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The Lemonheads @ Mohawk in Austin, 2012 (more by Tim Griffin)

The Lemonheads will be going on a short Northeast jaunt in July and those dates include a couple in the NY area: Knitting Factory on July 24 and The Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, NJ the day before (7/23). Tickets for the Knit show just went on sale, as did tickets for the Wonder Bar. All dates are listed below.

The Lemonheads released a split 7" with the Misfits for Record Store Day this year, which included their version of "Skulls" on one side and the Misfits original on the other. You can stream it below.

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Earlier today, Wee Waa, Australia celebrated the release of Daft Punk’s first album in eight years, Random Access Memories. The town of 2,000 was chosen as the location of the album’s official launch party, taking place as part of the 79th Annual Wee Waa Show alongside activities such as sawing contests and canine high jumping. All week leading up to the festival, residents wore Daft Punk masks around town and documented their anticipation with a series of YouTube videos.

The Robots themselves did not attend today’s festivities, but residents were treated to an impressive setup that included a giant disco ball and an LED dance floor that displayed RAM’s album cover and the Daft Punk logo when lit up.

And there’s a limited edition version of Random Access Memories just for them (via @McCabeRadar)

The video below offers an aerial look at the festival grounds.

And here’s brief footage of the party itself.

An Instagram of the party (via @Boudist)

Another Instagram of the party (via @GVTone)

Australia’s Herald Sun has a few additional tidbits, including the sighting of a “mysterious UFO which flew above the showgrounds in the afternoon.” Though, they didn’t feel the need to elaborate any further, because maybe that’s just a regular thing in Wee Waa, Australia.

Recently, we got the title of The Weeknd’s new album named Kiss Land. Well, we didn’t have to wait too long to get new music from the release. Abel Tesfaye has dropped the title track to the forthcoming album. Don’t fret, it is another great one from him. A 7-minute song with all sorts of twists and turns that makes it feel like two songs in one. Listen below.

Tickets to see Baroness and Royal Thunder at Irving Plaza go on sale today at 10 AM.

Tickets to see FLAG at Irving Plaza go on sale today at 10 AM.

Tickets to see Pinback and Deathfix at venue go on sale today at 10 AM.

Tickets to see The Cult at Roseland Ballroom go on sale today at 10 AM.

Tickets to see FIDLAR and The Orwells at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Dax Riggs at Mercury Lounge go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Omar Rodriguez Lopez's band Bosnian Rainbows at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Superchunk on two nights at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Patti Smith and Friends play the Federico Garcia Lorca Birthday Celebration at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Odd Future and Meek Mill at Williamsburg Park for Peter Rosenberg's 2nd Annual Birthday Show go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for the Jenny O. show at Mercury Lounge go on sale today at noon.

Young Empires and Black Light Dinner Party are playing Mercury Lounge on June 25. Tickets for that show go on sa...

Is Tim Dog still among us? Video news story and more info below...

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Canadian R&B singer The Weeknd, who picked up two Juno Awards this year (including R&B Album of the Year for Trilogy), is getting read to release a new album, Kiss Land. There isn't a release date or any other details yet, but you can stream the record's title track, all seven minutes of it, below.

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Return to the 36 Chambers.

Dug out from RZA‘s dusty vaults, ‘Execution In Autumn’ is exactly the kind of track Wu-Tang Clan fans have been waiting for, showing the hydra-like rap act firing on all cylinders over a typically crumbly Frank Dukes-produced beat. It might not be the new material we were all hoping for, but for now we’re content with this and it’s a timely reminder that when Wu-Tang are on form, they’re still just untouchable.

Let’s hope this is part of a long,