Pitchfork - Tours — 07-24 Baltimore, MD - Whartscape Festival 07-31 London, England - Field Day Festival 08-02 Edinburgh, Scotland - Edinburgh Fringe Fest 08-04 St. Petersburg, Russia - Tanci 08-06 Moscow, Russia - Solyanka 08-08 Myslowice, Poland - OFF Festival 0... more info

Altsounds — Old Flame Records is excited to announce the release of Mean Creek's two-song 7-inch titled The Comedian. Produced by the famed John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, The Hold Steady, etc.), The Comedian is a raw and powerful display of the popu... more info

Pitchfork — Pretty much everyone on the Left agrees that Arizona's tough new immigration law SB 1070 is evil, racist, and terrifying. So what should we do about it? Many musicians, including Sonic Youth, Kanye West, Nine Inch Nails, and Jenny Lewis have join... more info

Pitchfork — Earlier this week, we learned that Guided By Voices would reunite to play Matador's 21st birthday party, which goes down October 1-3 at the Palms Casino and Resort in Las Vegas. But other than frontman Robert Pollard, Guided by Voices has had mor... more info

ContactMusic — ELIJAH WOOD has enlisted the help of his celebrity pals THE KILLS and SONIC YOUTH to compile a new charity album.The Lord of the Rings star has rounded up the bands,... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — A reunited Guided By Voices will play the 21st anniversary Matador Records gala in October, along with Pavement, Sonic Youth, and others. The Guardian examines the current wave of backlash against Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The... more info

DrownedInSound — The 'classic' Guided By Voices line-up will reform to play a show at record label Matadaor's 21st birthday party in Las Vegas later in the year. Matador comes of age in October and, along with the GBV reunion, there will also be performances from Bel... more info

Undercover, Australia — Sonic Youth, The Kills and Black Mountain are just some of the artists that have donated tracks to Elijah Wood’s charity compilation. more info

NME — 'Elysium: A Benefit For The Art Of Elysium' will raise money to bring musicians in to work with children in hospital more info

Pitchfork — Elijah Wood isn't just the little guy who played Frodo in the Lord of the Rings movies; he's also the little guy who signed the Apples in Stereo to his own Simian Records and stars in their latest video. And now Wood has also curated Elysium: A Be... more info