L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — When well-known indies Sub Pop, Merge and Touch & Go threw anniversary parties, the labels did so in their hometowns. New York's famed Matador Records, however, is going the twentysomething bachelor party route, celebrating is 21st anniversary with a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Matador's 21st birthday fest will be happening in Las Vegas October 1st-3rd. For it, they've pulled the cream of the indie-rock crop. Previously speculated headliners Belle & Sebastian and Pavement will be there - on top of that, Guided... more info

Stereogum — Jesus Lizard put on great shows in the ’90s. Just as intense, albeit in a different way, were Guided By Voices’ acrobatic karate-kicking, beer-swilling collagist epics. It’s unclear if Robert Pollard & Co. will have as much energy in 2010 (he w... more info

Pitchfork — UPDATE: Matador has announced the initial lineup for their 21st birthday party. In addition to the reunited GBV ("the Classic '93 - '96 lineup), it also features Pavement, Sonic Youth, Belle & Sebastian, Spoon, Cat Power, Yo La Tengo, the Jon Spencer... more info

The CatBirdSeat — MP3: Apollo Ghosts – “Coka-Cola Admen” From their latest, the Polaris Prize-nominated Mount Benson. The band is kicking off a tour any day now– and hey NYC: they’ll be at Bruar Falls on 7/28, with the excellent Big Troubles, the excellent ... more info

Stereogum — The next installment in the contemporary artists covering classic songs series that brought us Pallett doing Pollard on “Game Of Pricks” — which by the way, was later Rainn Wilson-approved (“Thank you internet. Here’s a dude covering Guided... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Ryan Pfluger The A.V. Club's web series "Undercover" features bands covering classic songs, all of them selected from a list at the A.V. Club folks drew up. In the newest installment, Owen Pallett takes on the Guided by Voices power-pop an... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Owen Pallett covers Guided By Voices' "Game of Pricks" as part of the A.V. Club's A.V. Undercover series. The Globe and Mail profiles author Jane Smiley. After a baker’s dozen of novels, Smiley naturally has her own views. “A novel... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Mister Moods said... BRAND NEW MOODS presents: - Le Peuple de l'Herbe "Tilt" Still mixing loud indie rock with electronica, hip-hop and dub, they've cooked something a lot easier to digest than 2007's concept album "Radio Blood Money". Actually, thei... more info

Pitchfork — Amazing photo by Charles Sotto, CEI Sports Inc.Add one more project to Robert Pollard's ridiculously long résumé. Spin reports that the prolific former Guided By Voices frontman has scored 4,192, a forthcoming documentary about controversial ba... more info