The Vinyl Villain — The penultimate posting with songs found on the 1986 compilation LP A Different Kind Of TensionSide B : Track 2mp3 : Vee VV - The Romance Is Over Now this was the toughest of the lot to find info about, but thankfully the interwebby thing makes it a ... more info

Scotsman.com — IN 2004, the Pixies reformed, prompting jubilation amongst fans of incestuous punk rock Bible stories shouted in Spanish. In 2008, My Bloody Valentine followed suit, a cause o more info

Guardian Music — This dance duo from New York do a neat line 'ecstatic rave', recalling early-90s techo bods the Orb and the ShamenHometown: Brooklyn.The lineup: Zach Steinman (keyboards) and Sam Haar (more keyboards).The background: The word may have been debased by... more info

Guardian Music — Listening to Charlotte Church's revelatory Tissues and Issues, I finally understood the terrible pressures of fame faced by that modern-day Picasso, Kevin Shields of My Bloody ValentineI'll admit I was pretty excited to hear that Charlotte Church wou... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonLou Reed has promised "a night of deep noise" based around Metal Machine Music, the notorious hour of howling feedback that nearly killed his career stone dead on its release in 1975. Whatever that means, the assembled audi... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — HEALTH will release their second album of remixes, DISCO2, June 22 in North America (via Lovepump United) and July 6 in Europe and the UK (vit City Slang). We've already heard Javelin's remix of Get Color track "In Heat", and now we have the only new... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Recorded in Trent Reznor's home studio and produced by My Bloody Valentine knob twiddler Alan Moulder this is HEALTH boiled down to their most essential parts. USA Boys is only the brand new track to appear on the forthcoming remix album Disco 2. Gra... more info

Guardian Music — The dad-rock king's discontent with modern life should come as no surprise. But what is shocking – and thrilling – is that his avant-garde phase continues apace, says Alexis PetridisOn his 25th studio album takes a matter of minutes for... more info

Music For Ants — Here’s a quick post before LOST starts (Desmond episode tonight!). I found this beautiful piano cover version of Arcade Fire’s “No Cars Go” via Arcade Fire Tube. I did a little digging and found that French pianist, Maxence Cyrin, has also co... more info

Pitchfork — -- Brian Eno serves as guest artistic director for the Brighton Festival, which will come to the English seaside town May 1-23. Eno will also perform and give lectures. The festival's lineup also includes the Books, Philip Glass Ensemble, Karl Hyde o... more info