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This Week’s New Album Releases (8/30/2011)

A lot of heavyweight's released new albums this week. Lil' Wayne finally dropped _Tha Carter IV_ teaching children everywhere how to spell incorrectly and about roman numerals. Another highly anticipated album, Red Hot Chili Peppers _I'm With You_, the first without John Frusciante also came out. Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, released his third album under his Nightwatchmen name while the ever present Lenny Kravitz explored _Black and White America_ for his latest release.  read more

John Doe: Keeper

John Doe’s punk days might be long behind him, but there’s only so much mellowing out that he’s capable of. He might not be mired in drugs and desperation like he was when he sang for L.A. punks X, but he makes adult life and grown-up relations sound like worthy struggles on Keeper. Even when he’s embracing open-chord strumming, sighing steel guitar and pledges of dedication that bring to mind Jackson Browne on opener “Don’t Forget How Much I Love You,” he still sings it with the gusto he once used to sneer at LA scenesters....  read more

John Doe Announces New Record

Singer-songwriter and actor John Doe announced the release of his next record, “Keeper,” set to drop August 20 on Yep Roc....  read more

Buddy Holly Tribute Album to Feature My Morning Jacket, The Black Keys, Paul McCartney and More

An upcoming tribute album to Buddy Holly, Rave On Buddy Holly, will feature the likes of My Morning Jacket, The Black Keys, Modest Mouse, Nick Lowe, Florence + The Machine, Cee Lo Green, Paul McCartney, She & Him, Justin Townes Earle, Kid Rock, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Julian Casablancas and more....  read more

X's Exene Cervenka Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis

Exene Cervenka, frontwoman of legendary punk foursome X, announced her recent diagnosis of multiple sclerosis on Tuesday. Although Cervenka is currently on the road with X on their "Total Request Live" tour and working towards a solo album slated for a fall release, she says the diagnosis will not affect her commitment to either of these projects. "Although this is obviously unfortunate news, I am choosing to see the positive in it," she said via Bloodshot Records' website....  read more

John Doe & The Sadies: Country Club

X always mixed in a little country with its rockabilly punk, but...  read more

Paste Reviews: John Doe and the Sadies

Click above to watch Paste associate editor Steve Labate's review of Country Club, available now on Yep Roc Records.  ...  read more

Original X line-up goes on Total Request Live tour

Nevermind the Sadies. Here's X!...  read more

John Doe and The Sadies join the Country Club

The collaboration between punk rock legend John Doe (X, The Knitters) and The Sadies started out as a typical drunken promise of making music together: One person suggests a musical collaboration. The others agrees. And then everyone forgets about it....  read more

Paste presents An Indie Rock Alphabet Book

We're proud to announce Paste's first foray into book publishing...  read more