The lineup for the soundtrack to the latest monster entertainment cause celebre has been announced. The “New Moon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” swings its net and captures all the most prized indie darlings and underwrites its own hip credibility factor by sucking the blood from their aorta.

Tags: Alexandre Desplat, Anya Marina, Band of Skulls, black rebel motorcycle club, Bon Iver, Death Cab FOr Cutie, Editors, Grizzly Bear, Lykke Li, Muse, Sea Wolf, soundtrack, Thom Yorke, Twilight New Moon

To celebrate the release of long time music legends, Love and Rockets, and their new tribute album, The MuseBox and Swing House have put together an official Love and Rockets Tribute show in Los Angeles on July 29th at Space 15 Twenty.

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Relative unknowns, Toronto-based Menew (hint the name is reversible) recently played the David Letterman show on the strength of their self-produced album alone. Apparently Paul Schaeffer brought them up to his office after the show to discuss their future plans. The three brothers (Shade – Vocals and Guitar, Key – Piano and Synthesizers, Nathan Samuel Phillip – drums/backing vocals) from the town of Cambridge, Ontario outside Toronto proper are playing a pair of small dates in Los Angeles this week including a Cinespace Tuesday night and a 7:30 showcase open to the public at The Viper Room tonight, Wednesday, March 25th, 2009. Check ‘em out and you can say you knew them when.

Tags: cambridge ontario, cinespace, david letterman, david letterman show, drums, menew, paul schaeffer, relative unknowns, showcase, synthesizers, town of cambridge, tuesday night, viper room