Pop Candy — Peruse pop-culture headlines for Wednesday, May 12. more info

MTV.com News — Previously announced artists include Vampire Weekend, Muse, Beck and the Dead Weather.By James Montgomery Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in "Eclipse" Photo: Summit Entertainment We already knew about Muse, and, then, throughout the da... more info

DrownedInSound — So, erm, some people have commented on some of the new Band of Horses tracks since a couple of tracks were made available, a video, and a performance on Later...With Jools Holland. Some of the comments were disparaging, one comparing them to Snow Pat... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Capt. Willard said... * PAUL KANTNER Blows Against The Empire (1970) * DAVID CROSBY If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971) Both recorded roughly at the same time in San Francisco, using many of the same players, Garcia, Hart, Kaukonen, Nash, Slick a... more info

Pitchfork — At this very moment, NPR is streaming in its entirety the debut album from Brooklyn duo Sleigh Bells, titled Treats. It is loud and features recent Best New Track "Tell 'Em". Treats is out now on iTunes and hits the world in tangible form June 22, ac... more info

Culture Bully — Music video for "NW Apt" by Band of Horses from the band's 2010 "Infinite Arms" release. more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-08 San Francisco, CA - Café Du Nord06-09 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland06-13 Denver, CO - Walnut Room06-15 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall06-16 Toronto, Ontario - El Mocambo06-17 Montreal, Quebec - Club Lambi06-20 Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Waterfront *... more info

Pitchfork — With rents and crowding and subway service interruptions, living in New York City can be a massive pain in the ass. But one of the great reasons to live in the city is the wealth of outdoor concerts that come to town every year-- and a lot of them ar... more info

Radio Exile — “It took nearly 2 years, virtual bankruptcy, five states and a dead falcon to get there, but Infinite Arms is the product of a band doing things on their own terms and finally learning to enjoy the results,” (taken from the Infinite Arms Biograph... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Exactly two weeks remain before Band of Horses latest LP, Infinite Arms, releases and I cannot wait. The group have done a wonderful job sharing material from their upcoming record and even doing an impromptu vinyl UStream of the entire album (it so... more info