Stereogum — Cindy Wilson, one of the lead vocalists and songwriters behind the B-52s, is striking out on her own, and her upcoming solo album Change, recorded with Athens musicians Ryan Monahan, Lemuel Hayes, Suny Lyons, and Marie Davon, is arriving this fall. T... more info

Detroit Free Press — More than 200 local and national acts will play eight stages for the 20th anniversary edition of the Royal Oak fest.             more info

Stereogum — Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen's sketch comedy show Portlandia returns for its seventh season in a few weeks (1/5). It reliably has a cadre of famous guest stars, and today IFC has announced this season's roster, which includes Run The Jewels a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tonight's Halloween weekend shows in NYC include The Damned, GWAR, Japandroids, Uniform, The B-52s, Steely Dan, Psychic Ills, Black Kids, and more. Continue reading… more info

Gigwise — Yoko Ono, the multimedia artist widely vilified for her modern art antics and perceived role in breaking up The Beatles, is set to finally see the bulk of her music career reissued on vinyl and CD, as well as being available digitally for the first t... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Four decades since the dawn of seminal post-punk bands Wire, Television, Pylon, Social Climbers, B-52s and Devo, that stripped down, raw minimalism remains a vastly rich mine – with no group currently striking more gold than Atlanta’s OMNI, ... more info

Stereogum — Kurt Vile is the latest artist to cover a version of the Squidbillies theme song for the Adult Swim cartoon. (Last week, we heard Father John Misty’s rendition, and this season is also set to include Sharon Van Etten and the B-52s.) You can hear hi... more info

Consequence of Sound — Forthcoming season will also feature renditions from Kurt Vile, Sharon Van Etten, the B-52's, and more. more info

Detroit Free Press — The Ann Arbor guitarist-singer has been added to the main stage for opening night of the 10th annual GM River Days festival, joining a previously announced national lineup that includes the B-52s, Patti LaBelle, SWV alongside dozens of metro Detroit ... more info

Guardian Music — The new book Outside the Lines gathers behind-the-scenes pictures, outtakes and lost images from the cover shoots of punk and new wave’s most famous LPs. Take a look, and read what their photographers recall from the sessions Continue reading.... more info