L.A. Times - Entertainment — The East Los Angeles native is drawn to singing but not the spotlight. Her latest collaboration is with Colm O'Ciosoig of My Bloody Valentine. The East Los Ang... more info

Stereogum — Wild Nothing is 21-year-old Blacksburg, Virginia songwriter Jack Tatum (aka Jack And The Whale aka a member of Facepaint). Yeah, another one man band. But no, not just another one man band. Instead of doing the fuzzy lo-fi thing, Tatum wraps his elas... more info

Guardian Music — The choice of Simpsons creator Matt Groening to curate next year's festival is an inspired one. Let's just hope we don't get Nancy Cartwright singing Do the BartmanWhat's that noise? Oh, it's the sound of Britain's alt-rock fans exploding with deligh... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Hope Sandoal @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery - September 29 (by Luz Gallardo) "There was no photography allowed in the venue when Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions, the band featuring the revered Mazzy Star vocalist and My Bloody Valentine's Colm... more info

3hive — Sean and I were just trading jabs this week on Facebook regarding MBV comparisons on these pages. So it's ironic that I'm gonna keep it going. You gotta love it when a band fulfills its promises. How many times have you heard, "The new album will be ... more info

Rock Sellout —   Can I say that I am excited right now? Anyone that knows me, knows that Pavement is one of my fav bands. I saw them on the Terror Twilight tour and it was one of the best shows I have attended. I wanted more but unfortunately I knew in the back ... more info

Rock Sellout —  Can I say that I am excited right now? Anyone that knows me, knows that Pavement is one of my fav bands. I saw them on the Terror Twilight tour and it was one of the best shows I have attended. I wanted more but unfortunately I knew in the back of ... more info

Stereogum — ATP NY was our favorite festival of 2008, and the only one all three Stereogum staffers attended. The draw? Partially the lineup, of course, but also the fact that it takes place in the hotel that inspired Dirty Dancing's summer of '63 Catskill roman... more info

Altsounds — The Membranes, the eighties post-punk noisenik band fronted by John Robb, have been asked to reform for All Tomorrows Parties- The Nightmare Before Christmas gig on December 4th by hosts My Bloody Valentine. The Membranes who took a break in 199... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — What next for Britpop's most conspicuous under-achiever asks John Tatlock. Maybe Amorphous Androgynous point the way forwardIt’s 1992, down a Manchester city centre back-street called Little Peter Street. You are leaving The Boardwalk, a combi... more info