Be sure to mark April 28th on your calendar, the day Islands‘ new record, The Arm’s Way, will be released through Rough Trade. Despite the three-month wait, the band has provided us eager fans with a new song…

Ace Fu Records must be kicking themselves in the ass these days, after their once-beloved Man Man made the decision of signing to Anti-, but perhaps they are coping well. And perhaps I’m incredibly inaccurate. With the past two years of what seemed to be non-stop touring (much of it with Modest Mouse), they have managed to squeeze out a little gem post-Six Demon Bag that they like to call Rabbit Habits, which, according to Honus Honus, will be their “pop” album…

Here is the entire Radiohead webcast from new years eve in all of its uncut glory.

So what did they play?
EVERY SONG ON THE ALBUM (In Rainbows)
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, Bodysnatchers, Jigsaw Falling Into Place, 15 Step, Videotape, Reckoner, House Of Cards and All I Need, Faust Arp (Jonny & Thom outside on a hill), and Nude.

…Play entire webcast…

Cat Power and her new band, The Dirty Delta Blues Band, will begin touring soon to promote her new covers album titled Jukebox… - Dates and Album Info ….

Radiohead is airing an exclusive broadcast this New Year’s Eve to celebrate the global release of their new album “In Rainbows” this January. The pre-recorded performance will include all of the tracks from “In Rainbows” as well as some “other bits”. We have the breakdown on the whole thing and a list of air-times & where to tune in.

Scottish rockers Belle & Sebastian put a little Christmas present together for their fans this year. Are You Coming Over for Christmas? can be streamed and downloaded for free all Christmas day.

According to the Daily Swarm. Xiu Xiu and Fucked Up just filed a class action lawsuit against everyone involved with the article, Camel cigarettes and their parent company R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, The Rolling Stone, and their parent company, Wenner Media.

The law suit is stating that Rolling Stone created and presented the piece with full intention to tie it in with the Camel ad. The charges are “unauthorized use of artists’ names; unauthorized use of artist names for commercial advantage (right of publicity); and unfair business practices”.

This morning Thom sent a little e-mail with details about some remixes.
please excuse this addiTion to YouR pile of email.
ThIs is not stricTly junk.
this
is a quick notE to Let YoU know thAT there will be shorttlY be a bunch of rmxs
of some of the songs from […]

Rumor has it that Major Organ and the Adding Machine (the mysterious side project of Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum and Julian Koster), will be releasing a movie to accompany their 2001 debut album.
They have been very quiet about saying much about the film, but clips […]

Sigur Rós has been up to a lot since their last tour came through

They put together a Dvd featuring the band playing all over their home country, as well as a 2 disc album featuring newly recorded rare songs and an acoustic disc featuring many favorite […]