Live Review: Interpol Close House of Vans

On Friday night, Interpol performed a very special record release show for their latest album, the very solid, Marauder.

The gig was the final concert ever inside Williamsburg, Brooklyn's House of Vans skate park. For the last 8 years, Vans has supplied a venue for locals to not only skate around in but also attend free concerts each and every summer since it opened.

For the final gig, the sneaker company signed local heroes Interpol to close out venue and what a way to say goodbye.

Leading up to the band's set, many inside the packed venue were sharing stories about how the House of Vans became a summertime staple for them to not only see bands, drink free beer, and skate around but it was a place of unity in the neighborhood and for those around New York City. The venue attracted characters from all walks of life and Friday everyone was on full display from the middle aged skater to the young hipster who just moved to the neighborhood to the student to the professional and even the elderly, as an elderly woman was seen spotted at the show. It was a bittersweet moment for all which led to Interpol's Paul Banks to express his gratitude as much as he could for be allowed to headline and curate the important event.

Hitting the stage just before 10 p.m., the dapper Manhattan band opened with "Number 10," a track from their brand new record but then dove into the hits like "All the Rage Back Home," "Evil," "Public Pervert," "NYC," as well as mixing in new songs like "The Rover," "NYSMAW," "Complications," which fit in just fine.

It was the kick-off of a small tour for the band but they looked relaxed and well rehearsed to make some of their new songs come alive for the first time all while holding the audiences attention.

Guitarist Daniel Kessler would dance around stage while singer Paul Banks would show off his unique and powerful voice to the delight of everyone in the room. Drummer Sam Fogarino is still holding his own as the backbone of the band they sound as tight as ever.

As Marauder is set to take them around the world to tour, the band will be back in New York in February where they headline Madison Square Garden.

Interpol on 'Colbert'

Watch Interpol perform "The Rover" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Interpol Share 'Turn on the Bright Lights' XV Documentary

Last year, Interpol shared performed their classic debut, Turn on the Bright Lights, in full for its 15th anniversary. Now, the band have shared a documentary about the record and what the concerts meant to them.

Recommended Reading: 'Meet Me in the Bathroom'

The greatest book about music and New York City is the classic Please Kill Me which is the oral history of the birth of punk in the 1970s. Last year, a spiritual sequel of sorts was released by author Lizzy Goodman who documented the New York City garage and indie scene of the turn of this century with the brilliant and instant classic Meet Me in the Bathroom. 

Meet Me in the Bathroom is the oral history of those who lived in New York pre and post-9/11 and how the city was shaped by the artistic boom coming from the Lower East Side and eventually spilled over to Brooklyn. With first person accounts from The Strokes, Ryan Adams, LCD Soundsystem, Interpol, TV on the Radio, The National, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the artists discuss their origins and how things progressed for them to get to the status they are currently at. Goodman takes us on a tour of the city in the way she formulates the interviews to flow like a narrative and timeline of places and events which transpired over the years. Meet Me in the Bathroom is not just a love letter to New York City, it is a love letter to rock and roll and how in every generation the cycle will not destruct and for better or worse keeps pushing. This is for any music fan.

20 Best Gigs of 2017

For our final post of the year, we look back on our favorite aspect of music -- the live experience. We traveled around this year to see some amazing acts and had a blast doing it. 

See Our List for the 10 Best Albums of 2017

Take at look at our picks for the 20 best concerts of the year. 

1) U2 @ Metlife Stadium

2) Run the Jewels @ Terminal 5

3) Thundercat @ Irving Plaza

4) Flaming Lips @ Terminal 5

5) Afghan Whigs @ The Apollo Theater

6) Arcade Fire @ Madison Square Garden

7) Kendrick Lamar @ Prudential Center

8) Power Trip @ the Marlin Room of Webster Hall

9) Metallica @ Metlife Stadium

10) Tuelo @ Rockwood Music Hall

11) Liam Gallagher @ Terminal 5

12) Beach Slang @ Gramercey Theater 

13) Sun O))) @ Knockdown Center

14) Beatnuts @ Beauty Bar Las Vegas

15) Cock Sparrer / Judge @ Warsaw

16) Queens of the Stone Age / Royal Blood @ Madison Square Garden

17) Interpol @ Forest Hills Stadium

18) Thursday @ McCarren Park

19) Bash & Pop @ Mercury Lounge

20) Gogol Bordello @ Neauhouse

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Jack White has announced that his new album will be called Boarding House Reach and will be out next year.

