Stereogum — You might notice some similarities, aesthetic-wise, between this video and the one for “Jail La La.” Both were made by Christin Turner, who will direct clips for every song on the album. Front woman Dee Dee cheerfully declares the titular line ov... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-17 San Francisco - Trigger06-19 Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place07-02 San Diego, CA - Casbah *#07-03 Oxnard, CA - Fresh and Fabulous Cafe07-04 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo07-06 Sacramento, CA - Old Ironsides07-07 San Jose, CA - Bank Club07-09 San Fr... more info

Stereogum — Even though they apologize about possibly “harsh[ing] your mellow” in the introduction, UK noise-pop trio Male Bonding aren’t so noisy during this pleasant, jangly International Pop Underground-redolent Daytrotter session: You get a softer side... more info

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NME - The Daily Download — California is a queer place - in a way, it has turned its back on the world, and looks into the void Pacific. It's sort of crazy-sensible. Just the moment: hardly as far ahead as carpe diem. D.H. Lawrence Ok, so with bands spanning the state from ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Dum Dum Girls - D.A.L. (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Dum Dum Girls - Jail La La (MP3) Dum Dum Girls @ SXSW 2010 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Dum Dum Girls are touring with their very good friends Crocodiles in June and... more info

Rollo & Grady — Antibalas Recently Announced Shows. Bootleg Theater Thursday, July 22: Maps & Atlases with Cults Thursday, August 26: Black Mountain Echo Thursday, July 1: Dum Dum Girls with Crocodiles Friday, July 28: Obits with The Night Marchers Echoplex: Thurs... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 05-20 Norwich, England - Norwich Arts Centre *05-21 Liverpool, England - The Korova Bar ^#05-22 Glasgow, Scotland - Stag and Dagger Festival05-23 Manchester, England - Manchester Deaf Institute *05-24 Preston, England - Mad Ferret05-25 London, Englan... more info

NME - The Daily Download — 1. We Are Scientists – ‘Rules Don’t Stop’ You’ve probably already seen the super-fun music video for this song (and if not, watch it below – you’ve been missing out). And now you can download the track for free, at least to tide you ove... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Vampire Weekend keep giving fans more and more reasons to want to come out and see them rock out live. Starting in August, Vampire Weekends tour will include support from Beach House & Dum Dum Girls, two pretty stunning opening bands. Doesn’t reall... more info