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Jagjaguwar is reissuing Dinosaur Jr‘s first three albums on vinyl. 1985′s Dinosaur, 1987′s You’re Living All Over Me and 1988′s Bug are out October 4 … In similar news, Bitch Magnet‘s three-album catalog is getting the re-release treatment via Temporary Residence Limited. 1988′s Star Booty, 1989′s Umber and 1990′s Ben Hur will be available November 15 as a limited-edition, three-LP set and as a triple CD, featuring songs that have never appeared on CD or LP, as well as previously unreleased recordings … Merge is reissuing Superchunk’s Foolish on September 13. The 1994 LP is the fourth of the band’s albums to be re-released over the past year and will include new art, bonus material and liners by drummer (and friend to MAGNET) Jon Wurster … Rufus Thomas’ Do The Funky Chicken, the Dramatics’ Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get and Shirley Brown’s Woman To Woman are also being reissued September 13 as part of Concord Music Group’s ongoing Stax Remasters Series. Each album features 24-bit remastering, bonus tracks and new liner notes … U2‘s groundbreaking Achtung Baby gets the 20th-anniversary reissue treatment on November 1. 20 Years Of Achtung Baby (Island) is available in five physical formats, including an “uber deluxe edition” that includes six CDs, four DVDs, two LPs, five seven-inches, 16 art prints, a book, a magazine, four badges, a sticker sheet and a pair of Bono “The Fly” sunglasses … On November 15, Chunklet Industries is reissuing the Olivia Tremor Control’s two full-lengths on vinyl. 1996′s Music From The Unrealized Film Script: Dusk At Cubist Castle and 1999′s Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume One come with download cards that together feature more than three hours’ worth of previously unreleased and rare tracks. Catch OTC on tour later this month … Phil Spector Presents The Philles Album Collection (Phil Spector Records/Legacy) is a seven-CD boxed set featuring six Philles Records LPs never reissued in their entirety by the likes of the Ronettes and the Crystals. It’s out October 18, as is The Essential Phil Spector, a two-CD, 34-song set that collects most of Phil Spector‘s best production work … On September 27, No Idea Records is issuing Live In Chicago, a 30-song, 90-minute live LP by Hot Water Music. The album, recorded at Chicago’s Metro club in 2008, is available as a triple-LP or double-CD set … Johnny Boy Would Love This…A Tribute To John Martyn (Liaison) is a 30-track, double-CD tribute album honoring late British guitar hero and singer/songwriter John Martyn. The lineup includes Beck, Robert Smith, David Grey, the Swell Season, Snow Patrol, Beth Orton and longtime Martyn pal Phil Collins … Eagle Rock Entertainment continues its Live At Montreux Series on August 23 with Canned Heat‘s Live At Montreux 1973, Rockpile‘s Live At Montreux 1980, Average White Band‘s Live At Montreux 1977 and Status Quo‘s Pictures: Live At Montreux 2009 … UFO’s The Chrysalis Years (1973-1979) compiles all the songs the band recorded for Chrysalis during the ’70s. The five-CD, 81-track collection is out September 13 via Capitol/EMI and features a previously unreleased 1974 concert and other bonus material … Plaid returns September 27 with Scintilli (Warp), which will be followed by a 14-date North American tour. It’s the first studio album in eight years from Andy Turner and Ed Handley, both ex-members of Björk’s backing band … Also on September 27, Southern Culture On The Skids will release Zombified (Kudzu), a tribute to horror/exploitation movies from the ’60s and ’70s. The 13-track LP is being supported by a U.S. tour that starts September 24 … As if releasing two albums last year wasn’t enough, Shelby Lynne returns October 18 with Revelation Road via her EVERSO label. The 11-track LP will be supported by a North American tour that kicks off October 12 in San Diego … Alice Cooper is releasing the sequel to 1975′s landmark Welcome To My Nightmare on September 13. The 14-track Welcome 2 My Nightmare (Universal) features original Alice Cooper members Denis Dunaway, Michael Bruce and Neal Smith and was produced by Bob Ezrin, who did the same for the first Nightmare … On September 27, Texas rockers Oh, Sleeper are delivering album number three, Children Of Fire, via the Solid State label … George Strait is issuing his 39th studio LP on September 6. The 11-track Here For A Good Time (MCA Nashville) was co-produced by Strait and Tony Brown.