The Cure will celebrate their 40th anniversary next year in grand fashion. First they announced a massive 1-day festival in London next summer with Interpol and Editors among others as openers. The band will also release a 40th anniversary documentary next year as well.

In 2018, John Lennon will be commemorated on a U.S. postage stamp. The stamp will feature a picture of the former Beatle with his signature and trademark glasses, featuring the peace symbol.

American Nightmare will release their first album in 15 years in February.  The band has released the tracklisting of the self-titled LP. Take a look:
01 The World Is Blue
02 Flowers Under Siege
03 American Death
04 War
05 Gloom Forever
06 Lower Than Life
07 Colder Than Death
08 Dream
09 Crisis of Faith

Live Review: Interpol at Forest Hills Stadium

After touring Europe for the summer celebrating the 15th anniversary of their landmark debut, Interpol turned on the bright lights for a hometown show of sorts in Queens, New York.

As fans packed into the historic Forest Hills Tennis Stadium Saturday night, the slick indie rockers from the Lower East Side were in high spirits to play the record that not only launched their career but also show that New York City still had something to say in the music world following the attacks on 9/11. The night before they performed a much more intimate setting and familiar one at that as they sold-out Bowery Ballroom in a last minute warm-up show marking the occasion the first official time the band performed Turned on the Bright Lights in full in the city.

Listen to Our Essential Interpol Playlist on Spotify 

Saturday was bigger, broader, and much more of a spectacle as it was the largest venue the band have headlined in nearly a decade after they were topped billing at Madison Square Garden following the release of Our Love to Admire. As the years went on, the band went through lineup changes as bassist Carlos D. famously left in 2010 and the had a handful of sub par records before really returning to form with 2014's El Pintor. Yet, Saturday night wasn't about their future or how they "returned" it was about celebrating their past.

What an amazing night in @Interpol's home city, hearing their debut album #TurnOnTheBrightLights in its entirety. #ForestHillsStadium pic.twitter.com/WFp3piTHHh

— Forest Hills Stadium (@ForestHillsStdm) September 24, 2017

As they walked on stage nearly a half hour than when they were estimated to hit the stage, Interpol strutted in their signature black suits, and performed in front of a backdrop that resembled the one on the cover to Turn on the Bright Lights. As they started with "untitled" and then brought it all the way through from start to finish with "Leif Erikson," the fans inside, now, like the band and music, older and wiser, were reliving a special part of their lives and what this record means to the cannon of New York City rock and roll. Everyone in attendance chanted back every word and held their attention this special occasion as they focused on the show, though expected at a concert is something rare to see in 2017.

"This song was always clumped into the Turn on the Bright Lights songs, so we are gonna play it," a bearded Paul Banks said as soon as they finished playing their infamous debut and jumped into "Specialist," a B-side written during the sessions of the record in Connecticut 15 years ago.

After a brief break, the five-piece came back on stage and went into "Not Even Jail," "Slow Hands," "Lights" and the fantastic "All the Rage Back Home." Banks looked at his watch and the band seemed ready to play another song but due to a strict 10 p.m. curfew, they were cut short. Allegedly songs like "Evil" and "The Heinrich Maneuver" were slated to be played but had to be axed due to time. It seems as if they shot themselves in the foot going on stage later than expected, however, for everything in attendance it wasn't about greatest hits or a regular Interpol gig, it was celebrating a record that helped define a city in crisis.

What a privilege, New York. Thank you!

— Interpol (@Interpol) September 24, 2017

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Primus will release their first album in six years, The Desaturating Seven, at the end of September. Take a look at the cover, above.

