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In a recurring feature, we round up some of the latest offerings from the music video world. This week, we have new tracks from Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew, the Magic Numbers, White Stripes, Patrick Watson, The Good The Bad & The Queen, and Sia.

Tags: broken social scene, kevin drew, magic numbers, patrick watson, sia, the good the bad and the queen, white stripes

From time to time we gather the latest in music videos available on YouTube and other online sources. (At least, we think we do this from time to time; this is actually just the second time so far.) This week, we have new clips from Architecture In Helsinki, Liars, Tegan and Sara, The Black Lips, […]

Tags: architecture in helsinki, black lips, caribou, chromeo, john vanderslice, kanye west, liars, tegan and sara, yacht

The Gutter Twins, the duo of Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees) and Greg Dulli (Twilight Singers, Afghan Whigs), has been signed by Sub Pop. No word yet on when an album might arrive.
Stereogum turns us onto the news that Devo have reunited to record their first new song in 17 years. Unfortunately, it’s for a Dell […]

Tags: ben lee, devo, greg dulli, gutter twins, mark lanegan, white stripes

Citay
New Dead Oceans signees Citay (who have expanded to eight members) are in the studio recording the successor to their 2006 debut, which sounded something like this:

Citay: Seasons Don’t Fear The Year (mp3)
KMFDM
The German industrial band is somehow still going strong. The 23-year-old group will release its 15th studio album, “Tohuvabohu,” on August 21.
Sea […]

Tags: citay, kmfdm, sea wolf, sunset rubdown, wolf parade

Fire Engines
The short-lived Scottish contemporaries of Josef K and Orange Juice will have the tracks from their three singles and one mini-album released in the US for the first time on a new compilation, “Hungry Beat,” due October 2nd on Acute. The 16-track disc includes the wonderfully-titled “Meat Whiplash.”

Fire Engines: Meat Whiplash (mp3)
Future Of The […]

Tags: david byrne, fire engines, future of the left, kate nash, kt tunstall, simpsons

No news is too small as we roundup the day’s events from the music world, including word of an innovative new way to share illegal music, an alternative “OK Computer,” and the latest buzz on Madonna’s guitar-playing and Shaun Ryder’s smoking habit.

Tags: blondie, bob dylan, happy mondays, kaiser chiefs, madonna, mark ronson, maximo park, metallica, radiohead, t.i.

Angels Of Light
The release date for the fifth album by Michael Gira’s post-Swans outfit has been narrowed down from “2007″ to “August 2007.” The album once again features some backing instrumentation from Akron/Family, and it includes the track “Black River Song.”

Angels Of Light: Black River Song (mp3)
Avenged Sevenfold
MTV News reports that the California metal band […]

Tags: akron-family, andre 3000, angels of light, avenged sevenfold, big boi, outkast

We’ve rounded up a few new videos from UK artists with upcoming or recent releases, including The Coral, Kula Shaker, New Young Pony Club and Arctic Monkeys.

Tags: arctic monkeys, kula shaker, new young pony club, the coral

Kevin Ayers
The reclusive psych-rock artist (who performed in Soft Machine and as a solo artist) returns with his first album in 15 years on September 3rd (in the UK). “The Unfairground” features appearances by members of Teenage Fanclub, Ladybug Transistor, Roxy Music, Neutral Milk Hotel and Architecture In Helsinki.
Lisa Germano
Germano’s out-of-print 2003 album “Lullaby For […]

Tags: art in manila, celebration, kevin ayers, lisa germano

The multi-city, climate-change-awareness-promoting Live Earth event, held yesterday, was a smashing–well, “success” isn’t really the word, based on the reviews filed so far. However, there were some highlights amid all the hot air, with Madonna’s appearance in London drawing the most praise. And we did finally get to see Kanye West and the Police […]

Tags: live earth, madonna