Today's roundup includes Radiohead, Mew, Foreign Born, Brand Neu! and Youtube. Radiohead Possibly the world's greatest band have announced they've started work on the follow up to In Rainbows. I might be a bit biased but I have feeling it will be amazing. http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/ Mew Mew will be releasing their third album, titled No more stories..., on the 25th of August through Columbia Records. They'll also be playing some shows, including a support slot with NIN. Mew Tour Dates: 6/29 Phillipshalle, Dusseldorf w/NIN 6/30 Berlin Arena, Berlin, Germany w/NIN 7/2 Roskilde Festival, Denmark 7/4 Ruisrock Festival, Finland 7/7 Zenih De Paris, Paris, France w/NIN 7/8 Heinekin Music Hall, Amsterdamn w/NIN 7/9 Rockhal, Luxembourg w/NIN 7/15 O2 Arena, London w/NIN 7/17 Latitude Festival, UK 7/19 Pitchfork Featival, Chicago, IL 8/7 Summer Sonic, Tokyo 8/8 Summer Sonic, Osaka 8/14 Beatday 09, Copenhagen www.mewsite.com/ Foreign Born Foreign Born have offered up a free song called 'Early Warnings', which is off their soon-to-be released album Person To Person. MP3: Foreign Born - Early Warnings They'll also be playing the following shows (you lucky Americans!). FOREIGN BORN TOUR DATES: 5/22 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent " 5/24 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre ~ 5/25 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey % 5/26 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom ~ 7/09 Vancouver, BC @ Media Club * 7/16 Los Angeles, CA @ Hammer Museum ^ 7/17 Tucson, AZ @ Plush * 7/19 Austin, TX @ The Mohawk * 7/20 Normak, OK @ The Opolis * 7/22 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry + 7/23 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle + 7/24 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern + 7/25 Pontiac, MI @ The Pike Room at The Crofoot + 7/27 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern + 7/28 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa + 7/29 Cambridge, MA @ T T The Bear's + 7/30 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge + 7/31 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's + 8/01 Washington DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel + 8/03 Brooklyn, NY @ The Bell House + " w/ BLK JKS ~ w/ Grizzly Bear % w/ Shane Tutmarc, and Erik Blood * w/ The Veils, and The Other Girls ^ w/ Warpaint + w/ The Veils, and Faces On Firm www.myspace.com/foreignborn Brand Neu! ‘Brand Neu!’ a new compilation in homage to 70s Krautrockers NEU!, is out today, 18th May 2009. This release features contributions from artists influenced by the band from Primal Scream to LCD Soundsystem, Foals to Oasis. The album is the first release on Feraltone, a new label founded by Gronland’s former Managing Director, Rene Renner. Youtube PRS and Youtube have been having a few fisticups recently but thankfully things seem to be sorting themselves out, which means better pay for artists that have their work on the monster of a site. Horrah! www.youtube.com/