Rollo & Grady — The Desert Sessions began in August 1997 at the Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree when Josh Homme brought together musicians from the bands Monster Magnet, Goatsnake, Kyuss (his own band, which had split in 1995), Soundgarden and PJ Harvey. The ranch ... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 05-23 Berlin, Germany - Magnet05-24 Koln, Germany - Blue Shell05-25 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso 05-26 London, England - Tabernacle 05-27 Paris, France - Nouveau Casino 05-29 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Jason Kreps At SXSW this year, Matador ran a bus from the airport to downtown Austin dubbed the "Together Shuttle". The bus had comfortable seats and free drinks, and it was blasting Together, the new New Pornographers album (out May 4), at ... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 03-15 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar ^&03-16 Oklahoma City, OK - Conservatory &%03-18-20 Austin, TX - SXSW03-21 San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit03-23 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress $03-24 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland 03-26 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hi... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 05-19 London, England - Electric Ballroom05-21 Berlin, Germany - Magnet Club05-22 Hamburg, Germany - Molotow05-23 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg05-25 Brussels, Belgium - Orangerie05-26 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie05-27 Toulouse, France - Cafe Re... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Rising at dawn to write every day for eight years. Having to lop off 150 pages from your manuscript because the writing isn't quite working. Shedding tears in the assistant principal's office because you're spending 40 hours a week teaching, 40 hours... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 04-26 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso (upstairs)04-27 Paris, France - Cafe de la Danse04-28 Brussels, Belguim - Botanique/Rotande04-29 Berlin, Germany - Magnet05-01 Leeds, England - Stylus (Live at Leeds)05-03 Nottingham, England - Bodega05-05 Glas... more info

Pitchfork — Psych-folk upstarts Here We Go Magic release their second LP, Pigeons, on June 8 via new label Secretly Canadian. Unlike on 2009's self-titled, four-track-recorded, one-man-band debut, Magic leader Luke Temple has some help this time in the form of a... more info

Destination Out — POLARIZATION > RHYTHM MAGNET > WIND DOLPHIN Julian Priester and Marine Intrustion Polarization ECM : 1977 JP, trombone; Ron Stallings, tenor sax; Ray Obiedo, guitar; Curtis Clark, piano; Heshima Mark Williams, bass; Augusta Lee Collins, drums. In the... more info

The Playlist — The small but vocal fans of Neil Marshall are celebrating today as the overrated director's latest offering, "Centurion," has been picked up by Magnet for a stateside release.The film is the last entry of Magnet's second (and fairly random) "Six Shoo... more info