411 Mania — 'Ecstatic Peace Library' will release first book next year... more info

Stereogum — I like the way "Scantrons" ushers in Tape Deck Mountain's Ghost, "an album about being a ghost, thinking you're a ghost, dreaming you're a ghost, being a ghost, and getting good grades in school." You get a waft of jangling Spaceman 3 echoes via thes... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Talk Normal photos by Lori Baily Thurston "goes acoustic" @ United Palace Theater in July (more by Bao Nguyen) Sonic Youth will follow up their currently-sold-out November 21st Terminal 5 show (with Dinosaur Jr. and Cold Cave) with a pair... more info

Live Daily — Alt-rockers Dinosaur Jr. [ tickets ] will launch a massive fall headlining tour early next month in support of the band's ninth studio album, "Farm," which hit stores in June. The group gets things underway Oct. 2 and 3 in Cambridge, MA. Four date... more info

MTV.com News — After 10 years apart, '90s indie rockers have announced concert in New York's Central Park next year.By James Montgomery Pavement's Stephen Malkmus Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/ Getty Images After nearly 10 years, four reissues (and four Stephen... more info

Guardian Music — Anonymous sources say the indie band, who split up 10 years ago, will play New York SummerStage event and may announce further datesAfter almost a decade of waiting, Pavement fans - rejoice. One of America's most influential indie rock bands will rep... more info

The Vinyl Villain — And the final couple of things to note about the singles that will be featured in the forthcoming Friday series is that they didn't have to have been released on a 7" bit of plastic.....and they can have been featured on TVV before. Maybe even more t... more info

Stereogum — Brooklyn noise-pop trio Grooms releases Rejoicer via Death By Audio in October. We thought energetic lead track "Dreamsucker" evoked Sonic Youth. This previously unreleased cover of "Wicked Game" offers a nod to a less likely artist. We asked guit... more info

411 Mania — With our new date and time, we learn about Sonic Youth rescheduling, the David Bowie spider, Beck's mailing list, the music of Uri Gellar, new Garfunkel and Oates, The Rolling Stones ex post facto release music with B.B. King and the Turner family, I... more info

411 Mania — Thoughts on the Bon Iver side project Volcano Choir, lots of TV On The Radio News, one of Sunset Rubdown hit by lightning, new music from Built To Spill, Weezer's awesome album cover, Sonic Youth's lame excuse and more. more info