Thu: 06-19-08

• Sigur Rós Announce Full North American Tour
• Shearwater to Open for Coldplay, Too
• Jeremy Jay Plots Pretty Damn Big Tour
• RTX, Imaad Wasif Embark on Joint Tour
• Devendra Wears Penis Skirt While Showcasing New Band Megapuss (Probably NSFW)
• MBV Reissues Delayed as Shields Fusses With Liners
• M83 Preps "Kim and Jessie" Single
• Nine Alleged Guns N' Roses Democracy Tracks Leak
• Hercules and Love Affair Add Quite a Few Dates
• Santogold Hops Aboard the Coldplay Tour
• Girl Talk's Feed the Animals Available Now!
• Manchester Luminaries Celebrate Tony Wilson
• Broken Social Scene, Roots, De La Soul Play SLC Series

Wed: 06-18-08

• Fleet Foxes to Open for Wilco
• The Impossible Shapes Serve Up Seventh LP, Tour
• Studio Remix Kylie, Love Is All on Yearbook 2
• Hot Chip, Vetiver Folks Help Tussle Craft Cream Cuts
• Long Blondes Cancel Dates After Guitarist Falls Ill
• Weezer Cover R.E.M., Furs, Gary Numan on New Single
• Islands/Unicorns Offshoot Th' Corn Gangg Return, Again
• Air End Pocket Symphony Dates With "Close Up Tour"
• Yo Majesty Enlist Basement Jaxx for Domino Debut
• Krautrock Legends Faust Schedule Summer, Fall Dates
• Bill Callahan, Xiu Xiu's Stewart Join Prez Box Set Fun
• Photos: Tom Waits [Phoenix, AZ; 06/17/08]
• Lollapalooza Set Times, Aftershows Revealed
• Simian Mobile Disco Craft Latest Fabric Mix
• Sigur Ros, Breeders, Fuck Buttons Play Route du Rock

Tue: 06-17-08

• Crystal Castles Respond to Chip Music Controversy
• Silver Apples Embark on U.S. Tour, Drop LP & EP
• Conor Oberst Plots World Tour, Dates With Jenny Lewis
• Paper Bag Digital Launches With Shapiro Remix Comp
• Pitchfork Festival Free eMusic Comp Available Now!
• Harvey Milk Hit the Road
• Nine Inch Nails Announce Slip Physical Release Info
• Portishead Ready "The Rip" Single
• Tom Waits Kicks Off "Glitter & Doom" Tour Tonight
• Crystal Antlers Hit the Road
• Weezer Reveal "Hootenanny" Details, Radiohead Cover
• Robyn to Open for Madonna!
• Girl Talk Discusses New Album, Out Digitally This Week
• Beck, TVOTR, Spoon, Cat Power Play Street Scene

Mon: 06-16-08

• Was Bonnaroo Really M.I.A.'s "Last Gig Ever"?
• The New Mogwai Album Cover Is Disappointing
• Pollard Forms New Band With GBV, Decemberists Folks
• Josh Homme Wigs Out on Bottle Tosser at QOTSA Gig
• Coldplay Deny Stealing Melody From Brooklyn Band
• Photos: Teenage Jesus and the Jerks With Thurston Moore [New York, NY; 06/13/08]
• T.V. Eye: June 16-22, 2008
• No Age's Randall Forms Group With No Age Cover Band
• Photos: Vampire Weekend With Andrew W.K. / Kid Sister / A-Trak / Born Ruffians [New York, NY; 06/14/08]
• The New Pornographers Cancel Dates
• Photos: Bonnaroo [Sunday]
• Audience Report: My Bloody Valentine Live Return
• Shugo Tokumaru Signs to Almost Gold for U.S. Release

Sun: 06-15-08

• Photos: Bonnaroo [Saturday]

Sat: 06-14-08

• Photos: Bonnaroo [Thursday/Friday]

