I Bring You New Things

New stuff galore. Includes things I've gathered from other blogs since the weekend. Enjoy the links/tunes/videos while I catch up on some much needed sleep (beginning of semester, beginning of work 'til you drop). An update to come tomorrow regarding the first NMTM episode of the year coming up this Friday. Keep it here.

+ Pavement has a greatest hits compilation coming out on April 17: Quarantine The Past. Link.

+ The National has announced a new LP, tour dates in May. Link.

+ The Temper Trap will tour North America this spring. Link.

+ New Goldfrapp tune: "Rocket". Link.

+ New Joanna Newsom tune: "81". Link.

+ New Justice tune: "Beginning Of The End". Link. UPDATE: This is fake.

+ New Suzanne Vega tune: "Gypsy". Link.

+ Spoon cover The Damned: "Love Song". Link.

+ New Yeah Yeah Yeahs video: "Skeletons". Link.

+ Radiohead played a sick set for Haiti relief benefit. Link.

Weekend News (Elementary Edition)

Remember when you were growing up, attending grade school, watching ABC's TGIF line-up (Hangin' With Mr. Cooper/Boy Meets World combo was TV gold), and then writing on big, thick olive-colored paper at your desk on Monday mornings, describing your weekend adventures? ...Just me? Here's the NMTM version of what happened in the world of rock 'n' roll this weekend:

Over the weekend, Jared from Black Lips got in a scuffle with Nathan from Wavves in a New York City bar. Or so one side says. Afterwards, they both released semi-legitimate press releases about the incident, chock full of indie rock hatred and F-bombs. What a bunch of bad kids. More here. "I had fun. It was fun."

Passion Pit & Phoenix played two shows in Central Park. Jim’s brother attended the Saturday show. Oh man, I’m just thinking - they all could’ve gone and joined the Black Lips/Wavves brawl once the show was over. I guess they realized their age. More here. “I had fun. It was fun.”

Morrissey’s album cover for Swords was released. What’s he running from? A US tour date was announced, too, but all the shows are on the West Coast. Lame. “It was fun. I had fun.”

And finally, we updated this very blog with a post about our 25th show. Check it out! (You don't need a link, it's underneath this post.)

Black Lips - "Bad Kids"

And now, recess…