Topix — It's anyone's guess why Paul Banks recorded his solo debut under the pseudonym Julian Plenti, but the singer for New York band Interpol even created a back story: solo-acoustic singer-songwriter quits music in 2001 to focus on writing and engineering... more info

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Stereogum — Interpol frontman Paul Banks is set to release a solo debut which thus far has sounded conspicuously like an Interpol album (surprise). See if that plays out over its duration with a free album stream at Rhapsody. Album's out 8/4 via Matador. more info

Stereogum — Following "Fun That We Have," another free track from Interpol frontman Paul Banks's solo debut. It's more of an explosive post-punk track than the stuttering electro-rock of that previous single, and so a little closer to the sound of his day job th... more info

All About Jazz — Los Angeles, CA – Victoria, BC quintet Jets Overhead released their second full-length, No Nations, on June 23 via Vapor Records. The ten-song album is available online and in stores. The soaring melodies and crisp earthy tones on No Nations... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Julian Plenti - Fun That We Have (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Julian Plenti - Games for Days (MP3) We just wrote about Julian Plenti, the solo project of Interpol's Paul Banks. His debut under that name, Julian Plenti Is Skyscraper, is... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Julian Plenti - Fun That We Have (MP3) Since we just mentioned one new solo project from a band on hiatus (Julian from The Strokes), it'd be good to mention two other similar albums in the works. In May,... more info

Totally Fuzzy — marram62 said...@ JELLY FISH SAMICH+ The Roots of Chicha - Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru+ Pachuco-Soul!@ WEIRDTOWN STUFF+ Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins - John Lennon and Yoko Ono@ MARTIAN'S BOOTS+ Robert Fripp - Frippetronics - 1979-08-15 Cafe C... more info

Allmusic Blog — 2002 didn't suffer from quite the case of multiple personalities that 2001 did, but the changing of the musical guard was almost as apparent. While vets like Beck, Jurassic 5, Sonic Youth, Spoon, the Flaming Lips, and Wilco turned in some of the best... more info

The Newsroom — What's on DVD: THE INTERNATIONAL. Clive Owen stars as an Interpol agent with Naomi Watts in this psychological thriller. We get you behind the scenes with Tom Tykwer, the director, as well as Owen and Watts. more info