The Kills

Today's Bandcamp fundraiser includes new special/exclusive releases by Marissa Nadler, Animal Collective, Cloud Nothings, PUP, boygenius, Jason Isbell, Sonic Youth, Ride's Andy Bell, Frankie Cosmos, and more...

Alison Mosshart of The Kills, Dead Weather, Discount, etc has been focusing on her solo career this year, releasing a trio of solo tracks. Now she's announced a spoken-word album, Sound Wheel, the companion to her book of paintings, photographs, poetry, and short stories, CAR MA.

The episode also features Pavement's Spiral Stairs, The Nude Party, Kelley Stoltz, Anna Burch, and more.

The Lawrence Rothman-produced punk-blues song is the second solo song Alison has released this year.

Third Man is also releasing a book of poetry by late JF*E frontman Stewart Lupton.

SoCal punk greats Social Distortion are celebrating their 40th anniversary this fall, and they're putting on a big show in their home state in October to celebrate.

’Meet Me in the Bathroom: The Art Show’ is inspired by Lizzy Goodman's oral history of the early-'00s NYC rock scene and will be on display from September 4-22 at The Hole on Bowery.

”Jim Reid Top Picks” include songs by The Kills, The Beatles, The Kinks, Lou Reed, Vashti Bunyan, Cabaret Voltaire, The Cult, Orange Juice, Nirvana, Neil Young, Go-Kart Mozart, The Snivelling Shits, and more.

Interpol's new album ’Marauder’ is out in August and they play a special NYC show at Madison Square Garden in February with Car Seat Headrest and Snail Mail (there's a BrooklynVegan presale for that).

The shows ”celebrate the culture of skateboarding as Vans aims to inspire and encourage women of all ages to get on a board and skate.”