Friday Rumor Mill

The Pixies may reunite for new album

In an interview with NME Black Franices said -

It's just a waiting game right now....Whatever we do in the future is gonna have to be fresh. I have to see if the band as a whole wants to go into the recording studio for a new record...That makes sense on some level. For us, there's gotta be an angle. It can't be just playing our old songs over and over."

Muse working on new album

In an interview with BBC radio6 Muse drummer Dominic Howard said -

"We're working on new stuff and we're gonna have a couple of weeks off and then in about two weeks time we're back out to Italy to start writing again...We've already done a few tracks and it sounds great, so we're just working towards the future."

Release for new album from The Cure

According to Punknews.org The Cure will release their long-awaited new studio album, entitled "4:13 Dream", on October 13, 2008.

Coldplay already making plans for new album in 2009

According to Telegraph.co.uk Coldplay is already planning to release their latest album in 2009.

Sonic Youth back in studio

In a lengthy article Rolling Stone reports that the band is back together recording. The band will be parting ways with Geffen Records and once again going indie for more freedom.

The Wednesday Round-Up

Over at Allan's World, Joe gives a in-depth review of a Paramore show that included Paper Route, Phantom Planet, and Jack’s Mannequin. The post includes many insights into these bands including a critique of Phantom Planet's revamped sound.

The Music Guru continues to give a comprehensive list of album releases each week. He does a lot of leg work and has become my resource for lesser-known releases.

Original Glazed is a good source for a summary of the UK and US charts. Pardon me for being sickened that the UK has bands like The Script, Coldplay and Noah and the Whale in their top ten albums while in the US we have The Jonas Brothers (two albums even!), Miley Cyrus and Sugarland.

Over at The Cheap Pop we have a review snippet for Lykke Li (my new music crush along with Ra Ra Riot).

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