Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - The band get more than they bargained for at US festival... more info

Altsounds — MGMT – Hello and thanks for all the shoes. During their set, yesterday, at the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, California, psychedelic rockers MGMT experienced first hand how a little joke can be taken way to far. Andrew VanWyn... more info

NME — James Richardson demands of audience: 'Give me your left shoe!' 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

Brooklyn Vegan — As mentioned in last week's This Week in Indie, Ill Fits, who played Cameo on Saturday (7/30), have members of MGMT and Amazing Baby. Since that show, more details on the band have emerged. The Village Voice writes of... more info

NME — Singer Amy Lee reveals electro influence on self-titled new LP more info

Guardian Music — (Atlantic)There's no gang involved here, just university dropout Max McElligott, who quit his studies in London to make a go of his knack for orchestral pop. While there's no doubting his ability, particularly his talent for melody and ease with ela... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Big Sur's Henry Miller Library has booked an excellent lineup of summer/fall shows including Fleet Foxes, Explosions in the Sky and Philip Glass conducting "Dracula." more info

Guardian Music — (RCA)There's enough falsetto-vocaled synthpop currently emanating from the Antipodes (see also: Empire of the Sun, The Naked and Famous) to comprise a mini-trend; Melbourne duo Gypsy & the Cat's twist is their soft-rock streak, which enrobes silky e... more info

Perez Hilton — We've been obsessed with this song for a while! If you haven't heard Foster The People's Pumped Up Kics yet, you MUST check it out (above). Like MGMT 's Kids meets Peter Bjorn & John's Young Folks! So addictive!!!! more info