411 Mania — She thought he was a paparazzo... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Here's a take on the Guided by Voices classic "Motor Away", from 1995's Alien Lanes, courtesy of Alex Bleeker (of Real Estate and Alex Bleeker and the Freaks fame) and Family Portrait linchpin Evan Brody. The cover was recorded for a forthcoming GbV ... more info

Pitchfork — This year's Pitchfork Music Festival is right around the corner. A whole bunch of our favorite bands are all set to invade Chicago's Union Park July 16-18. To help you gear up for the big weekend, our friends at eMusic have put together a free dig... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — The Northside Festival took place this past weekend, June 24-27, across various venues at Brooklyn. Andrew Cedermark played Brooklyn venue Shea Stadium last night as part of the fest's final day, where he was joined by Titus Andronicus frontman Patri... more info

Stereogum — I learned a couple of interesting facts about Cloud Nothings recently. One, when forced with the decision either to play Market Hotel with Woods and Real Estate (aka his first show ever) or drop out of college, Dylan Baldi ditched his mandatory schoo... more info

Pitchfork — In a recent Pitchfork interview, funny guy David Cross talked about the similarities between musicians and comedians: "There's quite an overlap between musicians who have an affection towards comedy and comedians who fantasize about being in a band,"... more info

Pitchfork — The big weekend approaches! We're less than a month away from the Pitchfork Music Festival, which takes over Chicago's Union Park July 16-18. We have now announced the set times, so check the schedule below to see which bands will play when and on ... more info

Stereogum — Over the last few years the Woodsist label’s put together an impressive roster : Real Estate, Kurt Vile, Ganglians, and, of course, ‘Gum Bowl headliner Woods, whose Jeremy Earl founded the label. Worth celebrating, for sure. Last year they joined... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — A Fundamental Experiment is a compilation of Neil Young covers put together by like-minded acts in the underground music scene (Julian Lynch, Real Estate/Ducktails member Matt Mondanile, Sam Goldberg of Emeralds, and Sun Araw, among others) in order ... more info

Pitchfork — -- "Radio Happy Hour", a New York variety show, is celebrating its first birthday with a free mixtape of performances from the show. It features the Hold Steady, TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe, Cursive, Tapes n' Tapes, and Andrew W.K., among othe... more info