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Live Daily — Plus: Dream Theater [ tickets ], Regina Spektor, more * * * Pete Yorn [ tickets ] "Back and Fourth" (Sony) The alt-rock singer/songwriter is finally set to release his fourth studio album, which follows 2006's "Nightcrawler." "Back and Fourth... more info

Chorus.fm — *The Mars Volta* (http://www.myspace.com/themarsvolta)'s Octahedron on vinyl is up for pre-order (http://hellomerch.com/sh/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=46&Itemid=2). The packaging can be seen here... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Yesterday's updates to the 2009 Bonnaroo music festival live show downloads page include mp3s of performances by Wilco and moe., and bittorrent downloads of lossless shows by Booker T. and the Drive-By Truckers, The Mars Volta, and moe.. Decider Bay.... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Forrest/WireImage Marilyn Manson channeled labelmate Karen O and sprayed the crowd at the U.K.’s Download Festival. Plus, Blur and the Pixies returned the stage, Mark Ronson joined Yoko Ono and the Jonas Brothers got ready for their world to... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Updates to the 2009 Bonnaroo music festival live show downloads page include mp3s of the Animal Collective, Andrew Bird, Nine Inch Nails, Bruce Springsteen, Dirty Projectors, Drive-By Truckers, Gomez, The Mars Volta, of Montreal, Bon Iver, Public Ene... more info

Chorus.fm — *Mars Volta* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/marsvolta)'s new album is streaming here (http://www.myspace.com/themarsvolta). more info

Starpulse — The Mars Volta's fifth studio album, "Octahedron", will be released June 23 by Warner Bros. Records. The record will be preceded by its first single, "Since We've Been Wrong."[...] Read more! more info

411 Mania — Octahedron hits the web... more info

The Quietus — Octahedron online today and tomorrow more info