The new self-titled album from Burlap To Cashmere (on Jive/Provident) is the band’s first release in 13 years. Steven Delopoulos and Co. recorded the 11-track LP earlier this year, and we have signed copies of the CD to give away to lucky MAGNET readers. All you need to do is be one of the first five people to email us the answer to this question: Who produced Burlap To Cashmere? (Hint: He has worked with the likes of Elvis Costello, Pearl Jam and Paul McCartney.) Send the email to [email protected], and be sure to put “Burlap To Cashmere Contest” in the subject line.

As a public service, MAGNET occasionally feels obligated to issue a “crap alert” to warn citizens of a recent movie that might prove dangerous to their mental health. Consider this an ongoing form of vaccination to prevent a potentially hazardous film-going experience.

I took my grandson Nathan, a 14-year-old who must appear directly in this movie’s marketing crosshairs, to see Transformers: Dark Of The Moon yesterday. I was well aware how bad the first two Transformers stunk up the joint critically. But actually being there, cowering as a horde of giant robots crushed each other and tossed humans around like dandelions on the front lawn, was a brain-shriveling experience I won’t want to repeat. Next time around, director Michael Bay might think about omitting the human “actors” altogether. A script? Not really necessary. Get right down to the metallic carnage to cut at least an hour off this baby. Come on, is (not-so) pretty boy Shia LaBeouf (or a wax facsimile thereof; hard to tell) skittering around a trashed Chicago, looking stressed, supposed to be someone kids can identify with? Unh-uh. As for underwear model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (the new babe who replaces Megan Fox from the first two TFs), she’s so lifeless she makes LaBeouf (at least six inches shorter than Rosie) look like Laurence Fucking Olivier by comparison. Close-ups of Rosie’s botoxed face give the impression her “lips” were just smashed by a very large brick. And what were old troupers Frances McDormand, John Turturro and John Malkovich doing here? Answer: a bunch of capital S’s with two lines drawn down the middle. The final, excruciatingly loud, battle sequence with the good giant robots swinging CGI haymakers at the bad giant robots must have clocked in at a staggering 50 minutes. You are praying it will stop about 10 minutes in, but you’ll be looking at your watch at least 15 more times before it’s over, pal, with a migraine percolating. When the credits finally rolled, it felt like an ambulance attendant had slapped those two electric things onto your chest that bring you back to life. By then, you may want to ask the guy to, please, just leave you alone. Death, where is thy sting? Final verdict: Nathan thought the movie was just “OK,” certainly not what the suits in the board room of the Transformers franchise wanted to hear.

—Jud Cost

Two years after walking out on Oasis, Noel Gallagher has announced his solo debut, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. The album will be out November 8 in the U.S. via Sour Mash/Mercury, with a companion album to be released in 2012 … Pixies have decided to continue their celebration of 1989’s Doolittle by adding even more dates on their world tour. The fall leg kicks off October 27 … One of Robert Pollard’s many side projects, Circus Devils, is set to release Capsized! on October 11 via Happy Jack Records … Panic Of Girls is the ninth studio album from Blondie, and it will see the light of day on September 13. The self-release will be supported by a North American fall tour … On August 23, fans of Patti Smith will be able to own Outside Society (Columbia/Arista/Legacy), a collection of 18 remastered songs spanning her entire career … Jimi Hendrix fans, rejoice: Two live albums and two DVDs of the guitar god are coming your way September 13 via Experience Hendrix/Legacy. Winterland and Hendrix In The West will feature live material from a series of performances from 1969 and 1970. Blue Wild Angel: Jimi Hendrix Live At The Isle Of Wight and The Dick Cavett Show are DVDs documenting two of his legendary performances … Also on September 13, Mogwai is releasing the four-track Earth Division (Sub Pop) … On July 19, Rhino is reissuing the groundbreaking first four albums from the Ramones—Ramones, Leave Home, Rocket To Russia and Road To Ruin—on 180-gram vinyl … Rhino is also celebrating Bobby Charles this summer, with the August 16 issue of a three-disc deluxe edition of his self-titled debut album … We ThRee, the record label owned by the Raincoats, will reissue the band’s second album, 1981’s Odyshape, on September 13. The band is touring the East Coast following the release … On July 12, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Status Quo’s new album, Quid Pro Quo, the band’s first LP in four years.

