Brooklyn Vegan — photos by James Richards IV Outkast / Kate Nash / Nas / Parquet Courts Besides Eminem on Friday, Saturday was heavy on hip-hop heavyweights. First up was Nas, who dedicated the first half of his set to his 1994 debut... more info

NME — Tame Impala, Fat White Family and Parquet Courts were among those to also play the final day of the festival more info

From Mato, From London — Swim Deep Birmingham (UK) Canciones románticas de gloria y hechuras de boy band, estos chavales lo tienen todo: estribillos inolvidables, alegría triunfante de vivir y el toque de destartalada melancolía agridulce y soñadora que nos vuelve locos ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis While veteran actor Abe Vigoda is still with us, the LA group named after him is no more, quietly dissolving a while back. Guitarist Juan Velazquez has formed Roses, a trio who will release their debut EP... more info

NME — Palma Violets, Parquet Courts, and Phoenix also play Spanish festival more info

NME — MGMT, Sam Smith, Parquet Courts also performed on the second day of the Portuguese festival (July 11) more info

Stereogum — Lana Del Rey has played a handful of European festivals since the release of her excellent chart-topping album Ultraviolence, but Glastonbury is by far the biggest. BBC has been broadcasting the legendary Somerset fest, so for the first time we’ve ... more info

Stereogum — UK indie rock trio Mazes have announced a third album, Wooden Aquarium, for which they enlisted the services of Parquet Courts producer Jonathan Schenke. Here’s the first single from that collection, a fun song supported by chugging guitar riffs, r... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Joe McCabe; words by Bill Pearis Parquet Courts / Protomartyr (bottom) @ Sugarhill Supper Club Parquet Courts have been on tour with pals Protomartyr for a while and when it came to the tour's hometown stop, they planned... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Parquet Courts at BV-SXSW 2014 (more by Tim Griffin) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Parquet Courts, Promartyr, Future Punx, Xerox @ Sugar Hill Supper Club Parquet Courts... more info