Stereogum — We’ve paired with W Hotels for an intimate performance video series starring some of our favorite artists. Our first installment featured Active Child playing “Hanging On” in the W San Francisco. Today’s episode has DOM performing “Damn,”... more info

Guardian Music — Boasting a budget version of the wall of sound, James Bennett's music is haunted by the Spector of past pop erasHometown: Kirkby Lonsdale.The lineup: James Bennett (vocals, music).The background: A reader of this column recently bemoaned the lack of ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dominick Mastrangelo, words by Rachel Kowal M83 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Riding from a wave of hype and good press surrounding their string of CMJ shows last month, Active Child showcased their unique sound to a decent... more info

KEXP Seattle — Six albums in and French musician Anthony Gonzalez continues to astound. On record, M83 is as majestic and astounding as the spiral galaxy it is named after, and yet it would be easy for this mostly solo studio project to translate as dead as deep sp... more info

Stereogum — The hottest ticket in Los Angeles last night was M83′s super sold out show at the Music Box in support of their double album opus Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. It was an evening full of soaring synthesizers, gauzy guitars and guest appearances by Zol... more info

I Think You're Swell — I had to use the photo above as the opener to this post, I mean, look at that tee — “MOIST FIST”. THEY LOOKED TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL! I am absolutely worn out. Typing this right now is killing me, srsly, but I’m gonna do it. I saw sooooo many ba... more info

Altsounds — *M83*'s North American tour starts tonight in Washington DC with Active Child opening up so get there early! The tour includes headlining stops at MoogFest in Asheville this weekend and Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas on November 5th. M... more info

DrownedInSound — This week's Spotifriday playlist, featuring lots of stuff from the year 2000, including At The Drive-in, Coldplay, Outkast, Deftones and Eels. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

DrownedInSound — Consult any accredited dictionary for the definition of 'sumptuous' and there sits Pat 'Active Child Grossi's pouting mug, the youngster looking all mopey and intense, or maybe a bit otherworldly, or maybe a little smug for having produced one of the... more info

Stereogum — Stereogum has partnered with W Hotels to deliver a series of intimate concert performances from some of our favorite artists. First up is one of Stereogum’s 40 Best New Bands Of 2010, Active Child, who played an exclusive session for us at the W Sa... more info