Loudwire is taking votes for greatest metal drummer of all time.  Round 2 pits Bill Ward vs. Clive Burr, Tommy Lee vs. Nicko McBrain, Lars Ulrich vs. Charlie Benante, Mike Mangini vs. Danny Carey, and more.

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That it’s late August and we’re already talking about a November record release is more than a little disheartening, but we at Sub Pop are taking solace in the fact that Fellow Travelers, the late Autumn sonic gem in question, comes from Shearwater, their second record on this fine(ish) record label. Fellow Travelers is a somewhat conceptual covers album comprised of compositions from artists that Shearwater have shared a stage with during their touring tenure (full track listing below). If you pre-order Fellow Travelers, you’ll receive a bonus 7" featuring two more Shearwater covers of their fellow travelers (while supplies last). Listen to the album track “I Luv the Valley OH!!”, originally by Xiu Xiu, in the embed.

Pre-order Fellow Travelers on CD or limited, Loser Edition vinyl LP.

Bundle the CD or LP with one of two brand new Shearwater shirts.

1) “Our Only Sun” – a fragment of the song “Deeper Devastation,” by Jesca Hoop
2) “I Luv the Valley OH!!” – Xiu Xiu
3) “Hurts Like Heaven” – Coldplay
4) “To Be of Use” – Smog
5) “Natural One” – Folk Implosion
6) “Ambiguity” – David Thomas Broughton
7) “Cheerleader” – St. Vincent
8) “Tomorrow” – Clinic
9) “A Wake for the Minotaur” – Shearwater & Sharon Van Etten
10) “Mary is Mary” – Wye Oak
11) “Fucked Up Life” – The Baptist Generals

From ClasicHitsandOldies.com

Legendary Cream drummer Ginger Baker will return to the U.S. for the first time in several years for a series of fall performances at New York City’s famous jazz club The Iridium.

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