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This week's top stories, Dismemberment Plan reunite, January's Best Music, and more... [View this email in your browser]( [BrooklynVegan]( Read on for this week's top stories and albums, just-announced tours, festival lineups, January's best music, and more... [Hozier at Forest Hills Stadium]( RIP WAYNE KRAMER [MC5's Wayne Kramer, RIP]( Friday ended with some very sad news in the music world: Brother Wayne Kramer, guitarist of the legendary Detroit proto-punk band MC5, has [passed away at age 75](. [Read tributes]( from Jack White, Alice Cooper, John Brannon, Tom Morello, Primal Scream, and many more. NEW ALBUMS OUT NOW [J. Mascis]( [Anika Pyle]( [Kirin J Callinan]( [Vijay Iyer (with Linda May Han Oh & Tyshawn Sorey)]( [Lee "Scratch" Perry]( [Liquid Mike]( [Maxwell Farrington & Le SuperHomard]( [Plantoid]( and [The Paranoid Style]( all have new albums out today. Read about those and more in [Notable Releases]( and [Indie Basement](. AND NEW IN THE STORE [Fu Manchu vinyl]( Fu Manchu's long out-of-print 2003 live album Go for It...Live! is getting its first vinyl repress, remastered by Carl Saff and packaged in a gatefold sleeve with new artwork. We have an exclusive clear with white, orange, and black splatter vinyl variant, limited to 250 copies - [pre-order yours HERE]( while they last. [Beach Boys & Mazzy Star vinyl]( New color variants of two classics - Mazzy Star's So Tonight That I Might See (on [lavender and black marble vinyl]( and The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds (on [coke bottle clear vinyl](. in other news... [Merge 35 initial lineup: Destroyer, David Kilgour, Clientele, Lambchop, more]( [Merge 35 initial lineup: Destroyer, David Kilgour, Clientele, Lambchop, more]( [Watch: Amy Winehouse biopic 'Back to Black' releases official trailer]( [Watch: Amy Winehouse biopic 'Back to Black' releases official trailer]( [Usher reveals new album tracklist & video ahead of Super Bowl]( [Usher reveals new album tracklist & video ahead of Super Bowl]( [Pornos for Pyros share new single "Little Me"]( [Pornos for Pyros share new single "Little Me"]( [Indie Basement: Best Songs & Albums of January 2024]( [Indie Basement: Best Songs & Albums of January 2024]( [Listen to Burial's new single "Dreamfear" / "Boy Sent From Above"]( [Listen to Burial's new single "Dreamfear" / "Boy Sent From Above"]( [The Dismemberment Plan reunited for a Circus Lupus cover on new Dischord tribute comp (listen)]( [The Dismemberment Plan reunited for a Circus Lupus cover on new Dischord tribute comp (listen)]( [Mosswood Meltdown 2024: B-52s, Redd Kross, Hunx, Big Freedia, Pure Hell, more]( [Mosswood Meltdown 2024: B-52s, Redd Kross, Hunx, Big Freedia, Pure Hell, more]( [Hozier at Forest Hills Stadium]( [Kathleen Hanna launches limited-edition line of hip hop-inspired apparel]( [Kathleen Hanna launches limited-edition line of hip hop-inspired apparel]( ['In Defense of the Genre': Best Punk & Emo Songs of January]( ['In Defense of the Genre': Best Punk & Emo Songs of January]( [Devo compile rare and unreleased early material on 'Art Devo 1973-1977' 3-LP set]( [Devo compile rare and unreleased early material on 'Art Devo 1973-1977' 3-LP set]( [5 Best Rap Albums of January 2024]( [5 Best Rap Albums of January 2024]( [Dead & Company announce Las Vegas Sphere residency dates & tickets]( [Dead & Company announce Las Vegas Sphere residency dates & tickets]( [Portishead's Beth Gibbons announces debut solo album 'Lives Outgrown']( [Portishead's Beth Gibbons announces debut solo album 'Lives Outgrown']( [boygenius unveil signature Gretsch guitar]( [boygenius unveil signature Gretsch guitar]( [Pet Shop Boys announce new album 'Nonetheless,' share "Loneliness" video]( [Pet Shop Boys announce new album 'Nonetheless,' share "Loneliness" video]( [Hozier at Forest Hills Stadium]( [†††(Crosses) share pre-show playlist + win tix to their NYC show!]( [†††(Crosses) share pre-show playlist + win tix to their NYC show!]( [Melinda Wilson, wife of Brian Wilson, has died at 77]( [Melinda Wilson, wife of Brian Wilson, has died at 77]( [Talking Heads reportedly turned down $80 million to reunite + Paramore's cover is here]( [Talking Heads reportedly turned down $80 million to reunite + Paramore's cover is here]( [ODESZA add 3rd MSG show to 'The Finale' tour]( [ODESZA add 3rd MSG show to 'The Finale' tour]( [Justin Timberlake adds shows to 2024 arena tour (2nd MSG show included)]( [Justin Timberlake adds shows to 2024 arena tour (2nd MSG show included)]( [Roger Waters reportedly dropped by BMG over Israel comments]( [Roger Waters reportedly dropped by BMG over Israel comments]( [Echo & The Bunnymen add dates to 'Songs to Learn & Sing' tour]( [Echo & The Bunnymen add dates to 'Songs to Learn & Sing' tour]( [Minnesota Yacht Club 2024 lineup (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gwen Stefani, Alanis Morissette, more)]( [Minnesota Yacht Club 2024 lineup (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gwen Stefani, Alanis Morissette, more)]( [Hozier at Forest Hills Stadium]( [Camera Obscura announce first LP in 11 years & tour, share new single "Big Love"]( [Camera Obscura announce first LP in 11 years & tour, share new single "Big Love"]( [Future Islands announce tour (Radio City Music Hall included), share "The Thief" video]( [Future Islands announce tour (Radio City Music Hall included), share "The Thief" video]( [Knocked Loose announce tour with Show Me The Body, Loathe, and Speed]( [Knocked Loose announce tour with Show Me The Body, Loathe, and Speed]( [Bad Religion & Social Distortion add 2nd NYC, Chicago, Las Vegas shows to co-headlining tour]( [Bad Religion & Social Distortion add 2nd NYC, Chicago, Las Vegas shows to co-headlining tour]( [Khruangbin announce tour w/ Men I Trust, Arooj Aftab & more]( [Khruangbin announce tour w/ Men I Trust, Arooj Aftab & more]( [Tony Hawk & Rodney Mullen teaming for "Darkslides & Secret Tapes" events]( [Tony Hawk & Rodney Mullen teaming for "Darkslides & Secret Tapes" events]( [The guy from The Neighbourhood has a hardcore band]( [The guy from The Neighbourhood has a hardcore band]( [Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper announce 'Freaks on Parade' 2024 tour dates with Ministry and Filter]( [Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper announce 'Freaks on Parade' 2024 tour dates with Ministry and Filter]( [Hozier at Forest Hills Stadium]( 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 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