Two years after walking out on Oasis, Noel Gallagher has announced his solo debut, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. The album will be out November 8 in the U.S. via Sour Mash/Mercury, with a companion album to be released in 2012 … Pixies have decided to continue their celebration of 1989’s Doolittle by adding even more dates on their world tour. The fall leg kicks off October 27 … One of Robert Pollard’s many side projects, Circus Devils, is set to release Capsized! on October 11 via Happy Jack Records … Panic Of Girls is the ninth studio album from Blondie, and it will see the light of day on September 13. The self-release will be supported by a North American fall tour … On August 23, fans of Patti Smith will be able to own Outside Society (Columbia/Arista/Legacy), a collection of 18 remastered songs spanning her entire career … Jimi Hendrix fans, rejoice: Two live albums and two DVDs of the guitar god are coming your way September 13 via Experience Hendrix/Legacy. Winterland and Hendrix In The West will feature live material from a series of performances from 1969 and 1970. Blue Wild Angel: Jimi Hendrix Live At The Isle Of Wight and The Dick Cavett Show are DVDs documenting two of his legendary performances … Also on September 13, Mogwai is releasing the four-track Earth Division (Sub Pop) … On July 19, Rhino is reissuing the groundbreaking first four albums from the Ramones—Ramones, Leave Home, Rocket To Russia and Road To Ruin—on 180-gram vinyl … Rhino is also celebrating Bobby Charles this summer, with the August 16 issue of a three-disc deluxe edition of his self-titled debut album … We ThRee, the record label owned by the Raincoats, will reissue the band’s second album, 1981’s Odyshape, on September 13. The band is touring the East Coast following the release … On July 12, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Status Quo’s new album, Quid Pro Quo, the band’s first LP in four years.
—Emily Costantino