NYHC legends Sick of It All were involved in a car accident over the weekend after they were hit by a drunk driver while touring with the Vans Warped Tour. Thankfully everyone is okay. They wrote a statement saying: "Last night a drunk driver plowed into the side of our bandwagon. We are all ok, aches and pains, bumps and bruises as far as we know for now. We don’t know how the guy who hit us is but he wasn’t looking good when they pulled him out. We are feeling a little stiff but we are still playing tonight at 8:00 on the Hard Rock stage! Thank you so much to Bad Cop Bad Cop and Valiant Thor for coming back to pick us up so we can make the show. Hauling our Merch and setting it up. Laila and Sonic Boom Six for lending us their hotel room for much needed rest! Dom and Bunny for selling! Thanks for all the well wishes. Please do not drive drunk!!!"

Action Bronson took to social media last week to announce that his long awaited new album, Blue Chips 7000, will be released next month.

Blood Orange took to Instagram over the weekend to announce that he is currently working on the follow-up to last year's Freetown Sound. 

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Jack White is currently working in L.A. and New York on a brand new solo album, according to his label, Third Man Records.

jack white recording songs for his third solo album in new york city july 27th. pic.twitter.com/AXB7lol3hR

— Third Man Records (@thirdmanrecords) July 31, 2017

jack white recording new music for his third solo album in los angeles july 30th pic.twitter.com/17W0EUWU6b

— Third Man Records (@thirdmanrecords) July 31, 2017

Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino spoke to Pitchfork Radio over the weekend and confirmed that the slick NYC indie rockers are working on new music. He was asked how it was going and he said: "it’s hard to say when you’re in the room and it’s live,” then, he teased that the new songs were “fist in the air arena rock ballads, all the way.”

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If you happen to be in New York City Thursday and want to pay your respects to the late Prodigy of Mobb Deep, a public memorial will take place on Madison Ave. Details are on the flyer above.

The Stone Roses may have played their final show over the weekend, nearly a year after headlining Madison Square Garden for the first time. Following their gig in Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland, singer Ian Brown told the crowd: “Don’t be sad it’s over, be happy that it happened.” The Roses, who reunited in 2012 after decades of not playing together, released two singles in 2016, and there were rumors of a new record that was allegedly arriving this year. However, judging that their is nothing slated on their calendar following this weekend, the reports indicate that they are done again.

Interpol are celebrating the 15th anniversary of their acclaimed debut, Turn on the Bright Lights, with a series of concerts this summer around the globe. Now, the band will also celebrate the 10th anniversary of their third record, Our Love to Admire, their final with bassist Carlos D., in August with a massive reissue. Take a look at the trailer, below:

We’re excited to announce ‘Our Love To Admire’ will receive a special 10th anniversary release on Aug 18th... https://t.co/KnaIJKvhpV pic.twitter.com/w0fZtMtTry

— Interpol (@Interpol) June 26, 2017

Every six years, Glastonbury takes one year off so Worthy Farm, the active dairy farm the festival is held can recover and function. However, festival curator and organizer Michael Evans said that if "a certain band" reunites, he would look to push the one year sabbatical. While he never specified who that headliner could be, rumors are that the names being tossed around are Oasis, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd.

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Live DVD/2CD "I Love You All The Time - Live At The Olympia In Paris" | Pre-order now; out Aug 04: https://t.co/2Fkxmw7YvP

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Eagles of Death Metal will release the Live DVD and CD set, I Love You All The Time - Live At The Olympia In Paris, in August. The footage and performance comes from their first show in Paris following the massacre at Le Bataclan in November 2017 during the attack on the city.

Speaking at the Rolling Loud Festival over the weekend, Action Bronson promised said that his new album, Blue Chips 7000 will be out next month, reportedly telling the crowd: "I don't give a fuck if I have to leak it myself. I don't give a flying fuck."

Ani DiFranco will release her new album, Binary, next month.

