Topix — Friday: Beloved by a small crowd of Anglophiles and '90s alt-rock fans, this distortion-orchestrating Irish band wowed us with its gorgeously whirring, note-bending 1991 album "Loveless" and subsequent touring that brought it to First Ave in '93 - bu... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Mazzy Star, Patsy Cline, My Bloody Valentine -- and Ambien. more info

Consequence of Sound — Inspired by Mazzy Star, Patsy Cline, My Bloody Valentine and Ambien. more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — Star HorseFrom: Stockholm, SwedenI adore Hope To Feel A Hand from Swedish quartet Star Horse. It's the pure personification of perfection. It sounds like they've stripped away all the noise and feedback from My Bloody Valentine to uncover th... more info

DrownedInSound — Continuing 2013's grand tradition of bands returning from Chinese Democracy-worthy periods of inactivity, Sebadoh join My Bloody Valentine, The Pastels and Mazzy Star on the roll call of artists putting over a decade in the wilderness behind them wit... more info

Silent Uproar — Mazzy Star will return on on September 24th with Seasons of Your Day, their first album since 1996's Among My Swan. The album features performances from Bert Jansch and My Bloody Valentine's Colm O'Ciosoig. Stream the album this week on NPR. [hopesan... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — USA Today lists fall's best new books Rhett Miller reviews the new Elliott Smith biography, Torment Saint, at Bookforum. Flavorwire shares an "essential punk literature" reading list. My Bloody Valentine frontman Kevin Shields talks to the Guardian a... more info

Consequence of Sound — "It's interesting to learn that to be as independent as we are is … virtually illegal." more info

Chorus.fm — *My Bloody Valentine (http://mybloodyvalentine.org)* are touring (http://exclaim.ca/News/my_bloody_valentine_expand_tour_add_shows_in_toronto_montreal) some more this year. Head to the replies for all the dates. more info

Consequence of Sound — Kevin Sheilds and Co. return stateside in November. more info