Guardian Music — The Bowery, Sheffield"A lot of our shows have been disturbingly quiet," says Sacramento singer-songwriter Julie Ann Bee. "It's actually nice to have a bit of rowdiness." She's performing in the unlikely setting of Sheffield's weekend drinking quarter... more info

Said the Gramophone — Ancient Kids - "Crystal Kids". A song with thick black curls, small strong eyes, emerging yawning from a cave. Ancient Kids evoke Grandaddy, Fountains of Wayne, Blur; "Crystal Family" meanders, glimmering, til it smells blood or love or just... more info

NME - The Daily Download — If you're into the harmonies of Beach House or the meandering melodies of Grandaddy you might quite like this first track - The Phoenix Foundation's 'Pot' squishes the two into three of the nicest minutes we've heard in a while. The band hail from We... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said... PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS The Complete 1979 Glasgow Concert Fantastic sound! One of the great, unreleased live shows. Recorded by McCartney himself for a possible live album. Listen Before You Download NEVER GET OUT OF THE BOAT http://ne... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mr. Jones said... Over at 30 Days Out we're having a sock hop of sorts ... we are spinning our favorite 45 rpm singles and you're invited! Today we pull out some of our favorite Beatles solo singles on Apple Records, then we lay on the bonus tracks ... more info

Guardian Music — The indie-rap raconteur tries his hand at rock with a track co-written with the late Mark Linkous of SparklehorseHeralded by some as the godfather of "indie rap" (no wait, come back), Sage Francis recently made the leap into rock with his recent albu... more info

Song, by Toad — Given my love for Grandaddy and my total ignorance of Earlimart it has proved annoyingly easy for me to treat this as the next Grandaddy album, rather than the collaboration between the two bands that it actually is. At times the collaboration fails ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Monday, July 19th ADMIRAL RADLEY with Buzzyshyface @ The Crocodile West coast indie band Admiral Radley formed last year when members of Grandaddy and Earlimart decided to join forces. Last Tuesday they released a full-length album I Heart California... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — When Modesto native and former Grandaddy leader Jason Lytle opens new project Admiral Radley with the tongue-in-cheek "I Heart California," one could easily be mistaken for believing that the artist -- who long ago relocated to Montana -- is lookin... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — When Modesto native and former Grandaddy leader Jason Lytle opens new project Admiral Radley with the tongue-in-cheek "I Heart California," one could easily be mistaken for believing that the artist -- who long ago relocated to Montana -- is looking.... more info