Animal Collective announce brief fall tour

By Julia Askenase at 6:00 PM on July 31, 2008

Happy October to you! That's pretty much what the freaky four of Brooklyn's Animal Collective said to fans across the pond with their recent announcement of a brief autumn stint in mostly European countries....  read more

Coens' Burn After Reading to open Venice Film Festival

By Rachel Webster at 5:30 PM on July 31, 2008

On the evening of August 27, the paparazzi of the world will turn their camera lenses toward the red carpet opening of the Venice International Film Festival, where the Coen Brothers' Burn After Reading will hold the festival's honored opening spot....  read more

Mike Judge's The Animation Show hits DVD, the road

By Valentina Tapia at 4:30 PM on July 31, 2008

Now in its fourth year touring the country, the Mike Judge-curated collection of animated short films The Animation Show continues on the road through September, with additional dates to come. ...  read more

Jack White and Alicia Keys record new Bond theme

By Rachel Webster at 4:00 PM on July 31, 2008

The 22nd theme song for the 22nd James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace, won’t be like all the others. Sure, the title still mentions dying, and it’ll probably play over the opening credits like all the others, but this one will be special. It will be the franchise’s first duet. ...  read more

New Harry Potter text to be released this December

By Henry Freedland at 3:00 PM on July 31, 2008

We know: post-Harry Potter shock can be difficult. ...  read more

The Streets prep LP, release single, announce tour

By Julia Askenase and Veronica Sepe at 2:00 PM on July 31, 2008

Geezers need excitement, especially us geezers here at Paste. We're looking to get some of that with The Streets' latest, Everything is Borrowed. As usual, Mike Skinner refuses to stick to the same old thing and has taken a much different approach with this album, describing it as having "peaceful positive vibes." ...  read more

Juana Molina prepares new abum, tours with Feist

By Christina Hansen at 12:30 PM on July 31, 2008

Argentinean songbird Juana Molina will release her fourth album Un Dia October 7 on Domino Records, featuring stripped-down instrumentation, bold rhythmic roots and some of the most personal lyrics she's ever written....  read more

Murs campaigns for hip-hop presidency with album, tour

By Michael Saba at 11:00 AM on July 31, 2008

Can you feel it? Change is in the air. This Fall, the voice of a generation will be heard, and a fresh-faced leader will make their bid to lead a troubled culture into a bright new future. That's right, Murs (shorthand for Making Underground Raw Shit) wants to be the president of hip-hop. The underground west coast hip-hop luminary wants to change not only the rap scene, but also the way it's presented on television and radio. Of course, it won't be an easy campaign, since there's already a self-designated CEO, and every rapper these days seems required to drop...  read more

Download Izza Kizza's Kizzaland mixtape for free

By Adam Daniels at 10:45 AM on July 31, 2008

We told you it was coming. Now the new Izza Kizza mixtape is finally here and ready for your eager ears. ...  read more

The Howlies release EP, tour

By Veronica Sepe at 10:00 AM on July 31, 2008

So you might say Paste is a little biased, seeing as The Howlies come from our neck of the woods, but they really are quite a talented bunch. And as much as we'd like them to stay in Atlanta and play for us forever, this foursome is moving up in the music world and may soon be headed to a neck of the woods near you. ...  read more

Born Into War: The Urgent Mission of Emmanuel Jal

By Steve Turner at 12:00 AM on July 31, 2008

Twenty years ago, Emmanuel Jal was an AK-47-wielding child soldier in Sudan. Ten years ago, he was a high-school student in Nairobi, Kenya, living in a refugee home. Today, he’s a Londoner, sitting in the bar of the St Martins Lane Hotel...  read more

Killers prep third LP, debut new songs in NYC

By Julia Askenase at 5:05 PM on July 30, 2008

After blowing some Sawdust our way in late 2007 (a batch of b-sides and a duet with, um, Lou Reed) those shape-shifting Killers are gearing up for their third studio effort. Details on the much-anticipated follow-up to 2006's Sam's Town are sparse, but word from the label is the band's in full-blown recording mode with producer Jacques Lu Cont in the hopes of a November release, MTV News reports. ...  read more

Update: Jamie Lidell announces more fall tour dates

By Julia Askenase at 4:44 PM on July 30, 2008

What should one expect from a show that opens with the new soul of neo-soul and closes with glitzy Brit-pop royalty? Classy-good times, no doubt. Mark your calendars, then, because...  read more

Tom Waits' last Glitter and Doom show available on NPR

By Michael Saba at 4:19 PM on July 30, 2008

Tom Waits, arch-deacon that he is of drinkers and New York City buskers, is a hard man to catch. He almost never tours, and when he does, tickets tend to disappear pretty quickly. So if you're sad that you couldn't catch Waits on his latest cross-country theater-wrecking tour, it's a little understandable. Well, here's something that should cheer you up: NPR is offering an excerpt of the last show of his Glitter and Doom tour on their All Songs Considered podcast. ...  read more

Spike Jonze has final cut on Wild Things?

By Sean Gandert at 3:04 PM on July 30, 2008

At this point, it almost feels like we've been worried about Where the Wild Things Are for as long as the project has existed...  read more

Trailer for new Harry Potter film unleashed

By Michael Saba at 2:56 PM on July 30, 2008

Rest easy Potterheads, your next fix is here. After many months spent scrounging the shadowy sidestreets of Knockturn Alley for a little bit of arcana to get you through another long, H.P.-less night, the trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has finally dropped....  read more

Bob Dylan offers up free MP3, preps rarities for Oct. release

By Valentina Tapia at 1:10 PM on July 30, 2008

And now, on to part eight in Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series of albums released since 1991, a two-disc collection of previously unreleased tracks, alternate song versions and various demos will be released as Tell Tale Signs on Oct. 7. ...  read more

Harvey Keitel takes first regular television role

By Adam Daniels at 12:56 PM on July 30, 2008

Remember the climax of Reservoir Dogs where Harvey Keitel (Mr. White) shoots the exposed undercover cop with that look of sheer disgust on his face at the end of the Mexican stand-off? (Oh yeah, spoiler alert! But if you haven't seen it yet, get it together, people, it's Reservoir Dogs.) Well, it appears Keitel will take on a slightly different disposition toward the men in blue for his upcoming television project. ...  read more

TV on the Radio adds fall dates

By Henry Freedland at 11:35 AM on July 30, 2008

It's lucky that we thought to inject sensors and fiber-optics into the soles of TV on the Radio's shoes so that we could follow and report their every move. Otherwise, we would have had a harder time knowing about new tour dates from the New York-based art rock troupe. Sure, we might be violating their civil rights, but now you know that the band will be traveling through the following cities to support their new album, Dear Science,, coming out September 23: ...  read more

Insound 20 project unveils merch for Death Cab, Spoon, more

By Rachel Webster at 10:30 AM on July 30, 2008

With this being an election year and all, we are surrounded by obvious intersections between music and politics, but let’s not forget about other musical mishmashes, like the one between, say, bands and pretty, pretty artwork.Insound, online purveyor of all things indie rock, and designer Jason Munn of The Small Stakes studio, purveyor of all things design, have joined forces to bring the art/music connection back to the forefront with Insound 20....  read more