News in Brief: Sonic Youth, Riceboy Sleeps, Lil Wayne, far, Richard Buckner

-- These are tough times for record companies, but Matador at least has a smart approach to the art of the sell: giving away tons of free stuff to actual paying customers! You won't be able to hold a physical copy of Sonic Youth's The Eternal in your hands until June 9, but as early as March 24, you'll be able to order the album through Matador's Buy Early Get Now program and get all kinds of bonus material. Buy Early Get Now customers will get to stream The Eternal on April 28, and they'll als...

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