Interpol are heading out on the road this summer to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their debut, Turn on the Bright Lights, and singer Paul Banks told Beats Radio that former bassist Carlos D., will not be joining the band for any performance. "I don’t think it’s likely that he’s going to reach out. I really think Carlos is doing his own thing now. I understand why people would be interested in that, but the reality is, the social dynamic ... is that I don’t have any contact with Carlos," he said.

MGMT have confirmed that the title of their new album will be Dark Little Age and it will be out later this year.

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In March, Peter Murphy will release his new live album, Bare Boned and Sacred, which was recorded inside New York's Le Poisson Rouge during his recent acoustic and unplugged tour.

Interpol have confirmed that they are working on a new record that will come out in 2018.

U2 are set to embark on the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree in the summer and bassist Adam Clayton tells Rolling Stone that fans can expect to hear new songs from the forthcoming Songs of Experience. He said: "It would be very much my wish that we could play something from Experience as part of the show, maybe one or two songs. Again, I caution that by saying we really have to see the arc of this show and we have to figure out whether those Experience songs would work well in a stadium in this context, but I'd love to see some of that material out there and people being familiar with it before the album comes out." He also said that the events of Brexit and Trump's presidential victory have postponed the new record from arriving and inspired new material. He said: "In the course of that year, some kind of strange political movements seemed to start happening. First of all, there was Brexit in the U.K., which was just a signal that things were changing. I'm not sure how people took it. Then, quite quickly on the back of it, was the rise of Trumpism. And that was like, "Oh, OK, there's something going on here. There's maybe something we missed and we need to start watching this." That sort of encouraged us to go away from trying to finish the record too quickly without being able to factor in some of the things this is telling us."

James Hetfield spoke to Straits Times and said that Metallica fans will not have to wait another eight years like they did with their excellent new album, Hardwired...To Self Destruct to hear new music. Hetfield said waiting that long to put out a record was "a mistake."

Members of Prophets of Rage such as Tom Morello, B-Real, and Brad Wilk all took to Instagram to confirm that the supergroup is in the studio working on new music.

The wife of the late David Bowie, former supermodel Iman, took to Instagram to break the news that the Royal Mail will feature the "Heroes" singer's face on an upcoming collection of stamps in the UK. 

Repost from @davidbowie @TopRankRepost #TopRankRepost ROYAL MAIL TO HONOUR BOWIE WITH 10 SPECIAL STAMPS “Somebody send me...” Royal Mail in the UK has announced it will issue a set of 10 Special Stamps (pictured) as a tribute to David Bowie in March. Among the items being produced are the following: Set of 10 David Bowie Special Stamps (6 album covers and 4 live shots) Presentation Pack First Day Cover - Stamps First Day Cover - Stamp Sheet The Berlin Years Souvenir Cover Album Art Fan Sheet "Heroes" Framed Stamp and Print Fans and philatelists alike can view all of the permutations and pre-order the stamps from today by visiting: http://smarturl.it/RoyalMailBowie2017 The stamps will be on sale from 14 March 2017 at http://smarturl.it/RoyalMailBowie2017 and from 7,000 Post Office branches across the UK and by calling 03457 641 641 Go here for the full press release: http://smarturl.it/RoyalMailBowie2017PR #RoyalMailBowie #BowieStamps

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Guided By Voices will release their new album, a double record called August by Cake, in April. The record will be member Robert Pollard's 100th album since entering the music world in 1986. Take a look at the massive tracklisting, below:
 00 Bob Intro
01 5º on the Inside
02 Generox — Gray
03 When We All Hold Hands
04 Goodbye Note
05 We Liken the Sun.
06 Fever Pitch
07 Absent the Man
08 Packing the Dead Zone
09 What Begins on New Years Day
10 Overloaded
11 Keep Me Down
12 West Coast Company Man
13 Warm Up to Religion
14 High 5 Hall of Famers
15 Hiking Skin
16 Sudden Fiction
17 Its Food
18 Cheap Buttons
19 Substitute 11
20 Chew the Sand
21. Dr. Feelgood Falls Off the Ocean
22 The Laughing Closet
23 Deflect Project
24 Upon the Circus Bus
25 Try It Out Its Nothing
26 Sentimental Wars
27 Circus Day Holdout
28 Whole Tomatoes
29 Amusement Park Is Over
30 Golden Doors
31 The Possible Edge
32 Escape to Phoenix

