Nialler9 — It’s July 1st, the mid-point of the year, a good time to reflect on what we’ve been offered musically so far in 2009. There’s been some stonkers like Grizzly Bear, Animal Collective and Fever Ray but you know about them already. I’ve listed m... more info

Guardian Music — London maestro Guy Connelly peddles a mean line in 'chop pop' - in other words, he cuts and dices found sounds with psychotic finesseHometown: London. The lineup: Guy Connelly (vocals, instruments). The background: As our humble tribute, we were goi... more info

Guardian Music — Was it Dizzee, Blur, Trash City or the glorious weather that made this year's festival? Share your Glasto moments hereSo that was Glastonbury 2009, the one where Blur made an imperial comeback, Bruce Springsteen's set was either epic or interminable ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Several of today's free and legal mp3 downloads are also featured on the 2009 Bonnaroo downloads page. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Alejandro Escovedo: 2009-06-13, Bonnaroo [mp3,ogg,flac] "Sensitive Boys" [mp3] other Alejandro Escovedo posts... more info

The Quietus — Band found in the flowers more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes (Dam-Funk Remix) MP3 Dam-Funk @ American Museum of Natural History (more by Rod Mickens) LA Times: How did you end up hooking up with Animal Collective to remix "Summertime Clothes?" Dam-Funk: Animal C... more info

The Yellow Stereo —   Welcome to Day 2 coverage of Bonnaroo! Look at my sweet wristband! I’d debated on whether or not to even catch the Dirty Projectors or whether to stake out a good spot for Animal Collective. I decided catching the first 45 minutes of Dir... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming Regina Spektor's new album, Far, in its entirety. The A.V. Club interviews members of Animal Collective. AVC: There’s been a steady increase in awareness and appreciation of this band with every release since Sung Tongs, at le... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — It was only after Friday concluded I realized the marathon of ridiculously good music I completed. Starting at 1:30 and ending at 6:15, I bore witness to a trio of bands responsible for creating the three best albums released in the year 2009: The D... more info

JamBase — Lollapalooza Has Announced Set Times Stage Conflicts Included The Chicago festival has announced the set times of their festival (STS9 gets a 4-5 p.m. slot...wtf?) prompting attendees to ponder which bands they'll be able to catch and who they'll... more info