Pop Candy — Cyndi Lauper? Bob Mould? Gary Numan? This week's new music features very familiar names. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Split Single in Chicago in January (more by Jeff Ryan) Split Single, Jason Narducy's (of Bob Mould's band, Verbow) new band, released their debut album, Fragmented World, this week (4/1). We already knew they'd be playing a release show in... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As mentioned, Bob Mould's new album, Beauty & Ruin, is out June 3 via Merge. The album was made with the same power-trio lineup (Jason Narducy on bass, Jon Wurster on drums) that made 2012's The Silver Age. That's... more info

Stereogum — The punk rock legend Bob Mould announced a new album called Beauty & Ruin around the same time he appeared on Letterman and debuted the new song “See A Little Light” last month. Mould has now shared the album’s first proper single, and it’s a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Husker Du's Bob Mould & X's John Doe rehearsing Paul Simon @ City Winery Tickets are still available for tonight's Paul Simon tribute show at Carnegie Hall with Allen Toussaint, Angelique Kidjo, Ben Sollee, Bettye... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Split Single in Chicago in January (more by Jeff Ryan) As previously discussed, Split Single -- the band led by Jason Narducy (of Bob Mould's band and formerly of Verbow) that also features Britt Daniel (Spoon, Divine FIts) and Jon... more info

Stereogum — Besides fronting Split Single (Britt Daniel’s other other band), indie-rock veteran Jason Narducy is a member of the Bob Mould Band and Superchunk and has logged time playing with Verbow, Robert Pollard, and Telekinesis. That’s an illustrious car... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Paint It Black at FFF Fest 2011 (more by Fred Pessaro) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Paint it Black, Hop Along, Night Birds, Bad Canoes @ Brooklyn... more info

Stereogum — Indie rock O.G. Bob Mould has “a compact epic” called Beauty & Ruin coming out on Merge this June, and he just reissued his 1989 solo debut Workbook under the name Workbook 25. No music from the new album just yet, but the former Hüsker Dü and ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bob Mould is in town as we speak on his Workbook 25 tour. He appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman last night and performed "See A Little Light" from Workbook. Video below. Tonight and Saturday he'll be... more info