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Adele gave some insider info to Vanity Fair about the writing of her latest, 25, saying: "Having a hangover with a child is torture." She explained that the hangover came from her time drinking when she wrote and recorded her mega classic, 21. The singer said: "I used to love to be drunk, but as I got more famous I would wake up the next morning and think, ‘What the fuck did I say and who the fuck did I say it to?’ I never had blackouts, but when you’re drunk and you go to a party, you’ll talk to anyone. I can see from an outsider’s perspective that I will never write songs as good as the ones that are on ’21’, but I’m not as indulgent as I was then, and I don’t have time to fall apart like I did then. I was completely off my face writing that album, and a drunk tongue is an honest one. I would drink two bottles of wine, and I would chain-smoke. Then I’d write the lyrics down and the next morning think, ‘Fuck, that’s quite good’. Then I’d find the melody.”

Interpol have teased fans with a return to the studio. The band could be writing and recording their sixth album after posting something coy on Twitter. 

Pretty good rehearsal today. Sam crushed it.-DK pic.twitter.com/eTyWl2kuuG

— Interpol (@Interpol) October 30, 2016

Afghan Whigs guitarist Dave Rosser has been diagnosed with colon cancer. The band announced 2 concerts, one in L.A. and one in New Orleans, later this month to help pay for his medical costs. In a statement, Whigs leader Greg Dulli said: "Dave Rosser has been my close friend and bandmate for over a decade now. By doing these shows for him we hope to ease any financial stress he may face as he pursues treatment to combat his illness. 100% of the proceeds for these shows will go to his medical care. I’m hopeful that folks will come out and show their support for Dave who will be performing with us.”

In his new autobiography, Set the Boy Free, Johnny Marr discusses how in 2008 he and Morrissey almost reformed The Smiths. The ball was in motion then suddenly Moz stopped returning the guitarist's calls for a reunion. Now, speaking to Radio 4, Marr said he is not interested in a reunion anymore. "People just don’t want to let go of this fractured band business,” he said. “You know, we were never gonna be together for 30-40 years. We weren’t REM, we weren’t U2, you know it’s just nonsense. We had 70 songs in the bank. That was enough. I’ll get on with doing movies and making records with other people and which is what I always wanted to do. So, I’m very happy with the way everything turned out.”

Iggy Pop has returned to the studio to work on the follow-up to his fantastic Post Pop Depression album. Telling Entertainment Weekly: "I’ve made five recordings since then…But they were all recordings not where I’m about, ‘Hey, I’ve got something to say!’ No, it was just, people called me up and said, ‘Do you want to do a vocal with me, about this, under this circumstance?’ More like guesting. I would prefer to do that for a while. You know, there are people I like. I like the people I’ve recorded with — I can’t tell you who they are! — very much."

Banks & Steelz on 'Corden'

Watch Banks & Steelz perform "Giant" on The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Live Review: Banks & Steelz at Bowery Ballroom

Banks & Steelz, the new project featuring Interpol's Paul Banks and Wu-Tang Clan's RZA made their New York City debut Thursday night. The two New Yorkers, who have just started a small tour to support their debut album, Anything But Words, in their 3rd stop they did a hometown throw down.

Surprisingly, the intimate venue was not sold-out, however, those that were in attendance did experience something special. On the record, Banks is the star of the show with his swelling voice and clever lyrics, in concert, it is all RZA. The Staten Island-born musician had all of Bowery Ballroom in the palm of his hand. The 2 dapper gentlemen where backed by a drummer and produced enough sound that it felt as if there were 20 people on stage at points. 

With special guests Kool Keith, who opened the show, and Joan As a Police Woman, the eclectic and unlikely duo are a force to be reckoned with on stage. It remains to be seen if they will ever tour again and do this project, but if they don't, everyone inside the Bowery got a treat. 

