Altsounds — Filter 89% : ---Quote--- Other Lives have managed to pull off a feat more remarkable than releasing a few engaging tunes—they've created an album. A dark mediation on man's relationship with beasts, Tamer Animals highlights the band's ab... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda M. Hatfield, words by Andrew Sacher Justin Vernon walked onto the dimly lit stage at the sold out Celebrate Brooklyn show in Prospect Park last night (8/10) with his 9-piece Bon Iver, picked up his guitar, and... more info

Guardian Music — Jay-Z gets all the best lines, but it's Kanye who seems to be in creative charge here, says Alexis PetridisYou have to be impressed with Jay-Z's resolve when it comes to the matter of collaborative albums, perhaps the one chequered area in an other... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Rachel Kowal, photos by Jessica Amaya Back in June, The Awl compiled a long list of the adjectives (and a few adverbs) used by music journalists to describe the new self-titled Bon Iver album. Perhaps unsurprisingly, many of... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bon Iver @ Bonnaroo 2009 (more by Graeme Flegenheimer) today in NYC * Nancy Garcia @ The Stone * Tell Your Friends @ Lolita * Diego Garcia, Henry Wolfe @ City Winery * Boy & Bear, Country Mice @ Mercury... more info

Muzjiks — Last night, I made my first visit to the DC indie rock mecca, the 9:30 Club. Oh, and I might add, seeing the second of two sold-out Bon Iver shows, was not a bad way to start. Justin Vernon and the ever-expanding cast of the Bon Iver road crew blas... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming last night's Bon Iver concert. Stream the BBC Arena documentary on William S. Burroughs. Pitchfork interviews Simon Reynolds about his new book, Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past. Dana Spiotta talks to the Los Angel... more info

Sixeyes — I won't be posting at Sixeyes any longer. All new posts will be at my new music blog, *hipstereo. Here are some recent posts at *hipstereo. Hipstereo's MP3 Player Mix Tegan and Sara: Newport Folk Festival Live 2011 Stream Grizzly Bear's Chris Ta... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Bon Iver, The Game, Bright Eyes and Tori Amos are among the artists with new shows in the Southland on sale this week. more info

NME - The Daily Download — 1. MIA – ‘27’ Amidst the outpour of loving tributes for Amy Winehouse, who died this past weekend, was this brand new track posted online by MIA. The unfinished demo was recorded some time ago, but the singer decided to share it on honour of Am... more info