DrownedInSound — Most of this record isn't the kind of total genius that can be found elsewhere in Guided By Voices' canon but it's a fine album that shows what can be done if bands just relaxed a bit, stopped worrying about peripheral shit like whether they have the... more info

Consequence of Sound — Sixteen albums later... more info

Consequence of Sound — This is still Guided by Voices. Just a band out of Dayton, Ohio. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Now we really know what's going on. The CBGB Festival is happening July 5 - 8 at some 30 venues across the city, with over 300 bands participating, including the previously mentioned free Guided by Voices, Pains of Being... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lou with Refused at Terminal 5 (more by BBG) As originally discovered back in January, and further confirmed in Summerstage's 2012 schedule (but previously with no artists) CBGB is throwing a festival...The four-day festival is scheduled to begin on ... more info

Guardian Music — Tumbling free, and making good use of the things that we findWe're on Tumblr. One doesn't like to boast about these things, but it's a fact. Guardianmusic.tumblr.com is the place where our writers stick up any songs, videos, pictures, and any other m... more info

DrownedInSound — Single of the Week! Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - ‘Tapes & Money’ (Polydor Records) Orlando Higginbottom continues to make droopy disco that reminds me I should not be reviewing music sitting down. And though I am told ‘Tapes & ... more info

Guardian Music — (XL)Willis Earl Beal has been homeless, he's been depressed, and through it all he made a series of CD demos that he left in public places, with his phone number attached. Now they've been gathered into an album and given a major release, with buzz t... more info

Stereogum — The reunited classic-lineup version of Guided By Voices appears to be back to its old prodigious ways. At the very beginning of the year, the band released the strong reunion album Let’s Go Eat The Factory. Just a few months later, they’re alread... more info

Bradley's Almanac — It's a bit behind schedule, but here's my annual list of recorded releases I'm most looking forward to this year. A handful of 2012 Tuesdays have already passed, but the lag time allowed me to sneak in a bunch of just-announced full-lengths. I've inc... more info