Stereogum — The Brooklyn trio Grooms used to be called Muggabears, but changed their name just in time to release the 10-song Rejoicer on Death By Audio's label this fall. The energetic and everywhere lead track "Dreamsucker" is a rambling bit of noise-pop that ... more info

Guardian Music — Whether the music itself is literally boiling over, or brutality is lurking in the lyrics, the urge keeps on returning to musiciansThe thirst for violence in music begins in adolescence. The excuse is raging hormones. The solution? Heavy metal, of co... more info

Kerrang! — Andrew WK will release his new album, ’55 Cadillac on September 7 through Skyscraper Music Maker / Cargo Records with a vinyl version to be released via Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore Ecstatic Peace label. The album reportedly featur... more info

Guardian Music — Our Band Could BBQ Your Life is a festival that celebrates US underground legends by having British acts emulate themMission of Burma sit outside the entrance of the Windmill in Brixton, south London. They're talking about which songs they'd like to ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Deaf, Dumb, Blind said...Electronic - Electronic (1991)It's Immaterial - Life's Hard and Then You Die (1986)It's Immaterial - Song (1990)The Dears - End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story (2000)The Dears - No Cities Left (2003)The Dears - Thank You Good Ni... more info

All About Jazz — By: Cal Roach Sonic Youth :: 07.31.09 :: Ogden Theatre :: Denver, CO Sonic Youth by Steven Friederich The scene outside the Ogden Theatre at show time was chaotic. Shady asshats were trying to squeeze fans for 80 bucks a ticket, and there were t... more info

8/1 — We are not scared of being blunt about what the references are in our music. For instance, if you look at our name, The Raveonettes, it's a complete direct reference to The Ronettes and Buddy Holly's Rave On! So, in that sense, we're pretty clear abo... more info

Guardian Music — At Shanghai's Dream Factory concert venue, the local talent outshines western bands to such an extent it suggests the Chinese indie-rock revolution is imminentAt the Zhijiang Dream Factory in downtown Shanghai, Mick Jagger proudly informs me that the... more info

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Rolling Stone — Sonic Youth extend their tour for The Eternal with a handful of West Coast dates, Black Francis plots two weeks worth of shows before hitting the road with Pixies and recent Breaking artists Deer Tick book shows at Newport’s Folk Festival, Austin C... more info