NME - In The Office — For a minute there, the Radio 1 breakfast show became essential listening. Last week, as part of a station-wide drive to affirm its commitment to new music, Zane Lowe took over from Chris Moyles in the mornings, and treated listeners to a pretty left... more info

Guardian Music — Mike Skinner's Twitter collaborations with fans show that the Streets' mastermind understands the true potential of the internetLike Kanye West, Lily Allen and 50 Cent (actually, no one is quite like 50 Cent), last year Mike Skinner was merely a mode... more info

Stereogum — Soft Circle write-ups are bound to mention that the multi-tasking New York musician Hisham Akira Bharoocha was a founding member of Lightning Bolt and Black Dice, but he’s been at this percussive (mostly) solo project (and organizing Boredoms multi... more info

The Mirror — Disaster has struck on the set of TV drama Wild At Heart - with a lightning bolt killing a seven-year-old giraffe. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lightning Bolt @ Brooklyn Bowl in July (more by Leia Jospe) today in NYC * Ikue Mori @ The Stone * Kaiju Big Battel @ Warsaw * Zeena Parkins @ The Stone * DZ, Translations @ Cake Shop *... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Global Rock Team said... Heldon - Stand By (1979) Ose - Adonia (1978) http://globalrockteam.blogspot.com Nuzz Prowlin' Wolf said... Evening all! What have we got here then.... NIKKI SUDDEN - Live in Berlin 2006 MANIC STREET PREACHERS - Live in Leeds... more info

Silent Uproar — Odd couple Lightning Bolt and Dan Deacon have announced a brief trek in October to promote their new albums, Earthly Delights and Bromst respectively. [tinymixtapes.com] more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Lightning Bolt - "Colossus" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Dan Deacon - "Get Older" (MP3) Lightning Bolt at Brooklyn Bowl (more by Leia Jospe) Lightning Bolt and the Dan Deacon Ensemble will play a string of dates together that kick off in... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 09-16 London, England - XOYO #09-18 Tilburg, The Netherlands - Incubate Festival #09-29 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live #10-07 Lexington, KY - Busters *10-10 Chicago, IL - TBA *10-11 Toledo, OH - Mickey Finn's *10-12 Toronto, Ontario - Great Hall *10-... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 10-07 Lexington, KY - Busters *10-08 Indianapolis, IN - ES Jungle10-10 Chicago, IL - TBA *10-11 Toledo, OH - Mickey Finn's *10-12 Toronto, Ontario - Great Hall *10-13 Montreal, Quebec - Cabaret Mile End *10-14 Albany, NY - Northern Lights *10-15 Broo... more info