Prey, The Good Son and Henry’s Dream will be released on March 30 as separate double-disc collector’s editions, each digitally remastered and remixed for 5.1 surround sound … On April 13, Japandroids will launch a seven-inch singles series, which will yield five singles total. Each will include an a-side featuring previously unreleased material from the Post-Nothing sessions and a cover b-side. 
Dirty Projectors will perform their 2005 album The Getty Address in its entirety for two shows: one in New York on February 19, another in Los Angeles on February 27. They will be accompanied by Alarm Will Sound Orchestra, conducted by Alan Piersen with an arrangement by Matt Marks … My Morning Jacket will tour the Southeast with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band for several dates this spring, including a performance at the New Orleans Jazzfest … Joining the ranks of bands doing good for Haiti is Arcade Fire (pictured), which has teamed up with Partners In Health, the NFL, Merge Records and Bank Robber Music for a charity Super Bowl licensing of “Wake Up,” from 2004’s Funeral. All proceeds from the song’s airing will go to Partners In Health’s Stand With Haiti relief efforts … After a five-year hiatus, Broken Social Scene is finally back with a new, as-yet-untitled album, which will be out on May 4 … Sigur Rós frontman Jon Thor Birgisson (a.k.a. Jónsi) has gone solo and will release his debut album, Go (XL Recordings), April 6, then embark on a North American tour, which promises to feature a dazzling stage show created with the help of 59 productions … Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof have joined forces to perform Joy Division’s debut album, Unknown Pleasures, on April 29 at Donaufestival, which will take place April 28-May 8 in Krems, Austria … Sisterworld is the new album from Liars, and it will be released on March 9 as a two-CD version, the second disc featuring reinterpretations of each track by guest artists including Thom Yorke, Devendra Banhart, Melvins, Alan Vega, Tunde Abedimpe, Atlas Sound and Carter Tutti. Liars will also be supporting Sisterworld on a North American tour with Fol Chen this spring. 
The New Pornographers (pictured) will release their fifth album, Together (Matador), on May 4. It will feature the band’s full eight members, along with guest musicians such as Annie Clark (St. Vincent), Zach Condon (Beirut) and Will Sheff (Okkervill River) … Wanna rock with members of Kiss, Van Halen, Poison, Motörhead, Traffic and Winger? Then head over to L.A. for Rock N’ Roll Fantasy Camp, which will run February 23-28. Plus, this year the event will be filmed for a VH1 reality series … On February 25, Port O’Brien will hit the road with Portugal. The Man in support of its recent album, Threadbare. Plus, the band is doing good by releasing an EP, The Pan American Sessions, which will benefit Doctors Without Borders and its earthquake relief efforts in Haiti … Speaking of which, Orenda Fink is offering her 2005 album, Invisible Ones (Saddle Creek), for download on her website in order to encourage relief-effort donations for Haiti. Fink has often described how her time spent in the country affected her spiritually and musically, and she reiterates this in a personal letter that can be read 
MGMT and Weezer will be co-headlining New Jersey’s Bamboozle Festival at the Meadowland’s Sports Complex on May 1 and May 2. Tickets are on sale now … My Morning Jacket’s Jim James (or Yim Yames, depending who you ask) and his cousin/collaborator Johnny Quaid are creating a new online label, Removador Recordings And Solutions, which will allow James and Quaid to share some of the musicians they admire with the world … Iggy Pop has joined the lineup for the 20th Annual Tibet House U.S. Benefit Concert, alongside Philip Glass (the concert’s artistic director), Regina Spektor, Patti Smith, Jesse Smith, Gogol Bordello and more. The show will take place February 26 at Carnegie Hall … Country/rock legend Willie Nelson has signed to Rounder Records, which will issue his new album, Country Music, on April 13 … The White Stripes (pictured) are releasing their first-ever live album and documentary, Under Great White Northern Lights (Third Man), on March 16. The footage is taken from the duo’s 2007 tour across Canada in a quest to perform in all of the nation’s provinces and territories … Team B, a spinoff of Beirut and Arcade Fire, is releasing a free EP, available on the band’s 
Producer Bob Blank, famed for his work with the New York scene of the mid-’70s and early ’80s, is being celebrated with a compilation. The album, Bob Blank: The Blank Generation/Blank Tapes NYC 1975-1985 (Strut), features songs by Gladys Knight, Sun Ra and Lydia Lunch … Blank isn’t the only producer making the news this week. Ashley Beedle has announced Mavis, a new project celebrating the music of soul icon Mavis Staples, out on !K7, with remixes and reinterpretations by artists including Ed Harcourt, Kurt Wagner and Candi Staton. 
