DOWNLOAD: Bright Eyes - Coat Check Dream Song (Live) (MP3)

The last release date in November means slim pickings for music fans. This is not truly a bad thing, because as the number of worthwhile music releases dwindles, music bloggers and journalists have time to work on and post their "best of 2007" lists.

Through the Wilderness: A Tribute to Madonna features tracks by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Lavender Diamond, and Giant Drag, and is the lone disc I will be searching out tomorrow.

The other disc I can recommend is also a compilation, Causes I. The disc's proceeds benefit relief efforts in Darfur, and artists who submitted exclusive tracks include Bright Eyes, Spoon, Animal Collective and many more.

Are you picking up any new releases this week? Have I left any noteworthy albums off the list below?

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I already posted some of these dates, but that was when they were just Common shows. A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip has a new album coming out in early 2008 - it's called The Renaissance. He's also a character in the video game NBA 2K8, and is on the soundtrack. All tour dates below...

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While Book Eaters was going down up on the Upper West Side, Black August was getting down over in Times Square....

Mos Def, Common & Talib Kweli @ Nokia Theatre, NYC - Aug 26, 2007 (CRED)

Hey NYU, you have a lot of catching up to do. The five colleges who most demand Talib to play a show at their school, win that show (I hope after that the show is free at least - doesn't say, so I assume not). California is currently kicking butt.

Common's new album Finding Forever is out this week. Tom Breihan doesn't even hate the cover. A video Common on Kimmel, plus some tour dates, below....

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DOWNLOAD Phat Kat (Production J Dilla) - 'Nasty Ain't It?' (MP3)
DOWNLOAD Copperpot ft KRS One - Come Back Home (MP3)

Quirky producer Copperpot will release his new WYLA? album on August 7th. Check out the first single above, and stream Common - "The People" (prod. by Kanye West). Not sure about the cover he picked for the new album though.

Common @ Central Park Summerstage, NYC - June 8, 2007 (CRED)

NEWS

• 50 Cent's album is delayed and may never come out.
• Speaking of delayed albums, Saigon speaks his mind on Atlantic Records, album delays and his mentor Just Blaze.
• Speaking of mentors, Lupe Fiasco’s mentor and business partner was sentenced to 44 years in jail for some drug offenses.
• Speaking of drug offenses, read this unearthed and hilarious NORE interview.
• Speaking of interviews go read this one with Zilla Rocca of Clean Guns
• Check out AC's review of the EL-P Filmore show.
• Check out the tracklist for T.I.'s upcoming album.
• Hip Hop pioneer Marley Marl suffered a heart attack June 5, but is ok.
• A review of the June 5th Method Man & Gza show at Webster Hall HERE.

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