QUICK SPINS

 

Frank Ocean – Blond

After all of the waiting, guessing games and curiosity, Frank Ocean returns. In a surprise move he released the visual album, Endless, and his proper record, Blond. The album, which gives listeners a further taste of the singer’s soul is also highly charged with what is going to African-Americans in this country. Blond is an ambitious album that at some points leaves you uncomfortable and other times makes you believe you have known Ocean your whole life. Some things are worth waiting for, a Frank Ocean record such as this is one of them.

FINAL GRADE: A

Har Mar Superstar – Best Summer Ever

Some records fall through the cracks and it takes a while to get to them and review, for Har Mar Superstar’s latest, Best Summer Ever, it was like that for us. It came across our attention months after being released and all we can say is PLEASE DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS RECORD LIKE WE DID!

FINAL GRADE: A

Blu & Nottz – Titans in the Flesh

 The dynamic duo of Blu and Nottz team up for an epic combination of glory hip-hop. The only issue with the EP is that it is too short, hopefully this leads to a full album among the two underground giants.

FINAL GRADE: A-

Dinosaur Jr. – Give a Glimpse Of What Yer Not

Like most things in 2016, the best things to come out this year are from seasoned veterans and icons. Dinosaur Jr. return with what could be their best record in decades. It is everything we have come to love about them over the years but better.

FINAL GRADE: A-

Maxwell – blackSUMMERS’night

 The smooth R&B crooner and for a while was filling the Frank Ocean-sized void in the genre. blackSUMMERS’night is sexy, seductive, mysterious and introspective. It is a record that will make you wanna make love and a record that will also make you want to find yourself at the same time.

FINAL GRADE: A-

DJ Khaled – Major Key

DJ Khaled is to music what the Kardashians are to TV. They are all famous for being famous and clearly have some sort of talent, but nothing the warrants the status they have. On Major Key, Khaled called in every favor and friend he could in order to make one of the summer’s most slamming albums. With verses from Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, J. Cole, Future, Rick Ross, Nas, among others, the record is a major key in Khaled’s career. Also, give us that new fucking Nas record album! ;)

FINAL GRADE: B+

Of Montreal – Innocence Reaches

The flamboyant and envelope-pushing Of Montreal return with a record that adds to their storied career but doesn’t do more than just that.

FINAL GRADE: B

Ingrid Michaelson – It Doesn’t Have to Make Sense

The New York singer returns with personal record that proves why she is one of the best to ever do it. It Doesn’t Have to Make Sense is heartbreaking as it is kind. It is personal as it is expressive. Above all, it is one for anyone going through hard times.

FINAL GRADE: B

De La Soul – And The Anonymous Nobody

After 11 years, the hip-hop icons return with a concept record about today’s society. While this crowd-funded, sample free album is all new territory for the pioneers it is not what we would have expected. With guests like Snoop Dogg, Damon Albarn, Little Dragon and others, this album is interesting but not one we feel we will be returning to.

FINAL GRADE: B-

Banks & Steelz – Anything But Words

The combination of Interpol’s Paul Banks and Wu-Tang’s RZA would be odd on paper, but the manage to pull it off. While RZA shows his age as a rapper, Banks’ voice is the real star of the show. With special guests like Florence Welch, Ghostface, Kool Keith and others, this debut is interesting and worth a listen.

FINAL GRADE: B-

Melvins – Basses Loaded

The Melvins return with an ode to the bass, seriously, it is chock full of bassists and it packs a punch.

FINAL GRADE: B-

The Living End – Shift

The Australian punks return with a record of more rockabilly thrash and social commentary.

FINAL GRADE: B-

Gone Is Gone

Members of Mastodon, At the Drive-In and Queens of the Stone Age team up for a pulse pounding debut EP that leaves you guessing what they will do for a possible full length.

FINAL GRADE: B-

Young the Giant – Home of the Strange

Young the Giant had so much promise as a rising alternative band but after a strong debut, everything after has been mundane and disappointing. Home of the Strange just adds to a collection of mediocre songs and radio-friendly type hooks.