—Emily Costantino

On August 2, Guster will release On The Ocean, just in time for its U.S. tour with Jack’s Mannequin. The EP features six tracks, including previously unreleased songs, acoustic versions and remixes … The debut collaboration of Black Francis and Reid Paley will be available to fans on September 13 via Sonic Unyon Records. Paley & Francis was recorded in two days last year after the duo spent a mere three afternoons writing the songs … Hugh Laurie (of House, M.D. fame) took a break from acting to record his debut album, Let Them Talk, which will be released by Warner Bros. on September 6. The New Orleans blues record features Laurie and a team of musicians reinterpreting songs by the likes of Lead Belly, Robert Johnson, Ray Charles, Memphis Slim and more … This fall, Nick Lowe is supporting Wilco on its North American tour. The pairing is fitting considering Wilco recently covered Lowe’s “I Love My Label.” Lowe has a new album, The Old Magic, coming out September 13 via Yep Roc … July 14, 2009, saw the Jesus Lizard reunite for its first American performance in more than 10 years. If you weren’t there, you can feel like you were with The Jesus Lizard “CLUB” (MVD), a documentary featuring the evening’s performance as well as mp3 downloads. It’s available on DVD on August 23 … Also out via MVD on August 23 is Robert Plant’s Blue Note, a doc detailing the musical journey of Led Zeppelin frontman and solo artist Robert Plant, featuring rare footage, live performances, interviews and more … Staying with MVD DVDs, The Death Of Andy Kaufman investigates the mysteries and theories surrounding, well, the death of Andy Kaufman. It’s out July 26 … Shelton Hank Williams III (a.k.a. Hank3) will self-release four records on September 6. With double-album set Ghost To A Ghost/Guttertown as well as Attention Deficit Domination and 3 Bar Ranch Cattle Callin, fans will be set with listening material for a good long while.

—Emily Costantino

Four years ago, Seaweed reunited to play the annual No Idea Records festival. While that was cool enough for the band’s many fans, we all wanted more. There was talk of Seaweed making a new album, but nothing ever materialized. Until now. On July 4, No Idea is issuing the “Service Deck”/”The Weight” seven-inch, the band’s first new music in 13 years. Pre-order it here. But if you can’t wait a week to hear these two awesome new tracks, MAGNET has them exclusively below for you to check out. While you are listening, read our 2009 Lost Classics post we did on Seaweed’s seminal Four in 2009. And guys, if you are reading this, how about a whole album soon?!?! ”Service Deck”/”The Weight” cover art and credits after the jump.

“Service Deck”