Fri: 06-13-08

• Grizzly Bear to Debut New Song on "Letterman"
• P4K Fest: Two-Day Passes Sold Out!
• Dan Deacon, Crystal Antlers, Monotonix Do F Yeah Tour
• R. Kelly Not Guilty!!!!
• Rafter Conjures Sweaty Magic on New EP
• Photos: Love Is All [New York, NY; 06/12/08]
• Herbert Seeks Phone Vocals (Again), Hits Broadway
• Photos: Radiohead / Daydream Festival [Barcelona, Spain; 06/12/08]
• WTF: Ex-Velocity Girl Drummer Gets Tasered on CNN
• Hold Steady Add Bonus Cuts to Limited Stay Positive
• Photos: Death Cab for Cutie / Rogue Wave [Philadelphia, PA; 06/12/08]
• Nico Muhly, Sam Amidon, Doveman Tour Together
• BYOP's Jemina Pearl Talks Violence, Sex, Warped Tour
• Booka Shade Light Up Tour Trail
• Mirah, Mt. Eerie, Kimya, Blow Play What the Heck

Thu: 06-12-08

• Weezer to Fans: Come "Jam With Us" on Tour
• Polyphonic Spree, Ambulance LTD Tangle With TVT
• Photos: Sigur Ros [Omaha, NE; 06/11/08]
• Black Kids Announce Fall North American Tour
• Mission of Burma Kick Off Album-Performing Mission
• Franz Ferdinand Mixing LP3, Eyeing January Release
• Beck Reveals Full Modern Guilt Details at Last
• The New Mogwai Album Tracklist Is Amazing
• Foreign Born Sign to Secretly Canadian
• Bonnaroo 2008 Kicks Off Today
• Own a DeLorean? See Neon Neon For Free
• Rare Jay Reatard Singles, Live Footage on CD/DVD Set

Wed: 06-11-08

• P4k Fest: Public Enemy Talk, Pre-Show, Tix Nearly Gone!
• Hold Steady to Drop Digital Stay Positive Next Week
• M.I.A. Cancels European Tour
• Ya Ho Wa Clan Unearths Rehearsal for Drag City LP
• Titus Andronicus Plot "Shoegaze Across America" Tour
• The Stills Get a Rise on Third Album
• Fujiya & Miyagi Turn on Lightbulbs on New Album
• Nas Unveils Even More LP Info, Bumps Release Date
• Missy Elliott Hosts a Block Party on New Album
• Photos: Dinosaur Jr. [Tel Aviv, Israel; 06/09/08]
• Antony Plans New Single, Symphony Tour
• Bjork, Sugarcubes Get Audiophile Vinyl Reissues
• Hold Steady, Liars, Deerhunter, Aesop Rock Hit the Pool

Tue: 06-10-08

• Photos: Yellow Swans' Final U.S. Show [Chicago, IL; 06/09/08]
• Coldplay Postpone Start of North American Tour
• Oxford Collapse Piece Together More Bits Details, Dates
• CSS Cover the Breeders' "Cannonball" on New Single
• Mika Miko Tour, Cover Black Flag on Sub Pop 7"
• Dirty Projectors, Ecstatic Sunshine Play Citysol
• Trent Reznor Planning NIN Year Zero TV Series
• Lindstrom Album Gets Tracklisting, New Release Date
• Kevin Barnes Finishes, Blogs About New Of Montreal LP
• Lil Wayne Cuts Basketball Film Jam, Adds Dates
• GZA Plots Liquid Swords Tour for Late Summer
• My Bloody Valentine Add "Warm Up Rehearsal" Shows
• Band of Horses to Open for Beck
• A-Trak to Serve Up Latest Nike Workout Mix
• Gnarls, Cat Power, Grinderman Play Eurockeennes

Mon: 06-09-08

• Kid Sister, Flosstradamus Rock for Chicago Schools
• T.V. Eye: June 9-15, 2008
• Sufjan Reviews the New Cryptacize Record
• Quart Festival 2008 Cancelled
• Coldplay Add Dates, "Magic Balls" to Tour
• Photos: The Roots Picnic [Philadelphia, PA; 06/07/08]
• Bradford Cox, Eleanor Friedberger Join Converse Party
• Meg White Resurfaces at Weekend Raconteurs Gig
• Photos: Los Campesinos! / Parenthetical Girls [San Francisco, CA; 06/06/08]
• The Gutter Twins Add Dates, Release New Single
• Photos: Jamie Lidell [New York, NY; 06/08/08]
• Cat Power Adds Dates to Big Summer Tour
• Franz, Oberst, Malkmus, Sigur Ros Play Hydro Connect

