Big Apple Music Scene — Cheap Trick are playing Irving Plaza on January 25 and tickets are on presale now (password = record) until Friday at 10 pm. They go on regular sale on Saturday at 10 am. Magnetic Fields have a new album called Realism, coming out on January 26. They... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Magnetic Fields @ Loews Theater, Jersey City in Oct. 2008 (more by Chris La Putt) The Magnetic Fields are happy to announce that they will be touring early next year in support of their forthcoming album, "Realism," which will be... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 02-04 Washington, DC - Lisner Auditorium 02-06 Montreal, Quebec - Corona Theatre 02-08 Toronto, Ontario - Queen Elizabeth Theatre 02-10 Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre 02-11 Boston, MA -... more info

Silent Uproar — Nonesuch Records will issue Realism from The Magnetic Fields on January 26th, 2010. The album follows 2008's Distortion. Find the track list and and cover art on the Nonesuch website. [nonesuch.com] more info

NME — Album set for release in January more info

411 Mania — Pixies offer up a new release, The Magnetic Fields offer up a new album, Yoko, Sean and Julian Lennon offer up an old release, Sufjan Stevens offers up a retraction, Tom Waits tweets, AC/DC fans fight back, Sublime legally break up, Aerosmith technic... more info

Stereogum — Good news for lovers of cantankerous, hyperacusis-afflicted songwriters (also, just plain old good news): Stephin Merritt and his Magnetic Fields will be back with their eighth LP Realism on January 26th. This comes after a year that offered a par... more info

8/1 — Kanadalı indie gey pop ekibi The Hidden Cameras 5 no'lu kaydı Origin:Orphan'ı sessiz sedasız yayınladı. Music Is My Boyfriend'le a/seksüel alternatif kesmin trendi olan grubun albümünde yer alan Walk On ÅŸarkısı ise... more info

Stereogum — Brooklyn noise-pop trio Grooms releases Rejoicer via Death By Audio in October. We thought energetic lead track "Dreamsucker" evoked Sonic Youth. This previously unreleased cover of "Wicked Game" offers a nod to a less likely artist. We asked guit... more info

Culture Bully — Sure, Distortion may be the conventionally better album, but as far as I am concerned I am sticking with this one... more info