Guardian Music — The singer-songwriter has contributed to Music for Insomnia, an ambient record designed for relaxation. Brian Eno should sue ...Sufjan Stevens's new project is his most boring ever. The Brooklyn songwriter contributes to every track on Music for Inso... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Minnesota Public Radio interviews Brian Eno. The Toronto Star reviews Nick Hornby's new novel, Juliet, Naked. Refurbished Kindles (Amazon's e-book reading devices) on sale at Amazon: 1st generation Kindle for $149.99, 2nd generation 6" Kindle for $21... more info

Guardian Music — The Cribs guitarist lists the songs that link his old band with his new one. It's a mixtape. Or a Marrxtape, if you will ...A lot of friendships are formed on the music you like. Before we even had the idea of me playing with the Cribs, we'd kick aro... more info

Stereogum — Psychedelically minded Scottish acid-rockers Aliens are supposedly influenced by Sergio Leone and Serge Gainsbourg, Brian Eno and Brian Wilson, Larry David and Ol' Dirty Bastard. (Basically, they're influenced by everything.) What people tend to b... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt The Swell Season's new album, Strict Joy, is out October 27th on Anti-. On Monday night, September 14th, the Irish & Czech duo (who are no longer a couple) performed at 92YTribeca in Manhattan. 92YTribeca... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt The Swell Season's new album, Strict Joy, is out October 27th on Anti-. On Monday night, September 14th, the Irish & Czech duo (who are no longer a couple) performed at 92YTribeca in Manhattan. 92YTribeca... more info

Live Daily — Rock and Roll Hall of Famers U2 [ tickets ], fresh from launching the North American leg of their ongoing world tour, will give fans a treat next month with the release of an expanded version of their breakthrough 1984 album "The Unforgettable Fire."... more info

The Quietus — Sessions taking place Down Under more info

XLR8R — Ghostly International and Christopher Willits' Overlap imprint are ganging together for their first collaborative release, a lovely slice of ambient music from Michigan/Ontario-based artist Chris McNamara. Vague Cities is a five-track album that... more info

NME — Dance duo say they have enough material for three albums more info