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To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Metallica’s Master of Puppets, the band will release a new box set, featuring unreleased demos, live recordings, mixes, a 108-page hardcover book, DVD’s, handwritten lyrics and even Jason Newstead’s demo tape. The massive box set will arrive on November 10th through Metallica’s own Blackened Recordings.
https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/08/metallica-announce-massive-master-of-puppets-box-set/
The Flaming Lips and Mac DeMarco are working on a split EP as they get ready to head out on a joint tour together. The Lips will cover three DeMarco songs and DeMarco will cover three Lips songs on the new record. Both bands make a stop on their tour in Milwaukee when they play the Eagles Ballroom on September 18th.
http://www.stereogum.com/1960056/the-flaming-lips-mac-demarco-working-on-split-ep/news/