Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Unbroken at FYFest (more by Chris Juarez) The lineup of FYFest in LA was pretty damn impressive. Alongside indie stalwarts like Panda Bear, Best Coast, The Mountain Goats, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Cold Cave, and Ariel Pink... more info

XLR8R — Esteemed record store and label Rough Trade will continue their collections of genre-specific releases with Synth Wave 10, a compilation of contemporary new wave that spans Fever Ray to Cold Cave. read more more info

Stereogum — Long-ago dark-synth BTW Cold Cave’s “Life Magazine” is no stranger to the advertising realm: Around the holidays Love Comes Close’s poppiest moment ended up in a regularly aired Radio Shack spot. Now, after being remixed by handfuls of hands,... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 08-09 Los Angeles, CA - Human Resources *08-13 Pomona, CA - Glass House ^08-14 San Diego, CA - Soda Bar08-16 Los Angeles, CA - The Smell $08-27 San Francisco, CA - Bimbos 365 Club #08-28 Los Angeles, CA - EchoPlex #09-02 San Diego, CA - Casbah &09-03... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 09-02 San Diego, CA - Casbah &09-03 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar &09-04 Los Angeles, CA - FYF Fest09-05 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall &09-06 Big Sur, CA - Henry Miller Memorial Library &09-09 Portland, OR - Holocene09-10 Seattle, WA -... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Helsinki-based electro-pop duo Villa Nah have remixed 'If You Want It', the first single from OMD's new album, 'History Of Modern'. The single, which will be released on September 6th through 100% Records, will include this remix, as well as others f... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 07-23 Santander, Spain - Santander Music Festival07-24 Alburquerque, Spain - Festival Contempopranea07-25 Barcelos, Portugal - Milhões de Festa Festival07-30 Barcelona, Spain - Razz07-31 Aviles, Spain - Ewan Fest08-07 Murcia, Spain - Electromar Fest... more info

Pitchfork — UPDATE: Matador has announced the initial lineup for their 21st birthday party. In addition to the reunited GBV ("the Classic '93 - '96 lineup), it also features Pavement, Sonic Youth, Belle & Sebastian, Spoon, Cat Power, Yo La Tengo, the Jon Spencer... more info

Stereogum — Noveller is the project of Brooklyn experimental guitarist (and ex-Parts & Labor member) Sarah Lipstate. Last August I posted the powerful looping/droning/whirling “Brilliant Colors” from her No Fun debut Red Rainbows. After that, she joined Cold... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 07-03 Des Moines, IA - Western Gateway Park ! 07-07 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits TV taping 07-08 Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre # 07-09 Minneapolis, MN - Basilica Block Party 07-10 Chicago, IL - Old St. Pats Church Block Party ^ 07-11 Lo... more info