Pitchfork - Tours — 03-12 London, England - Lock Tavern - Merok Presents:  Don't Die Wondering03-13 London, England - Notting Hill Arts Club $03-15 London, England - Hoxton Bar and Kitchen #03-18 Glasgow, Scotland - Nice & Sleazy *03-19 Leeds, England - The Brudenell... more info

Guardian Music — Forget Lily, Pixie and Florence, this year's Brits should be about Male BondingReading the Brit awards nominations is a depressing affair. The major labels and their well-documented fiscal failings have served up another year's worth of vacuous, real... more info

Rollo & Grady — We’ve been listening to a good bit of African music in the new year; Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, Ghana and Nigeria Special compilations and Fela Kuti with Ginger Baker are all incredible records. I’ve previously mentioned The Peelies and Fu... more info

Rollo & Grady — MP3: Mazes – I Don’t Want To Know (Fleetwood Mac) MP3: Leisure Society – Something (Beatles) Bookmark It Hide Sites more info

Guardian Music — The band's first album combined the epic rock of Aerosmith with the gentle melodies of the Beatles to create a slow, stoned groove absent in later recordsI found the recent controversy over Kurt Cobain's avatar in Guitar Hero 5 incredibly uncanny. Wh... more info

Pasta Primavera — Tonight might seem like a ghost town for music/shows but don’t forget about the crazy good one going on at the Hexagon here in Baltimore.  Jana Hunter, Lichens, Mazes, Ecstatic Sunshine, and Jason Urick are all set to perform.  Also down in D... more info

NME - Pinglewood — 'Bowie Knives' by Mazes is the kind of song that reminds you how amazing it was to be a kid. It floats on melancholy air and bristles with awesome youth. Main man Jack Cooper explains, “When I was a little kid my Granddad and I used to spend a lot ... more info