Altsounds — A bustling port on the north-east coast of Queensland, home to what seems like half the Australian army, Townville hardly seems like the most fertile ground for a slice of luminous musical beauty. But it's where the seven-strong collective known a... more info

Songs:Illinois — That this David Dondero song is about a dog is irrelevant. David could sing about just about anything and I’d listen. It’s not like he has a great voice, but it’s just that he is so unique. Like the Mountain Goats, Silver Jews, or Bright Eye... more info

Altsounds — William Tyler is a native of Nashville, Tennessee and a guitarist who has spent the last several years recording and touring with Silver Jews and Lambchop among others. In addition he has contributed to albums by artists as diverse as Charlie Lo... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — William Tyler is a Nashville-based guitarist who has played with Lambchop, the Silver Jews, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Tim Chad and Sherry, Charlie Louvin, and his own solo project the Paper Hats. Tyler is also the founder of the Sebastian Speaks... more info

Stereogum — On Foreign Lands, Denton quartet Teenage Cool Kids plowed through messy anthems like the Descendents via clunky ’90s lo-fi and slacker indie rock (and Small Brown Bike). After listening to a couple of the songs from the forthcoming Denton After Sun... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about making a grand entrance. This time, it's all about making a grand re-entranceWell, bless my soul, I'm the son and the heir/You were working as a waitress in dismal, dull affairs.I didn't quite know how to start this week's blo... more info

Lost In Your Inbox — You all know that music is one of the passions of my life, but did you know that politics is a close second? I love politics. I watch the news all the time and listen to NPR and read the blogs and write letters to my representatives and even ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — This morning I was contemplating the week's contest prizes, and my wife queued up one of my favorite albums, the Silver Jews classic American Water. As we discussed songwriters who are also published poets, I told her about my... more info

JamBase — Why? To Release New Album Eskimo Snow Why? A year and a half after releasing the acclaimed LP Alopecia, Why? returns with their fourth album, Eskimo Snow (out September 22). The two records are each other's perfect foil: while last year's rel... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Observer interviews author Jay McInerney. At The Poetry Foundation, author Ed Park examines Silver Jews frontman Dave Berman's comics and doodles. Publishers Weekly examines the phenomenon of zombie fiction. At Amazon MP3: Explosions in the ... more info