Heart of Hearts (aka Greg Hatem) has a new single, Love of Pearls. You can download it free below. The song is Hatem's look at love at first sight, infatuation and all the mysteries of that emotion. In this case Hatem is exploring livetime love between a species of bird--a metaphor perhaps for all love.

Hatem is a bird enthusiast breeding and caring for doves and finches. His record, My Society, was released in September, 2012 on Bleek Records.

The Ravonettes have a new video for their track, Curse The Night. The record is off their latest album, Observator. If you can find a bad review of the record I will give you a cookie.

The band is just off the North American dates of their world tour. The rest of the world awaits! Check out dates in Europe (including Turkey) at www.theraveonettes.com.

A new documentary, Salad Days: The Birth Of Punk in the Nation's Capital, has inspired a number of punk bands from back in the day to get together and play two nights of shows on December 28 & 29, 2012. The show on the 28th include Black Market Baby, Kingface and Dag Nasty. The next night features Government Issue, Scream and Youth Brigade.

Dag Nasty haven't played together for 27 years. The sets will be short, clips from the film will be shown and there will be DJs on hand as well.

The film was written and directed by Scott Crawford.

Stars has a new video for the track, Backlines. You can check it out below In the video the band are shrunken down to fit into a small city, which is then attacked by a large monster movie moster.

You can also stream the band's latest record, The North, at the Soundcloud link below.The North, is the band's sixth and is their highest charting record yet. They are also touring with Metric. Check out Pacific Northwest and Canadian dates below. You can grab tickets HERE.

Tour
# - with Metric

11/7 - Portland, OR - The Aladdin Theatre
11/8 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox
11/9 - Victoria, BC - Save on Centre #
11/10 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena #
11/12 - Kelowna, BC - Prospera Place #
11/14 - Calgary, AB - Stampede Corral #
11/15 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place #
11/17 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre #
11/19 - London, ON - John Labatt Centre #
11/23 - Kingston, ON - K-Rock Centre #
11/24 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre #

Yesterday saw the release of Faded Paper Figures' new album, The Matter. You can check out the video for their song, Holy Smoke, below. This track is the first single off the record and you can download it FREE via Soundcloud, also below.
 
For more on the band head to www.fadedpaperfigures.com.

Mute and Spoon are releasing Can's The Lost Tapes as a five LP box set on 180 gram vinyl on December 4, 2012.

Can, founded by Irwin Schmidt, in Germany in the late 1960s. They were forerunners of what came to be called Krautrock but pinning a genre on them was a little tough. They were sort of a weird, electronic jam band. But, that said, they also made some pretty accessible music. They are one of those bands whose most ardent fans also formed bands.

But enough of the history lesson.

The Lost Tapes was compiled by Schmidt and Jono Podmore. It will come with a poster and 28 page booklet with notes by Schmidt and Ian Harrison. These tapes were found when the Can Studio was sold. and the new owners preserved everything. When they took the studio apart they found the tapes. No one was sure what was on them until Schmidt became involved. And it wasn't junk but rather a collection of never-used film soundtracks, shelved tracks and pieces not used on Can albums.

The tracks date form 1968-77. Hear more below.

Todd Carey was born in Chicago and lives in Brooklyn. He is also heading out on a Winter tou. Check out dates below. Most of the dates are with his full band (he has often toured solo). The tour is to support his The Duets Project which was released online. The EP came out earlier in the year and features Carey singing with Alysse Fischer, Dawn Mitschele, Daphne Willis, Sarah Miles, and Amber Rubarth.

You maybe should expect to hear some songs from the record Carey is working on for 2013 release on the tour.

Sharks, out of the UK, have a new video for their track, Luck, below. The title is off the group's debut LP, No Gods, which came out in March on Rise.

The band is touring the UK and Australia and you can check out dates on the band Facebook Page. This may be their first full length but they have released a series of acclaimed EPs. Check them out if they hit your city. The UK tour begins October 24, 2012 and the Australian tour begins February 23, 2013.

Angel Olsen's second record, Half Way Home, came out last month. The artist is heading out on tour to support the record. If the name seems familiar she has wored with Bonnie "Prince" Billy. This record finds Emmett Kelly both playing and producing. Check out the track, The Waiting, below. Look for her in your area on the tour dates below that.

Midnight Magic first appeared in 2009 with dance floor packing 12 inch records, including Beam Me Up. The band is getting ready to release tehir debut LP, Walking The Midnight Streets, on Novmeber 13, 2012. The start their tour on Halloween in Portland and dates are below.

You can also check out the live studio video of the song, Same Way I Feel, below.

They have toured with the likes of Cut Copy, Holy Ghost and Escort.

Tour
10/31: Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios w/ Miracles Club
11/3: San Francisco @ Hard French, El Rio
11/9: Vancouver, BC @ The Waldorf
11/10: Seattle, WA @ Q (Capitol Hill) w/ Miracles Club
11/16: Brooklyn, NY @ Cameo Gallery (album release party)
11/24: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall w/ Blood Diamonds
12/1: Philadelphia, PA @ The Barbary