Tastes Like Caramel — After a last-minute 2AM set by Delorean at Coco 66 a few weeks ago, I’ve come to realize that Coco is totally unpredictable. Last night’s show no exception. MNDR had to drop off of the line-up to grab a once in a lifetime opportunity to open up f... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sleigh Bells & M.I.A. (I think) @ Coco66 on 5/7 (actually 5/8) (Seva Granik) As if the hype wasn't through the roof enough, M.I.A. helped popularize the act her label co-signed (is that the right term?) a little bit more... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Broken Social Scene @ SXSW (more by Bryan Bruchman) tonight in NYC * EPMD @ BB King's * Steve Kimock @ The Stone * Joseph Arthur @ Maxwell's * Matt Mottel @ Issue Project Room * Sleigh Bells, Mr. Dream... more info

Guardian Music — This couple only began making music a few months ago, but their C86-meets-60s-pop already has the blogosphere abuzzHometown: New York.The lineup: Brian Oblivion (guitar, vocals) and Madeline Follin (vocals).The background: Cults are the latest expone... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Benjamin Lozovsky Yeasayer made a much deserved homecoming Tuesday night at Webster Hall. Three months after cautiously debuting material off their latest album Odd Blood, they returned saavier and sassier; even with so many miles behind them, the... more info

Pitchfork — Yeasyer played Manhattan's Webster Hall last night with opening act Sleigh Bells. Photos by Will Deitz. Check out a selection of shots after the jump, then head over to our photo book for a complete set of full-size photos. Yeasayer Sleigh Bells ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Sleigh Bells - Tell 'Em (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Cults - Go Outside (MP3) Sleigh Bells @ SXSW (more by Andrew Frisicano) Sleigh Bells' show at Webster Hall tonight with Yeasayer, their brief tourmates, is sold out. But... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — If we haven't already convinced you that Die Antwoord are the mulleted, Pink-Floyd-boxer-clad saviors of everything good and right about music, then you can go take a proverbial walk off a proverbial pier. But if we have won you over... more info

Pitchfork — Once again, Pitchfork has curated a stage at the San Miguel Primavera Sound Festival, which takes place at Parc Del Fòrum in Barcelona, Spain May 27-29. Now, we can reveal our stage's lineups. Acts playing the Pitchfork stage include No Age,ÂÂ... more info

Pitchfork — This year's Øya Festival crashes down in Oslo, Norway August 10-14. And here's another list of bands that'll make you want to book a flight to Europe ASAP: M.I.A., Pavement, LCD Soundsystem, Panda Bear, the Stooges, Big Boi, the xx, Air, Jón... more info