Guardian Music — So anticipated that fans hacked the band's emails to get a listen, Animal Collective's new album is a victory for sonic adventurism, says Louis PattisonMonday morning in north London, and at an hour when your common-or-garden rock star is pushing the... more info

JamBase — Magik Markers' Balf Quarry hits the streets on May 5 Magik Markers BALF QUARRY, an old stone pit just outside of Hartford, Connecticut, represents a central place for Elisa Ambrogio and Pete Nolan, the duo who call themselves Magik Markers, and is... more info

JamBase — ATP New York 2009 Announces New Acts + Limited Single Day Tickets Now On Sale New additions: The Feelies, The Drones, Jesus Lizard, Melvins, Dead Meadow, El-P, Sleepy Sun, Akron Family ATP New York Set For Sept 11-13, 2009 All Tomorrow's Partie... more info

Pasta Primavera — Last year New York’s post rockers, Longwave, came back from a long hiatus and gave us Secrets Are Sinister - a large and in charge rock album that stills kicks my butt these days.  “No Direction” is their new video from that album.  It’... more info

Said the Gramophone — Three songs because Said the Gramophone is a sampler of really good songs, and all of these songs are really good. Emperor X - "Spieltier". Emperor X - "A Violent Translation of the Concordia Headscarp". Emperor X - "Go-Captain and Pinlighter". A... more info

The World Forgot — Let me begin this post by saying that I am risking losing many of my thousands of RSS readers and quite possibly a few fans with this post.  Seriously, this could really go either way. I’ve never been a fan of Animal Collective.  Never.  T... more info

Pasta Primavera — One of Baltimore’s great musical groups, Animal Collective, has extended their tour with a date at the Ottobar on Sunday May 10th.  You can only purchase the tickets at the Ottobar and only in CASH.  The times are limited when you can actuall... more info

Music Mule — A quick word - the below review is from Joe who won his ticket to see Crystal Stilts through the MusicMule mailing list. Sign up here for a chance to win in future competitions - I have Animal Collective and Beirut tickets to give away in the coming ... more info

Idolator — Today, the Oklahoma state legislature announced that "Do You Realize??," the 2002 hit by professional hallucinogen-abusers and occasional rock band Flaming Lips, would be the state's official rock song! This new honor sits perfectly next to their sta... more info

JamBase — Words by: Andrew Bruss | Images by Bruss & Steve Klise House Of Blues Boston by Bruss Boston's House of Blues is barely one week old, but it is already one of the best concert venues in Beantown. The city hosts a handful of smaller nightclubs suc... more info