Twin Cities:
— Spinner offers a sneak-peak at Prince’s 21 Nights, a multimedia compilation that documents the musician’s 21 night sold-out residency last year at London’s O2 arena. (link)
— Pitchfork has reviewed the recent Replacements reissues; Pleased to Meet Me tops the list with a 9.3 rating. (link)
— Rift Magazine will be sponsoring the 36 Hour Songwriting Contest – the contest is to be held at the Bryant Lake Bowl Theatre Wednesday, October 8. (link)

(Inter)National:
— Deftones have released the third video in an ongoing series highlighting the band’s studio sessions for the upcoming Eros. (link)
— Junior Senior are no more. (link)
— Proving that it’s never too late, Flea goes back to school. (link)
— Blender lists The 50 Worst Songs Ever. (link)
— International celebrity, comedian, and all-around mans-man Dave Hill has just released a Japanese-exclusive album with his band Valley Lodge. Need a non-musical reason to check it out? The album cover features a drunken man-bear wearing a Mayhem t-shirt. (link)
Valley Lodge “All My Lovin’” (mp3)

Local Concert Highlights:
— Mates of State & Now, Now Every Children @ Fine Line Music Cafe – 8:00
Mates of State “My Only Offer” (mp3)
Mates of State “Think Long” (mp3)
Mates of State “Fraud in the ’80s” (mp3)
Now, Now Every Children “Everyone You Know” (mp3)
Now, Now Every Children “Not One, But Two” (mp3)
(MoS Official) (MoS MySpace) (MoS Wikipedia) (NNEC MySpace)
— Ron Sexsmith @ Varsity Theater – 8:00
(Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)
— Bridge and Tunnel, Banner Pilot, Amen and The Hell Yeahs & Sundowners @ The Entry – 8:00
Banner Pilot “Uptown Sleep Solution” (mp3)
(BaT Official) (BaT MySpace) (BP Official) (BP MySpace) (AatHY MySpace)
(visit the Twin Cities’ Show Calendar for a detailed list of today’s concerts)

Daily Audio Downloads:
— Danielson “Body English (April 10, 1999)” (mp3)
— Danielson “Flesh Thang (Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT 2003)” (mp3)
— Danielson “Southern Paws (November, 22 2006)” (mp3)
— Danielson “Runnin To Brother (Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT 2003)” (mp3)
— Danielson “Physician Heal Yourself (April 13, 2005)” (mp3)
— Danielson “Smooth Death (April 10, 1999)” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)
— Fall Horsie “The Devil’s Performance” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— Project Jenny, Project Jan feat. So Percussion “You Said” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)
— The Rollo Treadway “Kidnapped” (mp3)
— The Rollo Treadway “Dear Mr. Doe” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)
— Team Genius “Take Me Home” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— Kanye West “Love Lockdown (VI remix)” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)