Indie Selections For Your Erections — Wow, first week of August! Even though I threw together this playlist relatively quickly the previous night, I think this show turned out really well. It consists of three main blocks: a female vocalist blo... more info

Song, by Toad —  And so the madness begins. The Edge Festival this year is still looking for something special, beyond Sebadoh and The National, but there is nevertheless an unbelievable shitload of stuff happening in Edinburgh over the course of the next four week... more info

DrownedInSound — It seems like it's been a while since the latest acts were announced for any of the December ATP festivals. In fairness, the organisers have probably been quite busy enough with all the I'll Be Your Mirror stuff going on. Anyway, the newest additions... more info

Indie Selections For Your Erections — 2011 Fourth of July Mix!!! 1. Matmos - The Stars and Stripes Forever2. Galaxie 500 - Fourth of July3. X - Fourth of July4. Bruce Springsteen - 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)5. Ryan Adams - Firecracker6. The Decemberists - July, July!7. Si... more info

Impose Magazine — Sub Pop signing Spoek Mathambo is a little less out of the ordinary with Shabazz Palaces on the roster prior to inking the deal, but there's still a country mile between past Sub Pop artists like The Shins, Mudhoney, Sebadoh and Band of Horses (a... more info

Guardian Music — Special guest reviewer and former Arab Strap man brings a gruff, beardy perspective to this week's new releasesGrindermanMickey Mouse And The Goodbye Man (Mute)I'm not even going to bother to describe this. If you don't know who Grinderman are, you c... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — There are some albums that not only define a band’s career, they define an entire genre.  When it comes to lo-fi, in my opinion, nothing tops Sebadoh’s Bakesale.  Being re-issued this week with another 25 bonus songs, it’s the perfect example... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis When you think Manchester, England you may think Stone Roses and The Smiths, but in the case of Mazes, it's more Sebadoh and Soul Asylum. Not unlike Yuck, this trio owe lots to '90s indie rock as... more info

Guardian Music — English folk-rock legend Roy Harper celebrates his 70th birthday with a one-off concert (5 Nov, Royal Festival Hall, SE1, southbankcentre.co.uk) …And hitting 70 isn't stopping American folk-rock legend Bob Dylan from performing at London's Feis (18... more info

Totally Fuzzy — This is one excellent album, posted almost anonymously on SoundCloud. I had to google to find even the slightest bit of info. Why are these guys underselling themselves like this? I mean it's nice to see them not boasting and bragging like some do, ... more info