Consequence of Sound — "They have become the digital ghosts of the Banners." more info

Consequence of Sound — Featuring Avatars and a digital universe called Osmo. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Neon Indian at Lollapalooza 2012 (more by James Richards IV) The previously discussed Suffocation show at Saint Vitus on Saturday (11/10) has officially moved to 11/25. Car Bomb, who were last seen playing 285 Kent during CMJ, are also now... more info

Prefix — Remember when we saw that trailer for the Sleigh Bells episode of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations?  The ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/watch-anthony-bourdains-no-reservations-sxsw-episo/68643/ more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by James Richards IV Frank Ocean/Bloc Party at Lollapalooza - 8/4/12 Lollapalooza continued in Chicago's Grant Park yesterday (8/4) after beginning one day earlier (8/3). Day 2 gave us sets from Frank Ocean, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bloc Party,.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Polica at Sasquatch 2012 (more by Chris Graham) Polica, who are about to play Lollapalooza (see our post on that on Lollapalooza.com), have signed to Mom + Pop, which makes them labelmates with Andrew Bird, Neon Indian, Sleigh Bells, and... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Chicago’s own Future Rock have carved out a category largely their own, adding drifting elements of Krautrock and space rock to rhythmic textures that reference Motorik, funk and four-on-the-floor disco. Outside of hometown Chicago, they may be be... more info

NME - Radar — Mausi are supposed to be the summer pop band for 2012. Fuck knows how they're gonna actually achieve that with the weather we're currently having, but hey – good on them for trying. They've got a single called 'Sol' out on August 6, and to celebrat... more info

Prefix — Jay-Z may own a lot of things, but as of Thursday, the title of most of ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/flaming-lips-break-jay-zs-record-for-most-shows-in/66794/ more info

Guardian Music — Never mind the grammar, here's a South African artist making music that is genuinely striking and – just possibly – uniqueHometown: Cape Town, South Africa.The lineup: Yannick Iluga (vocals, instruments, production).The background: As soon as we ... more info