L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — LCD Soundsystem ended up as the more famous flagship act of the DFA label and its revolutionary, post-punked flip on club grooves; as the imprint’s second banana, however, the Juan MacLean has more than staked out its own vital turf. The collective... more info

Guardian Music — Mike Skinner will play last ever shows as the Streets at Butlins-hosted Big Reunion festival next monthMike Skinner will play his final concerts as the Streets next month. Two farewell gigs will take place at the Big Reunion festival in Skegness, mar... more info

Guardian Music — Man of mystery Kindness is back with another piece of dislocated discoA few weeks ago a select number of journalists (30, to be precise) received a 12in vinyl record, the cover of which depicted an androgynous-looking person sporting a denim jacket a... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Twin brothers Robin and Ali Owen and Ed Elli are Enfant, an eclctronic dance music trio based in London. All three are regulars on the DJ circuit and played in various bands. They have teamed for a single, Waking Up The Sun, a hedonistic fuck-this-... more info

Stereogum — Jay-Z’s “Empire State Of Mind” has been a lot of things in its short life, from Yankee championship anthem to Allstate-commercial 9/11 hymn to LCD Soundsystem show-closing applause-grabber. And in a new video from director Justin Wu, it’s als... more info

Guardian Music — Gym workouts have got my pulse racing to chart music that I would never normally listen to – even Chris Brown. Do I need a lie down or should I just run with it?The treadmill display says 7.9km. I will get to 10, I always do, but some days it feels... more info

Impose Magazine — Fujiya & Miyagi made one of those Nike-sponsored running tracks that LCD Soundsystem and Aesop Rock made, but the Brighton duo's work never saw the light of day for some reason, even though their take is straight out of the Harmonium sound book, ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — James @ Terminal 5 in March (more by Andrew St. Clair) The annual 'Fashion's Night Out' is this Thursday (9/8), and that means free events at clothing stores all over NYC. One of those events takes place at VPL @... more info

Stereogum — Tokyo Police Club has been unraveling a covers series for Polaroid — ten songs culled from each of the last ten years — and a few more of these have surfaced. Check out covers of LCD Soundsystem’s “All My Friends,” Phoenix’s “Long Dista... more info

Bradley's Almanac — When I wrote about the still-hard-to-believe-it-actually-happened acoustic set that David Bazan played in my Allston livingroom back in April, I promised that, with his blessing, I'd eventually share up that spellbinding performance here on the 'Nac.... more info