Allmusic Blog — Björk - Voltaic (CD/DVD) Leave it to Björk to make a live album set that can be treated as part of her regular body of work rather than a side note. While Björk fans have occasionally complained about the amount of repackaging of her albums,... more info

Rolling Stone — Björk released Volta in 2007 and hit the road with a killer band that included an all-female 10-piece brass section. Now an elaborate document of the Volta tour is coming out in five different configurations (of CD, vinyl, DVD discs) on June 30th �... more info

There are a few incontrovertible truths in life: First base is 90 feet from home plate, Martin Van Buren was the eighth president, and Del McCoury is the coolest cat in America. After all, the septuagenarian is one of music’s most admired elder sta... more info

Stereogum — This post is a really big deal because we never ask questions like this. (We always ask questions like this.) But for real this time ... did Bitte Orca do it? Is this the one? It's almost December right? At SXSW, where Dirty Projectors debuted the... more info

Live Daily — Born behind the iron curtain in 1980, singer/songwriter pianist Regina Spektor [ tickets ] spent her early years in Moscow. As the only daughter of a music teacher mom and violinist dad, Spektor began piano lessons at age six. Nine years later, th... more info

Altsounds — “Brill Building pop with the quirkiness of Bjork and Regina Spektor.” (Blurt) “As pop philosophizing goes, Lenka and her breathy voice are like a fresh coat of fuchsia on your walls: bracingly sweet, surprisingly cool, an... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Björk’s Voltaic: The Volta Tour concert film that featuring stops on her visually dazzling Volta tour in Paris and Reykjavik, will be screened in the USA this June and July, with over 15 screenings already booked (more... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — Back in 2007 I was extremely moved by Björk’s live performance in support of Volta (the featured picture was snapped from 3rd row, my first time at a Björk show.) Everytime I think about the live renditions of Hyperballad, Army of Me, Declare... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The New York Times profiles David Longstreth of the Dirty Projectors. Since he began releasing music under the name Dirty Projectors in 2003, Mr. Longstreth has gradually established himself as indie-rock’s workaholic mad genius, churning out ... more info

Pop Candy — Hey, guys! I hope all is well -- it's kind of gray 'n' gloomy outside here, so I'm wishing I could crawl back into bed. Last night I intended to go home, eat some chicken and go to sleep. Instead,... more info