[Updated: 12:49 P.M.]
NEWS:
- LES SAVY FAV Announce New Album
Root for Ruin drops on September 14 via Frenchkiss. [Pitchfork]
- THE NATIONAL Wow a Hometown Crowd at Radio City
The Brooklyn band move up to the big leagues in their New York City tour return. [SPIN]
- TORTOISE and SONIC YOUTH‘s THURSTON MOORE Join BECK‘s Record Club
Artists recorded a “broad spectrum of music,” says Tortoise’s Douglass McCombs. [Time Out Chicago]
- ‘GLEE’ Add COLDPLAY Music
“We’re sorry, you can have our catalog,” the Brit-rockers tell the hit Fox show’s creator, Ryan Murphy. [SPIN]
- THE WALKMEN Unveil New Album
The 11-song Lisbon, produced by St. Vincent/Thermals knob-twiddler John Congleton, drops Sept. 14. [Pitchfork]
- BEN FOLDS and Brit Author NICK HORNBY Announce Album Details
Lonely Avenue, out Sept. 28, features lyrics by the High Fidelity scribe and music from the piano man. [Nonesuch]
- JACK WHITE and CONAN O’BRIEN to Release Live Album!
Their June 10 set at White’s Nashville HQ features the rocker joining on a cover of Eddie Cochran’s “20 Flight Rock.” [Third Man Records]
MP3s & VIDEOS:
- WATCH: DEER TICK Rock ‘LETTERMAN’
Rhode Island rock’n’roll band play “Baltimore Blues No. 1” in their network television debut. [YouTube]
- DOWNLOAD: New EELS Single
Get “Looking Up,” the first single from the band’s August 24 release Tomorrow Morning. [Eels]
- WATCH: GASLIGHT ANTHEM Covers PEARL JAM
New Jersey balladeers play “State of Love and Trust,” plus a song off their new album. [SPIN]
- WATCH: PAULY SHORE Stars in EMINEM Album Ad
The actor is disappointed in Eminem’s new album because it lacks the funny accents Relapse had. [YouTube]
- LISTEN: TAYLOR MOMSEN‘s Debut EP
The Gossip Girl starlet debuts new songs with her ferocious rock band, the Pretty Reckless. [SPIN]
- WATCH: DEVO Revives New Wave on ‘Letterman’
Electro-pop pioneers play “Fresh,” of their SPIN-approved album, their first new material since 1990! [SPIN]
- WATCH: JAMIE LIDELL‘s Stripped-Down Black Cab Session
The Brit loops vocals through a mini amp and croons in a moving cab. [Urb]
- LISTEN: JAY-Z and DR. DRE Collabo Leaks
The Dr. and Hova rap about drugs, Tiger Woods, and gun-toting NBA star Gilbert Arenas on “Under Pressure.” [SPIN]
