friday 3 september 2010 - 23:10
-- On September 7, Critical Mass will release a tribute album dedicated to space-rock greats Hawkwind. In Search of Hawkwind features tracks from fuzz-pedal abusers like Mudhoney, Bardo Pond, Acid Mothers Temple, Kinski, Moon Duo, and White Hills trying Hawkwind songs on for size.
-- Belgian disco duo Aeroplane will release their new album We Can't Fly September 27 on Wall of Sound in the UK. We awarded Best New Music distinctions to the title track; hear it at the Playlist.
-- Knit-hatted Brit balladeer Badly Drawn Boy is about to return with his first studio album in a few years. The End will give It's What I'm Thinking: Photographing Snowflakes, the first album in a planned trilogy, an American release on October 12. In the UK, it's out October 4 on One Last Fruit.
-- The Ooh LA L.A. festival brings a whole mess of French dance music to Los Angeles September 30 - October 2 and San Francisco October 3. Sebastien Tellier, Kavinsky, Turzi, Acid Washed, Gotan Project, and others will participate.