Omar Rodriguez, The Mars Volta guitarist and creative force, now has his newest album Old Money available digitally on Stones Throw. The CD/LP release is set for Jan. 27, 2009, and it’s his first album released by Stones Throw Records.

Rodriguez, having recently admitted the existence of 17 albums sitting at home, mixed and ready for release, and will undoubtedly be using Stones Throw’s digital distribution service to fund his more recent projects. The $0.99 per song price tag is a real incentive to go a bit further into his fertile mind. Buy here.

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Invaders Must Die, the newest album from The Prodigy, will be reaching stores on Mar. 2, 2009. Fans of the British electronic band can download the title track for free on their official site today (26th of November) at 19h30 GMT.

The album counts on the three essential members of Prodigy: Liam Howlett, Keith Flint and Maxim, which hasn’t happened since their acclaimed The Fat of the Land, and is touted to be a return to origins.

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I know MANY of you concert-goers have found yourself at Denny’s at 2am recharging after a show. Well, Taking Back Sunday is no different. Recently they have been added to Denny’s Rockstar Menu, with the Melty Grilled Chicken and Sausage Quesadilla. No room for vegetarian’s here! Denny’s Allnighter has teamed up with the band to give away a pair of tickets to EVERY show on their upcoming tour.

In addition, Taking Back Sunday will be hosting exclusive Denny’s Allnighter after parties following shows in Tucson, AZ and Norfolk, VA at the local Denny’s where they will be on-hand meeting fans, taking photos, signing autographs, and of course, eating!

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In 1968 Neil Young was about to release his very first solo album, having just left his previous band Buffalo Springfield. While very few people actually knew who he was, Young was able to sell out a performance at the Canterbury House in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Now, 40 years later Neil Young and Reprise Records are releasing the performance that night as part of the Archives Performance Series. The disc is expected to be released officially on December 2nd, but you can stream it now (as well as read more about that original performance) on NPR’s website.

Check out a full track list for Sugar Mountain: Live At Canterbury House 1968 after the break:

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I happened across this Brooklyn-based singer, pianist, and songwriter Kira Fontana‘s debut album “The Inner Revolution” at Greenpoint Coffeehouse in Brooklyn, NY, reaffirming that the best thing about music is its ability to speak for itself when given the opportunity. Upon listening to the tracks, it became clear that the dreaded comparisons to nearly every songstress would be bound to creep up on the average listener – bearing a beef towards contemporary music or not. However apparent the skill of our most talented female composers, the double-standard seethes. It’s difficult to be an individual, let alone a female in an immense sea of already-dones, already-mastereds, and rather-redundants.

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Death Cab for Cutie has announced plans to re-issue their album “Something About Airplanes” in honor of the albums 20th anniversary. The new “Deluxe Edition” of the album will have redesigned artwork and packaging as well as liner notes by Sean Nelson and a bonus disc containing a recording of the bands first every Seattle performance from 1998 at the Crocodile Café.

The Deluxe Edition of “Something About Airplanes” is available now from Barsuk. Check out a full track list after the break:

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Portishead has released a new video for their song “Magic Doors.” The song is the third single off the groups’ newest album “Third” which is expected to be released December 15th by Island Records.

Third is expected to be available in a 12-inch etched vinyl version as well as a digital bundle containing three additional tracks: Silence, Threads, and Mysterons.

Check out the video for yourself after the break:

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I caught Stacy* Clark’s set at The Knitting Factory last week and was so blown away by her performance that I demanded an interview. Clark, a guitar playing singer songwriter, and her band performed a powerful set of guitar-heavy songs and heartfelt melodies from her album, Apples & Oranges. Clark is the Winner of the 2007 Orange County Music Awards for ‘Best Female Performer’ and ‘Best Female Artist’ 2006 Southern California Music Awards. Her music has appeared on the MTV and CBS television networks, and she has appeared on stage with Jacks Mannequin, and the Amsterdams. Thankfully, she took time out to answer a few questions.

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BeatCrave brings you Echo Park-based band, Wait.Think.Fast., as part of our Know Your LA Bands series. Their name may derive from an inspirational phrase in the famous Siddhartha novel, but their sound is what currently gives inspiration and hope to fans and bands in Los Angeles.

Argentinian-born vocalist, Jacqueline Santillan, fronts the band on the keys while she sings optimism – sometimes in Spanish, sometimes in English – about the world that surrounds us. With Matthew Beighly, Apolinar Quentiro, and Thomas King collaborating with her, Wait.Think.Fast reels out rich electro-pop rock symphonies of spirited justification with an ethnic twist.

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