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Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham has announced the September 6 release of Seeds We Sow, his sixth solo album and first self-release. A 31-city North American tour will follow … 2011 marks the 30th birthday of Shonen Knife, and the trio is celebrating by paying its respects to the Ramones. Osaka Ramones will be available July 19 on Good Charamel Records and supported by a U.S. tour … On August 16, UMe marks the 10th anniversary of the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack with an expanded, two-disc deluxe edition … Sub Pop is reissuing Life Is Full Of Possibilities, the 2001 album from Dntel (a.k.a. Jimmy Tamborello), on October 25 as a two-disc remastered version … Closer To Closed is the new EP from Braid, and it’s the first material the band has released since 1998. Fans will be able to own it August 16 via Polyvinyl, which will host the band as the headliner of its 15th anniversary show at the Pygmalion Music Festival … On August 2, John Hiatt’s 20th solo album, Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns (New West), will see the light of day. Leading up to the release, Hiatt will be busy touring the U.S. … Her Space Holiday, the alias of Marc Bianchi, will release a self-titled album on August 16 that will be HSH’s last. In the meantime, you can check out the free Black Cat Balloons EP … If you missed Bad Company’s April 2010 performance at Wembley Arena, you can relive the magic on June 28 with Eagle Rock Entertainment’s release of Live At Wembley. The high-definition recording will be available on DVD, Blu-ray and CD … 1956 was a good year for Elvis Presley, and this will be further proved by Young Man With The Big Beat, a five-CD boxed set that features studio and live recordings, an unreleased live concert, interviews and more. It’s out via RCA/Legacy on September 27.

—Emily Costantino

After two and a half decades, Simply Red has called it a career. To celebrate, Mick Hucknall and Co. have released Farewell: Live In Concert At Sydney Opera House (Capitol/EMI). We have copies of the CD/DVD for a handful of lucky MAGNET readers. All you need to do is be one of the first five people to email us the answer to this question: What was the title of Simply Red’s first number-one hit in the U.S.? (Send the email to [email protected], and be sure to put “Simply Red Contest” in the subject line.)

On June 7, Columbia/Legacy will issue the first round of Paul Simon Definitive Editions: 1972′s Paul Simon, 1973′s There Goes Rhymin’ Simon, 1974′s Paul Simon In Concert: Live Rhymin’ and 1975′s Still Crazy After All These Years. All four reissues have been remastered and feature bonus tracks (including demos and unreleased songs) and expanded packaging … Juliana Hatfield‘s latest, the fan-funded, 13-track Speeches Delivered To Animals And Plants (Ye Olde), is out August 30. A percentage of the money raised for the follow-up to last year’s Peace And Love is going to the Save A Sato Animal Shelter in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem, Mass. … On June 28, Acony Records is releasing Gillian Welch‘s The Harrow & The Harvest. The 10-track LP was recorded at Welch’s Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville and produced by David Rawlings. Welch and Rawlings start a tour in support of the album tomorrow … Ivy‘s as-yet-untitled fifth album will be out on the Nettwerk label this fall. First single “Distant Lights” previews the LP, the follow-up to 2005’s In The Clear, on June 7 … The Soul Of Spain, Spain‘s first new album in a decade, is looking for financing via a Kickstarter campaign. Go here to help out … Seattle’s 15th annual Capitol Hill Block Party takes place July 22-24. Artists playing the fest include TV On The Radio, Explosions In The Sky, Thurston Moore, the Cave Singers, Battles, Ra Ra Riot, Les Savy Fav, the Posies, Kurt Vile, Yuck and Fucked Up … On June 7, Eagle Rock Entertainment is releasing Sheryl Crow‘s Miles From Memphis: Live At The Pantages Theatre on DVD and Blu-Ray. The 18-track video was filmed last year during Crow’s tour in support of 100 Miles From Memphis … Dude alert! Oscar winner Jeff Bridges is releasing his self-titled sophomore album on August 16 via Blue Note. The 11-track LP was produced by T Bone Burnett, Bridges’s longtime pal … In celebration of jazz great Chick Corea’s 70th birthday, Stretch/Concord is issuing The Definitive Chick Corea on June 7. The two-disc compilation collects songs from the ’80s, ’90s and ’00s … Lenny Kravitz‘s ninth studio album, Black And White America (Atlantic/Roadrunner), is out August 30. He kicks off a tour with U2 on June 4 … The legendary harDCore punks in Scream just recorded a seven-song EP at Dave Grohl’s studio. Scream’s Complete Control Sessions (out August via SideOneDummy) was cut live and is the band’s first studio record since 1993′s Fumble.

