Stereogum — Earlier this week Montreal’s Stars responded to the passing of Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law by declaring via Twitter that they wouldn’t tour in the state until it was repealed. We haven’t heard of other bands joining Stars yet (though... more info

Pitchfork — This year's Øya Festival crashes down in Oslo, Norway August 10-14. And here's another list of bands that'll make you want to book a flight to Europe ASAP: M.I.A., Pavement, LCD Soundsystem, Panda Bear, the Stooges, Big Boi, the xx, Air, Jón... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "Like last year, everything will be taking place in Williamsburg and Greenpoint because walking long distances is a drag when there are bands to see and beer to drink, we mean seriously. Us here at The L Magazine will be... more info

Guardian Music — Hip-hop heavyweight recording follow-up to seminal solo album. Fingers crossed it won't include Devendra BanhartOne of the most legendary albums in hip-hop is about to get a sequel. Wu-Tang Clan's GZA has announced that he is working on Liquid Swords... more info

Stereogum — Yesterday Stars Tweeted about Arizona’s new immigration/anti-illegal immigrant law, the one that requires legal immigrants to carry their alien registration papers with them/gives AZ police the right to question people they suspect are in the State... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Nolan Wells "Don't get me wrong, I think the AZ immigration bill is horrible and must be repealed but I also think that indie bands boycotting the state is inane. Do Stars honestly think that by denying the state their brand of dreamy pop th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Ryan Barkan But then it all started to slip away, as Ms. Love's abuse of cocaine and prescription pills took a toll. She became a tabloid regular, famous for behavior like flashing her breasts at David Letterman. It... more info

Pitchfork — Confusion continues to surround the April 19 death of Gang Starr MC Guru. According to a press release from Guru's family, the rapper suffered from multiple myeloma for over a year before falling into a coma in mid-February, after which he did not re... more info

I Like Music — Add The National, Air, Fucked Up, Trash Talk and Imperial State Electric to their line-up more info

Addict Music — More acts have been added to Øya Festival 2010 including The National, Air and Fucked Up. more info