For those of you that haven’t heard of this new thing called
“THE INTERNET”, wherein a consumer can “ORDER” merchandise
without regard to “INTERNATIONAL BORDERS”, this news is for
you:

Rough Trade has
quietly re-released Royal City’s
most excellent Alone At The Microphone to non-Canadian spaces on May 5th. There’s also now a vinyl
version for all you hardcore music snobs.

(Please note that Royal City is responsible for the one single solitary fanboy gush of my whole life,
when I, filled to the gills with vodka, approached singer Aaron Riches after the show and blargled, “HOLY
MOTHER FUCKING SHIT, MAN! THAT WAS FUCKING INCREDIBLE!)

In other news, The Shins are sportin’ a new website and
set to tour in September.

Also set to start touring is Joe Pernice, I mean the
Pernice Brothers. Joe has apparently borrowed Bigger
Lover Pat to lend his mad drum skillz to the tour. Should be a good show. The Pernice Brothers’ new album,
Yours, Mine, and Ours, drops on the 20th. Tour dates here.

Also, Spoon will be releasing a seven-track audio/video
EP in August (that’s one studio track (The Way We Get By), and 6 live tracks).

Tracklist:
The Way We Get By
Metal Detektor
I Am the Key
Anticipation
Someone Something
Me and the Bean
Advance Cassette

Videos:
The Way We Get By
Small Stakes
Jonathon Fisk

Plus also, the video for the Postal Service’s
Such Great Heights.