News & Notes

*Pete Doherty & Babyshambles played a gig in a car park today to promote a clothing line that he inspired. I am hoping it is some avant-garde/Derelicte stuff along the lines of shirts made out of needles and rusty spoons.

*Wilco is readying a new album for 2007. You can preview the tracks via live versions at Jesse Jarnow's Frank and Earthy Blog.

*Robert Smith/The Cure are getting a lot of buzz right now, mainly because Robert Smith is smack dab in the middle of some writer's block.

*The new Bloc Party video for "The Prayer" is here. Via Stereogum. Via Pitchfork. I want what Kele's drinking.

*Great Beyonce track over at fluxblog.