Stereogum — “Shakedown” is a jangly, propulsive, New Wave-influenced highlight from Pink Mountaintops’ recent Get Back. Stephen McBean sings about Fascination Street in a voice that could have been Robert Smith’s if Smith was from the South, and J Mascis... more info

Stereogum — Mark Lanegan is having a really good year. He’s already helped out his buddy J Mascis by doing vocals on the new Sweet Apple album, and soon you’re gonna hear him tear up the new Earth album (yes, Earth will have vocals on their next album!). But... more info

Pop Candy — Tuesday's headlines also include J Mascis, 'Homeland' and 'Ant-Man.' more info

LargeHeartedBoy — PopMatters profiled a filmmaker who wants to adapt James Joyce's novel Ulysses into a video game. Paste listed the best live albums of all time. NPR Music is streaming the new J Mascis album Tied to a Star. Lumina interviewed... more info

NME — Dinosaur Jr frontman's latest solo LP features Cat Power more info

Stereogum — The great Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis is famous for blazing, melodic, eardrum-rupturing, feedback-drenched solos, but his dazed, muttering, tired-of-the-world voice is just as essential a piece of his band’s sound. And on his own, Mascis has lat... more info

NME — Miley Cyrus, J Mascis, MGMT all feature on 'With A Little Help From My Fwends' more info

Stereogum — The Flaming Lips already announced the impending release of With A Little Help From My Fwends, their guest-heavy full-length tribute to the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The album will include covers of every single song on the ... more info

Pop Candy — Whitney selects new tunes from both up-and-coming and familiar artists; grab a playlist. more info

KEXP Seattle — ’90s-revivalists Speedy Ortiz go all the way back to the ’70s for their cover of the Sibylle Baier song “Lost Something In The Hills.” The obscure German folk-singer had recorded songs at home on a reel-to-reel recorder, and when none other t... more info