Culture Bully — Mark Sultan and the Black Lips locked down the first night of the 2010 Sled Island Music Festival by preaching the gospel of the Almighty Defenders. more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Garage-rock smartasses Black Lips have a split EP with Oregon punk duo Pierced Arrows that's coming out next week, July 6, via Scion A/V. Here's the Lips' contribution, the snarling rocker "Best Napkin I Ever Had". MP3: The Black Lips: "Best Nap... more info

Pitchfork — In the forthcoming nerd-avenger comic book movie Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World, the titular hero's band faces off against a group of punks called Crash and the Boys in a battle of the bands. While actor Erik Knudsen (aka Crash) provides vocals for the ... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — The Almigty Defenders are a twisted-gospel/garage-punk supergroup featuring members of Black Lips, King Khan & BBQ. When I say "gospel," I mean these guys are inspired by 70s soul, 60s garage and 50s R&B, but the spiritual message is slightly... more info

Pitchfork — In the movie Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World, titular character Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) is the bassist of a band called SEX BOB-OMB. So it follows that the comic-book adaptation would feature a whole ton of music. As previously reported, the film... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Here's a collection of the 10 best MP3 downloads out there on the Internet this week. 1. Robyn – ‘Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart’ (Alicia Keys Cover) Robyn recorded this chillingly beautiful cover of Alicia Keys’s 2009 single for BBC’s ... more info

Pitchfork — WHAT: RoskildeWHEN: July 1-4WHERE: Roskilde, DenmarkWHO: Prince, Pavement, Gorillaz, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, the National, Robyn, Patti Smith, Dirty Projectors, Titus Andronicus, Beach House, Drake, Them Crooked Vultures, Van Dyke Parks... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mister Moods said... BRAND NEW MOODS presents: - Lila Downs "Shake Away" Co-produced by Downs, longtime collaborators Paul Cohen, Brian Lynch, and Aneiro Taño, these 16 songs (13 plus three bonus cuts) are a wild mix of cumbias, folks songs, rancher... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — The Black Lips are the latest band to release a single for Adult Swim’s Singles Program. They gave away “Before You Judge Me” for free, and it’s a sweet garage rock jam that’s sweating feverishly with sweet summer vibes. Black Lips are alwa... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — The Adult Swim Singles Program continues to roll forward, this time with a new cut from Atlanta garage-rock troublemakers Black Lips. "Before You Judge Me" is a fuzzy stomper, complete with acid-fried guitar licks. Grab the tune above or at the Adult... more info