Brooklyn Vegan — Jeremy Enigk in Seattle on NYE (via @seattlezack) Sunny Day Real Estate frontman Jeremy Enigk hadn't played a solo show in a very long time but that changed when he rang in New Year's Eve in Seattle at El Corazon... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher While we're still waiting for Sunny Day Real Estate to get back in action again, here's something that's kind of close. Bassist Nate Mendel (also of Foo Fighters and SDRE spinoff The Fire Theft) is releasing a... more info

Stereogum — As the bassist for Foo Fighters and Sunny Day Real Estate, Nate Mendel has been a part of two of the best, most notable rock bands of his generation. Now he’s fronting a band of his own. Mendel’s cheekily named new project Lieutenant will release... more info

Stereogum — The Australian band Twerps specialize in a warm, jangled, lo-fi form of power-pop that can bring real beauty even at its most nervous. Range Anxiety, their first full-length, works in the grand tradition of wiry, homespun bands like the Bats, the Fee... more info

Perez Hilton — Well, it looks like Beyoncé and Jay Z aren't making El Lay a forever home for their family! And it's all because some jerk decided to outbid the Carters on a nice mansion in Beverly Hills! Thanks to him, Bey and Jay don't even want to BOTHER with an... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Belle and Sebastian have announced openers for some of their North American shows. Real Estate will be opening the June 10 show at Radio City Music Hall and tickets for that show are still available. Real Estate will also... more info

TMZ — Residents in Inglewood, CA are prepping for a REAL ESTATE BOOM if the owner of L.A. Rams gets approval to build a new 80,000 seat stadium ... TMZ Sports has learned.We know at least two homeowners association groups are holding meetings with… more info

Stereogum — Later this month, the Australian band Twerps will give us their Merge debut Range Anxiety. We’ve posted first single “Shoulders.” Its follow-up, entitled “I Don’t Mind,” sounds like a flashback to the slack, shambling, lo-fi glimmer-jangl... more info

Stereogum — Matt Mondanile, the Real Estate guitarist and Ducktails frontman, apparently isn’t so busy with his side projects that he can’t record the odd fuck-around cover in his room. Today, Mondanile shared his version of “Bad Fog Of Loneliness,” a so... more info

Stereogum — Real Estate played the Music Hall Of Williamsburg in Brooklyn last night, and they performed an unreleased song described by Alex Bleeker as “a beautiful, sephardic tune.” Stereogum reader Joey Garza shot some video from the balcony; on YouTube, ... more info