Rolling Stone — This week in New Reviews, we flashback four decades with the collection Woodstock – 40 Years On: Back to Yasgur’s Farm. The six-disc collection gathers up the Woodstock and Woodstock II soundtracks while adding another 38 performances from a... more info

Chicago Tribune — Japandroids, "Post-Nothing" ★★★ 1/2 (out of four) more info

LargeHeartedBoy — This week's music release list may be short, but it contains a surprising quantity of great music. Of the week's releases, Japandroids' Post-Nothing has spent the most time in my CD player and is inching its way up my... more info

Rollo & Grady — Mason Proper Park The Van Tour featuring Floating Action and Generationals Friday, July 31st @ Hotel Cafe (more info) Stellastarr* with Wild Night and Mason Proper Friday, July 31st @ Troubadour (more info) Future of the Left with Japandroids and De... more info

Altsounds — Vancouver breakouts *Japandroids* is a two piece band that originally started as a creative outlet for the post-teenage angst of Brian King and David Prowse. Originally intended to be a trio, the boys decided to forgo the logistical nightmare of havi... more info

Culture Bully — The explosive Vancouver-based duo, whom I had never seen before, ended up playing my favorite set of Pitchfork that didn't include streamers, giant balloons and confetti. more info

The Culture Of Me — Vancouver, BC two-piece fuck-yeah-rock kids Japandroids aren't releasing their debut full length until August 4 (via Polyvinyl), but that hasn't stopped the hype machine from churning out positive reactions. The band recently sat down with Noisevox's... more info

My Old Kentucky — Noisevox just launched this Summer. Their new series, Noisemakers, has already featured Animal Collective, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Thermals, Moby, Crocodiles, and Dan Deacon. Plus, as an added bonus(?), it is hosted by John Norris of M... more info

My Old Kentucky — I recently told you how I was loving Post-Nothing, the new album from Japandroids. Still am. They popped up on The Tripwire's Backyard Series today and lead singer, Brian King, did a sweet cover of McLusky's To Hell With Good Intentions, which we j... more info

Rolling Stone — Kevin O’Donnell takes a close-up look at the week’s biggest release — Jordin Sparks’ Battlefield — in this week’s New Music Report. On her second full-length, the American Idol winner returns with a set of stadium set anthems and electro-... more info