Frank is reporting that The Hidden Cameras‘ new
one, Mississauga Goddamn, will be out sometime between April and June. I heard it’s coming out in May so that sounds about
right to me. I also heard that Rough Trade will be
releasing The Hidden Cameras Play The CBC Sessions, a limited-edition 6 track live vinyl edition, on March 29.

Matt Pond PA’s new record, Emblems, should be out at the end of April.

Teenage Fanclub are currently in Chicago recording their next album. More details when any details whatsoever surface.

Anders Parker, TAFKA Varnaline, currently has a special offer: For a limited time,
buy the first three Varnaline full-length records, shipping included, for $36.00 and
get the A Shot and a Beer EP for free. The offer’s only valid thru the 14th, so get on it.
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The Robbers On High Street’s Fine Lines
has been pushed back from February 17th to March 9th. But, they’ve also announced that there’ll now be
a free 7-inch with the CD at “select retailers”. Also, they’ve got a couple dates this month with FOW:
…..
Saturday, February 21 The Norva, Norfolk, VA
Sunday, February 22 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
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If you haven’t got it yet, you can now buy that new Modest Mouse track, “Float On”, from the Apple iTunes store for 99 cents. It’s worth it. Also, just for fun, see if you can do the same with “The Rat”, by The Walkmen. Really. Type it in and see what happens.

And jon pointed out that you can stream
the new Secret Machines album here. Sounds pretty good to me; it’s much better than their previous
album, which I bought after reading many glowing reviews, only to find that there was exactly
one song on the album that I liked, and it was, coincidentally, the one I’d already downloaded from
their website.