Fri: 06-06-08

• Radiohead, Interpol, Pornos Fete Independents Day
• Faun Fables Craft New Drag City EP, Hit the Road
• Bob Dylan Big Ups Barack Obama
• Girl Talk to "Do a Radiohead" With New LP, Due Soon
• Scott Herren Preps Prefuse, Savath & Savalas, Risil LPs
• The Mars Volta Extend Tour
• Ra Ra Riot Sign to Barsuk, Reveal Debut Album
• Brazilian Girls Announce New LP, New York City
• Band of Horses Traverse the World on Summer Tour
• The Walkmen Reveal New Album Details
• David Vandervelde Awaits Sunrise on New LP
• Mogwai, Fuck Buttons Join Up for North American Tour
• Franz Ferdinand Add More Tiny Club Shows
• Stooges, Hives, Gossip, Soulwax Get Loaded in the Park

Thu: 06-05-08

• Photos: Modest Mouse Brave the Elements! [Council Bluffs, IA; 06/04/08]
• Islands, My Brightest Diamond, YACHT on Radio Comp
• Battles Do Their Thing All Over the Place
• We Are Scientists Hit the Road
• Four Tet Cancels Shows Due to Illness
• Handsome Furs, Swervedriver's Franklin Share Covers
• Raveonettes, Autolux, Little Ones Make Music in SoCal
• Tim Hecker Collaborates With Nadja's Aidan Baker
• T.I. Signs Three-Picture Movie Deal
• Gary Wilson Documentary Hits DVD With Bonus CD
• Sex Pistols' Johnny Rotten Sued for Assaulting Assistant
• Jennifer O'Connor's New LP Gets Here in August
• Photos: M83 [New York, NY; 06/04/08]
• Tortoise, Bill Callahan, the Ex Do P4k Fest Lunch Series
• Love Is All Cover Prince, Straits, Seagulls on Tour EP
• Mike Skinner Names LP, Declares End of the Streets?
• Of Montreal, Les Savy Fav, Cut Copy Join Field Day

Wed: 06-04-08

• Why? Get the Mumps, Postpone Dates
• Franz Ferdinand Plan Fest Gigs, "Secret" Shows
• BSS' Canning Combats Leak With Early Release
• Hey Look! It's the Joy Division Zune!
• Matthew Sweet Tells Lies on New Record
• Black Mountain Firm Up Summer Tour Plans
• Jesu's Broadrick Releases New Final Album
• Ruby Suns Shine on Summer Tour
• Fujiya & Miyagi Add Member, Play Shows, Work Up LP
• The Field Allowed Into America at Last
• Lil Wayne Lines Up Summer Shows
• Melvins Go Nude on New LP, Tour With Big Business
• Case, Bird, Deerhoof, Destroyer Play New Pornos' Fest
• Catherine Wheel Frontman Expands Solo Debut, Tours
• Liars Bring Freak Out EP to North America
• Sloan Play Around on New Album, Tour
• Low, Oldham, Deerhunter, Deacon Play Future Days

Tue: 06-03-08

• The Raconteurs Extend Tour Into Fall
• HEALTH, Titus Andronicus, Ponytail Do After the Jump
• Franz, Jarvis, Coxon Craft Edwyn Collins 7" Artwork
• Digitalism Tap Hercules, Hot Chip, Spank Rock for Mix
• Calexico Plan New LP, Tour, Send Tune to Outer Space
• Ida Cover Dolly Parton, Anne Briggs on New EP
• Deerhoof Reveal LP Info, Invite Fans to Interpret Song
• QOTSA, Black Mountain Members on New UNKLE LP
• Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits Fest Announce Schedules
• Ono, Lennon Sons' Expelled Lawsuit Denied
• The Black Keys Stretch Tour Well Into the Fall
• Radiohead's Pre-Rainbows Catalog Now on iTunes
• Animal Collective Remix Goldfrapp on New Single
• Next Yeah Yeah Yeahs LP Inspired by Kitty, Open Space
• Photos: Tinariwen [Bergen, Norway; 05/30/08]
• Serena-Maneesh Prep 12", Bump Backwards Set Back
• Bjork, Sigur Ros Team for Environmental Awareness Gig
• Cat Power, Killers, Lidell, CSS, Stooges Play Osheaga

