Interpol made its first live television appearance sans bassist Carlos Dengler on The Late Show this past Thursday night to perform “Barricade”, the second song the band has released from its forthcoming self-titled album due out September 7, 2010. Dave Pajo filled the bass duties well enough, even dressing the part. Maybe not quite up to Carlos D’s showy standards but well enough. I’m not as sold on this tune as much as the headier and moodier “Lights”, but I am looking forward to the new LP, which incidentally leaked this week. The quality of the rip was atrocious, so I’d advise waiting.

This looks pretty cool: “Venerable Triangle rock band Superchunk will release its first new album in nine years with a concert on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010 at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. ”

Also: “Mac McCaughan wrote an essay for ‘The Record’ catalogue and co-wrote with Harrison Haynes (Les Savy Fav drummer) a song for a 12-inch record project by Xaviera Simmons for the exhibition.”

Superchunk covers The Cure I love when Superchunk does covers. (via Pitchfork)

So, now that Taylor Momsen is 17 (today), it’s ok for her to be flaunting her ladyparts, thusly? I don’t hate this song, but I am sort of confused by her Courtney Love obsession. Why anyone would choose to emulate that look is beyond me.

It’s not new, I just recently stumbled upon it.

“You could call it their OK Computer. But it’s arguably better than that.“

I love Arcade Fire as much as the next guy, but whoa nellie, I don’t think Suburbs is worthy of that hyperbole. Of course, I’ve only listened to Suburbs once and OK Computer about a billion times, so I might be jumping to conclusions. Time will tell.