L.A. Times - Entertainment — 2005 was a banner year for independent-minded rock and pop acts. LCD Soundsystem, M.I.A. and Bloc Party each released LP's that proved small, ambitious bands could have an outsized influence, thanks to a confluence of high-speed internet, acts mesh... more info

Stereogum — FYF Fest took over LA’s Memorial Sports Arena this past weekend, with headlining sets from Morrissey and Kanye West (who joined the bill after Frank Ocean dropped out and was joined onstage by Rihanna and Travis Scott) alongside a smattering of oth... more info

Stereogum — Bloc Party played their first show in two years last night at The Glasshouse in Pomona, CA. Following the departures of original drummer Matt Tong and bassist Gordon Moakes, the band featured a radically different lineup, with Louise Bartle on drums ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — LA's annual FYF Fest returns August 22 & 23, and today the lineup was announced. It includes Morrissey, The Jesus & Mary Chain, D'Angelo, Frank Ocean, Bloc Party, Run the Jewels, Deerhunter, Belle & Sebastian, Spiritualized, Dinosaur Jr, Mac... more info

Stereogum — L.A.’s annual FYF Fest has announced its 2015 lineup, and as usual, it’s dope. Frank Ocean and Morrissey headline, and the undercard includes D’Angelo, Deerhunter, Solange, Death Grips, FKA twigs, Spiritualized, Mac DeMarco, Purity Ring, Run Th... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Varski and R3wire hit Mumbai recently. Find out what went down here... more info

Stereogum — It’s been six years since we last heard from expansive Danish proggers Mew. Next week, they’ll finally get around to releasing +-, their long-awaited follow-up to 2009’s No More Stories… The new album aims for a kind of grand-scale crystallin... more info

Stereogum — Silent Alarm just turned 10, but a decade hasn’t halted Bloc Party’s output. The band’s frontman Kele Okereke confirmed to Australia’s Triple J radio that a new album from the British indie rock group is on the way. Okereke is in Australia to... more info

Stereogum — Klaxons have been kicking around the music world since 2005, at the height of something called New Rave, when every young band in Britain seemed to be playing spunky, angular, dance-infused indie rock. Along with Bloc Party and the Arctic Monkeys, Kl... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Flavorwire recommended plague novels. The Afghan Whigs visited The Current studio for an interview and live performance. Litro interviewed author Jeff VanderMeer. PopMatters interviewed Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke about his new solo album, Trick... more info