Nialler9 — Our meeting at Triple R left us feeling immediately immersed in the scene here in Melbourne so we were itching to sample it for ourselves. We got an opportunity to hear some local Victorian bands (FYI: Victoria is the state where Melbourne is situate... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The A.V. Club interviews Thomas Mars of Phoenix. AVC: American critics often use soft rock as a point of comparison when discussing Phoenix. Were you at all influenced by groups like, say, Hall & Oates? TM: Not at all, no.... more info

JamBase — SEATTLE SHINDIG EXPANDS LINEUP Built To Spill The Capitol Hill Block Party happens July 24-25 in Seattle's Capitol Hill Neighborhood. The already hefty lineup has just added Built To Spill, Pela, The Lonely Forest, Fences, Awesome Color, Wild Or... more info

Guardian Music — This week's podcast features two bands popular on this blog and, thus, we hope you likey.First up are Deerhunter or, to be more specific, frontman Bradford Cox, who talks to Rosie Swash about the truth behind the leak of the band's last album Microca... more info

Totally Fuzzy — strahinja said...TOP SINGLES 1955 – 2000: Top Twenty Hits of 1992THE CLASH – London CallingTINDERSTICKS – Simple PleasureBIG MAMA THORTON – JailJETHRO TULL – Living In The PastTHE ALLMAN BORTHERS BAND – The A... more info

Nialler9 — Barber shop quartet. Nice. Video by Ross Harris. Previously by Mayer Hawthorne. We’re on our way to Australia now. You can follow our trip on Twitter or with the hashtag #ozblogtrip. Another post is scheduled for tomorrow. We’re going to see Deer... more info

Rolling Stone — Social Distortion embark on a summer trek well north of the Mason-Dixon Line, Deerhunter, No Age and Dan Deacon plan collaborative shows for the entire first week of August and Honor Society ready their major-label debut with the Full Moon Crazy tour... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Dan Deacon @ Broadway Backyard in May (more by Tim Griffin) "When we talked with No Age's Randy Randall recently, he explained that his band's forthcoming tour with Dan Deacon and Deerhunter wouldn't simply be a round robin, with each.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Dan Deacon @ Broadway Backyard in May (more by Tim Griffin) "When we talked with No Age's Randy Randall recently, he explained that his band's forthcoming tour with Dan Deacon and Deerhunter wouldn't simply be a round robin, with each... more info

Pasta Primavera — Last November I picked up Josh Reichman’s (Oracle Band included) Life Is Legal EP and was pleasantly surprised with his Zappa/Wonder experimental funk and soul rock.  He has a new album out now, Crazy Power, which I have a review in the works fo... more info