The Music Fix — News Flash: 10 disc monster set to put down roots.“When I was asked to put together this collection of rarities I knew that the most difficult part would be constraining the number of CDs to single figures. That went out the window a few we... more info

Rolling Stone — Who: The Shins’ singer-guitarist James Mercer and producer extraordinaire Danger Mouse (a.k.a. Brian Burton), who’ve taken time off from their usual gigs to team for a new self-titled disc of left-field psych-pop. (Read the RS review here.) Sound... more info

Popdose — A favorite trope among the British Invasion bands of the ’60s was the notion that they took the R&B, country and early rock music that America had exported during the ’50s, put it all in a blender, and served it right back to us. And th... more info

Guardian Music — Founder member of the American band the Knack and co-writer of their hit My SharonaFor a couple of months in late 1979, My Sharona, by the Knack, crowded out almost every other pop song from the airwaves of north America and western Europe. The song ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A list of upcoming concerts across the Southland, with on-sale dates in parentheses. Walt Disney Concert Hall Bajofondo, May 14 (Sat.) Honda Center Los Tres, April 10 (Fri.) Gibson Amphitheatre Invasion Del Corridos III, March 27 (now) Wiltern The Na... more info

NME — Friendly Fires also set to DJ at Old Blue Last more info

Allmusic Blog — Arriving a year after the British Invasion kick-started and two years before the Summer of Love, 1965 sometimes gets overlooked among the great years of the '60s, but a convincing case could be made that it showcases how creatively fertile the decade... more info

MTV.com News — 'Pharrell hit me the other day and said we need to go back into the studio,' Fiasco says during radio interview.By Jayson Rodriguez Lupe Fiasco Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage Lupe Fiasco has been lying low for the past few years, but after ... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — “Kiss always fashioned themselves as the Beatles on steroids”—Gene Simmons, Billboard, 10/3/09 ◆◆◆ Singer/guitarist Parthenon Huxley, aka P. Hux, is “rock’s most underrated pop genius” accord... more info

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