Stereogum — Øyafestivalen hosted a diverse array of local talent, American indie bands, and international stars (Kanye, Pulp, Aphex Twin) in Oslo, Norway last week. Among the visiting groups you’ll also recognize are Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Fleet Foxes,... more info

ContactMusic — Swedish pop star Lykke Li was forced to cancel her gig at Finland's Flow Festival just two hours before she was due onstage on Saturday (13Aug11) after coming down with a "sudden illness". The singer was stricken with a mystery ailment in the run up ... more info

NME — Plus Janelle Monae and The Human League close day two of the Flow Festival and Lykke Li pulls out after falling sick more info

Perez Hilton — This is so cool! We love it! If Lykke Li meets Florence And The Machine sounds exciting to you, then you will love this song too! Because that's what it sounds like to us. Check out the awesome Do You Remember? by Norwegian singer Ane Brun (above)! more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Zach Pollack, photos by Grant MacAllister a member of Cee-Lo's band Day two of Lollapalooza 2011 began with a slight drizzle over Grant Park, but it didn't deter the determined early festival-goers from moving about the grounds. After... more info

Stereogum — Tomorrow night she’s in Chicago for Li-lapalooza (tried to resist that and failed), last night Lykke did Leno. Here’s her take on Wounded Rhymes‘ “Youth Knows No Pain” on Leno, with many similarly dressed people onstage. (via The Audio Perv... more info

Indie Selections For Your Erections — Wow, first week of August! Even though I threw together this playlist relatively quickly the previous night, I think this show turned out really well. It consists of three main blocks: a female vocalist blo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Jim Brueckner You've seen the uplifting YouTube videos of the school children from Staten Island, but to witness their contagious innocent joy in-person is even more of a must. It's almost as if each popular number that they... more info

Perez Hilton — We love us some Lykke Li, and this video does not make us feel otherwise! This is an "acoustic" version of Jerome, and by "acoustic" we mean not because of an acoustic guitar and more that the performance is pretty bare-bones. Which is haunting, and ... more info

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