Guardian Music — Just when you thought it was dead, the audio cassette is catching the imagination of music fans again. So what's making us pause and rewind?During its heyday, the audio cassette was easy to take for granted. It was cheap, portable and simple to dupl... more info

Nialler9 — Kitsuné Maison compilations are always worth a listen considering previous compilations have debuted tracks from La Roux, We Have Band, Memory Tapes, MEN, The Drums, The Golden Filter and Two Door Cinema Club. Number 9 in the series is out on the ... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Baths, the California-based project of a fellow named Will Wiesenfeld, has something in common with hazy sounds coming from the opposite coast-- think Washed Out, Toro y Moi, and Memory Tapes, but with a more insistent pulse. On "Maximalist", Baths m... more info

Nialler9 — A mammoth day in which I caught a lot of bands. Here are the highlights of the Friday from Austin. Local Natives One of last year’s breakout hits of SXSW, this year the LA harmony-heavy indie band returned to the place where everyone knew who they... more info

Pitchfork — Photos by Amy Phillips; Above: Major Lazer Tom Breihan's SXSW Reports: Wed | Thu | Fri | SatRyan Dombal's SXSW Reports: Wed | Thu | Fri | SatAmy Phillips' SXSW Reports: Wed | Thu | Fri In case you didn't hear, it was reall... more info

Pitchfork — Photos by Erez Avissar and Sanchez and Kitahara; Above: Surfer Blood by Erez Avissar Now something of a SXSW tradition, we've once again teamed up with our friends at the Windish Agency to present the fifth annual Pitchfork/Windish Austin Party... more info

Guardian Music — Cover your ears while we mutter the ghastly genre name: "chill wave". But be sure to uncover them in time to listen to another wonderful Music Weekly podcast, in which we decipher the genre behind the blog-rocking beats of bands such as Washed Out, M... more info

Pitchfork — It seems like only yesterday we were enjoying the Austin sun while taking in too much BBQ and trying to catch dozens (hundreds?) of the world's finest and/or most breathlessly hyped new bands. But that was an entire year ago. Which can only mean one ... more info

Pitchfork — For a large version of this poster, click here. Graphics by Erez Avissar Pitchfork is throwing two big parties in Austin, Texas on March 19 and 20. Come hang with us! We've once again teamed up with our friends at the Windish Agency to present the fi... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Golden Ages day job consists mainly of the looping, ambient and kinda directionless music that so many stoned slackers are climbing the Hype Machine charts with these days. It's all fairly pleasant but I kinda feel like Memory Tapes et al have one gr... more info