Guardian Music — Mauro Remiddi is more lost boy than rock man but his bleary, blissed-out songs will have fans of dreamy pop clinging to himHometown: Rome.The lineup: Mauro Remiddi (vocals, guitar, sampler, loops, keyboard).The background: With all this chat about Ne... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Ariel Pink at FYFest (more by Rachel Carr) Following a stint of dates with The Flaming Lips (none of which hit NY, or contain all of The Soft Bulletin) Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti will hit the road with the Brazilian... more info

Altsounds — 4AD introduces *Twin Shadow*, the latest addition to the 30 year-old label, rubbing shoulders alongside the likes of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Bon Iver, Deerhunter and The National. Initially discovered by Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor, 4AD wi... more info

Guardian Music — Neon Indian, On tourIt sounds like an AOR hit from 1983 but fuzzily so? It has the word "summer" or "beach" somewhere in its title or the band's name? Then you are most likely experiencing chillwave, the generic surge in post-Animal Collective bands ... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 08-21 St. John's, Newfoundland - Eastern Edge Art Gallery09-25 Victoria, British Columbia - Rifflandia Festival ^09-30 Montreal, Quebec - Pop Montreal^ with Ariel Pink more info

Altsounds — *FREE MIXTAPE:* Øya Festival 2010 present: The OYA Festival Mixtape Øya Festival in Norway are pleased to give away this mixtape showcasing some of the acts playing this year- it includes tracks from the likes of Yeasayer, Ariel Pink a... more info

Altsounds — *Magic Kids *just wrapped up an extensive tour as the main support for Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti. Next up, they'll play a slew of free in store performances in the South, dubbed the MEMPHIS EVERYWHERE tour, surrounding the release of *Memphis*... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Magic Kids - Summer (MP3) Magic Kids in Nashville in March (bekah_cope) Now that Memphis' Magic Kids have wrapped up their tour with Ariel Pink (which includes a NYC stop at Irving Plaza and a Magic... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — OC Weekly profiles Ariel Pink. More Intelligent Life interviews Jennifer Egan about her latest novel, A Visit from the Goon Squad. Rock Candy interviews Laurent 'Branco' Brancowitz of Phoenix. io9 lists 10 science fiction authors who became fictional... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 08-06 San Diego, CA - Casbah #% 08-07 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar ## with Ariel Pink and Magic Kids% with Dunes more info