More on that Beck record

Trip-hop pioneer (and crazy) Beck has, as seems to be such a popular move these days, pushed up the release of his next album. Apparently, it should make an appearance in the next four to six weeks. Oh yeah, and apparently Cat Power will be making an appearance on the record. Huzzah! What the record doesn't have is a title or a tracklist or artwork just yet, but hey, it's Beck. Let's hope it's better Beck than The Information. Ouch.

In addition to an appearance at Outside Lands, there will be a titanic show at Los Angeles's Hollywood Bowl featuring the man himself (who is quite something live), with NLtS favourites Spoon and MGMT supporting. That venue will also be rocked by Radiohead and Liars less than a month before Mr Hansen makes his mark. Wow.