Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me is the feature-length documentary on Big Star, due out in theaters, On Demand and iTunes on July 3. The soundtrack, featuring 22 unissued versions of classic Big Star songs, will be available from Omnivore Recordings on June 25 … Arts & Crafts is celebrating its 10th birthday this year with the release of X, a collaborative album featuring new music from the likes of Feist, Broken Social Scene, Stars, Ra Ra Riot and many more. It’s out on May 28 … The Dodos have signed to Polyvinyl Records, which will issue the band’s fifth studio album later this year … The first set of Cults’ 2013 tour dates have been announced, kicking off on May 17 in Brooklyn. The tour is in support of the duo’s upcoming sophomore release … On July 23, Gogol Bordello will issue its sixth full-length, Pura Vida Conspiracy, via ATO/Casa Gogol … Electric, the new studio album from Pet Shop Boys, will be issued via the band’s x2 label on July 15 … The first-ever boxed set to document the explosion of Britain’s indie pop scene in the ‘80s will be available on June 24 from Cherry Red Records. Scared To Get Happy contains five CDs containing 134 tracks by Primal Scream, Aztec Camera, Stone Roses, Pulp, the Jesus & Mary Chain and others … Warner Bros. will honor the legacy of ZZ Top with the June 10 release of ZZ Top: The Complete Studio Albums (1970-1990), a boxed set containing the original mixes for the band’s first 10 albums … Sam Phillips is back with her first album of new material since 2008; Push Any Button is due out August 13 via Littlebox Recordings … It’s been 50 years since the release of James Brown’s iconic album Live At The Apollo, and in honor of this milestone, UMe will issue James Brown—Best Of Live At The Apollo: 50th Anniversary on June 25 … Songs Cycled is the first new album of material from Van Dyke Parks in more than 20 years, set for a July 23 release via Bella Union.
