Fugees, FYA & Riot Fest drama, Beastie Boys, Jack White & more Top Stories

Gel, Pete Steele, Joe Strummer, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Pavement & more this week [View this email in your browser]( [BrooklynVegan]( Read on for this week's top stories and albums, just-announced tours, and more... [3 for $60 vinyl]( Three records for only $60 (plus tax and shipping), now through Tuesday, August 20 at 9 AM EST! Pick from over 100 titles [HERE](. [New Action Figures]( NEW ACTION FIGURES New in the BV store, a figure of [Joe Strummer of The Clash]( inspired by the era of Combat Rock and the "Rock the Casbah" video; [blind box Misfits figures]( to surprise you with one of five variants when you open each coffin-shaped package; and [Type O Negative frontman Peter Steele figures]( including our exclusive variant inspired by World Coming Down. Get those and more [in the BV store](. [Gel - Persona]( NEW GEL NJ hardcore band Gel's anticipated new EP Persona is came out Friday. [Read our review]( and pick up our [exclusive violet vinyl variant]( limited to 300 copies. MORE NEW RELEASES Also out this week are new albums from [The Soundcarriers]( [Combat]( [HiFi Sean & David McAlmont]( [Tinashe]( [Pom Poko]( [Starflyer 59]( [Panda Bear & Sonic Boom with Mariachi 2000 de Cutberto Pérez]( [Wishy]( and [Quivers](. Read about those and more in [Notable Releases]( and [Indie Basement](. Here are our [favorite songs of the week](. In other news... [Willie Nelson covers Beck, Flaming Lips & more on new LP, shares rendition of Tom Waits' "Last Leaf"]( [Willie Nelson covers Beck, Flaming Lips & more on new LP, shares rendition of Tom Waits' "Last Leaf"]( [War on Drugs, Sharon Van Etten, Jason Isbell, Kurt Vile & more cover Tom Petty for 'Bad Monkey' soundtrack]( [War on Drugs, Sharon Van Etten, Jason Isbell, Kurt Vile & more cover Tom Petty for 'Bad Monkey' soundtrack]( [The Pains of Being Pure at Heart reforming for tour celebrating their debut album's 15th anniversary]( [The Pains of Being Pure at Heart reforming for tour celebrating their debut album's 15th anniversary]( [Win a trip to Life is Beautiful Block Party in Vegas (VIP tix included)]( [Win a trip to Life is Beautiful Block Party in Vegas (VIP tix included)]( [Bane announce first US/CA tour in 8 years with Terror, Cro-Mags, Stick To Your Guns & more]( [Bane announce first US/CA tour in 8 years with Terror, Cro-Mags, Stick To Your Guns & more]( [Fugees' Pras releases Lauryn Hill diss track after tour cancellation: "don't blame me, blame her"]( [Fugees' Pras releases Lauryn Hill diss track after tour cancellation: "don't blame me, blame her"]( [Death Angel drop off W.A.S.P. tour, drummer suggests inner-band tension]( [Death Angel drop off W.A.S.P. tour, drummer suggests inner-band tension]( [Riot Fest moving back to Chicago's Douglass Park ++ set times revealed]( [Riot Fest moving back to Chicago's Douglass Park ++ set times revealed]( [The Pavement movie getting its US premiere at the 2024 New York Film Festival (lineup)]( [The Pavement movie getting its US premiere at the 2024 New York Film Festival (lineup)]( [The American Analog Set announce first proper live shows in nearly 20 years]( [The American Analog Set announce first proper live shows in nearly 20 years]( [Nick Cave talks working with Johnny Cash, new album 'Wild God' & more on 'Colbert' (watch)]( [Nick Cave talks working with Johnny Cash, new album 'Wild God' & more on 'Colbert' (watch)]( [Jack White talks current tour: "we won't really be announcing dates in advance"]( [Jack White talks current tour: "we won't really be announcing dates in advance"]( [FYA Fest looking for new venue after Israel-related backlash]( [FYA Fest looking for new venue after Israel-related backlash]( [Lou Reed's pre-Velvet Underground work for Pickwick Records compiled for new album (hear "The Ostrich")]( [Lou Reed's pre-Velvet Underground work for Pickwick Records compiled for new album (hear "The Ostrich")]( [This Will Destroy You splitting into two bands]( [This Will Destroy You splitting into two bands]( [Anthony Bourdain biopic reportedly in the works for A24]( [Anthony Bourdain biopic reportedly in the works for A24]( [Knocked Loose tap Militarie Gun, Drain & The Garden for fall tour]( [Knocked Loose tap Militarie Gun, Drain & The Garden for fall tour]( [Touché Amoré list 23 songs that inspired their new album 'Spiral In A Straight Line']( [Touché Amoré list 23 songs that inspired their new album 'Spiral In A Straight Line']( [Slipknot partied like it's 1999 with Knocked Loose at Madison Square Garden]( [Slipknot partied like it's 1999 with Knocked Loose at Madison Square Garden]( [There's no Chappell Roan on Obama's new playlist]( [There's no Chappell Roan on Obama's new playlist]( [Mike D and Ad-Rock talk Beastie Boys legacy, Adam Yauch & more on 'Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend']( [Mike D and Ad-Rock talk Beastie Boys legacy, Adam Yauch & more on 'Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend']( [Members of God's Hate & Twitching Tongues form new band that sounds like '90s AFI]( [Members of God's Hate & Twitching Tongues form new band that sounds like '90s AFI]( [Metallica brought the hits across two nights at Chicago's Solider Field (pics, setlists)]( [Metallica brought the hits across two nights at Chicago's Solider Field (pics, setlists)]( [Watch Will Oldham join Silver Jews members for a surprise reunion in Nashville]( [Watch Will Oldham join Silver Jews members for a surprise reunion in Nashville]( [Soccer Mommy - Evergreen]( For more, head to [BrooklynVegan]( and follow us on [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [Flipboard]( [YouTube]( and [Spotify]( [BrooklynVegan.com]( [BrooklynVegan Facebook]( [BrooklynVegan Twitter]( [BrooklynVegan Instagram]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( BrooklynVegan · 320 7th Ave · PMB 118 · Brooklyn, Ny 11215 · USA