Undercover, Australia — Everyone’s favourite indie legends (before “indie” involved horrible synths and snooty kids... wait, it still had snooty kids...) The Pixies are returning to Australia after realising a few years ago that, well, they’re frea... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Franz Ferdinand @ the Virgin Fest in Canada - Aug 29, 2009 (Chromewaves) "Somehow, in its fourth year on Hogtown soil, the Virgin Festival has pulled off the impossible: Amalgamating endlessly changing variables into a cohesive, enjoyable affair. It ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Paulo said...# Marillion - Misplaced Childhood (1985) (1998 Remaster)# Marillion - Fugazi (1984) (1998 Remaster)# B. B. King & Eric Clapton - Riding With The King (2000)# B. B. King & Friends: 80 (2005)http://bitbybit02.blogspot.comThanks!S.F.P. said... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about songs struggling to stay awake. Now we want you to suggest music to soundtrack a returning voyagerLast week was a quieter one in which we could all gather our thoughts, get some shut-eye and, if you're Tincanman, do a bit of g... more info

Soul Sides — Meaghan Smith: Here Comes Your ManFrom 500 Days of Summer Soundtrack (Sire, 2009)This is a quick addendum to the last post but I just heard this for the first time today (and I haven't even seen the movie yet). A little voice is telling me I probably... more info

Altsounds — *Mean Creek's *new release,*The Sky (Or The Underground)*, is a valiant, dynamic effort to resurrect Boston's relevance back to a time when bands like the Pixies, Throwing Muses, the Lemonheads, and Buffalo Tom reigned supreme. Founded in May 2006 by... more info

Totally Fuzzy — vita lite said...HiBack after a break, all links up "n" running.This weeks posts:Various Artists - The Ultimate Northern Soul AlbumDexys Midnight Runners-Searching For The Young Soul RebelsDr. John (The Night Tripper) - Gris-grisThe Escalators - Movi... more info

Guardian Music — Arctic Monkeys have got a brave new California sound. Thankfully, they've kept their homegrown sense of humour, says Alexis PetridisAn odd sense of uncertainty hangs over the third Arctic Monkeys album. They are almost guaranteed success: if Oasis's ... more info

Rolling Stone — Rolling Stone’s Kevin O’Donnell breaks down two recent hot releases — Brendan Benson’s My Old Familiar Friend and Jay Reatard’s Watch Me Fall — in this week’s new music podcast. Up first, Raconteur Benson returns with his fourth solo LP... more info

Pasta Primavera — Australia’s St Helens and their album Heavy Profession is this weeks rotation highlight.  Jarred Quarrell is a modern friggin’ Lou Reed.  Really.  The music behind him lulls you along like a Neil Young burner, then BLAZOW!  You get po... more info