If you’re running late on finding a Christmas gift, EMI Records has several specially priced greatest-hits collections released exclusively on iTunes. The albums include best-ofs from David Bowie, the Band, John Lennon, George Harrison, Radiohead and more. The campaign ends January 11 … Josh Dibb of Animal Collective is performing at the 
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If it’s ever been your dream to play in a band with two members of the Pixies, then check out Avatar, the new release from Joey Santiago and David Lovering’s side project, the Everybody. You can remix the album, then submit your work to be a part of the Everybody Else LP, which will be released in the spring. 
The 18th annual Noise Pop Festival has just unveiled its lineup, and it’s going to be a killer. Featuring the Magnetic Fields, Four Tet, Foreign Born, Rogue Wave and Atlas Sound, among others, the festival will take place February 23 through March 1 in San Francisco … Sony Red Distribution and MRI have announced the release of Preservation Hall, an album benefiting the classic New Orleans jazz venue, with contributions from Merle Haggard, Tom Waits, Jim James, Pete Seeger, Andrew Bird and others … Fucked Up is also turning its sights toward charity, with a benefit single (a cover of ’80s holiday staple “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”) featuring Yo La Tengo, Tegan & Sara, GZA, Bob Mould, Vampire Weekend, David Cross and more. The song, out on Matador, will benefit three Canadian organizations aiming to end the disappearance and murders of Canadian indigenous women … In honor of musician Chris Knox, who suffered a stroke in his New Zealand home in June, Jeff Mangum, Yo La Tengo, the Mountain Goats, the Bats, Jay Reatard and others have come together to record Stroke: Songs For Chris Knox, a charity release out now on Merge Records … Classic bluesman T-Model Ford will issue his seventh album, The Ladies Man, on January 20 via Alive Naturalsound. 
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Erasure will celebrate the 21st anniversay of influential album The Innocents with a deluxe reissue, out Tuesday on Mute Records. The two-disc set also comes with a DVD … Speaking of big anniversaries, the Bouncing Souls are celebrating their 20th birthday with an album out next month on Chunksaah Records, as well as an upcoming tour, and another installment in their “song of the month” series … Indie-rock supergroup Sweet Apple, which features Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis, Cobra Verde’s John Petkovic and Tim Parnin and Witch’s Dave Sweetapple, has announced its signing to Tee Pee Records. The band will release its debut on March 30. 
Drop Dead Rock, featuring ’80s icons Debbie Harry and Adam Ant, is finally being re-released on DVD (on MVD Visual). The 1995 film, a satire on the state of the music industry in the mid-’90s, will be released on December 8 … Speaking of classic reissues, the Vinyl 180 label will be re-releasing vinyl editions of classic ’80s albums, including records by Bauhaus, Cocteau Twins and the Cult … Graham Nash might be best known for his work with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, but he’s also a member of the art world. Nash has compiled more than 75 photographs of musicians, along with Nash’s personal commentary and reflections, in a collection titled Taking Aim (Chronicle) … Post-rock outfit the Appleseed Cast is celebrating the reissue of its two classic albums, Low Level Owl Volumes 1 and Volume 2 (on Graveface), with a 26-date tour, beginning February 24. 
The impossible-to-pronounce but brilliant-to-listen-to Xiu Xiu has announced the release of its new album, Dear God I Hate Myself, which will be out February 23 on Kill Rock Stars … Indie rockers Aloha will also be making a return with its latest release, Home Acres, due out on Polyvinyl in March … If you just can’t get enough new records and you’ve got a moody pop/punk heart (and who doesn’t?), get ready for the newest Alkaline Trio album, to be released via its own label, Heart & Skull, in partnership with Epitaph. The as-yet-untitled album will be out in early 2010 … Country fans should jump on the newest release from Shout! Factory and the Country Music Hall of Fame: a two volume set of Country’s Greatest Stars Live, out on DVD January 26; the compilation features performances from Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton, among others … Kieran Hebden, better known by his moniker Four Tet, will release his new album, There Is Love In You (Domino), in January and will embark on a brief tour in support … If you’re looking for a little Southern hospitality in your life, the Knoxville, Tenn., Big Ears Festival will take place March 26–28 with Terry Riley as artist-in-residence … Green Day is still getting some mileage out of 2004’s American Idiot. The band will re-record “21 Guns,” the second single from this year’s 21st Century Breakdown, with the cast of the stage version of American Idiot … Chicago duo Puerto Muerto will release its new album, Drumming For Pistols (Fire), in February … Canadian record label Paper Bag is turning seven (they grow up so fast!) and celebrating with The Seven Year Itch, a wicked (and free) compilation featuring cover versions performed by Sally Shapiro, You Say Party! We Say Die and Rock Plaza Central, among other. 
