Stereogum — The fifth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest (11/5-7 at Waterloo Park in Austin) features comic relief (Weird Al Yankovic, GWAR), a diverse array of nostalgia (Devo, Bad Religion, Slick Rick, Suicidal Tendencies, Polvo, the Dwarves, GWAR), a slew of contemporar... more info

NME — Brooklyn-based group will perform in the capital on December 7 more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I've not lived up to my promise of consistent podcast production this past month and I'm feeling guilty. After fielding lots of questions about a new podcast installment, I've decided the cure to this guilt trip lies within making a new episode! It... more info

Totally Fuzzy — 0noise said... Beck - Stereopathetic Soulmanure (1994) Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary (2005) Four Tet - Pause (2001) Dirty Projectors - Slaves' Graves & Ballads (2004) Dinosaur Jr - Dinosaur (1985) http://0noise.over-blog.com JPR said... ... more info

Guardian Music — After years in the shadow of Brooklyn bands, the British album is stronger than ever. Rosie Swash salutes a Mercury shortlist that reflects the boom in homegrown talentHas there ever been a more maligned award than the Mercury music prize? The annual... more info

Totally Fuzzy — 0noise said... Charlotte Gainsbourg - 5:55 (2006) Beck - Golden Feelings (1993) Four Tet - Dialogue (1999) Dirty Projectors - The Graceful Fallen Mango (2002) Midlake - Bamnan and Slivercork (2004) Portishead - Dummy (1994) Wolf Parade - Wolf Parade ... more info

Stereogum — Eddie Vedder just keeps on loving the ocean, even after it tried to swallow him whole. And right about now’s a good time for marine life to get a little love. Dirty Projectors and Björk have donated their Mount Wittenberg Orca, and over at pearlja... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — WAVVES @ the Meatlocker (more by Brian Kip) Wavves has been added as opener of the Dirty Projectors / Phoenix show at Madison Square Garden. ha. Tickets go on general sale Saturday, July 17 at 10am. The Smith Westerns and... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — WAVVES @ the Meatlocker (more by Brian Kip) Wavves has been added as opener of the Dirty Projectors / Phoenix show at Madison Square Garden. ha. The Smith Westerns and Total Slacker are opening for Wavves at Bowery Ballroom. Owen... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 07-15 Montreaux, Switzerland - Montreaux Jazz Festival 07-16 La Rochelle, France - Les Francofolies 07-17 Carhaix, France - Les Vieilles Charrues 07-18 Aix-les-Bains, France - Musilac 07-28 Six-Fours, France - Les Voix Du Gaou 07-29 Carcassonne, Fran... more info