On June 21, former MAGNET guest editors OK Go will release live album 180/365, with the title referring to the staggering number of shows the band played last year … Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s third album, Hysterical, comes out September 20 and will be celebrated with appearances at several festivals along with many headlining dates in Europe … Inspired by the final launch of the U.S. Space Shuttle Endeavor, the Orange Peels wrote and recorded a new song, “Aether Tide,” which you can download here … Ride Rise Roar is a documentary film featuring David Byrne’s 2008/2009 Songs Of David Byrne And Brian Eno tour. It’s available on DVD and Blu-ray on May 31 … Pearl Jam is celebrating 20 years of rock with a Labor Day weekend concert at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in Wisconsin on September 3-4, followed by a 10-date Canadian tour. Also in the can is the film Pearl Jam Twenty, which was directed by Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous, Say Anything…) and documents the band’s journey … The 3D’s: Early Recordings 1989-90 (available June 14 via Flying Nun) is a compilation of seven previously unreleased demo tracks and digitally remastered versions of songs by the 3D’s from 1989 and 1990 … Out on August 23 is the new 12 Stones album, Only Human … Miho Hatori and Yuka C. Honda have announced their reunion as Cibo Matto and will celebrate it with two short U.S. tours this summer. An album is slated for a 2012 release … Tommy Stinson (Replacements, Guns N’ Roses, Soul Asylum) will release his second solo effort, One Man Mutiny, via his own label on August 30 … Concord Records is commemorating the 50th birthday of Frank Sinatra’s Ring-A-Ding Ding with a digitally remastered version featuring bonus tracks and liner notes written by Frank Sinatra Jr. It’s out June 7 … The Beau Brummels’ Bradley’s Barn will get the Rhino Handmade treatment July 26 with the release of a two-disc set featuring 25 rare tracks, a 1968 radio interview and a hardbound booklet.

—Emily Costantino

Arcade Fire will issue its album-of-the-year-Grammy-winning LP The Suburbs as a deluxe CD/DVD package August 2 via Merge Records. The release features expanded and previously unreleased tracks and a half-hour short film directed by Spike Jonze … Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Demme (Philadelphia, Silence Of The Lambs, Rachel Getting Married) filmed the final two shows of Neil Young’s Le Noise tour in Toronto this week, and the footage will be used for an upcoming movie chronicling the tour. It’s the latest installment in Young and Demme’s series of concert films … Indigo Dreams is the new album by the BoDeans, and it will be released by 429 Records on June 28. The former MAGNET guest editors kicked off a U.S. tour this week … Marvin Gaye’s classic 1971 album What’s Going On will celebrate its 40th birthday May 21 with a super-deluxe edition from Motown/Ume. It include two CDs, a vinyl LP, 14 previously unreleased tracks, a booklet with rare photos and more … Van Dyke Parks is planning to self-issue a series of seven-inch singles, each of which will be illustrated by contemporary artists including Ed Ruscha and Art Spiegelman. The singles (his first new music in more than 15 years) will be followed by the September 20 release of Arrangements By Van Dyke Parks, a compilation album featuring artists such as Arlo Guthrie, Ry Cooder and Bonnie Raitt … On June 7, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke & Lenny White’s new LP, Forever, will be available as a two-CD set via Concord … In order to raise money for domestic-violence awareness, Ruth Gerson recorded her take on a selection of songs (ranging from ancient to modern) about “the bad things that can happen to ‘bad girls.’” Deceived features guest performances by Suzzy Roche, Byron Isaacs and the late Jack Rose and will be out Tuesday on the Wrong label …MAGNET fave Jolie Holland‘s new album, Pint Of Blood, is out June 28 via Anti- … The ninth studio LP from Old 97’s, The Grand Theatre Vol. 2 (New West), will be available July 5. It’s a companion to last year’s Volume 1 … Boston Spaceships spent six months (an eternity for Bob Pollard) making its fifth album in three years. The double-LP Let It Beard is out August 2 via Guided By Voices Inc. … Ready For Confetti (Lost Highway), the 16th release from singer/songwriter Robert Earl Keen, is out August 30.

