The Quine Tapes is a six-LP boxed set documenting live performances by the Velvet Underground between May and December of 1969. It’s available now for pre-order through Sundazed Music … On May 19, the annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash will take place at The Fillmore New York At Irving Plaza, celebrating what would have been the 59th birthday of the late punk icon. Headliners include Hank III and Morningwood, and the party will end with the Ramone Birthday Bashers, featuring Richie Ramone, Hank III, Walter Lure, Cheetah Chrome, JP Thunderbolt, Ed Stasium, Jean Beauvoir, George Tabb, Ivan Julian, Al Maddy, Walt Stack, Dave Merrill, Mickey Leigh and others … Carly Simon and Queen Latifah have just been added to the 2010 Lilith Fair lineup. The full list of dates for the tour has also been posted, with tickets for several cities on sale now … Robert Smith curated the reissue of the Cure’s eighth studio album, 1989’s Disintegration, which is out on June 8 via Rhino Records. The three-disc collection includes demo, rehearsal, studio and stage recordings, along with newly remastered versions of the album’s 12 tracks … The initial lineup for the 10th annual Siren Music Festival has been announced, featuring Matt And Kim, Ted Leo And The Pharmacists, the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Surfer Blood, Harlem and more to be announced. The fest takes place July 17 in Coney Island … Mogwai joined up with La Blogotheque’s Vincent Moon and Nathanael le Scouarnec for a CD/DVD collaboration of concert film Burning and live album Special Moves, to be released in late August … Indigo Girls will release a two-disc live album, Staring Down The Brilliant Dream (IG/Vanguard), on June 29 … Concrete Blonde is touring the U.S. this summer for the first time in seven years in celebration of the 20th birthday of landmark album Bloodletting … On October 5, Secretly Canadian will release Swanlights, the new album from Antony And The Johnsons. A special edition of the LP will also be released by Abrams Image, which includes the CD inside a book containing Antony’s paintings, collages, photography and writing … Allison Moorer will digitally release the Crows Acoustic EP on May 25, featuring six solo acoustic versions of songs from latest full-length Crows … Thomas Dolby is returning after 20 years with a new album. A Map Of The Floating City features guest appearances by Mark Knopfler, Regina Spektor, Natalie McMaster, Bruce Woolley and Imogen Heap. Dolby will also issue three digital EPs for members of his online fan community leading up to the release of the album, set for late 2010 … On July 23, former Bangs and the Need are both reuniting for a benefit show in Portland, Ore., to raise money for Natalie Cox, a former employee of Kill Rock Stars Records who was recently diagnosed with cancer.
—Emily Costantino
