Stereogum —
Mike Miko are a fun live band, so they wisely made a fun live video for We Be Xuxa's "I Got A Lot (New New New)." Speaking of which: Much of the current DIY or lo-fi or "shitgaze" (or whatever) crop is peddling something downcast ("thoughtful") a ... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — "Mika will be playing his only American show of the summer at New York City's Le Poisson Rouge on Tuesday, June 23rd. The show will be an acoustic, intimate affair, seeing Mika perform as a four-piece with a drummer and... more info
Big Apple Music Scene — Some new and good things on sale now. After listening to the new Tortoise album, Beacons of Ancestorship, I definitely recommend checking them out in July if you will miss their May 30 show at The Bell House this weekend:
June 19: Lisa Hannigan at G... more info
Guardian Music — You wait ages for a New York band steeped in C86 British indie and then two come along in the same Singes Club!The Pains of Being Pure At Heart – Young Adult FrictionThis four-piece from Brooklyn, who recorded their debut album in Baltimore, a... more info
NME - The Daily Download — It’s hard to write “Stag & Dagger festival takes place tomorrow in Shoreditch in association with Vice” without setting off alarm bells in the skulls of the oh-so-counter-counter-culture, and in fact I can already picture some kid who’s neve... more info
NME - Radar — The last time I'd visited the Pavillion Theatre was to watch industrial metallers Pitchshifter in 1998. I was poorly, and had to leave before the end to sit on the loo and shiver for about 11 hours. So comparitively tonight's events really had a head... more info