Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Howardian, the latest music venture from Japanther's Ian Vanek, will release his new album, A Smurf At Land's End, on Friday (2/26). Lo-fi fuzzpop with an admitted hip hop influence, it's a fun LP with no shortage... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Ian Vanek, who is one half of Japanther, also records low-fi fuzzpop under the name Howardian. An album, Land of the Low Tides, came out back in January and you can stream a couple tracks from that below. Look... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The BrooklynVegan-presented Japanther / Tiny Moving Parts tour begins tonight (3/9) at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn. Not headed to the show? You can stream it live from the comfort of your home in the player below:... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Chain and the Gang @ Secret Project Robot 2011 (more by Harriet Roberts) Japanther @ MHOW 2011 (more by Andre St. Clair) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights...... more info

Impose Magazine — After months of buildup, the New York City mayoral race is finally over, crowning democrat Bill de Blasio as Gotham's new mayor. We had Aaron Short of City & State NY back on our weekly talk radio show to discuss what the future holds for de Blas... more info

Discobelle.net — Goes Calypso lives in Örebro, Sweden where he performs under various aliases, after a stint in Los Angeles where he released cassettes on different labels he’s received praise from the likes of Health, No Age, Captain Ahab, Zach Hill and Japanther... more info

Impose Magazine — JAPANTHER went from Brooklyn to the beach earlier this summer; a tour stop that shows up on the film of many of the bands we give cameras to. What we don't normally get is a rest-stop at one of America's finest institutions—the mall. Here&#... more info

USA Today Music — We have the first look at the clip for a punk song that references your fave '80s toys. more info

Impose Magazine — On May 19th, Japanther, Broken Water and Extra Feeler played Death By Audio. Ben Pegram, usually a Chicago correspondent, was in Brooklyn for the show. See more images from this post. more info

Impose Magazine — Oakland based artist John Felix Arnold III returns with his mixed media 'Astroknots' and world of Unstoppable Tomorrow, this time bringing them to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's Artists Gallery Windows beginning June 8 at 147 Minna.... more info