Mon: 06-02-08

• OiNK Users Apparently Arrested by British Police
• Photos: Beirut [Los Angeles, CA; 05/30/08]
• Black Ghosts, Simon Lord's Lord Skywave Prep LPs
• Spiritualized to Open for...Lenny Kravitz!
• Vetiver Tour All Over the Place
• Photos: Wire [New York, NY; 05/30/08]
• Dan Deacon Cancels Shows
• Photos: Primavera Sound [Saturday]
• T.V. Eye: June 2-8, 2008
• Jamie Lidell to Open for... Elton John!
• Photos: Primavera Sound [Friday]
• Rock Pioneer Bo Diddley, R.I.P.
• Photos: Primavera Sound [Thursday]
• Morrissey Names New Album, Preps Southpaw Reissue
• N.E.R.D. Reveal Seeing Sounds Album Details
• Thurston, Jim O'Rourke Ready New Original Silence LP
• N.E.R.D., Spank Rock, Kid Sister Play Hard Fest

Fri: 05-30-08

• Mogwai Reveal EP (Ft. Roky Erickson), LP Release Date
• Raveonettes Swap One Foo for Another on Tour
• Stooges, Man Man, M83, Cut Copy Play Download Fests
• Record Plant Apologizes to APTBS, Prints Up New 12"
• Lykke Li Sends Debut Album to U.S., UK
• Robyn Hitchcock's Mid-1980s LPs Collected, Expanded
• Liars Issue Freak Out EP, Add Dates
• Deacon, Stern, Pallett Play Bang on a Can Marathon
• Survey Invites Musicians to Speak Out on Health Care
• Lavender Diamond's Becky Stark Talks Film Projects
• Radiohead, Prince at Odds Over Blocked YouTube Vids
• Dizzee Rascal Plots Summer Shows
• Okkervil River Reveal Full Details of The Stand Ins
• No Age, Atlas Sound, Dirty Projectors, Wire Play Seaport

Thu: 05-29-08

• Patti Smith Documentary Gets Theatrical Release
• MMJ, Ted Leo, Besnard Lakes, Evan Dando Play NXNE
• More Early Karen Dalton Recordings Collected on LP
• Extra Golden Line Up Sizable U.S. Tour
• Liz Phair Announces Chicago, San Fran Guyville Shows
• Wire Confirm Object 47 Release Date, Plan U.S. Shows
• Tilly and the Wall Sing ABCs on "Sesame Street", Tour
• Oneida Turn Wedding LP Into Live Spectacle, Tour
• Jay Reatard Announces Third 7" Details, More Shows
• Hey Look, Yet Another Weezer Single on iTunes
• RZA Finalizes Snacks Tracks, Adds Date With GZA
• Minus the Bear Reissue Beer Commercials EP
• Annuals Plot June Tour, Start Label
• Report: Rhys Chatham Premieres Les 100 Guitares: G100 [Williamsport, PA; 05/23/08]
• The M's Get Real Close on New Album, Tour
• T.I. Takes Community Service to TV, Shares LP Details
• Brian Wilson, Feist, TVOTR, Stars Play Ottawa Bluesfest

Wed: 05-28-08

• Dan Deacon Spills the Beans About New Album
• Ratatat Plot Summer Tour
• Built to Spill Reveal Full-Blown Perfect Tour
• Sex Pistols Plot World Tour, Prep Live DVD
• Damon & Naomi, Ghost/Espers Members Team for Tour
• First New Wrens Song in Forever on Rock the Net Comp
• Bowerbirds Reveal Deluxe Hymns, Tour With Bon Iver
• Kanye's Mom Honored With Library & Literacy Center
• Gorillaz Craft Promos for BBC Olympics Coverage
• Love Is All, Ladybug Transistor, Tullycraft Play Popfest
• Sharon Jones Plans Shows, Daptone Compiles Singles
• Blonde Redhead's Simone Pace, Soft Circle Do Bike Fest
• Aaron Dessner Discusses Red Hot Comp, the National
• Bjork, Battles, Hercules, Field Go Wild in the Country

