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Loved the Jelly Pool Parties over the summer (and last year)? Yeah, so did we. This summer’s events featured Grizzly Bear, Girl Talk, the Black Lips, Dirty Projectors, Deerhunter, Dan Deacon, No Age, Mission of Burma, Beach House, Simian Mobile Disco, Wiz Khalifa—and who can forget Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz proudly introducing “Effed Up!”? Well, according to Jelly’s press release today, the future of the Pool Parties could be in jeopardy: “News came from the New York State Parks Department and the Open Space Alliance that the East River State Park may not be available to Jelly for the 2010 season. This will ultimately put an end to the flourishing free summer series.”

Click past the jump for info on how you can help.

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Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West lead a bandanna-clad, torch-lifting crowd in the postapocalyptic video for “Run This Town.” Watch it here. [MTV]

Details about Karen O’s music for the film adaptation of the children’s classic Where the Wild Things Are are out, and the list of collaborators includes members of  Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Dead Weather, Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox and more. Album’s out September 29, but watch out for the single “All Is Love” Tuesday, August 25. [Filter]

A remake based on The Beatles‘ animated Yellow Submarine flick is slated to be done in 3-D by Oscarwinner Robert Zemeckis. [NME]

More Bradford Cox news: Hear Atlas Sound’s fragile “Attic Lights” here, the second preview off his upcoming full-length Logos, out on October 20. [Pitchfork]

And from the TONY desk:

Listen to a new track off punk-cabaret chanteuse Shilpa Ray’s upcoming debut album here. [The Volume]

Show recap: Islands‘ Nick Thorburn channels his inner Tom Jones at the Bell House. [The Volume]

Watch video and photos of Del the Funky Homosapien performing at Sunday’s pool party. [The Volume]

The big story this weekend is All Points West. For the second year in a row, the New York City area has a big festival to call its own, and the lineup has a little something for everyone. Yes, Jay-Z has replaced the Beastie Boys, and yes, Tool and Coldplay headline other nights. But, Friday through Sunday isn’t all about the name acts: Check out our preview of the shows here for some lesser-known highlights.

Other than APW, you’re still looking at a stacked weekend.

Friday
A trio of dark bands—Brutal Truth, Pig Destroyer and Repulsion—kick off Blackened Music Series at Brooklyn Masonic Temple. Read our show preview here.

The Mekons, punk’s great British-American collective, play the Bell House. (They also play Mercury Lounge Saturday.) Read our show preview here.

AC/DC rocks Giants Stadium with a little help from Anvil, stars of the recent documentary film Anvil! The Story of Anvil.

Weirdos from the ’90s indie scene Polvo play South Street Seaport, with support from also aging, also excellent Obits.

Saturday
Luna vets Dean & Britta soundtrack Andy Warhol’s “Screen Tests” at Celebrate Brooklyn at Prospect Park.

Wistful and scrappy are the name of the game for Cass McCombs’s show with Jennifer O’Connor at Union Hall.

The biggest name in the biz, Lil Wayne, busts rhymes at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater.

Indie hero M. Ward headlines a show at Central Park SummerStage, but we’re really intrigued by the pairing of former Minuteman Mike Watt and Wilco guitar shredder Nels Cline in the opening slot. Check back at the Volume (or see above) for a recent in-office performance from Watt.

Sunday
If you’re not heading out to APW, you’ll no doubt want to see three big indie acts—Dan Deacon, Deerhunter and No Age—swap songs in a round-robin-style shit show.

Later, the cocky Catfish Haven plays The Bell House for a nice end to your weekend.

Passion Pit (pictured) plays 19th-century mad scientists in their new video for “To Kingdom Come.” [Stereogum]

Moby wants people to review Wait for Me here, and is offering a print from his Little Idiot art exhibit in London to the best tweeter. [@thelittleidiot]

Expect a new Tegan and Sara album, Sainthood, to appear on October 27. [@teganandsara]

Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox teams up with Animal Collective’s Panda Bear. [Impose]

It’s been a long wait to find out who/what was going to replace the free McCarren Pool shows, but we’ve finally got a lineup and, boy, is it a doozy! The shows will be taking place starting at 2pm at the Williamsburg Waterfront (East River State Park, 90 Kent Ave at North 9th St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn) every Sunday for eight weeks. That’s right; these concerts are not actually in a pool anymore. And if you don’t like music that much and are just going to pick up chicks or out-hipster the rest, there will be dodgeball and three-on-three basketball.

Also, here’s a little note that we found interesting from the press release: Disclaimer: Any and all underage drinking at The Pool Parties will result in prompt eviction from the premises and not being allowed to return for the duration of the series.

They should probably tell the Black Lips not to drink too.

Check the full lineup after the jump…

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