NME — Band also state their influences as Fugazi, Bloc Party and Battles more info

Stereogum — Everyone seems to be enamored with 17-year-old wunderkind Lorde, both humans and bovines alike. Farmer Derek Klingenberg, who has amassed a decent Facebook following for doing this sort of thing before, sits down in an empty field and begins to play ... more info

Stereogum — More than most North American cities, Montreal gets it right when it comes to hosting music festivals. Fortunate enough to have a setting like Parc Jean-Drapeau, located in the heart of the city, a five-minute subway ride from downtown, the Canadian ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by James Richards IV; Soundwave Tent and Arctic Monkeys photos by Dominick Mastrangelo Lykke Li / Courtney Barnett / Blood Orange / Chewbacca "Ker-plunk!" The first raindrops of the day splash down, but no matter. Courtney Barnett is in... more info

NME — Singer admits her new songs sound too much like her debut album more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — While you were busy this week dealing with life, a thousand more hours of music were released and a million words were written about them. More importantly, one very saucy cover image of Nicki Minaj spawned a legion of admirers. Lorde officially was ... more info

Stereogum — Lollapalooza is starting right now in Chicago, and Red Bull TV has done us all a solid by livestreaming as many of the performances as possible. Among the acts you’ll get to see live via three channels are OutKast, Arctic Monkeys, Lorde, Spoon, Cha... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Reminding everyone that she is in fact a 17-year-old, pop sensation and huge Hunger Games fan, Lorde will be "curating" the soundtrack for the upcoming film Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I. In a stunningly appropriate bit of marketing, Lorde will... more info

The Telegraph — The 17-year-old Royals singer will choose the soundtrack for the young adult sci-fi phenomenon more info

The Independent — Lorde  doesn’t appear to be planning to slow her meteoric rise anytime soon – the New Zealand singer is set to curate the soundtrack for the forthcoming Hunger Games film. more info