Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield, videos by Bleary Eyed Brooklyn "Phantom Band at Public Assembly. This is making me very happy" - amanda farah "the big find of today so far: First Aid Kit at @brooklynvegan. check it out!" - French... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield, words by Rachel Kowal Frank Bruno & John Darnielle (the Extra Lens) By the time I got to the Extra Lens show at the Mercury Lounge, I had missed John Vaderslice and the room was so... more info

NME — Singer-songwriter John Vanderslice claims he overheard the remastering session more info

Brooklyn Vegan — 1. Thule Fog (MP3) 2. I'll Never Live Up To You (MP3) 3. Pony Express (MP3) 4.Streetlights (MP3) 5. Lay Down (MP3) 6. Penthouse Windows (MP3)The above six songs and cover art belong to a brand new EP by John... more info

Stereogum — Mr. @johnvanderslice dropped a surprise six-track treat on his followers today by way of the Green Grow The Rush EP, a free download over at johnvanderslice.com available in 320kbps or WAV files, as a zip or a la carte. The cover’s photo is of Zabr... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Note Books series features musicians discussing their literary side. Previous contributors have included John Darnielle, John Vanderslice, Mark Olson, Mac McCaughan, and others. Dean Wells records under the moniker Capstan Shafts. His songs are s... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — It was way back in February when we posted a Yours Truly-filmed clip of San Francisco indie-popsters the Morning Benders performing the Playlisted "Excuses", from their BNM'd sophomore effort Big Echo, with a bunch of Bay Area music notables and frie... more info

Stereogum — Maybe the Sea of Cortez got their name from John Steinbeck’s The Log from the Sea of Cortez (one of the band’s three members is a biologist), or just their home state (they’re originally from San Diego, now they’re based in L.A.). Sea Of Cort... more info

The Culture Of Me — The indie/power pop group One For The Team had worked at the Tiny Telephone Studios for their most recent album, the ten-track, excellent Ghosts. Tiny Telephone, if you're unfamiliar, is helmed and owned by the one and only John Vanderslice,... more info

KEXP Seattle — Did you know secrets can lead to the cleaning areas of landmines? That’s the hope of “secret” e-mail blog The Plug Five Project. In conjunction with a healthy list of popular webzines, blogs, and artists that include Wavves, John Vanderslice, a... more info