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

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Sleigh Bells debut album Treats is coming out on May 11th, which isn’t that far away. I am pretty excited to hear it, and based on the massive amount of hype behind them, most of you guys are as well. For months we have only had their demo’s to k... more info