The Culture Of Me — Is it possible to redefine our understanding of what it means to be a mash-up?  Not just simply a collision of a few seemingly incompatible sources that blend to make a jarring new original, for the Rio de Janeiro-based crew called Pristine B... more info

MTV.com News — Lou Reed also rumored to be playing the Chicago festival.By Gil Kaufman The Killers' Brandon Flowers Photo: John Shearer/ WireImage The longer Lollapalooza organizers wait to unveil the lineup for this year's festival, the more people will... more info

Rolling Stone — The Dead, Bob Dylan, String Cheese Incident and Willie Nelson will headline the second annual Rothbury Festival, July 2nd-5th at Michigan’s Double JJ Ranch. Other performers attending the eco-friendly, jam band-heavy festival include the Black Crow... more info

JamBase — THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS, DEVENDRA BANHART, ETIENNE DE CRECY THE ORB, MURDER CITY DEVILS, BUSY P AND PLUMP DJs ADDED TO THE COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL 2009 APRIL 17, 18 AND 19 Coachella 2008 by Dave Vann The Chemical Brothers (DJ ... more info

Star Online, Malaysia — Above all, Girl Talk is a celebration of the power of pop, even for those who think they're too hip for pop. more info

Stereogum — It'll be fun catching Paul McCartney, MBV, the Cure, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fucked Up, Morrissey, No Age, Fleet Foxes, the Hold Steady, Liars, Girl Talk, among others, in summery Indio, California. It'll be even more fun as a VIP. That in mind, Stereogum a... more info

Pitchfork — Drum roll: The fourth annual Pitchfork Music Festival will take place in Chicago July 17-19. So cancel that "screw the recession" European vacation ASAP-- it's not worth it. The Pitchfork Music Festival, on the other hand, is definitely worth it. No... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Back in December we posted a new song and a very odd new video from Peter Bjorn & John tentatively called "Hey (Shut The Fuck Up Boy)" after the expletive-laden chorus. We later found out the real title is "Lay It Down" and the track would be the fi... more info

Pitchfork — Time for another tobacco ad-related indie rock controversy! Remember when Rolling Stone and Camel featured a whole gang of bands in their "Indie Rock Universe" fold-out advertisement, pissing some bands off to the point where Fucked Up and Xiu Xiu ... more info

A Walking Disast3r — Never have made it out to this festival, but this lineup looks pretty promising, take into effect it is held at one of the nations most majestic venues (Red Rocks still rules), stay tuned for more info.Music line-up includes Jane's Addiction (feat. a... more info