NME - The Daily Download — Baltimore may not be known for its hardcore - nearby DC takes care of that while people like Dan Deacon & The Wham City collective and more recently Beach House act as the city's musical ambassadors - but Double Dagger have been doing their bit to br... more info

Songs:Illinois — I know I should be doing a SXSW preview, but this new music from Roy Davis is a pressing matter and it couldn’t wait. Roy Davis’ new record is called We Are A Lightning Bolt and came out back in January. I wrote about Roy Davis back in 2008 and... more info

MTV.com News — Hip-to-knee piece incorporates late DJ's signature lightning bolt.By Gil Kaufman Travis Barker's thigh tattoo Photo: twitter.com/trvsbrkr Travis Barker has paid the ultimate tribute to his late friend and musical partner DJ AM: getting a m... more info

Pitchfork — Get ready for another Pitchfork Music Festival lineup announcement! We've already revealed that Pavement, Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem, Raekwon, and many more are on board for this summer's fest, which goes down July 16-18 in Chicago's Union Park. A... more info

Perez Hilton — This is getting ridiculous! Not only has Hot Topic knocked off Lady GaGa's Paparazzi sunglasses and lace rabbit ears, they've gone and knocked off her Just Dance blue lightning bolt. And it's not even a good one! Then again, what do you... more info

For every worthwhile moment in this adventure about modern teen heroes bred by the Olympian gods, there's a clunker that merely fills up time, or worse, wastes it. more info

All About Jazz — PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES PAVEMENT, MODEST MOUSE LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, ST. VINCENT, RAEKWON, CASS MCCOMBS AND MORE TO PERFORM AT 2010 FESTIVAL Pavement As previously reported, the 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival will be held at Chicago's Union ... more info

Stereogum — The Pitchfork annual, scheduled for 7/16-18 at Union Park in Chicago, will also feature LCD Soundsystem, Raekwon, Here We Go Magic, St. Vincent, Lightning Bolt, Cass McCombs and Sleigh Bells, among others TBA soon. Tickets go on sale today. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by BBG, photos by Samantha Marble Hope Conspiracy Much like my experiences with Lightning Bolt, I spent a portion of The Hope Conspiracy show at Cake Shop on 1/15 testing out my quads. By pushing back on the crowd... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Dan Deacon's Top 10 albums of 2009 (via) 1. Double Dagger - More 2. Lightning Bolt - Earthy Delights 3. Health - Get Color 4. Ducktails - Landscapes 5. Pictureplane - Dark Rift 6. Javelin - Jamz N Jemz 7.... more info