Blur, Gel, Stones & more Top Stories Of The Week!

New Albums, Postal Service, Slipknot, Talking Heads, Haircut 100, and more [View this email in your browser]( [BrooklynVegan]( Read on for this week's top stories and albums, just-announced tours and festivals, Smashing Pumpkins' new guitar player, a look back at Blur's 'Parklife' at 30, and more. First, a word from our sponsor... [Rose on the River at The Salt Shed Fairgrounds]( My Morning Jacket, Vulfpeck, Thundercat & More in Chicago this Summer! Don't miss [Rose on the River]( July 4-7, 2024, outside at The Salt Shed Fairgrounds! 16 Artists, 4 Days, and 1 Stage in Summertime Chicago featuring Alt-Indie, Funk, Soul/R&B, Hip-Hop tinted Jazz, and Jam friendly Rock bands. 4-Day passes are sold out! [Single Day tickets]( on sale now NEW GEL, NEW EXCLUSIVE VINYL [Gel - Persona]( One of our current favorite hardcore bands Gel announced a new EP, Persona. 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[Slipknot play surprise first show with new drummer (pics, video, setlist)]( [Slipknot play surprise first show with new drummer (pics, video, setlist)]( [The Smashing Pumpkins choose new guitarist]( [The Smashing Pumpkins choose new guitarist]( [Lollapalooza documentary headed to Paramount+]( [Lollapalooza documentary headed to Paramount+]( [The Rolling Stones announce openers for 2024 US tour]( [The Rolling Stones announce openers for 2024 US tour]( [Fugazi store opening on the Lower East Side (no, not that Fugazi)]( [Fugazi store opening on the Lower East Side (no, not that Fugazi)]( [Watch Conor Oberst play Desaparecidos songs w/ So So Glos at final Bowery Ballroom residency show]( [Watch Conor Oberst play Desaparecidos songs w/ So So Glos at final Bowery Ballroom residency show]( [The Get Up Kids announce 'Something To Write Home About' tour with Smoking Popes]( [The Get Up Kids announce 'Something To Write Home About' tour with Smoking Popes]( [David Gilmour announces first album in 9 years, 'Luck and Strange' (listen to "The Piper's Call")]( [David Gilmour announces first album in 9 years, 'Luck and Strange' (listen to "The Piper's Call")]( [Tomb Mold and Horrendous announce summer tour]( [Tomb Mold and Horrendous announce summer tour]( [Talking Heads talking 'Stop Making Sense' at NYC & LA events ft Questlove, Fred Armisen, more]( [Talking Heads talking 'Stop Making Sense' at NYC & LA events ft Questlove, Fred Armisen, more]( [Blur's 'Parklife' at 30: cool Britannia still rules]( [Blur's 'Parklife' at 30: cool Britannia still rules]( [The Postal Service & Death Cab for Cutie began 2024 Give Up/Transatlanticism tour in Atlanta (pics, video)]( [The Postal Service & Death Cab for Cutie began 2024 Give Up/Transatlanticism tour in Atlanta (pics, video)]( [ScHoolboy Q announces summer tour]( [ScHoolboy Q announces summer tour]( [Kittie announce summer tour]( [Kittie announce summer tour]( [Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan is getting his own reality show]( [Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan is getting his own reality show]( [III Points initial lineup (Arca, Justice, Jamie xx, Bad Gyal, Toro y Moi, JUNGLE, more)]( [III Points initial lineup (Arca, Justice, Jamie xx, Bad Gyal, Toro y Moi, JUNGLE, more)]( [Haircut 100 playing first US shows in 40+ years on tour with Howard Jones and ABC]( [Haircut 100 playing first US shows in 40+ years on tour with Howard Jones and ABC]( [Megan Thee Stallion responds to "salacious accusations" in lawsuit from former cameraman]( [Megan Thee Stallion responds to "salacious accusations" in lawsuit from former cameraman]( [Rammstein's Till Lindemann announces first-ever North American solo tour]( [Rammstein's Till Lindemann announces first-ever North American solo tour]( [Ohana Festival 2024 (Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Pearl Jam, Turnpike Troubadours, IDLES, The Breeders, more)]( [Ohana Festival 2024 (Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Pearl Jam, Turnpike Troubadours, IDLES, The Breeders, more)]( [Outside Lands 2024 lineup (Tyler the Creator, Sturgill Simpson, The Killers, Postal Service, more)]( [Outside Lands 2024 lineup (Tyler the Creator, Sturgill Simpson, The Killers, Postal Service, more)]( [Brittany Howard & Michael Kiwanuka announce fall co-headline tour]( [Brittany Howard & Michael Kiwanuka announce fall co-headline tour]( [SummerStage 2024 free show lineup]( [SummerStage 2024 free show lineup]( [blink-182, Gwen Stefani, Jimmy Eat World, TLC, Gin Blossoms, Vanessa Carlton & more playing new South Star fest]( [blink-182, Gwen Stefani, Jimmy Eat World, TLC, Gin Blossoms, Vanessa Carlton & more playing new South Star fest]( [Megadeth announce US tour w/ Mudvayne & All That Remains]( [Megadeth announce US tour w/ Mudvayne & All That Remains]( [Superchunk celebrating 'Foolish' 30th anniversary with fall tour]( [Superchunk celebrating 'Foolish' 30th anniversary with fall tour]( [Opeth announce fall North American tour]( [Opeth announce fall North American tour]( [Coachella 2024 wknd 2 pics & video: Tyler, No Doubt, 50 Cent, Ice Spice, Justice, Militarie Gun & more]( [Coachella 2024 wknd 2 pics & video: Tyler, No Doubt, 50 Cent, Ice Spice, Justice, Militarie Gun & more]( [Drop Nineteens prove it's better the second time around at 1st NYC show in 30 years (review, video, setlist)]( [Drop Nineteens prove it's better the second time around at 1st NYC show in 30 years (review, video, setlist)]( [Patti Smith reacts to Taylor Swift namedropping her and Dylan Thomas on new album]( [Patti Smith reacts to Taylor Swift namedropping her and Dylan Thomas on new album]( [The Rolling Stones Early Years box set]( For more, head to [BrooklynVegan]( and follow us on [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [Flipboard]( [YouTube]( and [Spotify]( [BrooklynVegan.com]( [BrooklynVegan Facebook]( [BrooklynVegan Twitter]( [BrooklynVegan Instagram]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( BrooklynVegan · 320 7th Ave · PMB 118 · Brooklyn, Ny 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