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Here’s a great video of MGMT performing live in the KCRW studios on “Morning Becomes Eclectic.”

MGMT tour dates:

9/27/08 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Music Festival

9/28/08 Tulsa, OK Cain’s Ballroom w/Beck

9/29/08 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater w/Beck

9/30/08 Minneapolis, MN Wilkins Auditorium w/Beck

10/1/08 Des Moines, IA Peoples Court (Headlining Date)

10/2/08 Chicago, IL Aragon w/Beck

10/3/08 Chicago, IL Aragon w/Beck

10/5/08 Toronto Sound Academy w/ Beck

10/6/08 Montreal St. Denis

10/9/08 New York, NY United Palace Theater w/Beck

10/10/08 New York,NY United Palace Theater w/Beck

HEADLINING:

10/30/08  New York, NY    Webster Hall

10/31/08  New York, NY    Music Hall of Williamsburg

Ill Lit is one of the most overlooked bands of this decade. 2004’s I Need You was hands-down from start-to-finish one of the best albums of the year, yet sadly most people never heard it.

Listen to “Broken Open Fence”

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You can hear a great snippet of “Fix It” from the forthcoming Ryan Adams and The Cardinals album Cardinology here. Very throwback sound with a wonderfully catchy chorus. I can’t wait to hear the entire album, which is released on October 28th.

If this is the future of music, we’re all in trouble.

It’s that time of the year again; time for some new Smashing Pumpkins news. This edition comes on the heels of the announcement of a 271 minute Documentary/Concert DVD titled If All Goes Wrong. From SP’s official website…

Coming Home Media will release If All Goes Wrong, a double DVD commemorative package celebrating the recent reunion and extraordinary 20-year career of The Smashing Pumpkins, one of rock’s defining and most acclaimed bands, on Nov. 11th.

Directed and produced by Jack Gulick (Bruce Springsteen, Metallica, Steve Miller Band, Godsmack) and Daniel E Catullo III (Steve Miller Band, Godsmack, Rush, Dave Matthews Band), the two DVD set contains the 105-minute documentary, also titled If All Goes Wrong, plus The Fillmore Residency, a full concert filmed in late July and early August of 2007 over five of the 11 sold-out nights at the famed Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, CA.

The concert disc was captured in 5.1 Surround Sound and state-of-the-art high definition from 12 cameras and features seven all new tracks not available anywhere else, along with new versions of fan favorites and a selection of Pumpkins rarities.

Amazon is taking pre-orders for the low price of $14.99. Pre-order your copy here.

The video for “Elephants,” the first single off of Rachael Yamagata’s forthcoming Elephants…Teeth Sinking Into Heart, has been released.

Elephants… hits stores on October 7th (and is fantastic!)

The Chunk of Change EP by Passion Pit is officially released today. I’ve been listening to this non-stop for a couple of months now and think Sleepyhead is one of the best, most addicting songs of 2008.

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Passion Pit tour dates are as follows:

09-17 New York, New York - Mercury Lounge %
09-18 Allston, Massachusetts - Great Scott (CD RELEASE SHOW! 18+)
09-24 New York, New York - Bowery Ballroom #
10-04 MONTREAL, Quebec - POP MONTREAL **
10-27 Seattle, Washington - Neumo’s *
10-28 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom *
10-29 Portland, Oregon - Berbati’s Pan *
10-31 San Francisco, California - Mezzanine *
11-01 Los Angeles, California - Henry Fonda Theatre *
11-02 San Diego, California - The Beauty Bar *

* w/Yelle
** w/The Dodos
# w/The French Kicks
% w/Sunset Rubdown

The Cure have finally announced details of their forthcoming 13th studio album. It will be titled 4:13 Dream and will release on October 28th. Tracklist is as follows:

1. Underneath the Stars
2. The Only One
3. Underneath the Stars
4. Freakshow
5. Sirensong
6. The Real Snow White
7. THe Hungry Ghost
8. Switch
9. The Perfect Boy
10. This. Here and Now. With You
11. Sleep When I’m Dead
12. THe Scream
13. It’s Over 

Originally planned as a double album, Robert Smith confirmed on tour that 4:13 Dream will be just a single album, despite the recording of 33 songs for the project. Here’s to hoping we get some kick-ass b-sides!

In other Cure news, the Hypnagogic States EP is released today. You can get a copy at AmazonMP3 for all your DRM-free needs, or at iTunes, which features a bonus track, but DRM (boo!)

My favorite song off the incredible concept album Two Conversations [2003] by The Appleseed Cast.

As anyone that reads this blog will know, I have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of Everything Is Borrowed, the latest record by The Streets. I’ve had my hands on it for a few days now and can excitedly say that it absolutely lives up to the (my) hype.

From start to finish, Everything Is Borrowed is easily the most cohesive album from Mike Skinner since Original Pirate Material.

Half of the album is being streamed at Skinner’s MySpace page. Enjoy!