Guardian Music — (Domino)Chicago's Smith Westerns started in thrall to compilations of 60s garage rock, such as Nuggets, before their listening habits moved on a few years – to David Bowie when he was still wearing makeup, Marc Bolan in silver lamé and the like. T... more info

Altsounds — Good things come in threes as the magnificent Iron & Wine join Fleet Foxes and Explosions In The Sky as the third main stage headliner for Green Man 2011! Backed by a superb live band, acclaimed Texas-based singer songwriter Sam Beam will bring the ... more info

MVSW — Videos Dearling Physique ~ “Discipline Your Hands“(mp3) Det Vackra Livet ~ “Viljan“(mp3) Dark Colour ~ “Don’t Let It Stop“ MP3s The Disappearing Act ~ “Everything You Want”(mp3) The Jolly Boys ~ “Emmanuel Road”(mp3) Mercury Rev ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ice said... Santiago a Capella - The Monteverdi Choir / John Eliot Gardiner - 2004, 2010. Santiago a Capella Llibre Vermell de Montserrat Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599) Alonso Lobo (1555-1617) John IV of Portugal (1604-1656) Tomas Luis de Victoria (1... more info

Altsounds — On May 16, *Mercury Rev* will return with a deluxe double CD reissue of their classic 1998 album, *Deserter's Songs* via *Co-Op Music*. The release comes complete with a 13-track bonus disc of demos, b-sides, rarities and outtakes. And In honor of ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Blog Stoned said... Bootlegs: -Santana - Milwaukee 2002 -Albert King - Soquel, California 1989 And more at: http://blogstoned.blogspot.com Ralph Dodger said... Shoulda been huge today provides some tracks from obscure Australian compilation albums, ... more info

Press Play — I got a new iPod touch for Christmas.  Hooray!  So I was going through my old 1G iPod touch and I came across some old songs, which I really liked back in the day, but haven't listened to in awhile.  High up on that list was Mercury Rev's "In a F... more info

Culture Bully — For the latest installment in the Influenza series, one-time Mercury Rev bassist Jason Russo discusses the creating of the "choral piece," "Preamble (Pt. 2)," explaining the spark which led to the formation of the idea and where it fits into the big ... more info

NME — New York group will perform at Bridgewater Hall on May 20, 2011 more info

Addict Music — Indie legends Mercury Rev are set to perform their seminal album Deserter's Songs in all its panoramic glory live at The Roundhouse Mercury Rev To Perform ‘Deserter’s Songs’ Live is a post from: Music News, Album Reviews, Live Reviews, New M... more info