Live Daily — Aside from the stellar lineup of bands at this year’s All Points West music festival, the buzz from the event seems centered around two main themes: Beastie Boys [ tickets ] tributes and the weather. Hip-hop superstar Jay-Z [ tickets ], who... more info

Rolling Stone — Is there any sight that warms the heart of a rock band more than a sea of upraised middle fingers? That’s the scene that greeted recently reformed British shoegaze pioneers My Bloody Valentine midway through their Saturday night set at All Points W... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — Checking in on Day 2 of All Points West. We saw many more acts today including: Arctic Monkeys, Crystal Castes, My Bloody Valentine, Cage the Elephant, The Cool Kids, Neko Case and Chairlift. Luckily the day was beautiful and a lot of the mud solidif... more info

Rolling Stone — Jay-Z, “99 Problems” [Light Year Remix] It’s unlikely that Jay will opt for this disco re-structuring of this Black Album classic at his headlining slot at All Points West tonight but, hey, who knows? Remember that one time when My Bloody Valen... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Jane Graham cheers Liam Gallagher's zero tolerance approach to clapping"Get your hands down. This is Oasis, not fucking Simple Minds," snapped Liam Gallagher at a Coventry audience this month, briefly stunning the happy clappers into a confused silen... more info

Guardian Music — Jane Graham cheers Liam Gallagher's zero tolerance approach to clapping"Get your hands down. This is Oasis, not fucking Simple Minds," snapped Liam Gallagher at a Coventry audience this month, briefly stunning the happy clappers into a confused silen... more info

Totally Fuzzy — mike-floyd said...... some more dreamy shoegazer inspired psych music by:- Shalloboi - dandelions (USA 2009) (mp3 zip, 8 tracks, 52 min, 92,8 MB)- Shalloboi - 04-18-2009 - Chicago, Elastic Arts Foundation (USA 2009) (mp3 zip, 8 tracks, 49 min, 67,3 M... more info

JamBase — JAY-Z CONFIRMED AS FRIDAY NIGHT HEADLINER OF ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL SHOW TO MARK HIP-HOP SUPERSTAR'S U.S. FESTIVAL DEBUT Jay-Z ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL organizers have just confirmed the U.S. festival debut of Jay-Z... more info

JamBase — Wolfmother Tour With The Killers Before Releasing New Album Cosmic Egg, On October 13 Wolfmother The Australian rock outlaws that comprise Wolfmother are back together - minus two founding members - ready to release a new body of work and spe... more info

XLR8R — Brooklyn-based A Place to Bury Strangers will continue its sonic assault on the world this fall with the release of a second full-length and a massive North American tour. Exploding Head, arriving from Mute on October 6, is the result of the band att... more info