FINAL GRADE: C

Schoolboy Q – Blank Face

After a strong debut 2 years ago, Schoolboy Q returns with a murky and dramatic sophomore release that takes a few listens to really get into. While it deals with so many important topics facing America today and what goes on in the inner cities, it doesn’t pack the punch it ultimately should.

FINAL GRADE: C

Banks & Steelz TV Debut on 'Fallon'

RZA and Interpol's Paul Banks' new project, Banks & Steelz made their TV debut on The Tonight Show Tuesday night. Take a look!

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Sting will release his new album, 57th & 9th, in October.

Pink Floyd will release their massive 27-disc box set, The Early Years 1965 – 1972, in November. It will contain unreleased outtakes and demos, TV appearances, seven hours of concert recordings, concert films, interviews and three feature film documentaries on the iconic band. It will also contain 20 unreleased songs that have never been heard by the public.

Speaking to NME, Paul Banks of Interpol and RZA of Wu-Tang discussed their collab Banks & Steelz which arrives later this year. On the record, the unlikely duo team up with Florence Welch and Banks talked about how that appearance happened. Interpol was on tour last year and our final show was in Ireland," he said. "And as I got off stage, she approached me… and she was super-sweet and friendly. So we talked and exchanged information, and then I kind of circled back to her." He added that working with her for Banks & Steelz "went smoothly" and she "fucking killed it" on the track she appears on.

Dillinger Escape Plan will release their new album, Dissociation, in October.

Along with his autobiography, Bruce Springsteen will release a companion album, Chapter & Verse, in September. The record will feature 18 songs that correspond with the book. Take a look at the cover, below:

Banks & Steelz (AKA RZA & Interpol's Paul Banks) Announce Debut LP

The debut album from Wu-Tang Clan's RZA and Interpol frontman Paul Banks aka Banks & Steelz, Anything But Words, will arrive in August.

RZA told Pitchfork how the unlikely New York artists came together in a recent interview. He said: "I was in New York at the time. Paul was in New York, and my manager—I don’t know exactly what happened. I know I was smoking a lot of weed during that period. All I know is that I met him at a tequila bar, I remember that. And once we met it was just two New York musicians connecting. That was really the foundation of it. My manager was a fan of Interpol’s work and he got me familiar with it as well, so it was more like two musicians hooking up, breaking bread, and just vibing out in the city."

Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below, and hear the new single "Giant."

01 Giant
02 Ana Electronic
03 Sword in the Stone [ft. Kool Keith]
04 Speedway Sonora
05 Wild Season [ft. Florence Welch]
06 Anything But Words
07 Conceal
08 Love and War [ft. Ghostface Killah]
09 Can’t Hardly Feel
10 One by One
11 Gonna Make It
12 Point of View [ft. Method Man and Masta Killa]

The Killers Cover Interpol in Canada

Watch The Killers cover Interpol's "Obstacle 1" from their Thursday night gig in Ontario, Canada's Caesars Windsor.

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During a Q&A with fans via Periscope, MIA has said her new album will arrive in July. She did not comment further nor give deep details.

Robin Pecknold said to fans via Instagram that he is working on new Fleet Foxes music. He said: "different vibe from both [the early material] and 2008-2011 FF." No word on a release.

Interpol's Paul Banks and Wu-Tang Clan's RZA have teamed up to form Banks and Steelz. The duo have made a record together and are teasing music across billboards and posters in New York City and Los Angeles. On Thursday, the duo plan an announcement.

Are Rage Against the Machine and Public Enemy collaborating on something together? Using the website ProphetsofRage.com, a mysterious clock appeared counting down to June 1. The site has been taken down. However, a poster, below, also appeared using the hastag #TakeThePowerBack (a Rage song) and Prophets of Rage (a P.E. track). However, a source close to the band has revealed that it is not a RATM reunion to Rolling Stone. The source said: "This is not a Rage-specific reunion. There's a lot more to it. There are a lot of moving parts, a lot of exciting news to be revealed." RATM have no played live together for five years.