The first two albums by Robyn Hitchcock’s late-’70s/early-’80s neo-psychedelic band The Soft Boys — 1979’s ‘A Can of Bees’ and 1980’s classic ‘Underwater Moonlight’ — will be reissued in stripped-down CD and audiophile vinyl editions that come with new download-only bonus tracks.

In the second installment of his new ‘Tram Watch’ web-video series, bent troubadour Robyn Hitchcock finds inspiration on a recent trip to Memphis, Tenn., and breaks out into Elvis Presley’s 1957 smash ‘All Shook Up’ while riding a street car — and then continues once he jump off.

Attention tapeheads: The ever-iconoclastic Robyn Hitchcock is releasing an ultra-limited run of his new album ‘Propellor Time’ — on which he’s backed by members of R.E.M. and The Smiths — on ‘hand-assembled’ cassette.

This week’s new releases include new albums from David Byrne & Fatboy Slim (’Here Lies Love,’ about Imelda Marcos) and Robyn Hitchcock (’Propellor Time’), plus expanded reissues from David Bowie, The Colourfield and Squeeze.

Record-nerd mecca Amoeba Music this week posted video of skewed singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock’s eight-song, 37-minute in-store performance at the indie chain’s Hollywood megastore, as well as a 10-minute interview segment with the musician.

Robyn Hitchcock has just released a new video for ‘Ordinary Millionaire,’ a song co-written with The Smiths’ Johnny Marr that serves as the first single off the 3-years-in-the-making ‘Propellor Time.’

[tweetmeme]Robyn Hitchcock this spring will release the 3-years-in-the-making Propellor Time, an album recorded with current back-up band The Venus 3 — R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, Young Fresh Fellows’ Scott McCaughey and ex-Ministry drummer Bill Rieflin — and featuring guest turns by the likes of The Smiths’ Johnny Marr, Nick Lowe and John Paul Jones of Led [...]

[tweetmeme]Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, reissues and/or box sets.
ARTIST: Pixies
RELEASE: Minotaur
BACKSTORY: Featuring newly created artwork, this, er, gigantic — and quite pricey — box set features all five of the band’s albums on CD, DVD and Blu-ray, plus a previously unreleased 1991 concert on both Blu-ray and DVD. The limited-edition version [...]

Oddball troubadour Robyn Hitchcock will commemorate last year’s I Often Dream of Trains tour this fall by releasing a new live CD/DVD package devoted to his beloved 1984 solo album.
Due out Nov. 11 on Yep Roc Records, the 19-track I Often Dream of Trains in New York will include the John Ediginton-directed concert film that [...]

Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday:
ARTIST: The Screaming Blue Messiahs
RELEASES: Gun Shy, Bikini Red
BACKSTORY: Perhaps still best known for the semi-hit “I Wanna Be A Flinstone,” the punk- and rockabilly-influenced U.K. act sees its first two long-out-of-print albums, the latter of which contains the aforementioned single, [...]

Set your DVRs: Sundance Channel has begun airing “Robyn Hitchcock: I Often Dream of Trains,” a concert film shot late last year in New York that features Hitchcock performing cuts from his classic 1984 solo album of the same name.
Directed by John Ediginton — who previously helmed the documentary “Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death… and [...]

Record Rack: A weekly round-up of the pertinent new releases hitting stores this Tuesday:
ARTIST: U2
ALBUM: No Line on the Horizon
FORMAT: CD, LP, download
BACKSTORY: Bono and Co.’s 12th album leaked nearly two weeks ago, prompting the band to stream it on MySpace well before its official release date. The disc finds U2 working with longtime associates [...]