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

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Cold Cave - The Laurels of Erotomania(MP3) DOWNLOAD: Cold Cave - Life Magazine (MP3) Tonight (9/10) is Fashion's Night Out in the Bowery (one of many Fashion Week events happening in the city this week), which, aside from being... more info

411 Mania — Guitarist fractures his wrist... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Leila Batmanghelidj Post-rock never made into the mainstream, but it had a huge influence on alternative music in the earlu nineties. Washington DC band Last Tide keep the wall-to-wall music alive on their EP The Broken Places. In the five tr... more info

NME — Lee Ranaldo has fractured his wrist playing tennis more info

The Music Fix — News: Hailing from Dublin, The Brothers Movement formed in 2007 and in a short span of time have shared billing with established rock acts like The Jesus Mary Chain, MC5, Chemical Brothers and Sonic Youth. Previously known as Mainline, The ... more info

Rolling Stone — Sonic Youth have canceled their October 4th performance at this year’s Austin City Limits festival because guitarist Lee Ranaldo is out of action with a fractured wrist. The injury will require The Eternal band to postpone five dates on their upcom... more info