Pitchfork — In the forthcoming nerd-avenger comic book movie Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World, the titular hero's band faces off against a group of punks called Crash and the Boys in a battle of the bands. While actor Erik Knudsen (aka Crash) provides vocals for the ... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 08-26 Tokyo, Japan - Duo Music Exchange08-27 Osaka, Japan - Club Quattro09-04 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic Festival09-10 North Dorset, England - End of the Road Festival09-11 Isle of Wight, England - Bestival09-13 London, England - Bush H... more info

Guardian Music — Hyde Park, LondonNow in its second year, the Serpentine Sessions festival is the absolute obverse of Glastonbury's sprawling eclecticism. With audience numbers capped firmly at 3,000, this three-day boutique event in central London strives to assembl... more info

VH1 News — Kris Allen is aiming for "street cred" on tour with his cover of Radiohead's "Paranoid Android." The "American Idol" alum is also working on a cover of MGMT's "Electric Feel." more info

NME — Wayne Coyne bigs up Thom Yorke and co more info

MTV.com News — After 'Paranoid Android,' the 'American Idol' alum is working on a cover of MGMT's 'Electric Feel.'By Jim Cantiello Kris Allen Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images While you should never judge a book by its cover, "American Idol" season-eig... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — I just saw an amazing backstage video of Radiohead’s performance of “Karma Police” live at Glastonbury this past weekend. It was shot by Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij. You get a great view of the crowd, who pretty much take over singing... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — MediaWhen talking to a band called the Liars, how do you know if anything they say is true? At first glance, the band may come off as just the type to pose such a cynical question: Coming from an eco-friendly tour with Radiohead, the post-punk/noise ... more info

NME - The Video Blog — The warm cider has been drunk, the tents have been packed away and the wellies have been dusted off. Glastonbury 2010 has finished, relive the weekend now with our video round-up. NME caught half of Vampire Weekend backstage to chat about their Euro... more info

Nialler9 — Taken from a Mary Anne Hobbs radio show, hear 21 minutes of Flying Lotus‘ live set from Sonar 2010 which takes in his own stellar tunes, “Sweet Berry wine“, Portishead’s ‘Machine Gun’, Burial, Radiohead, Mr. Oizo and more. Wait till he ... more info