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

Pitchfork — Photo by Kathryn Yu MP3:> Deerhoof: "Hitch Hike" (LiLiPUT cover) Deerhoof fans (and hipster parents) should be psyched for Rules to Rock By, a new book by Josh Farrar about a 12-year-old girl who's inspired by Deerhoof to form her own band... more info

Pitchfork — Before he was cranking out fuzzy indie rock tunes at an unconscionable clip, former Guided By Voices leader Robert Pollard was a high school sports star, excelling in basketball, baseball, and football at Dayton, Ohio's Northridge High School. Pollar... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — “Forgive me, I must go / I’ve been waved out / I’ve been waved out.” So sneered former Guided By Voices frontman Robert Pollard on the title track of his second solo album, “Waved Out.” But no contrition is neces... more info

Spinner.com — Spring Tigers may be the hottest new pop-rock band coming out of Athens, GA. Not bad for a band that formed four days before their first gig, a show that occurred merely two years ago. Since then Spring Tigers have accomplished quite a lot in a short... more info

Stereogum — There’s a good dose of Guided By Voices creeping inside the 86 second, perfectly lazed and disoriented decades-old pop vibe Velvet Davenport’s throwing down in “Run.” You have a minute and a half for this, especially since we have that cute s... more info

Guardian Music — Forget Lily, Pixie and Florence, this year's Brits should be about Male BondingReading the Brit awards nominations is a depressing affair. The major labels and their well-documented fiscal failings have served up another year's worth of vacuous, real... more info

Live Daily — Vulture Whale [ tickets ] has released an EP that combines the band's love of British music with its "unique brand of eccentric rock," and features frontman Wes McDonald singing in a faux British accent, according to a press release. The six-song EP,... more info