Guardian Music — This ramshackle four-piece are reclaiming the sound of 80s indie Britain from the US. But do we really want it back?Hometown: London.  The lineup: Roxanne (vocals, guitar), Marion (bass), Patrick (drums), James (guitar).The background: It's weird ... more info

Guardian Music — Like the Shangri-Las meets the Stooges, these Sub Pop signings mix sunny girl-group melodies with lo-fi murkHometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Dee Dee (vocals, guitars), Jules (guitar), Frankie Rose (drums), Bambi (bass).The background: Only a bunch o... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Zach Stern Beach Fossils... The Beach Fossils/Beets/Christmas Island tour culminates this Saturday (2/20) at Music Hall of Williamsburg, in a show with German Measles and Crystal Stilts. Tickets are still on sale. It'll be the third NYC gig... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Harlem @ Union Pool over the weekend (more by Andrew Frisicano) Local Natives will headline Bowery Ballroom on May 6th. Tickets go on AmEx presale at noon. Best Coast & Midnight Masses were added as openers to the April 1st... more info

Powerpopulist — Frankie Rose - Thee Only One mp3 from Thee Only One singleThe founding member of Vivian Girls and sometime member of Crystal Stilts might not be the only one, but this Slumberland release is singularly righteous, ioho.MySpace | eMusic | Amazon | iTun... more info

Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEK Fan Death A Coin For The Well EP (Pharmacy) They're a year late for the march of the Little Roux fembots, but improbably named Canadians, Szam Findlay and Dandilion Wind Opaine, seem to be playing a long game, confident that their di... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: Is that at the southern end of Veronica Lake?Veronica Falls announce their debut UK 7" 'Found Love In A Graveyard / Stephen' via Trouble Records on 1 March. The four-piece, London-based band were famously signed by the American label Capt... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Andrew Frisicano, photos by Erez Avissar DOWNLOAD: Christmas Island - Bed Island (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Beach Fossils - Time (MP3) Beach Fossils @ Shea Stadium Tickets are still on sale for the Crystal Stilts MHOW show on Saturday, February... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Frankie Rose - "Thee Only One" (MP3) Frankie & The Outs @ The Bell House (more by Tim Griffin) Having spent time on the drumkit for both Vivian Girls and Crystal Stilts, Frankie Rose went solo... more info

8/1 — 50 Bombay Bicycle Club - I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose 49 Neko Case - Middle Cyclone 48 Atlas Sound Logos 47 Telepathe - Dance Mother46 Gallows - Grey Britain45 Richard Hawley - Truelove's Gutter44 Oneida - Rated O43 Franz Ferdinand - T... more info