Pitchfork — Photo by Michael SchmellingSonic Youth's website reports that the band has recorded the soundtrack to the film Simon Werner a Disparu, directed by French director Fabrice Gobert. It will screen at next month's Cannes Film Festival. According to the P... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Long before the days of Fred Durst, Cypress Hill was at the forefront of rap-rock fusion. Its Sonic Youth collaboration, “I Love You Mary Jane,” on 1993’s “Judgment Night” soundtrack, was one of the highlights of a much... more info

Pitchfork — -- A pretty sick bill comes to the Hollywood Bowl on September 30: Pavement, with Sonic Youth and No Age opening. Mark Ibold, who currently plays in both Pavement and Sonic Youth, will have a busy night. -- On May 17, Beggars Archive will release an ... more info

The Playlist — To a long-time reader, it might be no surprise that we here at The Playlist love Sonic Youth. The rockers, whose last (and 15th!) album was The Eternal, an excellent reminder of the legacy of noise rock's key founders, are now confirmed to have score... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "One of the best pavement concerts ever... At the fox in pomona... 30 songs u missed it..." - SANDY EGGO "2 encores, ALL of Slanted (pretty much), and new lyrics to The Hexx." - Karina Longworth "Sorry Coachella. Pavement played... more info

NME — The group will play the Hollywood Bowl with Sonic Youth and No Age more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about shoes, real and metaphorical. This week, we want you to suggest songs that affront and derideI think my fave comment of last week was from Williamsbach who made this observation about (another) Carl Perkins song:"Pointed Toe S... more info

Guardian Music — (Fiction)Kate Nash has spent the three years since achieving fame cooking up a record that's a substantial progression from the rickety kitchen-sink pop of her No 1 debut. Not only has the sound been plumped up with girl-group strings – for wh... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kathryn Yu Velvet-smooth vintage hitmaker Burt Bacharach has all sorts of admirers: Elvis Costello, Dr. Dre, Austin Powers. Add Jim O'Rourke to the list. TwentyFourBit points out that postrock pioneer and current Japan resident O'Rourke pr... more info

Guardian Music — Frontman of the post-punk band Section 25The records of the Blackpool-based band Section 25, fronted by Larry Cassidy, who has died of a blood clot aged 56, captured the darkness of the post-punk period in the early 1980s. Section 25's melancholic di... more info