PATE REUNION UPDATE: Jon, Mike & Jon (and we hope Ron) will be retaking a stage July 5th... and I now have details from a presumably reliable source: There will be a potluck picnic from 12-3 p.m. at Brookside Park, Linden shelter; an all ages show (7-9 p.m.), and 21+ show (9 p.m.) at Whiskey River in Ames, IA.  Be there or be squared! If you're on the Facebook, check in with the event page.

LOCAL NATIVES dabble in dogless sci-fi for the "You And I" clip.

LIGHTNING DUST advance streams Fantasy.

BOMBINO stops by The Current for a chat and mini-set. 

ALL SONGS CONSIDERED: Tracks from Neko Case, No Age, Bosnian Rainbows and more highlight the latest edition.

DAFT PUNK: Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo spoke with All Songs Considered about the making of their new album, Random Access Memories, and share music by some of their favorite artists.

DEER TICK: Welcome to "The Rock." But not that rock.

JULIANA BARWICK drops "One Half" ahead of Nepenthe.

BLOUSE drops "No Shelter" as the first single from the upcoming record Imperium.

SHE & HIM: Zooey Deschanel and M Ward talk to the L.A. Times about the classic sounds and themes undergirding Vol. 3.

STEVIE NICKS: The Fairy Godmother of Rock.

PARQUET FLOOR: "Like some punked-up mix of Jonathan Richman and Pavement, it's goofy dude music that actually rocks." (Thx, LHB.)

50 YEARS, 50 GREAT SUMMER ALBUMS, compiled by Flavorwire. (Though some of these were not released in the summer, e.g., Sandanista!)

JOHNNY DEPP: An Outlaw Looks at 50.

KIM KARDASHIAN & KANYE WEST named their daughter. I shant spoil it for you.

JUSTIN BIEBER was under investigation for a possible hit and run accident involving a paparazzo overnight — but police have now cleared him of any wrongdoing.

KATY PERRY learned Russell Brand's divorce plans by text message.

MILEY CYRUS insists she wears her engagement ring from Liam Hemsworth “every single day” and says “alcohol is way more dangerous than marijuana.” It's a comment sure to endear her to parents.

JAMES FRANCO seeks crowdfunding for a film trilogy.

KRISTEN BELL is shooting the crowdfunded Veronica Mars movie.

MALI: An interim agreement has been reached between the Malian government and the separatist Tuareg MNLA to allow the Malian military to assert control over the northern region, including Kidal, before elections on July 28, to be followed by the Malian civilian administration. The accord, which was signed today, imposes an immediate ceasefire and also calls for all armed groups in the north to lay down their weapons.

TURKEY: After weeks of sometimes violent confrontation with police, Turkish protesters have found a new form of resistance: standing still and silent.

EGYPT: Authorities seized a half ton of explosives being smuggled into the Sinai. A new poll found that support for President Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood is declining in Egypt.

SYRIA: A car bombing yesterday by an al Qaeda-linked group killed at least 60 Syrian soldiers near a military base by Aleppo's airport, activists claimed. Some 700K civilians in Aleppo's Afrin district have been besieged by rebels since May 25.

AFGHANISTAN: This summer is shaping up as a lesson in tough love from American military mentors to demonstrate whether the Afghan forces really can become self-sufficient by the withdrawal deadline for Western forces in 2014.

JULIUS ESCAPING: Be afraid. Be very afraid.

THE PAW SEASONS: Get your pet a luxury holiday for a recession-busting £47K.

A BABY RACCOON DOG joins the Shanghai police.

FELIX THE CAT has a special entrance at the Huddersfield train station. No magic bag of tricks required.