Stereogum — My Bloody Valentine have a pair of EPs on the way -- one of them supposedly slated for a release this summer, although who knows how that'll turn out -- and the shoegaze legends recently headed out on their first US tour in five years. They debuted a... more info

Consequence of Sound — The first of the band's two promised EPs is supposedly sometime this summer. more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Hearing protection is a must for a My Bloody Valentine show. In fact, at some venues it's provided. more info

Stereogum — With all the big mainstream US festivals meeting in the middle half the time, it's nice to have some more focused and/or niche options in comparison. For the last several years, Desert Daze has been offering lineups that get more and more impressive,... more info

Consequence of Sound — GUM, Julia Holter, and Escape-ism also join the bill for the Southern California festival. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Also just added to Desert Daze 2018: Julia Holter, GUM (Jay Watson of Tame Impala's solo project), Ian Svenonius' Escape-Ism, and Yonatan Gat & The Eastern Medicine Singers. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Fender is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Jazzmaster by talking to musicians who love the guitar. One of those musicians is My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields, who gave a rare video interview from his studio in Ireland to talk about his expe... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The New Yorker features new Zadie Smith short fiction. My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields talked guitars with Rolling Stone. eBook on sale for $1.99 today: Wild Seed by Octavia Butler eBooks on sale for $2.99 today: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jonas' picks include some indie/alternative classics like PIxies' Doolittle and My Bloody Valentine's Loveless, as well as some stuff that's lesser known in the US, like Bolivian singer Luzmila Carpio and Swedish singer Stina Nord... more info

DrownedInSound — My Bloody Valentine played a new song and threatened to tear the roof off Southbank in the process more info