Cold War Kids will release their third album, Mine Is Yours, on January 25th via Downtown Records. The band recorded the full-length with producer Jacquire King (Clinic, Tom Waits). The Kids will hit the road in November and December for some preview... more info

After working things out with Atlantic Records, Lupe Fiasco will finally get to release his third album, Lasers, on March 8th, 2011. Keep an eye on Lupe's website on October 26th to hear the first single. [myspace.com] more info

Weezer will release a reissue of 1996's Pinkerton on November 2nd. The band just announced another album, Death to False Metal, will drop the same day. Said album compiles 10 tracks that never found a home. [weezer.com] more info

Kanye West and Jay-Z are working on a collaborative EP called Watch The Throne, to be released on November 23rd. According to West, Pete Rock, Q-Tip and Madlib are involved. Three of the five tracks have been released through Kanye's G.O.O.D. Friday ... more info

Young Widows are currently working on their follow-up to 2008's Old Wounds. In July, the band recorded around 17 songs with friend and producer Kevin Ratterman at The Funeral Home in Louisville, KY. As of early August, basic tracks are done and the b... more info

Manchester's Kong has posted the track "Count to Nine" on Bandcamp for free download. The song features vocals from Matt Cauthran of The Bronx and was taken from the "Leather Penny" single. [kongdoms.bandcamp.com] more info

Mos Def has signed to Kanye's G.O.O.D. Music label, presumably to release the follow-up to 2009's The Ecstatic sometime in 2011. Def also appears on "Lord, Lord, Lord" on West's forthcoming album. [mtv.com] more info

Chris Walla recently told Spin that Death Cab for Cutie are "working in fits and starts" on the follow-up to 2008's Narrow Stairs. He reported the band is "trying on all the outfits with the songs," including stripping songs down to two acoustic guit... more info

Dustin Kensrue and Teppei Teranishi recently checked in on the Thrice blog with photos and a studio report. The band are currently writing material for the follow-up to 2009's Beggars. [thrice.net] more info

According to Green Plastic, Radiohead recently headed back into the studio to work on the follow-up to In Rainbows. Despite Colin Greenwood's report of the group finishing a group of songs, Selway told Canada's 570 News that "it’s all up in the... more info