—Emily Costantino

Award-winning director Todd Haynes will film My Morning Jacket’s performance at Louisville, Ky.’s Palace Theater on May 31 for the latest edition of Unstaged: An Original Series From American Express. This event coincides with the release of the band’s sixth full-length, Circuital, on ATO Records … The 25th anniversary of R.E.M.’s Life’s Rich Pageant will be commemorated by Capitol/I.R.S. with an expanded release featuring 19 previously unreleased demo recordings. It’s out July 12 … The Decemberists have announced that keyboardist Jenny Conlee will be unable to perform during the band’s tour this spring and summer due to her treatments for breast cancer. We wish her a full recovery … In September, Tori Amos is releasing Night Of Hunters (Deutsche Grammophon), which will feature songs inspired by select classical pieces spanning the last 400 years … Cover 80s is due out June 7 via Sneaky/MRI, featuring Duncan Sheik’s take on songs by Depeche Mode, the Cure, the Smith, Tears For Fears and others … MAGNET fave Dogfish Head Craft Brewery will honor the 100th birthday of Robert Johnson with Hellhound On My Ale, a small-quantity, limited-run beer. Drink it while listening to Robert Johnson: The Centennial Collection, out now via Legacy Recordings … Another artist cashing in on the music-and-alcohol mix is Rebecca Pidgeon, who has paired up with wine company Women Of The Vine for Wine, Women And Song, a U.S. tour that will feature performances by Pidgeon (also an actress who’s married to another MAGNET fave, writer/director David Mamet) along with wine tastings and book signings. A portion of the proceeds will go to Farm Aid … Viva Voce’s sixth studio album, The Future Will Destroy You, was written, recorded, mixed and mastered by the duo in its home studio. It’s out via Vanguard on June 21 … John Legend, Devendra Banhart, Beck, Jose Gonzalez, Beirut, Of Montreal, Eugene Hutz and many others teamed up to record Red Hot + Rio 2, a modern tribute to the late-‘60s Tropicalia movement. It’s part of a series of albums produced by the Red Hot Organization to raise money for HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention.

—Emily Costantino

Against Me! has announced the June 14 release of a two-song seven-inch on Sabot Productions featuring “Russian Spies” and “Occult Enemies.” During the same session at Smart Studios, the band also recorded its rendition of the One Tree Hill theme song, which will air Tuesday. Against Me! has a North American tour set for the summer alongside Screaming Females and Lemuria and is also issuing Total Clarity, a collection of demos and unreleased songs from the sessions that resulted in 2005′s Searching For A Former Clarity, via Fat Wreck Chords on May 23 … The 2011 Lollapalooza festival will take place August 5-7 featuring headliners Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Muse, My Morning Jacket, Deadmau5, Ween and many more … This June, lucky fans on the East Coast will get to see Dinosaur Jr play its classic Bug album in its entirety, with a live interview onstage by Henry Rollins as a bonus … Portugal. The Man’s Atlantic Records debut, In The Mountain In The Cloud, will be available July 19 … The Great Lake Swimmers, Matthew Ryan, Cowboy Junkies, Over The Rhine, the Handsome Family and others contributed to Paint It Black: An Alt Country Tribute To The Rolling Stones (Reimagine Music), which is out May 17. The album title pretty much says it all … EMI Music will honor the Smashing Pumpkins starting this fall with the reissue of the band’s fully remastered catalog, starting with Gish, Siamese Dream and Pisces Iscariot … Paul McCartney’s classic solo albums McCartney and McCartney II are being released by MPL/Concord Music Group as special and deluxe editions on June 14, featuring previously unreleased outtakes, rare live recordings and more … The landmark 1981 debut from the Go-Go’s, Beauty And The Beat, has been remastered and expanded for its 3oth birthday. It’s out May 17 via Capitol/I.R.S., and the band is celebrating with the “Ladies Gone Wild Tour” across the U.S. this summer … Elvis Costello’s Sundance Channel hit, Spectacle: Elvis Costello With … Season Two, will be available on DVD and Blu-Ray on June 7 via MVD, containing seven episodes featuring Bono and the Edge, Bruce Springsteen, Neko Case, Sheryl Crow and more … Marble Son is the fourth album from Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter, and it’s out via the band’s own Station Gray Records on August 2 … The final recordings of the legendary John Martyn will appear on Heaven And Earth (Hole In The Rain), out May 3 … Ozzy Osbourne’s Blizzard Of Ozz and Diary Of A Madman are being reissued May 31 by Epic/Legacy individually on vinyl and CD, as well as together as a boxed set … Guitar god Jimmie Vaughan is releasing More Blues, Ballads And Favorites, his first studio album in almost a decade, on July 26 via Shout! Factory.

