Stereogum — Jason Pierce has been leading the great UK space-rock band Spiritualized since 1990, but he might be just about done. Spiritualized haven’t released a new album since 2012’s Sweet Heart, Sweet Light, and they’ve been working on a new album with... more info

The Quietus — Band to play Brixton Academy next week more info

The Quietus — At this year's annual Bognor pilgrimage, Patrick Clarke finds a Suede on compellingly romantic form (even for Suede), a rampant Killing Joke (accompanied by rampant Killing Joke merchandise), and a strange reverence for Butlin's tradition. Photograph... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — On July 25 and 26, Warner Bros. Animation’s “Batman: The Killing Joke” — based on the 1988 graphic novel written by “Watchmen’s” Alan Moore with career-defining artwork by Brian Bolland — p... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — “Batman: The Killing Joke,” the animated picture from Warner Bros. and Fathom Events, was produced to be a home-video production. But after the decision to release the picture in a little more than 1,300 theaters for two days only, it ... more info

Time — Critics argue that a sexual relationship between Batman and Batgirl makes the sadistic story worse more info

KEXP Seattle — One thing about browsing through the KEXP stacks is that you never know when you’ll come across something that should probably be in a museum, and not on a shelf where some grubby-fingered scribe such as myself can pull it out, snap a picture of th... more info

NME — The film is due out later this year more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Fan-filmed video footage of GHOST's June 18 performance at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium can be seen below. GHOST recently announced the "Popestar" U.S. headlining tour — a 35-city run that will include two rituals at The Wilte... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Swedish experimental prog legends OPETH have announced a North American headline tour, set to kick off with a performance at Ozzfest Meets Knotfest on September 24 in San Bernardino, California. The tour, with THE SWORD as support, will continue thro... more info