Stereogum — The 1995 edition of Lollapalooza had a lineup that, in retrospect, seems almost inconceivably cool. It had the Jesus Lizard. It had Elastica. It had Pavement, so sloppy and aloof the day I saw them that the West Virginia crowd pelted them with chunks... more info

AllHipHop — MCKINLEY AND YOUNG DOLPH! more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Quasi (aka Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss) have put together a new compilation protest album called Battle Hymns that features tons of exciting guests. It's a pay-what-you-want download, and proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood, ACLU, and 350.org. Co... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — New additions include Spoon (who will play and curate three shows), former Pavement guitarist Spiral Stairs, Robyn Hitchcock, Kate Nash, The Nude Party, Purling Hiss, Honduras, Acid Dad, and more. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Fred Thomas used to lead the indie rock band Saturday Looks Good To Me, but his style has gone through some significant changes since then. In recent years, Thomas has perfected a sort of splintered-deadpan stream-of-consciousness ramble that reminds... more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, check out the video for lead single "Dance (Cry Wolf)" featuring Jason Lytle of Grandaddy. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — 'Doris and the Daggers' features appearances by Matt Berninger of The National, Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew and Justin Peroff, as well as Kelley Stoltz and Shudder To Think's Adam Wade. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Spiral Stairs -- aka Pavement cofounder Scott Kannberg -- is releasing his first solo album since 2009's The Real Feel. It's called Doris & The Daggers, and per Pitchfork it features a number of guests including the National's Matt Berninger, Broken ... more info

Stereogum — We marked Happyness as a Band To Watch due to the appeal of their debut album Weird Little Birthday, an album that combined the classicist indie-rock of Pavement and Yo La Tengo with an absurdist, distinctly British sense of humor. Now the trio is fi... more info

Impose Magazine — North America’s appreciation of New Zealand guitar music dates back to the early 1980s, when bands such as The Clean, The Chills and Sneaky Feelings wormed their way across the Pacific. The influence that that music had on American post-punk has be... more info