—Emily Costantino

Animal Collective has announced several U.S. dates in July, including stops at Prospect Park in Brooklyn and Maryland’s Merriweather Post Pavilion, the namesake venue of its 2009 album … Drums Between The Bells is the new LP from Brian Eno, set for a July 5 release via Warp Records … Neil Young was recently honored as the MusiCares person of the year, and his music was celebrated with performances by Crosby, Stills & Nash, Elvis Costello, John Fogerty, Elton John, James Taylor and more. The DVD and Blu-Ray of the gala will be available on May 31 via Shout! Factory … On July 18, Rufus Wainwright’s 19-disc boxed set, House Of Rufus, will be released. It contains all of Wainwright’s studio albums, live recordings and previously unreleased material along with a 90-page hardback book …  Sub Pop Records has signed Shearwater, with a new record tentatively scheduled for a 2012 release … Fountains Of Wayne’s fifth full-length, Sky Full Of Holes (Yep Roc), is out August 2  … Stevie Nicks, Martina McBride and Colbie Callait all make guest appearances on The Blackbird Diaries, the new album from Dave Stewart. The record, which is out June 28 via Razor & Tie, also features a song co-written with Bob Dylan … On May 31, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Screamadelica Live!. The Blu-Ray and DVD/CD packages feature Primal Scream performing its classic 1991 album live in London in 2010, as well eight other careering-spanning songs from the same concert … ATO Records is releasing the new Dawes album, Nothing Is Wrong, on June 7 … Kevin Devine’s latest solo work, Between The Concrete And Clouds, is due out this fall, but in the meantime, you can check out two new seven-inch singles, “Luxembourg” and “Part Of The Whole,” both out May 17 via Academy Fight Song Records … Glen Tilbrook performs a combination of classic Squeeze songs and his solo work on the Glen Tilbrook And The Fluffers: Live In New York City DVD, available May 17 on MVD … On July 12, Megadeth’s classic Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying? is being given the 25th-anniversary, digitally remastered, expanded-edition, multiple-configuration treatment by Capitol/EMI. All the versions feature a previously unreleased 1987 concert from the band’s first tour … Madeleine Peyroux returns June 7 with Standin’ On The Rooftop (Emarcy/Decca). The album features Marc Ribot on guitar and banjo and Me’shell Ndegeocello on bass … Jimmy Webb & The Webb Brothers‘ Cottonwood Farm just got its long-time-coming U.S. release via Proper American. The LP features Webb, his father Bob and his sons Christiaan, Justin, James and Cornelius … On July 12, Feature Records is issuing Locksley‘s new, self-titled album. It is the band’s third LP.

