Stereogum — Coachella is already the most fashionable of the summer festivals by virtue of its proximity to Los Angeles, so this year the NYT ran with the glam, taking a bagful of high fashion garments and draping them on a bunch of rock stars for a fun littl... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Three days of exquisite indie music on a Dutch island. The first edition of Into The Great Wide Open on Vlieland, September 4-6. Confirmed artists: Emiliana Torrini The Veils Alela Diane Johan Lay Low Efterklang Kyteman’s Hiphop Or... more info

The Culture Of Me — (photo by Jimmy Backius) Obsessive? Perfectionist? Sycophant? Sociopath? Tribal leader? Shaman? Showman? Asshole? All of these may very well be in the arsenal of adjectives/detractions one could throw towards the Arizona-based genius of sorts called ... more info

Stereogum — California pop duo Rubies directed their lo-tech video for "Diamonds On Fire," a track from their just released debut Explode From The Center. We're told the band's Simone Rubi (who sings and plays electric piano/synths and occasionally guitar) with ... more info

JamBase — Lollapalooza Late Night Announced The official late night shows for Chicago's Lollapalooza festival have been announced. Set to go down August 7-9 in Grant Park, you can see the full lineup and schedule for the daytime events here. Late Night Show... more info

Altsounds — Mystic duo Magic Wands return with the Magic, Love and Dreams EP recorded with John Hill (Santogold, Lykke Li, Nas) to be released through Bright Antenna (US, Japan) and Young and Lost Club (UK). Recorded in John Hill’s New York Studio - an... more info

JamBase — Lollapalooza Has Announced Set Times Stage Conflicts Included The Chicago festival has announced the set times of their festival (STS9 gets a 4-5 p.m. slot...wtf?) prompting attendees to ponder which bands they'll be able to catch and who they'll... more info

Altsounds — *16th – 19th July 2009 Henham Park Estate, Southwold, Suffolk * *9th June 2009 * *OBELISK ARENA *~ Of Montreal ~ * UNCUT ARENA *~ Maps ~ Lykke Li ~ Fever Ray ~ Paloma Faith ~ *SUNRISE* * ARENA more info

Altsounds — Mystic duo *Magic Wands* return with the *Magic, Love and Dreams* EP recorded with John Hill (Santogold, Lykke Li, Nas) to be released through Bright Antenna (US, Japan) and Young and Lost Club (UK). Recorded in John Hill’s New York Studio ... more info

Get Weird — Cosmic pop duo Magic Wands have just toured the US with The Kills and The Horrors and they return on July 6th with the ‘Magic, Love and Dreams’ EP that was recorded in John Hill’s (Santogold, Lykke Li, Nas) New York Studio using the same drum m... more info