The Pixies (pictured) will play two fan-exclusive shows in London on June 3 and 4. Tickets are on sale now … Dark Night Of The Soul, the album by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse (the late Mark Linkous), will be officially released in the U.S. by Capitol Records on July 13. The pair enlisted the help of the Flaming Lips, Julian Casablancas, Black Francis, Iggy Pop, David Lynch, James Mercer, the late Vic Chesnutt and many others … The Dandy Warhols have announced several European tour dates for this summer, plus a “dinner with the Dandy Warhols” event taking place May 4 in Portland, Ore. Also, drummer Brent DeBoer just released his debut solo EP, The Farmer (Headness) … More than 180 artists around the world—including Ra Ra Riot, Micah P. Hinson, Dan Deacon, Mogwai, A Place To Bury Strangers and many others—have offered exclusive songs for PEACE, a project co-produced by Buffetlibre and Amnesty International. The compilation can be downloaded after a donation, which will be used for Amnesty International’s action campaigns aimed at preventing human-rights abuses around the world … José González-fronted band Junip is releasing an EP and full-length on Mute sometime this year and will kick off a tour of Europe and the U.S. later this spring. Download “Rope And Summit” … On June 29, Groenland Records is issuing a Neu! limited-edition vinyl boxed set, which contains the band’s three original studio albums plus two additional releases, recent studio recordings and never-before-issued material. The set also comes with a 36-page book about the history of Neu! illustrated with previously unpublished materials and photographs, a stencil of the band’s logo, a T-shirt and a download code for the digital versions of all the albums … Goodbye, Killer, the first release from the Pernice Brothers since 2006, is out June 15 via Ashmont Records. Download “Jacqueline Susann” … Now through May 13, Laurie Anderson fans can remix the song “Only An Expert,” off her new album Homeland (out June 22 via Nonesuch), and enter it to be judged by Anderson and husband Lou Reed. The winner will have their track included on the iTunes release of Homeland and get $1,000 … Jimmy Webb’s new album, Just Across The River, will be released on June 29 on E1 Music, featuring guest appearances from Jackson Browne, Glen Campbell, Vince Gill, Billy Joel, Mark Knopfler, Michael McDonald, Willie Nelson, Linda Ronstadt, J.D. Souther and Lucinda Williams … Ben & Jerry’s has introduced a new flavor in honor of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Bonnaroo Buzz features light-coffee and malt ice creams with whiskey-caramel swirls and English toffee pieces. Bonnaroo will donate its share of the proceeds to the Bonnaroo Works Fund … The Legacy Edition of Big Audio Dynamite’s debut album, This Is Big Audio Dynamite, is out Tuesday via Sony Legacy, featuring 12 bonus tracks, including rare 12-inch remixes, edits, dub versions, outtakes and b-sides … So Percussion joined up with Matmos to record Treasure State (Cantaloupe), which will be released digitally on July 8 and physically on July 13 … David Dondero is issuing his seventh studio album, # Zero With A Bullet (Team Love), on August 3. Dondero will tour North America and Europe this summer in support of the release.
—Emily Costantino
