Stereogum — Parquet Courts have released another video from their resolutely knotty post-punk party record Sunbathing Animal. The song is a reminder that yes, Parquet Courts actually do sound a lot like Pavement — come on guys, just accept it. The video, meanw... more info

Stereogum — Dublin noise-punks Girl Band released a stark black-and-white video for their great single “Lawman,” and their new clip for “De Bom Bom” matches that aesthetic. Not much happens in the video, so it works as a kaleidoscopic portrait of the ban... more info

Perez Hilton — Billy Eichner was put on this earth for one reason… to be on the street… Billy On The Street! Oh and to make us laugh too! So we guess that's two things… Anyways, things got knocked up a notch when Seth Meyers actually joined Billy on the stree... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Melbourne's The Stevens pull from a variety of landmark indie rock -- The Clean, Guided by Voices, Pavement -- but don't sound quite like any of them. The band's debut album, The History of Hygiene, was produced... more info

Pop Candy — Wednesday's headlines also include Ninja Turtles, Pavement and 'Twin Peaks.' more info

Stereogum — Pavement famously dissed Smashing Pumpkins in “Range Life,” but what if Pavement covered the Pumpkins’ “Cherub Rock”? It might sound a little like the harrumphing, clangorous “One” by Sydney trio Yes I’m Leaving. Comparison aside, thi... more info

Stereogum — Bloody Knees are a British pop-punk band that alternate between grungy drone and rapturous vigor. “Stitches,” the title track from their upcoming EP on Dog Knights, is sort of like Blue Album era Weezer if they’d hewed closer to Nirvana than Pa... more info

Stereogum — Alex Cohen’s Austin quartet Alex Napping will release their six-song debut album This Is Not A Bedroom (which they’re calling an LP, not an EP) this fall. “Weak Knees,” the lead single, exists in the same universe as Waxahatchee’s folk-ting... more info

NME — The former Pavement frontman and band will play a handful of shows next month more info

Stereogum — The Oklahoma power-pop trio BRONCHO plays bright, buzzing, preternaturally hooky retro garage rock. New single “Class Historian” is one of many tracks from the upcoming Just Enough Hip To Be Woman that remind me of some bizarrely satisfying hybri... more info