Guardian Music — The latest side project from pop polymath Matt Kivel finds him in thrall to the drone and moan of the Velvets and ValentinesHometown: Long Beach, California.The lineup: Matt Kivel (vocals, instruments).The background: It's a great time to dabble, to ... more info

NME — Hallogallo 2010 will headline this years Supersonic Festival more info

Guardian Music — Is this sparkling album of lo-fi surf pop one of the best releases of 2010? Judge for yourself ...Yet another fuzzy, lo-fi, surf-pop band beamed in from Planet Blogosphere, right? Right, but also wrong. Because Best Coast (Californian duo Bethany Cos... more info

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