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

Stereogum — 69 Love Songs was released September 7, 1999 by Merge. I was in school in Buffalo at the time and taking a break from music writing, so I was able to approach the collection entirely as a fan, which has affected how I listen to these three volume... more info

Rollo & Grady — A.A. Bondy Ben Kweller – Wait (Beatles Cover) A.A. Bondy – I’m On Fire (Bruce Springsteen Cover) The Magnetic Fields – Heroes (Bowie David Cover) Bookmark It Hide Sites more info

Stereogum — Sonically, the Raveonettes forthcoming fourth album In And Out Of Control reminds me of Jesus & Mary Chain, Phil Spector, and Magnetic Fields' Distortion in equal measure. (As far as the darkly cheeky lyrics go, it's pure Merritt.) You can draw your ... more info

8/1 — MP3: The Pretenders - Everyday Is Like Sunday [Morrissey cover] MP3: The National - Pretty In Pink [Pyschodelic Furs cover] MP3: The Cure - Love Will Tears Us Apart [Joy Division cover] MP3: Johnny Cash - One [U2 cover] MP3: Chromatics - Animal Nitr... more info