* Ryan Adams recently performed a cover of Iron Maiden’s “Wasted Years” for BBC Radio. Ryan also released another new song called ‘Invisible Riverside’ from his upcoming album ‘Ashes And Fire’.
* Polar Bear Club recorded a few songs for the Switchboard Sessions.
* Bon Iver recently performed a solo piano version of ‘Beth/Rest’ for NPR.
* Fanfarlo have released a video for the first song from their upcoming album. The song is called ‘Replicate’ and the track is available for download to those that sign up for the band’s mailing list.
* Maritime have released a new song called ‘Sea Horse Love’ on a free Dangerbird Records sampler which is available exclusively on iTunes.
* Radiohead have released the sixth volume of their 12” remix series for streaming online.
* Pearl Jam have released a new song called ‘Olé’ for free download.
* She & Him have revealed the details of their upcoming Christmas album. It is called ‘A Very She & Him Christmas’ and it is coming out on October 25.
* Office Of Future Plans will release their debut, self-titled album on November 14 via Dischord Records.
* Coldplay have released the second single ‘Paradise’ from their upcoming album ‘Mylo Xyloto’.
* Saves The Day have released a video for ‘Deranged & Desperate’
* Boy Sets Fire are planning on writing new material.
* The Casket Lottery are recording a new album for the first time since 2002.
* Hum are planning to play some reunion shows.
* Album Stream: Pearl Jam Twenty soundtrack
* Album Stream: Saves The Day - Daybreak
* Album Stream: Mates Of State - Mountaintops
* Album Stream: Bridge & Tunnel - Rebuilding Year
* Album Stream: Chuck Ragan - Covering Ground
* Album Stream: Samiam - Trips
* Ryan Adams has released more details about his upcoming album ‘Ashes & Fire’ and he will be going on short solo acoustic tour on the West Coast.
* She & Him will be releasing a holiday album.
* Radiohead have announced the details of TKOL RMX 1234567, the 2xCD collection of their ongoing 12” remix series. The band will be performing on the season premiere of SNL and the remixes from the 4th volume are now available for streaming.
* Coldplay will be releasing their new album Mylo Xyloto on October 25.
* Feist has released the first single “How Come You Never Go There” from her upcoming album Metals.
* Sigur Ros have a new film titled “Inni” coming out.
* Album Stream: Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver [Link]
* Braid have released the song ‘The Right Time’ from their new EP ‘Closer To Closed’ [Link]
* Braid’s new EP ‘Closer To Closed’ is available for pre-order now and any pre-orders will receive an instant download of the entire record [Link]
* Radiohead have announced a series of 12” remix records starting with a release on July 4th [Link]
* Coldplay have released a new single called ‘Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall’ [Link]
* Coldplay played a whole bunch of new songs at a recent show [Link]
* Thrice will release their new album ‘Major/Minor’ on September 20 [Link]
* Saves The Day have released the song ‘Undress Me’ from their upcoming album ‘Daybreak’ [Link]
* Weezer have released a cover The Cars’ ‘You Might Think’ which will be included on the Cars 2 soundtrack [Link]
I saw Coldplay last night at Star Lake Amphitheater. They were really good. They played a lot of stuff from Viva La Vida and Prospekt’s March, with a few songs from the previous records sprinkled in. Here were the highlights for me:
1. They played a few songs on a small stage to the right of the main stage. They did techno versions of God Put A Smile On Your Face and Talk. They sounded really neat.
2. They also played a couple of songs on a small stage on the lawn. They did an acoustic version of I’m A Believer (the Neil Diamond song that the Monkees made famous).
3. The coolest part to me was during the chorus of Lovers In Japan, they fired thousands of paper butterflies into the air. It was really cool.
They also gave away copies of the live album LeftRightLeftRightLeft on the way out of the show which was nice. If you like the band’s music, they are definitely worth seeing live.
I was looking forward to downloading the free Coldplay album that was released today, but apparently there is too much traffic and I can’t get the page to load. Hopefully I’ll get it soon. Alas! http://lrlrl.coldplay.com/leftright.html
