Do we all love Neutral Milk Hotel or what? I swear, they must be one of the most consistently beloved bands ever, but we sure don’t see much of Jeff Mangum these days, do we? Anyway, live Merge has just released live footage from a 1998 show at the Knitting Factory. Since some of us never got the chance to see this band live, you can at least sorta pretend you were there. Good stuff. (Merge Records)

Interpol has a new record coming out in ’10 and say it’s more similar to their debut. Good news for fans of the exceptionally well-received Turn On the Bright Lights. (Guardian)

Steven Mason of Beta Band fame has announced that he’s releasing a solo album. (Strange Glue)

Big Pink moodily covers Beyoncé’s “Sweet Dreams.” (Stereogum)

If you’ve been debating getting yourself to ATP next year, this may provoke you to make the jump. The Stooges are doing Raw Power in its entirety. Awesome. (Pitchfork)

Sony is opening an online store to sell digital content. (Hypebot)

Check out this brief but interesting article on the past and future state of online music. (NPR)

Evan Dando from the Lemonheads is hitting Europe and the States for a solo tour this winter. (CMJ)

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Spencer Krug (Sunset Rubdown, Wolf Parade) clearly must not ever sleep. He is one of the most prolific artists releasing music right now. His solo project, dubbed Moonface, is set to put out an EP early next year. (Pitchfork)

The once anonymous Susan Boyle has snagged still more notoriety, this time for sparking Amazon’s biggest ever presale for her upcoming album, I Dreamed a Dream. (Hypebot)

The Decemberists’ polarizing last record, Hazards of Love, is being turned into an animated movie. (Strange Glue)