Powerpopulist — Many thanks to the ever gracious favebloggers for hosting the following.Icecream Hands - The Way She Drives - Peter's Power PopThe Undertones - Here Comes The Summer - Star Maker MachineQuasi - The Sword Of God - Pretty Goes With PrettyNothing People... more info

Stereogum — “Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler” is the second to last track on Quasi’s eighth album American Gong. According to its Titanic-themed Clyde Peterse-directed video, though, it’s the end-all finale. Like Built To Spill, the Portland institution of ... more info

Guardian Music — Two of the band's members have started an as yet unnamed project, while mooting a Sleater-Kinney reunion 'in the next five years'Two of Sleater-Kinney's members have formed a new band, with guitarist Carrie Brownstein suggesting the trio may reunite ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Stalwarts of the Portland indie rock scene, ex-husband and wife team of Sam Coomes (vocals, guitar, keys, and formerly the “rocksichord”) and Janet Weiss (vocals and drums) have been showing the kids a thing or two about how to rock since 1993. N... more info

Chorus.fm — *Let's Wrestle* (http://www.myspace.com/letsfuckingwrestle) will tour North America this spring with *Quasi* (http://www.myspace.com/theequasi) and *Titus Andronicus* (http://www.myspace.com/titusandronicus) in support of their album In the Court of ... more info