It’s baby-boomer heaven thanks to Reprise Records, which will release remastered versions of Neil Young’s first four solo albums, including classics After The Gold Rush and Harvest … Reprise isn’t the only label taking a look backward; Dischord Records has nearly completed its year-long series of Fugazi reissues, with Margin Walker and Furniture being re-released, as well as reissues of albums by Jawbox and Gray Matter … It’s been a rough couple of weeks for Morrissey. First, he collapsed onstage in Swindon, then a gig in Liverpool was cancelled when an audience member threw a drink at the famously morose singer. Heaven knows he’s miserable now … There’s no slacking for the ever-prolific Fiery Furnaces, who have released Take Me Round Again (Thrill Jockey), a “covers” album of their own songs from this year’s I’m Going Away … My Morning Jacket (pictured) will have its very own guest appearance on American Dad, the Fox cartoon, on November 22. The band members will play themselves and try to bring a little style to the show. Good luck with all that … Any Pavement fans should jump at the chance to attend the Sasquatch! Music Festival. The band will be headlining the George, Wash., festival in May; pre-sale tickets went on sale November 7 … Hurricane Bells (a.k.a. Longwave frontman Steve Schiltz) have digitally released their debut, Tonight Is The Ghost (Vagrant), as well as performed a song for the latest Twilight movie, New Moon. Apparently sparkly vampires have pretty decent taste in pop music. 
Black Francis, She Wants Revenge, Love And Rockets and popular comedians including Bob Odenkirk and Tim & Eric will be performing a benefit concert in L.A. on December 8 and 9 for 
All the Pixies-reunion goodness floating around makes us at Magnet feel like monkeys gone to heaven – now the band are celebrating the 20th anniversary of Doolittle with a U.S. tour where Black Francis, Kim Deal, et al will be playing the album in its entirety…The Pixies aren’t the only long-awaited reunion in the news – yes, the Slits are back with their first new album in 25 years! The classic female punkers released Trapped Animal on October 20th…The Kinks were never known for their spirituality, but guitarist and co-founder Dave Davies will release a “feature-length memoir” on DVD called Kronikles: Mystical Journey. We could not have made that sentence up if we tried…Speaking of famous siblings, Dave & Ray Davies might have gotten into some punch-ups, but Allison Moorer and sister Shelby Lynn generally keep things a little friendlier. Moorer will release her 8th full length album and first for Rykodisc, in February 2010….The hard-rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures, composed of Josh Homme, Dave Grohl, and John Paul Jones, have finally released their debut single, “New Fang,” off of their eponymous album. Them Crooked Vultures is out November 17th on DGC/Interscope records, and you can listen to “New Fang” on the band’s myspace (http://www.myspace.com/crookedvultures)… The avant-garde configuration The Red Krayola (better known as Mayo Thomas’s day job) will, with Art & Language, release the enigmatically titled Five American Portraits January 19th, 2010… Thomas isn’t the only art-rocker releasing a new album. Brah Records will release Home’s newest, XVII, in January, following the release of their new 8-disc box set…New York punk singer/songwriter Jesse Malin has signed with Side One Dummy records, following a successful tour with The Gaslight Anthem. Malin’s new solo album (his fourth) should arrive in early 2010… The Blood Brothers may no longer be with us, but Epitaph records will re-issue four of their classic albums; look forward to expanded editions of Burn, Piano Island, Burn, Young Machetes, March on Electric Children, and Crimes on November 17th…The Watson Twins have set the release date for Talking To You, Talking to Me for February 9th, 2010. Here’s hoping their sophomore album, a “soulful” and “ethereal” one according to the band, will avoid the sophomore slump. Listen to “U-N-Me” here (http://www.vanguardrecords.com/winmedia/stream.asp?artist=WatsonTwins&title=UNMe&type=mp3)…Luckily, The Shout Out Louds have already made it past the treacherous second album, and return with number three, Work, on February 23rd.
