It's a dangerous business these days being a musician.  From Snow Patrol's recent stint of cancellations due to illness and injuries compiled with recent fan/artists scuffles featuring both Pete Doherty and others is just hazardous to one's health.

Now Bloc Party's drummer Matt Tong is the newest victim with a collapsed lung. While it's not confirmed how the injury took place, it is known that it occurred during the band's set in Atlanta, Georgia's HiFi Buys Amphitheatre while playing.  His condition is "comfortable" according to the Bloc Party camp but their tour is anything but as the band has canceled the remaining dates.

Our hopes and individual prayers go out to Matt and his family as he recovers.

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Urban Outfitters may have some of the most expensive t-shirts this side of the Mississippi and beyond but damnit if they don't know how to do a compilation album justice.  The album features remixes, b-sides, and live cuts of some of the bands best works independently.  Give. Listen. Help. will benefit Breast Cancer research in an attempt to raise $89,900 for the Komen Foundation.  The album, featuring works by Feist, Cat Power, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and personal favorite Kaiser Chiefs amongst many others, will go on sale in November for $9.99,

Of course, the know-how of Filter Creative Group oversaw the project because that chick with the tongue ring in the stock room only knows what the satellite plays.

Track List: 

01 Feist 'Inside and Out' [The Audience Honey remix]
02 Thom Yorke 'Harrowdown Hill' [b-side]
03 The Rapture 'Get Myself Into This' [Prince Language Mix]
04 Cat Power 'Hurt' [Live Cut]
05 Wolfmother 'Dimension' [Live Cut]
06 Franz Ferdinand 'Eleanore Put Your Boots On' [UK Version]
07 Yeah Yeah Yeahs 'Cheated Hearts' [Peaches remix]
08 Kaiser Chiefs 'Sink that Ship' [b-side]
09 The Walkmen 'Another One Goes By' [Live Cut]
10 Chris Walla 'Radio'
11 Junior Boys 'So Sleep'
12 Snowden 'Anti-Anti' [Jordan Stutter Remix]
13 Favourite Sons 'Things That We Do to Each Other” [Live Cut]
14 Dustin O’Halloran 'Opus 23'

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The great and mysterious Tom Waits is ready to promote his 3 disc set from Epitaph entitled Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards that's scheduled to come out on November 21st. And what better way than a video of stop motion photographs meshed together for this rockabilly number 'Lie To Me'.

Video: Tom Waits 'Lie To Me'

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Chicago hip-hop isn't just a Lupe and Rhymfest game anymore.  Qwel & Meaty Ogre are heading a new MC/Producer dynamo.  Think Soul Position but with a stronger literary flow. Part RJD2 and remainder Sole throw wicked hooks and slick beats that rival some of the best known in the business.

Track List:

01 Wintro/Who's The Boogieman?
02 ID Glue
03 I Forgive 'Em
04 Read Writer
05 Saved
06 Fallen Rome
07 The Cyclops
08 Winterlude
09 Machinegun Monkey
10 Cabin Fever
11 Don Quixote
12 High Tithe
13 The Fourth Reich Of The Rich
14 Elijah The Prophet
15 Practice For Hope
16 Asceticism

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Daniel Smith and his mantra of Danielson are readying the much hailed documentary on the artist and his troupes for theatrical release across the US.  After getting some great praise on the festival circuit, the movies is readying a larger release.

The movie covers the trials and tribulations of the music of Daniel Smith and also shows us his expert tudalage for a then unknown Sufjan Stevens. Think Hoop Dreams but about musicians and their opposing forces that lead them down different and rewarding paths.

Danielson: A Family Movie will see a limited theatrical release in major cities thru December and January. 

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The Poughkeepsie band Robbers on High Street are hard at work in the studio on their sophomore effort Grand Animals but are giving a little love to their fans in the meantime with a four song EP The Fatalist And Friends. For this effort, the band turned to Daniele Luppi of Gnarls Barkley and St. Elsewhere fame to help the group find a new and true sound. Of course, when you have the aid of Sir Paul McCartney penning you songs - like that of 'Monkberry Moon Delight', you know you're doing something right.

Until the EP hits store shelves on November 14th, you can check out our download of the bands upcoming album single 'The Fatalist'.

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With all this chaos that surrounds Jack White and the questioned [albeit - silly] future of the White Stripes camp since he's been playing with the Raconteurs for some time now with great success, it's good to see some old school Stripes love.e.

Beggars Group today has released the Aluminium album - an avant garde orchestral recordings of music originally written by Jack White and The White Stripes.  But this isn't some sappy cover album.  XL Records - a division of Beggars and it's founder Richard Russell originally conceived the album and wisely chose renowned composer Joby Talbot to helm the project.

The limited edition CD will only have 3,333 prints and comes with a series of card artwork from long time Jack White collaborator Rob Jones. 

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