Stereogum — Violens is a band with great taste. That, and it's not often a pop group can include Ulver and Burzum in their list of influences and find a way to back it up sonically. Outside the metal, their frozen blend of Durutti Column's spacious post-punk ... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Back in October we told you about Violens, the project of ex-Lansing-Dreiden member Jorge Elbrecht, their remix of the Very Best, and their new 7" coming out in the UK via Chess Club. Now with a full-length on the way, Violens are offering a free "Wi... more info

Soul Sides — Bobby Reed: Time Is RightFrom 7" (Bell, 196?)Tek and Steele: We Came Up (Crystal Stair) (feat. Talib Kweli)From Reloaded (Duck Down, 2005)Tek and Steele: We Came Up (Bobby Reed Section)My man Hua hepped me to this Smif N Wessun cut from 2005 that mis... more info

NME - Radar — Day two was even more like a movie. They were booked to play an outside show at USSB -University College Santa Barbara- at 12-noon. It wasn't part of a festival or anything. Just a random show, on a break, as people went to and throw lessons, we did... more info

Music is Art — Sweden’s Air France created and shared their own dreamy remix of St. Etienne’s “Spring”.  Please take a listen to the track below and watch the video in high-res over at  Sincerely Yours. [MP3] St. Etienne :: Spring [Air France Remix] [... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Swedish Balearic pop group Air France have remixed British indie pop group Saint Etienne's "Spring", a song from their recently reissued 1991 LP Foxbase Alpha. The redo will surprise few familiar with both of these groups, and I suppose that's the po... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I've got fed up waiting and so I've closed down my accounts at Fileden. I can only apologise for the failure of the blog to function properly this past 5 days, especially if you've been frustrated at the inability to listen to some of the songs that ... more info

Guardian Music — The ultimate in rock nostalgia - why bands are now gigging their old albumsRock nostalgists are having a heady time of it. It is now possible to go to three gigs a week without hearing anything new, thanks to the number of bands playing "classic alb... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Last month we told you about Saint Etienne's new full-album redux, Foxbase Beta, for which Annie/M.I.A. producer Richard X will remix the entirety of 1991's Foxbase Alpha. Here we've got one outstanding cut, the Neil Young cover "Only Love Can Break ... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Back in May 2008, my dear friend ctel from the fantastic Acid Ted blogspot, came in and hi-jacked TVV while I was away sunning myself on holiday. To be fair, I asked him to look after the shop while I was gone, and he did so in his own fantastic sty... more info