Altsounds — *16th – 19th July 2009 Henham Park Estate, Southwold, Suffolk * 23rd June 2009 *OBELISK ARENA *~ The Broken Family Band ~ ~ Broken Records ~ *UNCUT ARENA *~ Miike Snow ~ Gurrumul ~ The Vaselines ~ ~ Manchester Orchestra... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — Some more fruits of our late May visit to Barcelona's Primavera Sound fest, where WFMU set up camp (like, in a tent and all) for three sunkissed days and breezy Mediterranean nights. We've got archives of 20 of the sets... more info

My Old Kentucky — Many of these songs area already available for free download on the Sub Pop website, but save yourself some time and download them all at once. Even if you don't download the mixtape, make sure you check out the website and all its badass animated g... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin "On Sunday night at Bowery Ballroom, The Vaselines essentially played every song they ever wrote, including 2 new songs that sounded like they could have been written back in the late 80s along with the others.... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Monday: The Vaselines + Adam Green @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 8pm $25It's not every day you get to see a legendary band like The Vaselines in your in back yard. In fact I believe this is only the second time they've ever played in our area. Pretty ... more info

Chicago Tribune — It's safe to say The Vaselines never sounded so good. more info

Mercury News, California — For a band that released only one proper album, about 20 years ago, and never toured the States, Glasgow, Scotland's Vaselines left quite a mark. Now, at long last, the duo of Eugene Kelly and Francis McKee will make its San Francisco debut at 8 p.m.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Vaselines in NYC in 2009 Sun, May 17 @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Woods (on sale Tuesday) Mon, May 18 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ Adam Green (still on sale) PREVIOUSLY: The Vaselines - London setlist, 2009 tour... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — If you were to compile a short list of seminal albums that became the building blocks of your current musical tastes, you would most likely find that within the span of, say, 10 to 15 releases you could nail down the roots of what it is that really â... more info

Powerpopulist — It took but one stop at Mars Needs Guitars for Merz to top off ye olde loving cup o' tunes. Thanks to him and these other wonderful bloggers.Ride - Magical Spring - Mars Needs GuitarsSuperdrag - Feeling Like I Do - Mars Needs GuitarsMy Bloody Valenti... more info