Chorus.fm — The Ataris have announced a “So Long, Blue Skies” tour in Australia. 6/3 – The Triffid, Brisbane 18+ 6/5 – The Metro Theatre, Sydney 18+ 6/7 – 170 Russell, Melbourne 18+ 6/9 – Fowlers Live, Adelaide Lic/AA 6/12 – Amplifier Bar, Perth 18... more info

KEXP Seattle — Happy Amplifiers Love Week! From now until the 2014 One-Day Summer Drive and Hood-to-Hood Challenge on Friday, June 13, we’re celebrating the more than 5,800 sustaining monthly donors who enable KEXP to play more “music that matters” every year... more info

DrownedInSound — If The Octopus was the turning point for Amplifier, Echo Street is the moment of reflection – of the band’s own past and present, and of the music that inspired them, whether that came from the past four years or the past four decades. Read... more info

Metalsucks — A complete recording package ideal for recording at home or on the road. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Jim Marshall, who was known as "The Father of Loud" for designing amplifiers ubiquitous in the rock world, has died at 88. more info

Totally Fuzzy — With a sound that draws as much from post-rock's modernity as it does from the classic space rock grooves of the past, Amplifier's resurgence into the music scene with 2011's 'The Octopus' was not just a celebratory success story... more info

DrownedInSound — Earlier this year Michael Brown gave Amplifier's new record an 8/10, writing that it embraced its past but was unafraid of the future, which sounds like a good mix to us. There's a hive of activity around them at the moment, with a track to download,... more info

Altsounds — After the release of their critically acclaimed double-album The Octopus earlier this year, Manchester band Amplifier have just announced details of a year ending headline UK tour. The dates are as follows: Sun 4/12/11 Nottingham Rock City Mon 05/12... more info

Altsounds — Following the launch of the UK's new prestige rock festival, in 2010, High Voltage returns in 2011 with exclusive performances from headliners Judas Priest and Dream Theater, UK festival exclusives from Black Country Communion, Jethro Tull, Queen... more info

Altsounds — Following the release of Amplifier's epic third album last week, the band have now revealed this behind the scenes footage showing how 'The Octopus' was assembled. _www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IDpUXBDyC4_ more info