Radio Exile — Check out the Animal Collective remix of “Zero” “after the jump” [Tip via GvB] more info

Troubled Souls Unite — Or: The Death of True Music ElitismI was sitting in the Yeshiva College writing center the other week, when I overheard a few professors discussing how much easier academic research is, now that everything is on the internet. And it got me thinking a... more info

Persona Sauna — Well I guess this is a good way to follow up the last post with the other remix. I like the direction Animal Collective took this. Read about YYY's secret performance last night at Santos in NY here.Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero (Animal Collective Remix) [y... more info

Idolator — ARTIST: Dirty Projectors TITLE: Bitte Orca RELEASE DATE: June 9, 2009 WEB DEBUT: April 9, 2009 ONE-LISTEN VERDICT: From where I'm sitting, Dave Longstreth's band has had an odd ascent onto the doorstep of indie stardom. The album I thought would've ... more info

The Music Fix — News: Animal Collective have announced two UK dates that will follow their perform at this years Glastonbury festival. They are as follows: ATP Presents Animal Collective at O2 Academy Brixton, Thursday 20th August Tickets available now from usu... more info

Idolator — Sure, the cover for YACHT's See Mystery Lights just looks kind of blandly odd on first glance. But this is just Phase One of the cover, which will apparently be packaged with a "special holographic foil" that gives off an effect that takes the h... more info

Pasta Primavera — It seems like many are giving it a go of remixing some of the tracks off of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs It’s Blitz.  Unfortunately not many of them seem to come close to quality of the original (though I hold out until I hear the remix Animal Collective... more info

NME — 13th Floor Elevators mainman Roky Erickson also plays more info

AngryApe — And they are confirmed for two UK festivals more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are on sale for the recently added late Dan Deacon show at Bowery Ballroom. Tickets are on Am Ex presale (@ noon) for the recently added Grizzly Bear show at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets are on sale... more info