All the Pixies-reunion goodness floating around makes us feel like monkeys gone to heaven. Now the band (pictured) is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Doolittle with a U.S. tour where Black Francis, Kim Deal, et al, will be playing the album in its entirety … The Pixies aren’t the only long-awaited reunion in the news. Yes, the Slits are back with their first new album in 25 years! The classic female punkers released Trapped Animal on October 20 … The Kinks were never known for their spirituality, but guitarist and co-founder Dave Davies will release a “feature-length memoir” on DVD called Kronikles: Mystical Journey. We could not have made that sentence up if we tried … Speaking of famous siblings, Dave and Ray Davies might have gotten into some punch-ups, but Allison Moorer and sister Shelby Lynn generally keep things a little friendlier. Moorer will release Crows, her eighth album and first for Rykodisc, on February 9 … Hard-rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures, composed of Josh Homme, Dave Grohl and John Paul Jones, has finally released its debut single, “New Fang,” off of its eponymous album. Them Crooked Vultures is out November 17 on DGC/Interscope, and you can listen to “New Fang” on the band’s 
Athens, Ga.’s current finest (no, not R.E.M.) the Whigs (pictured) are giving away the title track to their upcoming 2010 release, In The Dark (ATO, release date TBD). 
IRM (Because Music/Elektra), the Beck-produced Charlotte Gainsbourg album, is out in January. Some music is available now, with the title track posted as a 
The incredibly amazing Morrissey (pictured) is releasing Swords, a collection of b-sides, November 3. Initial quantities of the LP will come with a divine bonus disc of eight live tracks from a show in Warsaw this past July. The magnificent Moz kicks off a short West Coast tour supporting the record November 29 in Seattle … All Tomorrow’s Parties (Warp X) is a stupendous, multi-platform (one-night in theaters and released on DVD and for download October 13) concert film documenting recent performances from the festival of the same name. Bands shown in Super8, camcorder and mobile phone footage include Sonic Youth, Belle And Sebastian, Animal Collective and Yeah Yeah Yeahs … The brilliant Backtracks (Columbia), billed as the ultimate AC/DC experience, is available beginning November 10 exclusively 
We can’t even explain the mechanics of the limited-edition, one-time, 500-count pressing of Robyn Hitchcock’s live DVD/CD, I Often Dream Of Trains In New York (Yep Roc, November 11), which features some bizarre fold-out contraption, so we encourage you to 
Psst. Wanna know a secret? Pavement (pictured) is reuniting for shows in September 2010 at New York City’s Summerstage. They’re up to three gigs so far; at the rate sellouts are going, these slackers are going to be playing somewhere every day next year. 
We think we heard something about Merge Records celebrating its 20th anniversary; hell, we may have even talked about it ourselves. Now Converse.com is showcasing a series of live, stripped-down performances from various locations during the fest. Superchunk’s 
It was a little difficult to discern from the self-written press release, but it appears Radiohead’s Thom Yorke (pictured) is releasing a 12-inch single, “Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses” b/w “The Hollow Earth,” on September 21. (Digital version available October 6.) A free download accompanies your purchase via the band’s website … Considered one of the most-bootlegged live shows, Nirvana’s headlining stint at the 1992 Reading Festival is officially documented on the self-explanatory Nirvana Live At Reading CD/DVD (Universal), out November 3. A two-LP vinyl version will be available November 17 … That last item naturally leads us to the Foo Fighters, whose career highlights are collected on the equally self-explanatory Greatest Hits (Roswell/RCA), also out November 3. It features two new songs, “Wheels” and “Word Forward,” recorded exclusively for the album … Speaking of hot wax, Grant Hart, formerly of 
In what sounds like some sort of Onion-style hoax, noted Jew Bob Dylan (pictured) is releasing Christmas In The Heart (Columbia) on October 13. Bobby D’s 47th LP, Christmas includes such rockers as “Here Comes Santa Claus” and “Winter Wonderland.” Bad idea? We’ll see, but he’s donating all of the record’s U.S. royalties to 
You may have heard the economy is in the tank (and that President Obama is a socialist, but we digress). Still, you wouldn’t know it by the number of fancy reissues record companies are forcing on what is an apparently eager public. Here’s a quick rundown of a few … On November 3, Sub Pop marks the 20th anniversary of Nirvana
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