NME — More bands set to join Mercury Rev at inaugural event more info

NME — Oxford-based bash heading across the Atlantic this May more info

Guardian Music — The leaders of America's underground scene end the year with a dose of panpipes and a nod to the Grateful Dead, writes Kitty EmpireLady Gaga dominated pop's spotlit uplands in 2009. Having released her Fame album in January, she ended the year with e... more info

Rawkblog — It’s been over a decade since Mercury Rev’s Deserter’s Songs and Neutral Milk Hotel’s In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, two albums that pushed the boundaries of chamber-pop and psychedelic rock in an era of indie innovation that has few rivals. ... more info

Guardian Music — The woozy sound of these shoegazers has won over Chris Martin, who knows a thing or two about sending people to sleepHometown: London.The lineup: Tim Crompton (lead vocals, guitar), Stuart Peck (guitar, vocals), Alexia Hagen (keyboards, vocals).The b... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Mercury Rev were, for quite a long time throughout the 90s, one of those bands who got a fair bit of critical acclaim in the music papers and magazines but who were often quite difficult to track down on radio. They were, to all intent and purposes,... more info

Guardian Music — Artists including Thom Yorke, Michael Stipe, Dinosaur Jr, Frank Black and Mercury Rev have chipped in on an album of Mark Mulcahey cover versions that left the bereaved singer misty-eyed"Someone said, 'Hey, what's going on with that record?' I said, ... more info

JamBase — Thom Yorke: All For The Best Due 09/07/09 Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke will release a brand new exclusive track as a 7" single limited to 2,000 copies worldwide. Set for release on September 7, 2009 on The Mezzotint Label, "All For The Best" i... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Down the Front!Location: 272A St Vincent St, Glasgow G2 5RLWebsite: http://www.kingtuts.co.uk/Capacity: 300Come to see: An eclectic mix of bands - King Tut's was set in 1990 as a place to showcase new and up-and-coming bands seven nights... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: New Music, UK, Band of the WeekCosmic Americana. It's a phrase that first surfaced a decade ago, a description to fit the woozily psychedelic music being made by the likes of Mercury Rev, Grandaddy and the Flaming Lips, or the more baroq... more info