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In The News: The Fiery Furnaces, Against Me!, Spoon, Bob Dylan, Björk, The Dears And Free MP3s

againstmebwIn news that should be welcomed by everyone interested in good music, Yep Roc Records will simultaneously release albums by pop mastermind Scott McCaughey’s Minus 5 and Young Fresh Fellows on July 7. The Minus 5’s Killingsworth features longtime McCaughey collaborator Peter Buck and drum work by Decemberist/Boston Spaceship John Moen; the Fellows’ I Think This Is, the legendary outfit’s first since 2001’s Because We Hate You, was produced by some guy named Robyn Hitchcock. Download the Minus 5’s “Cigarettes, Coffee And Booze”The Fiery Furnaces’ new LP, I’m Going Away (Thrill Jockey), is out July 21. The duo’s eighth outing was not produced by some guy named Robyn Hitchcock, but it was recorded by and mixed with Sebadoh’s Jason Loewenstein. Download “Ex-Guru” … Looking for some early demos from Against Me! (pictured)? Well, Fat Wreck Chords brings you The Original Cowboy on July 7, comprising the demos (we weren’t lying) for 2003’s As The Eternal Cowboy. Download “Cliche Guevara” … You know your band has made it when you can name a three-day festival after yourself. On July 9-11, Austin’s Spoon plays at Stubb’s in its hometown, with special guests each night, including …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead on July 9. Download “The Underdog” … One artist not at Spoonstock will be Bob Dylan, who’ll instead be touring various minor-league baseball stadiums in a tradition he began in 2004. Joining him at the dish this year? Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp. The jaunt kicks off July 2 at GCS Ballpark in Sauget, Ill. Download “Beyond Here Lies Nothin'” … Huge baseball fan Björk will release the live Voltaic (Nonesuch), chronicling her recent two-year world tour, on June 23. As is customary these days, there are five different configurations of this thing, including DVD and vinyl options. Download “Naturra (Switch Remix)”Carbon Leaf hits the road this month to support Nothing Rhymes With Woman (Vanguard), out May 19. Boston’s Alternate Routes are along for the ride … If you happen to be in Europe this summer and want to do some headbanging, Anthrax will be there for you. Or you can make plans now to be in Estonia for the tour’s kickoff on June 13 … Those metalheads are most likely touring Europe in a bus. That puts them a leg up on Canada’s the Dears, whose tour bus—yes, that’s right, the actual vehicle—was stolen April 28 just before the band headed off on its North American tour. Fortunately, none of their equipment was on board and they made their first gig in Toronto on April 30. Download “Halfmast” … Here at MAGNET, we strive to being you the latest news on relevant bands. We digress to inform you that Creed has reformed and will start a tour August 6 in Pittsburgh.