Guardian Music — From football to focus groups, a new wave of pop democracy is sweeping the web, says Chris SalmonEarlier this year, Irish web-based label Indiecater appealed for 32 artists to help make a compilation featuring an original song for each nation at the... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Record Fiend said... Frank Stokes' Dream: The Memphis Blues 1927-1931 (another first-rate early Yazoo album featuring material by Frank Stokes [obviously], Furry Lewis, Cannon's Jug Stompers, Memphis Minnie, Tom Dickson, Noah Lewis, Will Weldon, and ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The PopCulturist said... The Rare Stuff is delighted to present: The Definitive Del Amitri Rarities Series, Vol. 2*: The Waking Hours B-Sides *No, you didn't miss Vol. 1, we'll backtrack to that next. If you add up Glaswegian pub-rockers Del Amitri's... more info

Pitchfork — Comedy weirdos Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, creators of the cult fave "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!", are no strangers to the music side of things. Wareheim has directed videos for MGMT, Depeche Mode, HEALTH, and Major Lazer. The pair ... more info

Stereogum — Bands are canceling gigs in Israel following last week’s raid on a group of aid ships heading to Gaza. Elvis Costello posted a carefully-worded letter on his website outlining his reasons for canceling his concerts in Israel, acknowledging that he ... more info

NME — Band pull out of Pic.Nic festival with 'great regret' more info

Pitchfork — Pixies photo by Shannon McLean On May 30, Israeli military raided a flotilla carrying activists and humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza region, killing nine foreign activists. The Associated Press reports that several bands have canceled sched... more info

Guardian Music — US band call off their debut performance in Israel, saying 'events beyond our control have conspired against us'Pixies have cancelled their first-ever performance in Israel, citing "events beyond our control". Although the US band did not give a reas... more info

ContactMusic — The PIXIES have cancelled a concert in Tel Aviv following an Israeli military raid on a flotilla of ships attempting to carry aid supplies to Palestine.The Gigantic... more info

Undercover, Australia — Pixies have pulled out of their first ever show in Israel citing “events beyond our control” as the reason for the cancellation. more info