Impose Magazine — After erupting onto the indie blogosphere with their self-released debut Why There Are Mountains, Cymbals Eat Guitars toured for nearly two years riding the molten wave around the world. Coming back to build pressure for their second album, they've ... more info

Guardian Music — Heartbreaking revelation, mesmerising vacuity, and even a song containing the word 'orthodontist' – it's a lyrical jungle out therePsst! Want to know how harmful gossip can be? Get a load of this week's playlist. Whether it's innocent couples being... more info

Altsounds — *Robert Pollard and Doug Gillard of Guided By Voices are LIFEGUARDS.* The two first worked together outside of the *GBV* realm on the 1999 fan-classic *Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Dept,* which included "Do Something Real" the anthemic theme t... more info

Indie Selections For Your Erections — 10. The Feelies @ The Middle East (3-19-10)9. The Buzzcocks @ Paradise (5-17-10)8. Sufjan Stevens @ Orpheum Theater (11-12-10)7. LCD Soundsystem w. Sleigh Bells @ Orpheum Theater (9-28-10)6. Iggy & the Stooges @ House of Blues (8-31-10)5. Belle & Seb... more info

Bradley's Almanac — A little late, yes, but better than not at all - my annual list of scheduled (and rumored) 2011 albums and such that I'm looking forward to - or, in the case of the just-ended January, albums I'm possibly already enjoying. I've included official pro... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Big names and regulars aside, there are a few bands I want to highlight on the just-announced Sasquach lineup: Wolf Parade ("indefinite hiatus" rumors be damned), The Flaming Lips (performing "The Soft Bulletin"), Guided By Voices (they're not done..... more info

Altsounds — *Robert Pollard and Doug Gillard of Guided By Voices are LIFEGUARDS.* The two first worked together outside of the *GBV* realm on the 1999 fan-classic *Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Dept,* which included "Do Something Real" the anthemic theme t... more info

Abeano — One Collaboration J Dilla produces new cuts from the grave thanks to Madlib’s latest Medicine Show compilation. The 28-track LP includes collaborations with A.G., Guilty Simpson, MED, Oh No, Strong Arm Steady and others. The Dilla collabor... more info

Guardian Music — (Wichita)Cloud Nothings is the project of a young Ohioan named Dylan Baldi, who's clearly a bit of a renaissance man of lo-fi: he writes and records his spunky, punky pop on his own, recruiting a band for touring, and had released an album – on cas... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Yup, that’s Pollard posing on the cover of his first album of the new year, Space City Kicks. Yet another sign that the GBV reunion has in no way slowed the man down. LP drops January 25th on Guided By Voices Records. MP3: Robert Pollard :: Touch M... more info