NME — Crystal Castles, Amanda Blank also set for summer event more info

Bridging The Atlantic — My stay in Norway over the past few months has been great so far. Good weather, a better scooter (despite minor complications) and the fact that soon enough there will be several great summer festivals practically at my doorstep to attend. Hereâ€â... more info

Stereogum — Punning on Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures while painting the old black-and-white landscape a pretty sunset pink, Alan Palomo, aka Austin's VEGA (not these folks) goes for pure joy (sorry) on his Well Known Pleasures EP. Before this, the Austin Ital... more info

My Old Kentucky — Thanks to BIG STEREO and GvB for breaking this one. We reported on VEGA's drama with the Crystal Castles show in Dallas not too long ago, but Alan Palomo, the man behind the project, is moving on. He's releasing his new EP Well Known Pleasures on M... more info

JamBase — Lollapalooza | 08.07 - 08.09 | Grant Park, Chicago Depeche Mode, Tool, Killers, Jane's Addiction, Beastie Boys, KOL, STS9, TV on the Radio Set to go down August 7-9 in Chicago's Grant Park, the Lollapalooza festival has announced the lineup for the... more info

My Old Kentucky — Wow Wow Wow...(click to enlarge)Depeche Mode * Tool * The Killers * Jane's Addiction * Beastie Boys * Kings of Leon * Lou Reed * Ben Harper and Relentless7 * Thievery Corporation * Snoop Dogg * Rise Against * Andrew Bird * TV on the Radio * Vampire W... more info

MTV.com News — Tool, The Killers join previously announced headliners Kings of Leon, Jane's Addiction, Beastie Boys and Depeche Mode.By James Montgomery The Killers' Brandon Flowers Photo: John Shearer/ WireImage Well, now we know all six. Last month, af... more info

Battery In your Leg — If I had based my entire impression of The Whip on the first single I heard - ‘Divebomb’ - I’d have probably not kept too close an eye on them. It was good, but sounded a bit too much like another band that appeared alongside them on Kitsune Ma... more info

Idolator — This past weekend, Dan Deacon played a show at the Masquerade in Atlanta that ended poorly. The club cut him off mid-set, and mild chaos ensued. Deacon fans were livid at the club, but the DJs who were scheduled afterward said that Deacon and Co. (an... more info

Music Mule — What? Blur / Foals / Crystal Castles / Friendly Fires This second date has been added to the initial Friday one and it’s a truly amazing line-up to warrant your £45. Blur need no introduction. Here’s a brief synopsis of the others: Foals: math... more info