* Album Stream: Ryan Adams - Ashes And Fire
* Album Stream: Blink-182 - Neighborhoods
* Album Stream: Mutemath - Odd Soul
* Sigur Ros have announced the details for their upcoming live album/film, Inni.
* Radiohead performed on SNL, performed on The Colbert Report, released the 7th and final remix 12” for streaming, plan to tour next year and Thom Yorke’s other band ‘Atoms For Peace’ are close to finishing an album.
* Wilco performed on Letterman.
* Minus The Bear have released their first 2 records (the EP ‘This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic’ and the album ‘Highly Refined Pirates’) on vinyl in honor of their 10th anniversary.
* She & Him have revealed the details for their upcoming holiday album, ‘A Very She & Him Christmas’.

* Bon Iver and James Blake have released a collaborative song called ‘Fall Creek Boys Choir’.
* Mike Kinsella (Owen) has started a blog.
* Thrice have released a lyric video for the song ‘Promises’ off of the upcoming album Major/Minor.  The band also performed the new song ‘Blur’ on The Daily Habit.
* Sigur Ros’s upcoming live film ‘Inni’ will also be released as a double live album.
* Jonah Matranga has released an Alkaline Trio cover for an upcoming compilation.
* Jeff Tweedy of Wilco performed an acoustic version of ‘Dawned On Me’ at a recent photo shoot.  The song is from Wilco’s upcoming album ‘The Whole Love’.
* Radiohead have released the fifth volume of their remix 12” series for streaming online and posted their entire From The Basement performance on Youtube.
* Polar Bear Club have released a new song ‘My Best Days’ from their upcoming album ‘Clash Battle Guilt Pride’.

Wilco - I Might (from the new 7” ‘I Might’ and the upcoming album ‘The Whole Love’)

Sorry this is such a massive list…I’ve been meaning to post this for awhile and my list of news just kept growing and growing…

* Owen (Mike Kinsella) has finished a new album called Ghost Town which is scheduled to be released on November 1.  He also has a song on the new Polyvinyl compilation ‘Japan 3.11.11’ (it’s a cover of Screeching Weasel’s ‘Guest List’) and he recently performed a cover of Jane’s Addiction’s ‘Summertime Rolls’ for the AV Undercover series.  (Other recent AV Undercover series videos: They Might Be Giants perform Chumbawamba’s ‘Tubthumping’, The Get Up Kids perform Blur’s ‘Girls And Boys’, and Matt Nathanson performs Prince’s ‘Little Red Corvette’.)
* Hot Water Music have signed to Rise Records.  After self-releasing a new 7” this fall (the A-side is available for streaming now and so is the B-side), the band plans to record a new album this winter and release it on their new label in 2012.  The band will also be releasing a 2xCD/3xLP called ‘Live In Chicago’ on No Idea Records on September 27.
* Polar Bear Club have announced that their new album ‘Clash Battle Guilt Pride’ will be released on September 13.  The band has posted the album’s cover and their fall tour dates on their website.  The first single ‘Screams In Caves’ is available for streaming and for pre-order as part of ‘The View. The Life’ 7” from Bridge Nine Records.
* Mates Of State have revealed the tracklist and cover art for their new album ‘Mountaintops’, which comes out September 13. The first single ‘Maracas’ is available for download from the band, and the song’s video is available for viewing.
* Maritime have posted all of their b-sides on Soundcloud for free download.
* Radiohead recently announced a series of 12” records featuring remixes of songs from The King Of Limbs.  So far, you can listen to the first volume, listen to the second volume, order both directly from the band, check out the details for the third volume, and check out the details for the fourth volume.
* Wilco have released a new 7” and both songs are available for streaming now: ‘I Might’ and b-side ‘I Love My Label’. The band will be releasing a new album ‘The Whole Love’ on September 27, and they recently played several new songs live.
* Ryan Adams has released a new European tour 7” with the songs ‘Empty Room’ and ‘Nutshell’ (which is an Alice In Chains cover) and both songs are available for streaming now.
* MuteMath have released the cover art and the video for the title track from their upcoming album ‘Odd Soul’ which comes out October 4.
* Blink 182 have released the first single from their new album.  It’s called ‘Up All Night’ and it is streaming on their website.
* Bon Iver recently performed on Jimmy Fallon (‘I Can’t Make You Love Me’), performed on The Colbert Report (‘Skinny Love’ and ‘Calgary’), and then performed again on Jimmy Fallon (‘Holocene’). The b-side from the first single ‘Calgary’ is available for streaming (‘I Can’t Make You Love Me’) and the second single ‘Holocene’ will be released on September 5 with b-side ‘Come Talk To Me’.  The band also announced a string of tour dates.
* Chuck Ragan will be releasing a new album called ‘Covering Ground’ on September 13.  It is available for pre-order now and the first song is available from Chuck on his website.
* Iron & Wine recorded a 4AD Session and it is available for viewing now.
* Thrice have released a song called ‘Yellow Belly’ from their upcoming album ‘Major/Minor’, along with a number of tour dates for the fall.
* Office Of Future Plans have announced that their debut album will be released on Dischord Records in the fall.
* Feist will be releasing a new album called ‘Metals’ on October 4.
* Joshua have released their new album ‘Choices’ in the US.  It is available for streaming and purchase from their Bandcamp page.
* Imogen Heap has released a new song called ‘Propeller Seeds’.  It is the second song in her multi-year collaborative project of writing her new album.
* Minus The Bear have announced a 10th Anniversary Tour where they will be playing ‘Highly Refined Pirates’ in its entirety.  The band is also issuing ‘This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic’ on vinyl for the first time and ‘Highly Refined Pirates’ on 180-gram vinyl.

