Guardian Music — The Record Player, LondonThe Record Player's premise is simple: pick a year, and then base the entire night's setlist around it. Kicking off with the corker that is 1979, it'll be hard for their launch night to go far wrong. With the cream of punk, p... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-10 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *06-11 Reno, NV - Lincoln Lounge06-12 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court06-13 Denver, CO - Hi Dive Club06-15 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar06-16 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway Night Club06-17 Columbus, OH... more info

Stereogum — Last night at the Donaufestival in Lower Austria, Jamie Stewart collaborated with labelmates Deerhoof on a complete run-through of Joy Division’s 1979 debut Unknown Pleasures. Deerhoof drummer Greg Saunier is sort of an honorary Xiu Xiu member, so ... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Huy Ngo Art-pop provocateurs Xiu Xiu have been involved in plenty of mind-boggling and arguably disgusting body-horror art projects lately, from giving away t-shirts written in real blood to the vomit-centric video for "Dear God, I Hate Myse... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — PopMatters interviews Deerhoof drummer Greg Saunier. Paper Cuts interviews author Tom McCarthy. The Boston Globe interviews Steve Almond about his new memoir, Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life. The Quietus interviews Strokes frontman Julian Casablanc... more info

Altsounds — Rules to Rock By is a new book by author and musician Josh Farrar for young adults about fictional teen band The Bungles who’s founder Annabelle Cabrera is inspired by the very real band Deerhoof (who also make a fictional cameo at the b... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kathryn Yu MP3:> Deerhoof: "Hitch Hike" (LiLiPUT cover) Deerhoof fans (and hipster parents) should be psyched for Rules to Rock By, a new book by Josh Farrar about a 12-year-old girl who's inspired by Deerhoof to form her own band... more info

NME — Deerhoof, Bardo Pond, Scout Niblett for Minehead event more info

MTV.com News — Shadowy Canadian indie band announces return for Nightmare Before Christmas shows in England.By Gil Kaufman Godspeed You! Black Emperor Photo: Konstandinos Dagas Indie fans everywhere rejoiced on Thursday when it was announced that shadowy ... more info

Pitchfork — After years of inactivity, the Canadian post-rock juggernaut known as Godspeed You! Black Emperor is rumbling back to life. The first order of business: curating and headlining ATP's Nightmare Before Christmas, taking place at Butlins Holiday Centr... more info