Guardian Music — James McCartney announces debut, recorded at Abbey Road and produced by his fatherJames McCartney, son of Paul, has announced his first record. The 33-year-old singer-songwriter, who has played sporadic gigs over the last year, will release his debut... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: The Chum BucketM.I.A. has joined an all-star panel of judges for a Vimeo contest. [Pitchfork] Pre-Milli Vanilli lip-syncing new waver fesses up. [PreFixMag] In case you need a refresher, Jarvis Cocker and PJ Harvey are still hot. [Flav... more info

Guardian Music — Legendary guitarists, including Andy Summers and Graham Coxon, on why they love the iconic guitarSixty years ago, in the summer of 1950, a small Californian business was preparing to introduce the world to a new musical invention. The Fender Electric... more info

The Culture Of Me — (photo by Chiara Ambrosio) Scanners have never really felt too much like a Dim Mak act to us, even though the sweetly-voiced band, whose songs usually resonate in a space that a less vicious PJ Harvey would inhabit as well, are signed with Steve Aoki... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Lori Baily "Equally enamored of darkly seductive vocalists like P.J. Harvey and Siouxsie Sioux and caustic, lo-fi production, Nika Roza Danilova stands alone on the modern musical landscape as Zola Jesus. Her records are both melodic and ex... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ekko said... Fashwan-The Ode to Illmatic http://www.berkeleyplaceblog.com jeffen said... Somehwere between changing from an an anarcho-punk band to an anarcho-dance-punk band to the anarcho-folk-punk band they are today Chumabawamba had a massive hi... more info

Guardian Music — From LP covers that come to life to the hazy, lazy sounds of summer, the pick of the best music online by Chris SalmonAt the beginning of May, a music-loving Photoshop enthusiast by the name of Dormouse set up two new blogs on Tumblr. For reasons unc... more info

Guardian Music — Heaven, LondonIn the time it takes a volcanic ash cloud to abate, Crystal Castles have morphed from unsettling electro indie heroes into melodic, about-to-be massive pop stars.Due to play London back in April, Canadian duo Alice Glass and Ethan Kath ... more info

ContactMusic — Rocker P.J. HARVEY has signed on to design the summer 2010 issue of moviemaker FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA's Zoetrope All Story magazine.In a post to fans online, the Brit... more info

Pitchfork — Director Francis Ford Coppola publishes a quarterly magazine called Zoetrope: All-Story that features art, short fiction, and one-act plays. For the upcoming summer issue, PJ Harvey will act as the mag's guest designer, a post previously held by Tom ... more info