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The Week That Was: 13th - 19th September

Another week, another heap of news.

Posted 19th September 2010, 7:39am in News, by DIY News Desk
Weezer Another week, another heap of news. Most people don't spend their whole week glued to a computer though; we're 'different'. If you need to get up to date with the big stories from the last seven days in music news, you're in the right place.

Guitarist Adam Kessler Leaves The Drums
The band are currently on tour in the States with Surfer Blood.

Drowned In Sound Announce Tenth Birthday Shows
Drowned In Sound are set to celebrate their tenth birthday with a handful of shows this Autumn.

Mark Ronson & Friends To Work In UK Record Shops
Mark Ronson & Co. are going to help out at a handful of UK record shops in a few weeks time.

Kings Of Lie-On: Band Never Asked To Do Glee, Tell Massive Fibs
Being shit on by a pigeon is one thing, having your arse aflame for telling lies is quite another.

Best Coast & More Sign Up For The Bowlie Weekender
Other new additions include The Phenomenal Handclap Band and Amphetameanies.

Big Scary Monsters Launch Covers Competition
Dad Rocks! will record covers of four BSM back catalogue songs.

Marnie Stern Reveals UK Tour Details
The dates coincide with the release of Marnie’s forthcoming self-titled third album.

Q Awards 2010: The Nominees
Plan B and Arcade Fire lead the way with three nods each.

Minus The Bear Plan Heap Of New Shows
The band will be playing material from their just released fourth album ‘Omni’.

Listen: Edwyn Collins Streams New Album Online
Edwyn Collins has started streaming his new album 'Losing Sleep' online.

Late Of The Pier's Label Announces Future Plans
Late Of The Pier's own label Zarcorp Inc. have announced details of a few projects they've got in the works.

Three Day Festival For British Songwriters Announced
The event will take place from 25th - 27th October at The Brickhouse in East London.

Fountains Of Wayne To Take New Album On The Road
The record is expected to be released early next year, though it's still sans-label.

Hundred In The Hands To Support !!! On Tour
The dates start a few weeks after the release of their debut album.

Fleet Foxes Finish Recording New Album
Fleet Foxes have completed the recording of their second album.

XOYO Move More Nights, Plan To Re-Open Saturday
New London venue XOYO has been forced to move a handful of other shows.

Johnny Foreigner Confirmed As Support For Los Camp! US Tour
Johnny Foreigner will support Los Campesinos! on their forthcoming October US tour.

Prodigy To Headline Snowbombing 2011
The event is still a while off, taking place from 4th - 9th April 2011, in Mayrhofen, Austria.

Bearsuit New Single & Line Up Change
Bearsuit not only have a new single coming out soon, but a new line up change.

Becoming Real Plan New EP Release
It's due for release on 15th November through Moshi Moshi sub-label Not Even!

Four Tet To Hold All-Nighter At London Venue
Four Tet will hold a special all-nighter at London's Coronet on 19th November.

Teengirl Fantasy Announce UK Live Dates
Teengirl Fantasy have announced details of a UK tour.

Matt And Kim 'Sidewalks' Artwork & Tracklisting
Matt And Kim have revealed more details of their new album.

February Release For New PJ Harvey?
'Extensive touring commitments' due after release.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor Reveal North American Dates
North American Godspeed You! Black Emperor fans can stop praying now.

Blinkerton Tour Official: Weezer To Tour Blue & Pinkerton This Winter
Bloody hell, it's official. Get excited! Get very excited! Get your passport!

New London Venue XOYO Postpones Launch
New London venue XOYO have unfortunately been forced to postpone their launch party.

Veronica Falls & Cloud Nothings To Tour Together This November
Veronica Falls and Cloud Nothings will head out together on tour this November.

Rivers: Weezer At Work On Album 10 Already
Rivers Cuomo has revealed that work has already started on Weezer's next album.

You Say Party! Announce UK Tour Dates
Most of the dates will take place in December.

QOTSA Debut Reissue Adds Three Extra Tracks
Queens Of The Stone Age's rerelease of their debut album will include three extra tracks.

Frankie And The Heartstrings Set For Surprise London Show Tonight
Frankie And The Heartstrings are set to play a 'surprise' gig tonight (September 15th).

Seven New Artists For In Between Days 2010
Seven new bands have been announced for ATP's In Between Days.

School Of Seven Bells One-Off London Show
The band will be playing material from their second album, 'Disconnect From Desire'.

Mystery Jets Cancel Show Due To 'Immigration Issues'
Mystery Jets were forced to cancel yesterday's show in New York due to "immigration issues".

Jack White's Third Man Records Invent New Vinyl Format
Jack White - the Willy Wonka of wax.

Male Bonding Head Into Studio With Rivers Cuomo
Too good to be true?

The Go! Team Reveal Full UK Tour
The Brighton based band will play a fairly whopping twenty dates.

Joy Formidable Announce New Single
The new single will coincide with their forthcoming NME Tour.

Don't Mention The Porn: New Pornographers Show Pulled
What's in a name? In the case of The New Pornographers, the ability to actually play a gig, it seems.

O.Children To Tour New Album
They'll be taking their debut, self-titled album with them.

Line Up Revealed For Matador Records Birthday Gigs
The shows will take place from 1st - 3rd October, featuring Pavement and Sonic Youth.

Good Shoes Announce Intimate UK Tour
Good Shoes have announced a small, "intimate" UK tour.

These New Puritans Launch 'Interactive Guide' To New Shows
The band will also release a new 10", 'Hidden Remixes', on 25th October.

Titus Andronicus Plan New UK Tour
Titus Andronicus will be touring the UK this November.

The Go! Team Plan Second February Date
The Go! Team have a new date planned at O2 Academy Oxford.

Robert Plant Joins Radio 2 Electric Proms 2010
He will play with Band Of Joy and the London Oriana Choir.

Brandon Flowers Adds North American Shows To Solo Jaunt
Kicking off in Los Angeles on November 10th, he'll finish up on December 4th in Toronto.

Mogwai Join Sub Pop For North American 2011 Album Release
Mogwai have signed with legendary indie Sub Pop for the North American release of their next studio album.

Yuck Confirm Supports For Forthcoming Tour
The list of 'special guests' includes Fanzine, Slowgun and A Grave With No Name.

Play Patterns Weekend Announces Line Up
Play Patterns Weekend has announced this year's line up.

Broken Social Scene & More Join Leeds' Constellations Festival
Liars have also just been added, as have Four Tet, Los Campesinos! and Local Natives.

Listen: Abe Vigoda Stream New Album Online
Abe Vigoda have just started streaming their new album 'Crush' online.

Listen: Manic Street Preachers Stream New Album Online
Manic Street Preachers are streaming the whole of their new album online.

Lykke Li To Play London On Forthcoming International Tour
On the jaunt she will also play in Berlin, Paris, Stockholm and New York.

Pomegranates Plot New Album, Epic US Tour
Their first on Afternoon Records, 'One Of Us' will be released on October 26th.

Free Energy Add More Dates, Tour With Foxy Shazam
Free Energy have added a new set of North American tour dates.

Johnny Foreigner Plot New EP With Alcopop
Band will also head out on a 10 date tour with new label mates Stagecoach in November.
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