—Emily Costantino

MAGNET top-album-of-2009 winner the Low Anthem has confirmed spring and summer U.S. dates alongside Mumford & Sons and Iron & Wine. Plus, they will appear on the bonus track from Emmylou Harris’ new album, for which they collaborated on a new version of their “To Ohio” … Brooklyn’s Northside Festival has announced this year’s headliner, Guided By Voices, with support from Wavves. Other bands on the bill include Twin Dister, Javelin and Deervana. The fest takes place June 16-19 …  On April 25, Ben Folds, OK Go’s Damian Kulash, Amanda Palmer and author Neil Gaiman will take on the ambitious feat of writing and recording eight songs in a mere eight hours at Berklee College of Music. The tracks will then be released 10 hours later during Rethink Music, with proceeds from the first week of downloads going to Berklee City Music … Former MAGNET guest-editor Adam Green is the director, writer and star of The Wrong Ferrari, a feature-length film shot entirely with his iPhone over a period of eight months and featuring guest appearances from the likes of Macaulay Culkin and Devendra Banhart. Watch it here … David Bowie fans will have the opportunity to remix and create their own version of the song “Golden Years” with the Golden Years App, which will coincide with the release of the David Bowie Vs KCRW Golden Years Remix EP on June 6 via EMI … Gravity The Seducer is the upcoming fifth album from Ladytron, set for a September 13 release via Nettwerk … The Prodigy will release its first-ever live album and film, World’s On Fire, on May 24. It chronicles the band’s sold-out performance at Warrior’s Dance Festival at the Milton Keynes Bowl … On May 10, the Concord label is launching Stax Remasters, a series of reissues from the Stax archives featuring 24-bit remastering, bonus tracks and new liner notes. The first three reissues in the series are Booker T. & The MGs’ McLemore Avenue (1970), the Staple Singers’ Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (1972) and Johnnie Taylor’s Taylored In Silk (1973) … Speaking of reissues, Everything Is Right, the 1982 debut from the Velvet Monkeys, will be re-released digitally June 7 by Instant Mayhem/IODA

—Emily Costantino

MAGNET fave Pete Yorn is playing The Palms Las Vegas on Friday, April 8. You can buy tickets here, but we have two free tickets for one lucky MAGNET reader. All you need to do is email us the answer to this question: What was the title of Pete Yorn’s most recent studio album? (Send the email to [email protected], and be sure to put “Pete Yorn Contest” in the subject line.) One winner will win two tickets to the show. (See the Terms & Conditions below.) Follow The Palms Las Vegas on Twitter. Become a fan of The Palms on Facebook.

Terms & Conditions
1. The contest starts today (March 30) and ends April 6 at noon EST.
2. The winner will be picked by random selection of the correct email entries.
3. The winner will receive two tickets to see Pete Yorn live at the Pearl Theater in the Palms Resort/Casino on Friday, April 8 at 8 p.m.
4. Transportation will not be provided, so only enter if you live in or around the Nevada area or can provide your own transportation to Las Vegas.

Beastie Boys have finally announced the May 3 release of eighth studio album Hot Sauce Committee Part Two via Capitol Records … On April 26, iTunes will release advance tracks from the new They Might Be Giants LP, Join Us. The full album will be available later this year via Idlewild/Rounder Records, with the band embarking on its first international tour in more than a decade this fall … Biophilia is Björk’s new music and multimedia project, which will be featured during her three-week, six-show residency at the Manchester International Festival this summer … John Zorn will host a benefit concert for Japan on March 27 in New York City, with 100 percent of the proceeds going directly to victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami. The show will feature Mike Patton, Sonic Youth, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon and others … The Charlie Chesterman Benefit Party takes place April 9 in Des Moines, Iowa. The benefit will raise money to pay for treatments for the musician, who has colon cancer. Go here for more info … The original lineup of Big Audio Dynamite is officially back together and ready to hit the road for a tour across the U.K. as well as three U.S. performances … The SMiLE Sessions is a series of recordings by the Beach Boys between 1966 and 1967, and it will see the light of day for the first time later this year via Capitol/EMI.

—Emily Costantino