NME - Radar — Last week I went to LA to interview the ace Mika Miko, it was wild. For the full story check out the feature in this week’s Radar but as usual, but guess what? We only went all multimedia on your asses (note use of American terminology). I documen... more info

Stereogum — Well, at least main Horseshittter Matt Whitehurst does. The following interview he did with the Washington Post is a few weeks old, but Brooklyn Vegan unearthed it today and we thought it was too amusing not to share, especially because, as mentio... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I've pretty much given up on Bloc Party. It's hard to hang on to a train as its speeding so desperately fast downhill. Intimacy was not much more than commercial swill, and its victory lap follow up Intimacy Remixed should be avoided just for anti-... more info

JamBase — Lollapalooza | 08.07 - 08.09 | Grant Park, Chicago Depeche Mode, Tool, Killers, Jane's Addiction, Beastie Boys, KOL, STS9, TV on the Radio Set to go down August 7-9 in Chicago's Grant Park, the Lollapalooza festival has announced the lineup for the... more info

My Old Kentucky — Wow Wow Wow...(click to enlarge)Depeche Mode * Tool * The Killers * Jane's Addiction * Beastie Boys * Kings of Leon * Lou Reed * Ben Harper and Relentless7 * Thievery Corporation * Snoop Dogg * Rise Against * Andrew Bird * TV on the Radio * Vampire W... more info

JamBase — EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY ANNOUNCE SPECIAL GUESTS FOR SUMMER ANNIVERSARY SHOWS Explosions In The Sky As we reported earlier, to celebrate their ten-year anniversary this summer, Explosions In The Sky will be playing four shows with dates in Los Angel... more info

XLR8R — Most music heads want to rep their favorite band or artist via their wardrobe, but finding an original getup in this age of mass production is no easy task. Enter Soundscreen Design's Summer 2009 collection, for which the music-inspired product ... more info

NME - Radar — Maybe not... Who knows. But it's a really really really good one... You may well know these LA twinkies as pillars of the city's blogged to death neuvo-DIY punk club institution, The Smell. If you do - LOOK, it's the first track off their new album,... more info

My Old Kentucky — San Diego's Crocodiles are about to release their debut album, Summer Of Hate on Fat Possum, and are out on a pretty extensive U.S. tour right now to promote it. The band draws comparisons to Jesus and Mary Chain, Velvet Underground, Spacemen 3 and ... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo:Gordon/WireImage Modest Mouse, Sheryl Crow, De La Soul and Katy Perry will invade Seattle for the Bumbershoot Festival Labor Day weekend, September 5-7th. According to a press release, Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan, Raphael Saddiq, No Age, Ho... more info