* Bon Iver will be releasing a new self-titled album on June 21st [Link]
* Fleet Foxes have released a full album stream of their new record Helplessness Blues [Link]
* Polar Bear Club will be releasing their next album Clash Battle Guilt Pride in late summer/early fall [Link]
* Wilco will be releasing a new single called I Might sometime in June or July [Link]
* Death Cab For Cutie have released another song (‘Some Boys’) from their upcoming album Codes And Keys [Link]
* Explosions In The Sky have released a full album stream of their new record Take Care, Take Care, Take Care [Link]

* Death Cab For Cutie have released another new song called ‘Home Is A Fire’ from their upcoming album ‘Codes And Keys’ [Link]
* Death Cab For Cutie performed a live, single-take, scripted video for ‘You Are A Tourist’.  This was much cooler than I thought it would be. [Link]
* Freelance Whales and Foals are releasing a split 7”.  Freelance Whales recorded a cover of the Devo song ‘Girl U Want’ for the release.  You can hear their track at the link. [Link]
* Ben Gibbard’s other contribution to the Arthur soundtrack is now available for streaming.  The song is called ‘Where Our Destination Lies’. [Link]
* Iron Chic have recorded some new songs for 2 upcoming 7” records [Link]
* Thursday have released a full album stream of their new record ‘No Devolucion’ [Link]
* Jen Wood has released her entire solo catalog on her new BandCamp page [Link]
* Jeff Tweedy (of Wilco) played a new song called ‘Open Your Mind’ on a Canadian TV show [Link]

Here are the (very few) music related links from the past month that I liked:

* Jimmy Eat World’s new album will be released on September 28 [Link]
* Vampire Weekend are being sued [Link]
* Wilco are apparently starting their own record label [Link]
* The Get Up Kids will be releasing a new album rather than a series of EP’s [Link]

While the new Wilco album won’t be released until June 30, it is currently streaming on the Wilco website.  The album is titled ‘Wilco (The Album)’.  I’ve been looking forward to this for awhile.  You can check it out here: http://beta.wilcoworld.net/records/thealbum/