KEXP Seattle —   With Labor Day Weekend and Bumbershoot ahead of us, it’s a busy time for music, so you’ll just have to pace yourself. Monday has Ravenna Woods and Motopony, and Tuesday is arguable one of the most kick-ass shows of the week — Japandroids and... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Last time we posted a Civil Civic track someone commented that it “ripped their head off”. The duo, who reside in different ends of the planet (Australia and Dalston), are proof that you don’t need to be face-to-face to concoct ear-shattering e... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Polyvinyl Record Co. is an American independent record label based in Champaign, Illinois. It has released notable records by of Montreal, Japandroids, Braid, Mates of State and many others. Read more » more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets go on sale at noon for the James Blake happening at Webster Hall in October, not to be confused with the sold out James Blake show happening at the same venue much sooner. Tickets go on sale at... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin Bass Drum of Death @ Austin Psych Fest We've announced that Japandroids are playing Hopscotch Fest and Pygmalion Music Festival. It's since been revealed that these two festival appearances are part of a larger North American... more info

Guardian Music — Delphic, Marina and the Diamonds and Tinie Tempah are among the contenders for this year's debut album prizeLast year's winners were the xx, but which of these 10 will take home the 2010 Guardian first album award, the coveted statuette, which will b... more info

KEXP Seattle — New song from Telekinesis: SPIN has the exclusive on a new song from local favorites Telekinesis ‒ Car Crash (MP3) The reunited Soundgarden performs two songs on Conan: Brooklyn Vegan reviews Fun Fun Fun Fest: Read all about it here. 7 inches of MB... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Andrew Sacher, photos by Erez Avissar Oberhofer played at least once a day last week at CMJ, and then again last night at Maxwell's with Japandroids. I caught their set at the Neon Gold/Chess Club showcase on Thursday,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * Mike Birbiglia @ UCB * Bad Religion @ Irving Plaza * Yuko Fujiyama @ The Stone * Underworld @ Roseland Ballroom * Nuclear Power Pants @ Silent Barn * Japandroids, Oberhofer @ Maxwell's * John... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Corin Tucker Band Japandroids today in NYC * Yoon-Ji Lee @ The Stone * Slavic Soul Party @ Barbes * Bad Religion @ Irving Plaza * Musette Explosion @ Barbes * Stomu Takeishi @ The Stone * Hugh Cornwell... more info