My Morning Jacket’s Jim James to Release George Harrison Covers EP [Billboard]
Highline Ballroom Curate Concerts at The Beach on Governor’s Island [Brooklyn Vegan]
Dirty Projectors in Van Accident. Band Safe, Dates Canceled, All a Bitte Shaken Up (Awful Pun) [Brooklyn Vegan]
Franz Ferdinand, Weezer, The National (and more!) to Play Free Virgin Festival in Maryland [Spin]
Snoop Dogg, Talib Kweli, Soulja Boy, and Buzz Aldrin?! Collaborate on Single?!…Uhh?! [Spin]
The Roots Debut First Single From Upcoming How I Got Over Tonight on Jimmy Fallon [Pitchfork]
Pavement Singer/Guitarist Scott Kannberg to Release First Solo Album The Real Feel as Pavement Pseudonym “Spiral Stairs” [Matablog]
Bon Iver/Collections of Colonies of Bees Side Project Volcano Choir Ready Debut Unmap – Due Out 9/22 No Surprise: Artwork Features Snow [Prefix]
Lil Wayne Drug Possession Trial Postponed Until August 11 [Prefix]
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Kanye West Speaks on the State of Stardom [Idolator]
Cat Power Will Share the Stage with Juliette Lewis – Yes, Really [Pitchfork]
Discovery Dudes (of Vampire Weekend and Ra Ra Riot) Dropping First LP [Pitchfork]
Coverage of Joey Ramone’s Birthday Bash [SPIN]
Sad Day for Park Slope Record Store [Brooklyn Vegan]
Blur Boys on Tour, May Hit our Shores [The Tripwire]
New Music Venue, Berry Park, Opening in Brooklyn [Brooklyn Vegan]
Franz Ferdinand Will Release a New Single! [NME]
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