Brooklyn Vegan — Matt & Kim @ ACL 2010 (more by Tim Griffin) Who would have thought back in 2006 when Matt & Kim were rising through the ranks of the Todd P Brooklyn DIY scene that one day they'd be third on... more info

Guardian Music — A prolific cyber-dreamer with a laptop cooing prettily to early-80s synth-pop – love it or loathe it?Hometown: Brooklyn.The lineup: Danielle Johnson (vocals, keyboards), James Morley (guitar), Justin Coles (bass), Chris Egan (drums).The background:... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — The following is a guest post from our friends at Luckymag.com. The annual Bonnaroo music festival is right around the corner, taking place on June 9-12 in Manchester, Tennessee. And the lineup is stellar--some of our favorite acts include School of... more info

KEXP Seattle — Add this to your list of newly announced lineups: The Capitol Hill Block Party has added nine more bands to complete its 2011 roster. The festival, which runs July 22-24, is now also featuring in its 15th year local rising stars The Head and The Hear... more info

NME — Hear Skeeter Davis cover on NME.COM - before crunch time at 6pm today (May 21) more info

NME — Band announce addition of cat-loving vocalist to 'Radiosurgery' more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Best Coast at Bowery Ballroom (more by Bao Nguyen) In addition to their date supporting The Decemberists at the now sold-out Prospect Park benefit on June 14th, Best Coast has added a headlining NYC show. The band will team with... more info

BBC 6 Music — Lo-fi California surf thriving in the small venues more info

Stereogum — Blink-182 had a very good run around the turn of the millennium, with a personal brand that fell somewhere between Weezer and Jackass and made them icons to kids looking for goofy/smart alt.heroes capable of consistently churning out MTV-playlist dom... more info

Scotsman.com — BEST COAST THE ARCHES, GLASGOW *** more info