Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Bobby Gillespie unveiled his garage rock supergroup The Silver Machine for a one-off show at London's 1234 Festival tonight (July 24).As promised, the Primal Scream frontman teamed up with Sex Pistols founder Glen Matlock, sometime Oasis drummer Zak ... more info

Guardian Music — Martha Reeves, the Damned, Lightning Seeds and Rox (pictured) are confirmed for the 10th Croydon Summer Festival (31 Jul-1 Aug, Lloyd Park, croydonsummerfestival.org), with Jassi Sidhu, TAZ and Raghu Dixit among the attractions of the Sunday's Mela �... more info

ContactMusic — Former NEW ORDER and JOY DIVISION star PETER HOOK is spearheading a new TV talent search in Britain.The bass player will host new show The Source at his Manchester,... more info

Stereogum — French coldwavers and recent Band To Watch Frank (Just Frank) earned their BTW stripes on the back of “Couer Hanté,” a jangling and arpeggiated, guitar-and-synth lined track that had us reaching for reference points in the directions of early R.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "Suuns have no doubt ingested a lot of art rock, the Montreal group's minimalist rhythms are equally informed by Joy Division, Suicide and Can, often wrapped in a noisy squall of droning guitars and pulsing synths. Add to this Ben... more info

Guardian Music — This weekend it's Latitude, one of the sleepiest festivals in the UK. So how best to deliver a thrilling early-morning shock to wake up the punters who've just crawled out of their tents?It's 11am, and you've woken up in a heavily branded field somew... more info

NME — He joins The Damned, Sandie Shaw and The Bees at the bash more info

Tastes Like Caramel — This past Sunday the Williamsburg Waterfont hosted the very first Pool Party of the season! With a few alterations to the layout, the scenic Williamsburg park transformed into an outdoor venue complete with dodge ball and an appearance by Senator Ch... more info

The Mirror — Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures is to be recreated with a full orchestra and choir. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Kyle Dean Reinford, words by Andrew Frisicano Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof opened the first Pool Party of 2010 with a noisy, fleshy work out of Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures. The six-piece group smashed through the minimal record, with... more info