-- Whoever picks bands for those iTunes Live Sessions deserves a beer. Thus far, the series of iTunes-only EPs has featured stalwarts like Spiritualized and Billy Bragg, and just last week, My Morning Jacket. And on February 3, San Franciscan noise-pop weirdos Deerhoof will drop their own Apple-endorsed short-player. It features live versions of...

Former members of Cocteau Twins, Massive Attack, Spiritualized, Echo And The Bunnymen and Goldfrapp are set to perform their first gig under the name The Hookham Boys tomorrow night (November 26) in London.

Nick Thorburn is a busy guy. Between Islands and Human Highway, it's unclear how he finds the time to keep up those fashionable haircuts. We recently reported on HH's first live shows. Now Islands, who have a six-song Live Session available at iTunes, are also on the road. The iTunes EP includes Arm's Way tracks ("The Arm," "Pieces Of You," "Cre...

Photo by Alex WagnerHop on over to the iTunes store starting, oh, now, and you can nab a six-song Live Session from Nick Thorburn and his Islands.Consisting mostly of tunes outta Arm's Way, the band's 2008 effort, the set is further bolstered by covers of Spiritualized's "Broken Heart" and Sinead O'Connor's "Red Football".What's more, Reefer, th...

Legendary '70s band Suicide are set to have their songs covered by the likes of The Horrors, Spiritualized, Peaches and Bruce Springsteen in celebration of frontman Alan Vega's 70th birthday.