Brooklyn Vegan — Riot Fest is happening in Toronto, Chicago and Denver again this year, and the lineup for Toronto was just announced. It happens on September 6 & 7 and features The National, Flaming Lips, Social Distortion, Death Cab for Cutie,... more info

Impose Magazine — Sending her synthesized textures, and dark moods across the seven seas, Italian songstress Tying Tiffany sent us a first listen to her electro world-turning track, "Spin Around". Known Stateside to the legions of dark eyeliner and cloak clad sets, th... more info

Chorus.fm — *The Buzzcocks (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/the bzzcocks/)* are working on their 9th studio album. You can pre-order the album via PledgeMusic (http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/buzzcocks). more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — Slum of LegsFrom: Brighton, EnglandWhen M&S have removed all reference to boys and girls in their children's toys department it's reached the point where referencing a band by the sex of their members is anachronistic. However it is pleasing ... more info

The Independent — Huey Morgan has blocked Never Mind The Buzzcock’s official feed on Twitter after angrily storming out of the BBC2 comedy music quiz.     more info

The Independent — Huey Morgan smashed a mug and stormed off stage on last night’s Never Mind The Buzzcocks, after becoming increasingly irate with the ‘next lines’ round.     more info

Topix — The nexus of Texas garage rock these past two decades emereged like UK pop/punk pioneers the Buzzcocks and Jam in the Seventies and Eighties. more info

Pitchfork - Album Reviews — Though they existed for less than two years, Toy Love are immeasurably important to the history of New Zealand music. They helped inspire the creation of Flying Nun-- perhaps the most important independent label in the country’s history-- and ... more info

Guardian Music — The former Simply Red frontman on the Beatles, Buzzcocks and MozartMick Hucknall, he of the unmistakably smooth pop-soul voice, achieved enormous success in the 80s and 90s fronting Simply Red. The band sold 50 million albums with hits including Hold... more info

Guardian Music — The 1-2-3-4, LondonWith the problems at Bloc and cancellation of Underage, it hasn't been a golden year for festivals in east London. The 1-2-3-4, however, looks as if it may buck the trend, a one-dayer offering the suggestion that relevance is not a... more info