September 14
Weezer release yet another album with another tacky cover: Hurley (not waiting long enough for the horrid after-taste of last year’s Ratitude to wear off???). Almost everybody (including Weezer) seems more excited about the upcoming “Blinkerton” tour in November hitting each city two nights. Rivers Cuomo explained the plan to MTV: “the first night, we play the entire ‘Blue’ album, and the second night, we play the entirety of ‘Pinkerton.” Tieing into this Memories Tour – a 2 CD deluxe re-issue of Pinkerton due November 2.
September 15
Dr. Dog’s video for “Shadow People” (often said to sound like a Flaming Lips song decide for yourself) posted on YouTube.
The Flaming Lips/ Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti fall tour begins in St. Louis, to wind its way to Oakland’s Fox Theater on October 1. Steven Drozd uses twitter to continually confess how much of a fanboy he is for his supporting band. [UPDATE: Wayne Coyne also shot/ directed a video for Ariel Pink’s “Round & Round” while on this tour. Watch it on vimeo.]
September 18
Among the notable posts remembering the 40th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix’s passing: NPR’s Send My Love To Linda: An Untold Jimi Hendrix Story, Spinner’s Jimi Hendrix: The Man Who Heard Everything by Brad Schreiber, author new book ‘Becoming Jimi Hendrix’ Ever wonder what was Jimi like as a kid?
It’s also the 20th anniversary of Flaming Lips’ underground classic LP, In a Priest Driven Ambulance. Check it out. The following day (the 19th) is the 15th anniversary of Lip’s cult classic Clouds Taste Metallic.
September 20
Animal Collective drops a psych-tastic video for Merriweather Post Pavilion’s “Bluish.” For best veiwing, visit http://myanimalhome.net. The video comes a week after word spread the band was working on a foot apparel for the Keep shoe line (sign up for more info here: http://www.keepcompany.com/ac/). Be on the lookout for two music releases out soon while you’re waiting for the kicks: Panda Bear’s “You Can Count on Me” b/w “Alsatian Darn” 7” and Avey Tare’s Down There.
A Roger Daltrey interview posted on the band’s website reveals plans for a 2011 tour, “I would like to be on the road playing as many different kind of shows as we could: maybe doing Quadrophenia one night, do greatest hits the next night … this is what I would like to do. And Tommy…if I could still sing Tommy.”
September 24
Five words: “See the Leaves” music video
September 25
Did the CIA develop Facebook and Google? MIA seems to think so. Check out her new video.
September 26
http://twitter.com/PIXIES/status/25604031268: “San Diego tonight….RIMAC ARENA. Last night of the USA Doolittle Tour. Thanks to all the amazing crowds.”
September 28
A rumour of MGMT being pelted with a bottle of urine at a gig spreads across the web (http://twitter.com/pitchforkmedia/status/25808976531: “Just got an email to news@pitchfork.com. Subject: I threw the piss. Text: It was me. From: Dan Deacon”), only to be squashed later in the day.
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free (and legal) download: No Age and Freelance Whales singles, and a live Radiohead DVD
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stream: Deerhunter at 9:30 club, Sonic Youth and others live from ATP NY 2010 – complete sets
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