Tue: 05-27-08

• Photos: Sasquatch! Festival [Monday] (NSFW)
• Def Jux Rapper/Producer Camu Tao, R.I.P.
• Photos: Sasquatch! Festival [Sunday]
• Kanye, Wilco, R. Kelly on Hood Internet Chicago Mix
• Photos: Sasquatch! Festival [Saturday]
• She & Him Announce Summer Tour Plans
• Mastodon Recording New LP With Brendan O'Brien
• Photos: Lets (Members of Deerhoof, Tussle) [San Francisco, CA; 05/23/08]
• Coldplay Tour Extends Across World, Into Winter
• Photos: Ladytron / Datarock [Portland, OR; 05/25/08]
• Gnarls Barkley Line Up London, Paris Residencies
• Photos: R.E.M. [Vancouver, British Columbia; 05/23/08]
• T.V. Eye: May 27-June 1, 2008
• New Sigur Ros LP Features NSFW Art, Song in English!
• New Hold Steady Single Features Tattoo, Etching
• Cursive, Ted Leo, Polvo Play Chicago Street Fests

Fri: 05-23-08

• The Pitchfork Guide to Summer Festivals 2008
• Parenthetical Girls Sign to Tomlab, Prep LP, Tour
• Slick Rick Receives Pardon From New York Governor
• Simian Mobile Disco Ready Remix Album
• Earlimart Line Up Summer Tour
• Stars Map Out Summer Shows
• Frightened Rabbit Add Dates, Begin U.S. Tour
• Kanye, Common, Meth, Red Sued Over Sample
• Black Angels Expand Tour in Different Directions
• Jamie Lidell Launches Tour This Weekend
• Styrofoam Preps New Album, Tours With Death Cab
• Lekman, Moren, El Perro, Concretes on Swede Comp
• R.E.M./Modest Mouse/National Tour: Engage!
• Ted Leo Expands Tour
• Dylan, Raconteurs, Gnarls, Spoon Play Pittsburgh Fest

Thu: 05-22-08

• Bottomless Pit (ex-Silkworm) Ready New EP, Tour
• ¡Forward, Russia! Bring Sophomore Album to the States
• Photos: Bryan Ferry [Bergen, Norway; 05/21/08]
• The Bug Goes to London Zoo on LP
• Iron and Wine Issue New UK EP, Add Shows
• Swervedriver Kick Off Reunion Tour
• GZA, RJD2 to Play L.A. Tribute Show
• Byrne/Dirty Projectors Collab, Sufjan, Feist on Comp
• Smashing Pumpkins Plan DVD, Anniversary Shows
• Jena Malone Builds Instrument, Starts Label, Busks
• Conservative Critics Raise Stink Over Decemberists/Barack Obama Rally
• Flaming Lips Help Pearl Jam, Foos Fete the Who on VH1
• New Okkervil River Album Due in September
• Flaming Lips, Roots, Andrew Bird Hit Iowa's 80/35 Fest

Wed: 05-21-08

• Sonic Youth Reveal Starbucks Hits Comp Details
• XL to Issue Banned Be Your Own Pet Tracks in U.S.
• Tom Waits Extends "Glitter and Doom" Tour
• The Rumble Strips Bring Debut Album to U.S.
• Animal Collective, YACHT Remix Ratatat
• Jens, AIH, Dirty Three Members on Guy Blackman LP
• Weezer Issue Yet Another Single From Red Album
• Nirvana, NIN, Wilco, Spoon Swag in Charity Auction
• Spiritualized Extend Tour Into the Fall
• Regina Spektor, Oscar the Grouch Celebrate Israel
• Death Cab for Cutie's Narrow Stairs Debuts at #1
• TVOTR, Justice, Raconteurs, CSS Do Treasure Island
• RMXXOLOGY Adds Eminem, More Details Revealed
• Spiritualized, M.I.A., Liars, Dizzee Play Les Ardentes