Brooklyn Vegan — Xiu Xiu + Deerhoof @ Donaufestival 2010 (armin r) In April, Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu premiered their joint cover of Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures at a music festival in Austria. On July 11th (five days from now), the bands will... more info

Pitchfork — The Pool Parties are back. After overcoming some political obstacles with help from Senator Chuck Schumer, the promotion company Jelly has scheduled another season of free outdoor concerts in Brooklyn. The series will run every Sunday from July 1... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I'm quite happy to admit that I'm not the greatest at keeping up with all that's happening with music nowadays. Before I started the blog, I wasn't too bad as I would buy at least one glossy music magazine per month which at least let me read about ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Nazz Nomad said... Bleedin Out has got toonage from: Guitar Wolf The Melvins Red Hot Rebellion Leaf Hound http://bleedinout.blogspot.com Time Bandit said... Monday's coming down at C-60 with a great Singer/Songwriter: Michael McNevin "In the Rough"... more info

Guardian Music — Rock That FontWe all know the stories behind classic album covers for the likes of Nirvana's Nevermind or the Clash's London Calling, but usually our curiosity begins and ends with the image. Here, the obsession is with the fonts selected by bands, a... more info

Pitchfork — Deerhoof photo by Eric Landmark Double bills don't get much artier than this: Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu. The two weird-pop giants, who previously linked up to cover Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures at an Austrian festival earlier this year, will hit t... more info

NME — Bassist will perform with his band The Light at the London event more info

Undercover, Australia — Joy Division and New Order founder Peter Hook will perform the Joy Division debut `Unknown Pleasures` in Australia in September. more info

The Vinyl Villain — I spent a fair bit of time ripping the vinyl for all the tracks for the Edwyn Collins postings over the past two days, not to mention researching a abit about the record label.So if you don't mind. I will let the music speak for itself today:-mp3 : ... more info

Guardian Music — Why Stone Roses frontman's mega-gig in Manchester's Platt Fields park was the final straw for anti-Manc cliche blog FUC51When people say "Manchester'", many immediately think of its musical legacy: a romantic, wistful notion of slate-grey skies pelti... more info