Gary Numan

'Substance' happens in November at the Los Angeles Theatre and also features Boy Harsher, ADULT., Lust for Youth, and more.

Plus: Wolf Parade's Spencer Krug narrates his own story "Right on Rosie," Frank Black's story "Doug and the Bug" is narrated by Danny DeVito, Micachu's story "How to Escape from a Wasp" is narrated by King Krule, and more.

This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums by Munya, Norway's I Was a King, and Xeno & Oaklander, plus Gary Numan's ’I Assassin’ is reissued on vinyl, Scottish post-punk outfit Vital Idles, and Sudakistan cover The Stooges in Spanish.

Trent Reznor also brought out Mariqueen Maandig (his wife and singer of his band How To Destroy Angels) for several HTDA songs at the final run of NIN's tour.

Beck brought out Gary Numan to play "Cars" for the second time that day, plus sets from The Jesus Lizard, Elvis Costello and The Imposters, Interpol, The Voidz, Killing Joke, HEALTH, and more from Saturday at Riot Fest.

Other conflicts include Interpol vs The Jesus Lizard vs GWAR vs Jerry Lee Lewis; Elvis Costello vs Killing Joke; and more.

Listen to new songs by Justin Vernon, Tune-Yards, Richard Thompson, Paul Simon & yMusic, Anemone, Pig Destroyer, Nao, Single Mothers, Babygirl, and more.

Jawbreaker frontman Blake Schwarzenbach lists and discusses ten albums that majorly impacted his life, including The Dream Syndicate, Meat Puppets, The Three O'Clock, the 'Alien' soundtrack, and more.

The stacked Riot Fest also includes Blondie, Interpol, Alkaline Trio, Father John Misty, Bad Religion, The Wonder Years, Cat Power, Hot Snakes, Johnny Marr, Superchunk, Dillinger Four, Piebald, and more.

Synthpop icon Gary Numan, who released Savage last year, has just announce a new North American tour for September and October...